CFly Mini 2 - The Affordable Mini Camera Drone - Review
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
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got this for Christmas and works very well. really great footage and good live camera.
hope to have this drone for the new year steve.thanks to your awsome review.
Thanks Steve!
Amazing looking!
He said.... it could go as high as $200!!!
Sadly, it regularly sells for 260 now.
Thanks, Brandon!!!
Hi Steve My friend 👋😀. A fantastic review 👍💯.
It has potential and with just a few tweeks or updates this could be a great drone.
The follow me is for sure slow turtle speed. But a great price.
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video and God bless you and your family always 🙏. Have a great week my friend 👋
Thanks for checking out the review!
Yet another awsome video Steve.cheers.
Thanks again!
Great review again Steve. When it got a mind of it's own and started heading towards the container and hydro pole my mind was made up. Sticking with my DJI Mavic 2 pro, Mavic platinum pro and mini's. Had a fly away with a cheaper drone a few years ago and all I could think of was the law suits I might be facing til I found it. It was pre 2019 before I got my certification.
Great video, thanks brother.
That's a lovely view over the ice.
A great value for the price ! 👍👍😊
Steve an awsome review.
Great review CD! Looks like a great camera drone without the geo-fencing of DJI.
Great I've always wanted to drone follow old people. I have now achieved my dream
😂😂😂
The fail of follow mode is a deal breaker.
You don't need follow mode if you are a skilled pilot. Take away all auto flight modes on this drone and it's still worth it
Awesome.
Nice 1 Steve
Good job
Fun video ! 😃
C Fly didn’t spend much time on testing their features.
Maybe they will update.
Anyway, thanks For the review Cap !
The video imagery off this cheap drone comes across as being very good and possibly better than its nearest competition
Well done Captain!; good to see a new Drone video albeit a DJI Mini knock off! and BTW, thank goodness you didn't have to call 911 !!!!!!!
Nice set up
The video is clear and vibrant not bad
Good evening captain really cool drone nice review always great information
Was going to buy that instead of the dji mini. Liking the new look
Looks like a good camera for the price. Some of the other faults may be early versions of the firmware which could be updated. Thanks for the review and I will check this one out.
I'll eat my hat if one of these cheapo chinese drones ships an update that actually fixes these things considered wonky.
Even while my Fimi X8 is considered a bit better product in the category, they abandoned the RC app, shipped a new version for the newer drone that doesn't work with the older one, and many of the features still literally say "beta" on them lol. Even have had the app entirely lose camera feed while using the SAR mode which almost led to me losing the drone as it was far away when it happened.
That given, I do still like the software due to the reason that it leaves "geolocking" to the user.
Boa tarde
Passando pra prestigiar aquele super Like Tmj ✌️
I think I would still go for dji mini 2 se. Not much difference in price but I'd pay that for dji support, part availability, etc.
Thanks Steve received the CAPITAN DRONE holographic stickers today 20th Dec 2023. cheers from the UK.
Excellent! Merry Christmas!
I have the V1, which was pretty cool!
I haven’t used it in ages mind, as it was 259gr. And I have to register it and get licensed.
Footage is insane
The visual following AI does 8ts best at following via a high contrast frame-by-frame rifference checker. The places it has the hardest time is when you (a generally dark object) passes thru another generally dark object resulting in possible 9bject loss as it compares the contrasty differences frame-by-frame.
If you were in a fully white snow suit on a large soccer field 8td not have an easy time tracking anything with a contrasting moving object. These are also the same kinds 9f conditions that make auto-focus (AF) work so well in good optics and camera equipment. A contrasty subject makes AF work so much faster than very narrow hi-/lo- objects.
I've been tempted to buy this drone but i own the Nano+ & Air2s so i'd think i'll buy the air3..
Amazing video as always steve
It it what it is... a cheap low budget with very good motors, minor internal hardware improvements and a camera that actually films in 4K/30fps... the rest is all fun and gimmicks. You’re good with your DJI, Autel and Hubsan ACE 2
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Hello Steve excellent videos happy new year to you and your family I have a question which is better this one or the potensic atom?
