Xiaomi Funsnap iDol Compact Drone Review
by mitch002
Xiaomi has added another exciting company under its support, Funsnap company has given us something good to look forward to, introducing the Funsnap iDol Compact Drone! Its so small that you can even fold it into a sandwich! Its the first time I have personally flew a drone this small, well except for the Mi Bunny Drone which is a toy for the small boys. This one is almost a size of the actual drone and yet you can fully fold it into half for easy carriage wherever you go. Unlike the Mi Drone which is a full scale, full size drone that needed a luggage to carry it, this one you can slip it inside your body bag and bring it to any tour destination that you may like to.
Let me go ahead and open the box.
Unboxing
I bought the 3 pack set which includes the unit, remote and the pouch
Lets go for the drone first
The pouch is a hard case one which can protect the drone from dents should you drop it while carrying it around
zipper to close the pouch
soft fabric inside to give a good cushion to the drone
Makes me excited to open it
Behold the sandwich, I mean the drone
The manual
Charging dock
The pin to charge the battery
The battery
charger
4 spare propellers
Lets try to fit the drone to the pouch
snug fit indeed
iDol at full swing!
Camera Lens
Side of the propellers are protected by the body case
stand
Power button
Battery holding slot
Exhaust
Turning the drone upside down
Micro USB Slot to connect to PC to extract the photos and Videos
Camera
The Remote
Very light and compact
sharp edged to prevent slip
you simply need to provide 3 AAA Batteries
Sample Test Flight Photos
Time to fly this baby!
Download the Funsnap App from the Google Play and dont forget to update it to the latest one.
Verdict
This drone is very compact that I was able to carry around just anywhere, its so easy to pop it out whenever I feel like flying it, be it indoor or outdoor. The battery 1800mAh could only last for 10 minutes, I wish it can last longer than that. But due to its compact design, thats the limitation of the drone itself. The captured photos are not that bad and it was able to record 1080p videos, but you need to press download button for it to directly save to your phone. The limitation of this drone is that you need to fly to unlock the height limitation set, well its just for safety purpose that you need to undergo practice first.
One thing that I love about this is that the case is very strong and it fully protects the propeller unlike the Mi Drone, the propeller protectors are not that sturdy enough to protect the propellers from damage when it took a hard fall.
Overall this is a very nice gadget to have and its pretty nice to navigate around even your kids can freely use this drone when well trained.
You can now buy this baby for 899 RMB from Xiaomi Webstore in China.
Funsnap iDol Drone
by mitch002
Xiaomi has added another exciting company under its support, Funsnap company has given us something good to look forward to, introducing the Funsnap iDol Compact Drone! Its so small that you can even fold it into a sandwich! Its the first time I have personally flew a drone this small, well except for the Mi Bunny Drone which is a toy for the small boys. This one is almost a size of the actual drone and yet you can fully fold it into half for easy carriage wherever you go. Unlike the Mi Drone which is a full scale, full size drone that needed a luggage to carry it, this one you can slip it inside your body bag and bring it to any tour destination that you may like to.
Let me go ahead and open the box.
Unboxing
I bought the 3 pack set which includes the unit, remote and the pouch
Lets go for the drone first
The pouch is a hard case one which can protect the drone from dents should you drop it while carrying it around
zipper to close the pouch
soft fabric inside to give a good cushion to the drone
Makes me excited to open it
Behold the sandwich, I mean the drone
The manual
Charging dock
The pin to charge the battery
The battery
charger
4 spare propellers
Lets try to fit the drone to the pouch
snug fit indeed
iDol at full swing!
Camera Lens
Side of the propellers are protected by the body case
stand
Power button
Battery holding slot
Exhaust
Turning the drone upside down
Micro USB Slot to connect to PC to extract the photos and Videos
Camera
The Remote
Very light and compact
sharp edged to prevent slip
you simply need to provide 3 AAA Batteries
Sample Test Flight Photos
Time to fly this baby!
Download the Funsnap App from the Google Play and dont forget to update it to the latest one.
Verdict
This drone is very compact that I was able to carry around just anywhere, its so easy to pop it out whenever I feel like flying it, be it indoor or outdoor. The battery 1800mAh could only last for 10 minutes, I wish it can last longer than that. But due to its compact design, thats the limitation of the drone itself. The captured photos are not that bad and it was able to record 1080p videos, but you need to press download button for it to directly save to your phone. The limitation of this drone is that you need to fly to unlock the height limitation set, well its just for safety purpose that you need to undergo practice first.
One thing that I love about this is that the case is very strong and it fully protects the propeller unlike the Mi Drone, the propeller protectors are not that sturdy enough to protect the propellers from damage when it took a hard fall.
Overall this is a very nice gadget to have and its pretty nice to navigate around even your kids can freely use this drone when well trained.
You can now buy this baby for 899 RMB from Xiaomi Webstore in China.
Funsnap iDol Drone
