Great show guys ! I was doing my due diligence this afternoon and couldn't watch live. Loved your answer to Stephen Ewing Ron "I'm gonna pull a Ken Dono and buy both and sleep on the couch and ask for forgiveness latter" Lol !
The sensor size is worrying in the 2020 model as now its smaller, and if anything the Fimi needs a boost in video quality, esp. in colour accuracy and dynamic range. The fact its now using a HEVC compression should allow for less artifacts at the same bit rate but as the bit rate is already high, the original drone shouldn't of had much in the way of compression artifacts to begin with. having an extra 5% in fly time and flying beyond 5km doesnt warrant a downgrade in image quality in my opinion. Lets hope that the sensor size doesn't impact to much.
Looking through the specs... It would seem Fimi has tweaked the Camera slightly. I know the achilles heel of the X8SE was their camera focal point etc... and the only way to fix that was to change the hardware which is exactly what this looks like. So basically it is the identical same drone... therefore... Zini vs ZinoPro. So it looks like they are just changing out the camera from all their old stock and trying to generate funds. So why cant you just buy the updated camera?
They've changed the camera sensor, whether it's an improvement remains to be seen. The big change, however, on the mainboard, is the use of a more up to date Hisilicon video SoC in place of the previous Ambarella A12s. That is the reason for the HDR and also for the X.265 option, and will also result in less weight, heat and power consumption, so it should be an upgrade - but only real world testing will show one way or the other.
Ron and Marcus, i’m not currently a fimi owner, but i just saw this posted on the Fimi xe 8b2020 website: Xiaomi FIMI X8 SE 2020 8KM FPV With 3-axis Gimbal 4K Camera HDR Video GPS 35mins Flight Time RC Drone Quadcopter RTF One Battery Version Note: FIMI X8SE has been upgraded to FIMI X8 SE 2020. For the Customer who bought FIMI X8SE old version, Banggood Customer Service will contact you to deal with the order. Besides, you will enjoy a priority of getting FIMI X8 SE 2020 instead. Thanks for your support! Click to check more information about FIMI Care. Do yall know what that means to current Zimi 8 Owners?
Great show, very informative. Those guys really know their stuff.
Ha! They sure do Ron! 🤣😂😁
Great show guys ! I was doing my due diligence this afternoon and couldn't watch live. Loved your answer to Stephen Ewing Ron "I'm gonna pull a Ken Dono and buy both and sleep on the couch and ask for forgiveness latter" Lol !
Thank you Bill! You need to push that button!
Thanks for the video guys! just ordered and a big upgrade from my Bugs 3.
Congrats, and it sure is a big upgrade. But I still have love for the Bugs 3.
Great show guys.
You guys are great thanks
Thanks, and we love seeing you in the chats. You provide great comments and feedback for us.
I skipped fimi care because I’m not sure what hell you would have to go through get the replacement
I skipped it also and got the $350 care package, bought a spare with wife's account. 😁 I figured with the extra battery, controller, props. Good deal.
It will be interesting to see what happens when people start using Fimi Care.
Thanks Guys
Thanks for watching Johnnie.
I think the pre order sold out
Sorry I missed this. I bought one without fimi care
I think most people are going for the one without Fimi care.
FYI... the Chinese warehouse to Canada is $90CDN more than from US warehouse...!
Can’t get the Zino 2 for 399 anymore so grab the fimi at 399
True.
The sensor size is worrying in the 2020 model as now its smaller, and if anything the Fimi needs a boost in video quality, esp. in colour accuracy and dynamic range. The fact its now using a HEVC compression should allow for less artifacts at the same bit rate but as the bit rate is already high, the original drone shouldn't of had much in the way of compression artifacts to begin with. having an extra 5% in fly time and flying beyond 5km doesnt warrant a downgrade in image quality in my opinion. Lets hope that the sensor size doesn't impact to much.
This could be a concern, and we will have to wait for the early reviews to see if the image quality has changed.
I’ll be damned if I buy this x8 just so they don’t have to bother fixing their older model. Seriously Lads??!!
Exactly... why cant we just buy the new camera?
Gorilla Man that’s not how companies work as you know but we don’t have to buy this second attempt of half finished quad.
@@pb9839 Correct... and lets be honest here... this bird is huge!
Looking through the specs... It would seem Fimi has tweaked the Camera slightly. I know the achilles heel of the X8SE was their camera focal point etc... and the only way to fix that was to change the hardware which is exactly what this looks like. So basically it is the identical same drone... therefore... Zini vs ZinoPro. So it looks like they are just changing out the camera from all their old stock and trying to generate funds. So why cant you just buy the updated camera?
They've changed the camera sensor, whether it's an improvement remains to be seen. The big change, however, on the mainboard, is the use of a more up to date Hisilicon video SoC in place of the previous Ambarella A12s. That is the reason for the HDR and also for the X.265 option, and will also result in less weight, heat and power consumption, so it should be an upgrade - but only real world testing will show one way or the other.
Ron and Marcus, i’m not currently a fimi owner, but i just saw this posted on the Fimi xe 8b2020 website: Xiaomi FIMI X8 SE 2020 8KM FPV With 3-axis Gimbal 4K Camera HDR Video GPS 35mins Flight Time RC Drone Quadcopter RTF One Battery Version
Note:
FIMI X8SE has been upgraded to FIMI X8 SE 2020.
For the Customer who bought FIMI X8SE old version, Banggood Customer Service will contact you to deal with the order.
Besides, you will enjoy a priority of getting FIMI X8 SE 2020 instead.
Thanks for your support!
Click to check more information about FIMI Care.
Do yall know what that means to current Zimi 8 Owners?
Just, thought, its probably for those who have ordered the Fimi 8, but haven’t received it
@@mjwarch Yes, I am quite sure that is what it means Michael. 👍
@@mjwarch Correct
Now you can't order it with fimi care....
Yes, how cool is that, just like DJI Care.