Potensic Atom
Just want to say a big Thank you to Nick at Captain drone and his wife for sending me these amazing stickers. Can’t wait to put them on my drones.
Nick? Nikki is my lovely wife with the outstanding hand printing skills. Glad they arrived. Happy New Year!
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 sorry for the spelling error Thank you both for everything you do for the Drone community 🙏
The selection of sub 250 gram drones is pretty big now and some are really nice for the money. Those guys on the ice are crazy. No fish is worth falling into a half frozen lake..LOL. Thanks for sharing!
Yup, we certainly have a few die hard ice fishing Canuck’s up here
OMG!,I know this isnt related to this video captain,but I wanted to say thankyou to you and your wife for the stickers that arrived today!,I’ve had a really bad day and these have really cheered me up!,never thought I’d get them,they will take pride of place on my goggles!
P.s I wish I could write as neatly as your wife! 😂
Our pleasure! I will let her know that you find her penmanship to be above average (this is exactly why I don’t bother writing out the addresses).
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks so much really made my day👍
I feel the Potensic Atom 3 axis is more refined (software) and slightly better video quality. This seems to have tiny bit better battery and the zoom on the camera.
I have a Potensic Atom too ( good little drone ) , but the sensor of this C Fly is bigger : 1/2.3 , Potensic : 1/3 , and a few other drones Autel Evo Lite, DJI Air 3 ... , C Fly Faiith 2, Faith 2S , Fimi, X8 Pro , Hubsan Ace Pro ... You can have fun with all the drones 😊
Yes, the Potensic Atom is more refined all around
The C-fly has also a zoom
I haven’t flown the Potensic Atom but from what I’ve seen, it’s much more advanced than the C-Fly Mini 2 by far-camera/gimbal, hardware, app performance, build quality, transmission feed, etc.
However, the C-Fly Mini 2 does have a phenomenal range on it, very good camera quality, long flight time AND 4G network capability via a module (made by C-Fly) that allows it to fly at longer ranges than the current 5km max
@@DroneSyndrome I have the Potensic Atom , the C-fly Mini is comming soon . The C-Fly has the same sensor as the Faith 2S, 2Pro, Dji Mini 2: 1/2.3, Potensic only 1/3, the cfly will be higher than the Potensic at the camera, automatic flights do not interest me, or very little, except circle flight 😊
Hi, my C-FLY Mini2 dont pair (RC and Drone), only flash or solid blue. How can solve it?
Nice little camera drone for a little too much money though. I worry about the durability of it and think if I were buying a camera drone I would go with DJI for a little more money and better peace of mind. Excellent review however. Merry Christmas Captain. 👍👍😀
I was rather Impressed!
Yes! Been waiting for this review. Hopefully it’s worth it. Visual tracking is great for 90 year old 😂
I never use tracking ! 😊
@@infrastructure-h9bNeither do I but it’s fun to play around with for kicks and giggles. It’s obviously nothing compared to DJI Mini 4 Pro that’s for sure!
It was quite a performance considering. 👍🏻
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Merry Christmas and a good new yeahr 🎉
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Glad you like them!
Very interesting video! I would like to know, how panoramic pictures are created and some examples of panoramic pictures. Thank you!
Very thorough and useful review as always - thanks. I would love to hear your thoughts on this drone VS the fimi mini x8 V2?
Fimi drones are normally feature packed, so they would come out on top in a head to head
Captain its me again ,lol could you tell me what manual and video means in the cfly2 app, its home then college and mine. its in college and i cant work it out. thanks in advance.
With all the rain and the weird weather (I live in Quebec) there's a lot of flood in my area! The Air2S is coming out of the hibernation
It’s a decent drone I have both Cfly minis
Spring is here time to fly my cflyes Put CFLY up and didn’t get very far and in CFLY fashion it did a return to home not even a 1/4 mile out so same old CFLY crap made to fly in a park . FIMI is the way to go right out of box.
