FIMI Mini 3 Drone with 3-Axis Gimbal 4K Camera,Under 249g,4K/60FPS Video,48MP Photo,12X Zoom, 9KM Transmission,32-Min Flight Time,AI Night Video,Visual Tracking,Auto Return,Foldable for Adults

Hi I originally thought this drone was absolutely useless it wouldn’t connect as I had it it was a paper weight. I had to switch from using my IPhone to using my android tablet and it worked fine . It does freeze here and there and I have had it fly and crash it self but all that doesn’t matter . My family and I were recently caught in the fires in Altadena and Pasadena in the Eaton fire . This drone saved us I don’t know how else to say it . I was able to fly in low visibility Smokey / ash / ember conditions , the moderate to high gusts of winds (at the time 15 mph consistent with gusts 20 - 30 mph ) that pushed the drone around were semi easily controlled and corrected , the gimbal kept on point with 0 interference with picture quality, I was able to use the SAR mode to determine how far fires were burning to my neighborhood as well as my city . The battery life was 30 mins tops but still charging in between uses with the warning of low battery kept things manageable. I was able to go 300 feet up to see fires up to 3 miles away not with huge detail but detail enough I could determine where the fires we located in reference to my self . The build quality over all I would most definitely buy again with out hesitation. It is by far the most useful item I have ever acquired for my bug out emergency key . I can also charge in with my usb c in my truck or solar trickle charger . All in all this drone saved my neighborhood from burning being able to distinguish if smoke , fire or any problems were occurring in my general vicinity able my neighbors and my self to protect our neighborhood. I did lose 1 family home to this fire but I saved 2 of my family homes as well as my other neighborhood . If you need a drone that can take the abuse of a natural disaster and still come out working fine I would suggest with out a doubt to buy this drone . Just have an android handy it doesn’t like IOS .

I have yet to fly this drone due to weather( Although it can be flown in bad weather I choose not to )I have went over this drone , through the controls and connectivitywith a android A9 tablet. The FIMI Mini 3 App works great and connects fastand with little issueSetting up the drone is easy and changing the parameters are alsosimple and very clearCharging the batteries and the controller is easyOnly wish it came with a chargerIt does come with a charger cable but nit a wall charger had to purchase it separatebut no big deal they are cheapcame with a Nice case , two batteries and needed cablesI have been contacted by the company and asked about the chargerthey responded quickly and professional and answered my questionsand said they were there anytime I needed assistance which is a Great Plus in my bookCan't wait to get a outdoor flight in to see all this drone can really doWill update after that occurs

This was one of my worst experiences with a product in my 64 years of life! I spent approx $400 bucks thinking I'd go with a good, middle class product and enjoy it for a long time! What a disappointing mistake!- 1st What sold me... The product description, it covered all the bases and then some! And then...-2nd Receiving the drone, it took forever to pair with iPhone to the frustrating point I wanted to send it back! Yes, it was that bad! Finally paired and my excitement level heightened... But then...-3rd The battery life drained from dinkin' around trying to pair it. And the few minutes of battery life that remained got chewed up with the dizzy thing's erratic behavior! "Ok, I thought it might be me not fully understanding something?" Called it quits for now.-4th. It took beyond ridiculously long to recharge! I took the time to scour and digest the pdf manual! Now I got this thing! Ha!-5th Two days later, weather was good, very slight breeze, time to fly After a few "touch n' goes" I was starting to have fun, BUT... it started to freak out again! Erratic flight like it had a mind of it's own! Fortunately, it was close enough where I plucked it out of the air! Yup! Grabbed it's underside while in flight and was able to turn it off! (My old Spidey/Ninja skills at their best! 😂) Shut everything down and frustratingly rebooted. And then...-6th Batteries drained, try next day... As you can tell, the batteries drain quickly. But later read, best use is between about 55° - 80°, and wind should be minimal! Next day struggled with a cpl touch n' goes. Hit the RTH button and it started to land which I thought was cool until it pulled an Ellon Musk on me! It landed then jumped up off the platform and flipped! Bounced itself to a 18" drop to the ground! Picked the dizzy thing up, all "appeared" to be good, BUT... Now the Gimbal was shot! Camera couldn't be directed in any direction! Battery was now done so that wad it for the day! Back inside, the camera rotated smooth and free in every direction. I'd read where other guys crashed their drones many times without issue. Should a back flop of 18" have rendered this "high quality" camera, high quality drone inoperative? Gets better...-7 It's been a week of mishaps. Read and reread the manual. Finally Amazon said I could send it back, so I boxed it up. Weather here in wintery PA was bad so I couldn't drive to the nearest Kohls right away as they're a half hour away. With winding, hilly, snowy roads, the mountain logging roads I live on were glare ice, I was land locked! Oh well, more time to research drones. Now I'm finding a lot of these drones are having similar issues! But one last idea! So I unboxed everything again, "REINSTALLED" the app and spent forever pairing it again! All to no avail. This piece of over priced plastic was just as bad as before! Boxed it up again, weather cleared and back it went! "BUT!!!!!"As of this review, it's been over a week since I dropped the drone off at Kohls. From Kohl's here in PA to the return center in NJ is about a 3 hr drive and... It's still "in transit!" WHAT!So do your homework and check the negative reviews. Don't settle on the 5 star happy reviews either. Notice how most of these drones have the same footprint! And have the same issues! Remember, even on YT they're trying to sell a product so all the reviews are wonderful. Do your research then make your decision.I really really wanted this thing to work too! Absolute disappointment!

I have the x8 mini version 1 and was somewhat ok with it but the range/signal strength was dreadfully poor, only 600m at best. Because it came with 3 batteries, I bought this one on sale since it was supposed to be updated. The range/signal strength is better, it's great in some serious wind, the batteries from the version 1 work in it, the camera is better and the compass calibration is easier with more satellite reception. Lastly, it's orange. I would have given it 5 stars if it flew close to its advertised range, but I'm happy with it, it's alot of drone for under $300.

This is my first drone and it has taken soooo much abuse! It is my most reliable drone and always takes amazing videos and photos. Love flying this drone!