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I'd be surprised if they get 15 minutes, I've played with the DJI mini and barely get that (per battery), and this one looks bulkier and with worse aerodynamics

by inasio 4y ago

I'd be surprised if they get 15 minutes, I've played with the DJI mini and barely get that (per battery), and this one looks bulkier and with worse aerodynamics. That said, you probably don't want a noisy drone just hovering next/over your party all the time, and they do include a couple of batteries, swap is super easy.

nanidin 4y ago
Interesting because I have a Mavic Mini and it flies consistently for 20-25 minutes and I’ve had it for more than a year.
- ehnto 4y ago
  It's really dependent on what both of you are doing with the drones. If you are boosting around fast and high, it's going to be less. If you are just hovering around the house then it's going to be longer. Battery health and actual charge capacity could be different too, depending on how the batteries are stored and how they have been treated etc.
andrewgioia 4y ago
Gotcha, I have no experience with drones so that's a bit of a bummer but you're right—this would not be hovering continuously so if the "total play time" could be over an hour with a fast battery switch that could be enough.
- danenania 4y ago
  Yeah, I was thinking something like this would be useful for filming myself surfing (to get a better idea of all the things I'm doing wrong), but I have no drone experience either and didn't realize that such short flight times are the norm. Sounds like that kind of use case won't be realistic for quite some time.
azinman2 4y ago
Can the mini follow me around and just take the video I’d want to capture the moment? The pixy seems very easy to operate. I don’t want to have to be thinking about controlling the thing.
- dimatura 4y ago
  It does have a follow feature, but honestly I've never tried it. It's pretty easy to pilot, fwiw, and like most DJI drones has an incredible price to quality and features ratio. I'd be surprised if this drone comes anywhere near in range/image quality/features/etc. The form factor reminds me of the tiny-whoop class of FPV drones, which are super fun but not great outdoors as they will easily be blown away by even light wind. But I can see this having a certain appeal, as a drone version of a polaroid camera. It's also very cute!
  - azinman2 4y ago
    With its follow feature, can I just turn it on and have it go? I want something where I don’t stop the moment and most certainly do not have to have a controller or really anything external.
Hammershaft 4y ago
This also requires no operation & has no open propellers

by inasio 4y ago

nanidin 4y ago

Interesting because I have a Mavic Mini and it flies consistently for 20-25 minutes and I’ve had it for more than a year.

ehnto 4y ago
It's really dependent on what both of you are doing with the drones. If you are boosting around fast and high, it's going to be less. If you are just hovering around the house then it's going to be longer. Battery health and actual charge capacity could be different too, depending on how the batteries are stored and how they have been treated etc.

andrewgioia 4y ago

Gotcha, I have no experience with drones so that's a bit of a bummer but you're right—this would not be hovering continuously so if the "total play time" could be over an hour with a fast battery switch that could be enough.

danenania 4y ago
Yeah, I was thinking something like this would be useful for filming myself surfing (to get a better idea of all the things I'm doing wrong), but I have no drone experience either and didn't realize that such short flight times are the norm. Sounds like that kind of use case won't be realistic for quite some time.

azinman2 4y ago

Can the mini follow me around and just take the video I’d want to capture the moment? The pixy seems very easy to operate. I don’t want to have to be thinking about controlling the thing.

dimatura 4y ago
It does have a follow feature, but honestly I've never tried it. It's pretty easy to pilot, fwiw, and like most DJI drones has an incredible price to quality and features ratio. I'd be surprised if this drone comes anywhere near in range/image quality/features/etc. The form factor reminds me of the tiny-whoop class of FPV drones, which are super fun but not great outdoors as they will easily be blown away by even light wind. But I can see this having a certain appeal, as a drone version of a polaroid camera. It's also very cute!
- azinman2 4y ago
  With its follow feature, can I just turn it on and have it go? I want something where I don’t stop the moment and most certainly do not have to have a controller or really anything external.

Hammershaft 4y ago

This also requires no operation & has no open propellers