Are those USB or HDMI ports. In the video they look like HDMI. Nice video. Thanks for being out there shivering for us!
It’s a mini USB port for connecting a 4G network dongle (module) to it, so it basically has the capability of going farther than 5KM
Great review Steve. For the price and some of it's features, i think it is fabulous. 👍😊
Which was a better experience against the sjrc f22??
a thumbs up..Cap!
Does anybody know which lensfilters will fit?
HI, which camera is better? FAITH MINI 2 OR F22S PRO?
Greetings from Ghana
just order htis drone with 2 batterys for £208 cant wait to test it
Between the Potensic Atom and this fly mini 2 which would you prefer because these are the two I’m really tied between just because of the price of the drone itself and batteries
Potensic Atom is a bit more upscale with most everything working correctly
hi captain i recieved this drone today. i cant take it for a flight yet as the weather is awful. i switched it on and got the app. it makes a humming sound it might be the fan but asking just to be sure its not a fault.
Its a lot better than most other generic aliexpress mini 2 ripoffs to be fair, expected it to be far worse
I haven’t watched your channel in a long time. Nice beard!
Thanks. The beard comes and goes depending on the month.
I want to love the Cfly. But I do t hink it might be better if you wait and save the money to get the Fimi X8 V2. Not horribly more expensive. But seems to have a lot better quality. Especially things like zooming in.
Can you pleas make a video in depth of the dji mini 3
Great review. Question ... Can you connect it with goggles to fly it FPV?
This is not an FPV drone (FPV is the advanced drone hobby). This is for beginners to enjoy an easy out of the box experience and an easy flight experience.
Can I use same account with a cfly go app?
Would love to see it compared with the Atom drone🫣😁
Je pense que ce drone est très intéressant en rapport qualité prix
Par contre c'est dommage le coupon ne peut pas être utilisé en France
Environmental magnetic interference is usually due to a crashed alien spaceship. So nothing abnormal.
He won't remember that. He's just been looking at the flashy thing! 😉😁
How to get close order website selling so as to order to Ghana (shipping fee higher )))this drone please??
Or any ideas
I don't do mobile phones. Can the controller be used for line of sight flying and taking photos "blind" without a phone?
Nope
@captaindrone, i saw your review of the faith mini 2 and the fimi 3. What would your choice be? I can get both at about the same price range at the moment.
Fimi 3 with one battery and the faith mini 2 with 2
Fimi 3 has the better camera
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 just ordered it, can't wait! Thanks for all the work you put in your video's!
I just bought the Cfly fair min 2 last week.But I found the remote controller not working well.The left joystick couldn't make the drone turn left or even not moving to the left.And it's always on the altitude mode. Could you please help me to solve the problems.Thanks
One possibility… you may have accidentally changed the mode of the remote or put it in headless mode. Check the instruction manual.
Watching the footage, I thought my eyes were going bad. It's got some weird blurry patches going on, almost as if the lens isn't well aligned with the sensor, or it's got some defects. Not sure I'll be getting this for my 90 year old grandma'. She can really scoot when her favorite game show comes on.
What type of micro sd card you recommended for this drone .thanks for the video.
Any 64 gig card that is U3 rated.
does this drone can reach 800 altitude sir? thanks
Can you use the batteries for the cfly mini with the mini2 and vice versa?
Yes
I have to admit that drone is not bad at all. The camera is looking good and so is the price.
Thanks for sharing Steve. 👍👍👍
Captain what is the best sd card to use in this drone, and how do you record to the phone. it shows the flight route but no footage. iam maybe missing some thing in the manuall
Use a U3 rated card from Sandisk. Usually 64 gigs is best. If your phone does not record the flight (you’ll find videos in the same place all the other videos on your phone are), then you may have to turn on your phone’s screen record.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thankyou so much Steve.
