BySophia Windsor 2018-11-22 5600
Let's first take a quick took at the specs of Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC drone.
Product name | Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC Drone |
Drone | |
Product size(L x W x H) | 28.50 x 22.90 x 6.90 cm / 11.22 x 9.02 x 2.72 inches |
Diagonal size | 323mm |
Weight | 560g |
Hover accuracy | When GPS Positioning is active: ± 0.5m vertical,± 1.5m horizontal |
Max ascending speed | 6m/s |
Max descending speed | 5m/s |
Max cruising speed | 18m/s |
Flying limit altitude | 500m |
Flight time | about 25mins |
Wind resistance | ≤ 4 |
Satellite positioning systems | GPS + GLONASS |
Remote controller | |
Screen resolution | 480 x 272 |
Screen size | 4.3 inch |
Operating frequency | 2.4 - 2.483GHz; 5.725 - 5.850GHz |
Max controllable distance | about 1000m |
Battery | 2950mAh lithium battery |
Nominal voltage | 3.7V |
Charge port type | Micro USB |
Gimbal | |
Controlled rotation scope | 0°- -90° pitch angle |
Stablization | Mixed 3-axis gimbals |
Camera | |
Lens | FOV 80° |
Aperture | f2.0 |
Focal distance | 3.54mm |
Equivalent focal distance | 27mm |
Sensor | 1/3.2-inch CMOS |
ISO range | 100 - 3200 for video 100 - 1600 for still |
Shutter speed | 4 - 1/8000s |
Max bitrate | 60Mbps |
Max photo resolution | 3264 x 2448 |
Video resolution | 1920 x 1080 30fps 1920 x 1080 25fps |
File system | FAT32 / exFAT |
Image format | JPG |
Video format | MP4 |
Battery | |
Charging limit voltage | 12.75V |
Voltage | 11.1V |
Capacity | 2000mAh / 22.2Wh |
Package contents | |
Package contents | 1 x RC Quadcopter ( Battery Included ), 1 x Transmitter ( Battery Included ), 1 x Gimbal, 1 x USB Cable, 6 x Propeller, 1 x Charging Cable, 1 x Balance Charger, 1 x English Manual |
FIMI A3 5.8G 1KM FPV with 2-axis Gimbal RC Drone from Xiaomi Youpin - WHITE | |||
Xiaomi FIMI A3 is a selfie drone with an HD gimbal camera. The specs show that the Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC drone is targeted to the DJI Spark. However, the price of FIMI A3 is almost $200 cheaper than that of DJI Spark.
For aerial photography beginners, Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC drone is an excellent drone. The 8MP camera is fixed on the 2-axis mechanical gimbals, which is the same as the DJI Spark.
Besides, the FIMI A3 is equipped with 1/3.2 inch CMOS, and it offers lens with the f/2.0 aperture and 80-degree FOV. The Max Bitrate is 60Mbps, which is a little similar to DJI's high-end drone DJI Phantom 4 Pro. Therefore, from the aspect of specs, the Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC drone is much better than most of the drones under $300 on the market.
Despite supporting manual control fight mode, the Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC drone also provides many smart flight modes, such as Follow me, Orbit, Fixed-wing mode, Drone, Headless, One key return.
Different from other RC drones, there is a DIY port on the belly of the FIMI A3, so you can explore your own way to play with it by DIY port, such as driving a servo, lighting a led or fireworks, or adding a parachute. The Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC drone offers you limitless room for imagination. However, if you want to achieve the DIY function on DJI RC drone, you have to spend a lot of money on retrofitting it.
Another very good feature on the Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC drone is that its remote controller is equipped with a built-in LCD display screen. This means it's very easy and convenient for you to operate, namely, just power on and it will take off at any time with no need to use your phone or buying a special screen. And you also don't have to worry about the abrupt interruption of your flying drone when your phone running out of power or having phone calls or new messages during flying.
Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC drone has many similarities to the DJI Spark, and it is even better than the Spark in some aspects. Compared with the DJI Mavic Air which is priced at $999, the flight time of FIMI A3 is 4 minutes longer than that of Mavic Air. However, the max RC distance of the FIMI A3 is about 1000 meters, which is only the half of the DJI Spark.
Now, there is one more choice for the drone enthusiast beginners who have limited budgets. Compared with the DJI Spark ($443), the Xiaomi FIMI A3 RC drone comes with the similar specs but cheaper price ($268.99). What's more, the FIMI A3 can be yours for the ever lowest price during the GearBest Black Friday Sale.
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