Hello what it is the best camera between dji mini2 se and cfly mini 2 thenk you?
DJI
captain. when iam charging the remote for this drone the forth green light just flashs . need i worry about this as i thought it should not flash when its fully charged.
I guess it is not fully charged
thankyou Caotain.@@CAPTAINDRONE798
I found lots of drones are sold at a lower price on the aliexpress, this Cfly mini2 is only $239, and the fimi x8 mini v2 is only $249.
I'm scared to buy in those webpage AliExpress or baggood. Did you got from there ?
what ive noticed on mini one charging battery it takes about 2hours charge it to 99% rest of the time just for balancing cells. no need to wait 5hours for green light...
Hi, I'm writing to you from Italy, Sicily, could you tell me if the mini 2 battery is compatible with the mini?
Mini 2 and old MAVIC mini??? Do they still make those drones? Yes the batteries are compatible.
I had the cfly faith 2 drone its fly's great and was very stable but the app and transmission distance sucked i had much problems also with gimbal and no firmware updates so i returned it after (3) flights... 2 amazing good flights but then the problems started with the gimbal and overheating electronics and after that third flight it stopped working...
Oh no 😭 I'm thinking to buy this one but not sure
@@nicolegonzalez3781 if i where you i would have saved some more money 😅 and buyed the mini 2 its very good!
I am very happy to see that you are being completely honest with the issues with this newer drone. Although, whether the new upgraded camera on the new models or what I have, is not very important to me when just using to take pictures. These drones are tough and work very well with good GPS signal and are nimble and easy to fly compared to other lower price drones when used manually only. With that said...Issue with these drones compared to DJI is that the battery has been unacceptable. I purchased two faith mini's and the batteries are worthless after about 10 uses. The batteries show fully charged after about 3 hours of charging no matter what power brick is used or what cable...but then once you take off it wants to land within 2 minutes due to low battery.
They may have fixed the issues on these upgraded models but would love to know the results after a few months. Not trying to give you a hard time, but after spending over $400 on two of the Faith Mini's and the batteries are useless after about 10 flights to just take pictures of a roof, I am interested in your future follow-up videos on life expectancy.
I understand that you make money off of reviews but Captain Drone...you have to understand that us consumers that only using these drones...such as I do just to take pictures of roofs during an inspection is tough to need to purchase new batteries every two to three months. RC-GOING has personally told me that the batteries have a very limited life span? That was possibly just an answer to make me leave them alone...but just saying.
A new DJI Mini 2 SE can be purchased for around $300 from Sam's Club with two batteries or up to $500 if ordering from Amazon with the separate quick charger for three batteries, but it is definitely worth the money to me to get something that will actually have much better batteries that last much longer than CFly. There is something wrong with these drones being shipped with terrible batteries. And finally...for what they charge it is not a good value for the money!!!
For what your specific needs I’d recommend DJI as they’re much more reliable in regards to battery and hardware. However, the Faith Mini 2 does have an improved battery but not sure about the lifespan of it. DJI is the premium winner, this one is the dollar store budget alternative
Thanks for the comment. It sounds like you need to do a bit of research and educate yourself as many items you mention are simply incorrect facts.
And I would appreciate more details on your response...once again...paying over $200 USD for this drone compared to paying $300 for a DJI Mini 2 SE based on the listed issues you and others have found with the CFly Mini...whether the first or "2" is honestly not cutting it. I will leave you alone now. As long as your viewers realize that you are some what being honest with your reviews...but still recommending products that are just not worth the money. Let me add in case you want to respond, DJI is not the end all be all and yes they have issues...but still you need to make a living but remember that we all have to lay our heads on a pillow and sleep at night. I just want to help you be honest with your viewers. That is all.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798really?
Hi sir if this CFly mini 2 vs F22s 4k pro which one is the best? camera? battery? and other feature?
CFLY is my pick
Do you have to already own a smart phone to use this (?) or does it come with it's own viewscreen?
You require a phone or tablet
The Potensic Atom 3 seems to be a much better drone in the same price range.
Not bad price
Can the Mini or Mini 2 be controlled with just the phone (no controller), even if range is limited?
Nope, controller is needed. If it only worked via phone you would get no range.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks! I will buy the fimi mini instead as it seems to have this feature. While I plan to use the controller most of the time, other times it's nice to be able to bring just the drone and use with your phone; yes range is limited but sometimes all you need is to get above the trees and peek around to get your bearings and a few hundred feet is plenty.
Would it be good for recording rc plane flights
Nope. Drones like this, as well as DJI mini and MAVIC drones, can’t follow RC planes. ONLY an FOV drone can if it is flown in ACRO mode.
Good job please they have sales link in Ghana for me to order
Looks so close to being a truly excellent mini drone. If only CFly can update the App and/or drone firmware. As to the '4K' video, I know that it's a 'must have', but personally I'd rather watch a good 1080 video than a meh 4K. Stills look pretty good though.
C-Fly need to upgrade their engineers who are a bit lazy!
Totally agree about a good 1080p over a bad 4k!
Is there a reason why CFly does not sell on Amazon? Not sure how much I trust Banggood or aliexpress to ship to me hear in Colombia. Oh great video by the way! drone seems to take really great video!
The two BIG online companies are AMAZON (most popular in North America) and ALIEXPRESS (most popular in the ASIA area). CFLY sells on ALIEXPRESS.
Which would you recommend between this and the Potensic Atom?
Potensic Atom
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I agree
Hello Captain Drone, I have a question. Also bought a CFly Mini2. If I fly the drone, I would also like to watch it immediately on my phone screen. I assume this is possible. Only I can't find it / can't get it activated. Who can tell me how to do this? Or is there a description of this somewhere? I can't find it in the manual.
Thank you in advance.
Sometimes it depends on your phone & if it was given access to your photo/video library. At worst, you could just screen record.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Hello Captain Drone, the supplied manual does not describe how you can view the video recording live on your mobile screen. I get a live image for a moment, then the image freezes. Or do I need to change a setting somewhere?
Do you know where I can find a more detailed (English) manual?
@@MS3381NJOh… you are talking about getting the live video feed. You’ll see that rarely do people mention this and that is because everything works and is simple to use. If your image is freezing then it is as simple as the cable going from your phone to the remote has a poor connection. This could be the cable itself or your phone has a dirty connection plug or you made the silly mistake of leaving the phone case on your phone & connection is poor. The cable is a simple usb cable and you can replace it with any other cable.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Hello Captain Drone, thanks for the tip.
I assume the data cable is bad. Going to order a new one now if I don't have another one. I'll let you know if it's the cable.
I recently acquired this drone. I am having issues calibrating the compass. It failed on the horizontal compass calibration, I tried ten times. Is there some kind of trick to this horizontal calibration? Did anyone experience similar issues?
Modern drones prefer that you don’t do compass calibrations. If you place them near metal you’ll get a notification to do a compass calibration, but if you do, you’ll mess everything up. All modern drones just need to be moved a few feet if the app tells you there is magnetic interference & suggests a compass calibration. If you do attempt a compass calibration you take your chances. Just ensure you are out in an open area away from all magnetic interference.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 so I might have already messed up. :s. Thanks for the reply!
Hi Steve, I have this Faith Mini 2. My question is, how do I update the firmware?
In the App (search and you’ll find it). If there is a firmware update it will advise you
300k coming soon.. Looking forward for a international give away.. 🎉
Steve. i cant get the cfly mini 2 to record to the sd card. i dont see anything about the sd card in the app. help.
You may have the wrong SD card in it or worse, you never formatted it. Use a 64 gig U3 card.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thankyou so much Steve. is there an option in the app to formatt it or formatt it on the computer. thankyou once again.
@@henrytaaffe7058Normally there is. I don’t have this drone (I sold it long ago to buy other drones to review) so I can’t check.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thankyou Steve.