CADDX VISTA HD vs DJI FPV Air Unit: Best FPV digital system
Last year, DJI announced their first digital FPV system ecosystem which promised to provide the ultimate first-person view experience. DJI’s FPV system has 4 main parts: camera, VTX, goggles, and a remote controller. The biggest problem of their FPV Air Unit was its large size and weight, which makes it difficult to use it in smaller drones. While the...
Eachine EX4 spare parts & accessories
Since its announcement, the Eachine EX4 became one of the most popular Mavic Mini alternatives. It features a foldable design, stabilized 4K camera, and brushless motors for a friendly price tag. The biggest problem with drones from unknown brands is the lack of spare parts and customer support. Luckily, Eachine provides repair spares for most of their drones and...
FiMI Palm vs Snoppa Vmate: What are the differences?
Both FiMI Palm and Snoppa Vmate gimbals want to be an affordable option for the Osmo Pocket. These two OP alternatives are about $100 cheaper than their DJI rival.
If you look at the image above, you can see that these pocket gimbals share similar design and form factor. While the FiMI Palm measures 127 x 31 x 23 mm...
Eachine TriangleD 5.8G VTX: Up to 400mW & DVR
Eachine’s TriangleD 5.8G video transmitter is specially designed for compact Tiny Whoop style FPV drones. As its name says, it has a unique triangle shape. Another interesting feature of the TriangleD VTX is the built-in DVR (video recorder).
The Eachine TriangleD measures 29 x 29 x 40mm and weighs just 3.5 gram without an antenna. Thanks to the standard IPX...
Snoppa Vmate 4K gimbal: Osmo Pocket for less?
After the FiMI Palm, another pocket 4K gimbal is about to be released. Like many awesome gadgets, the Snoppa Vmate also started on IndieGoGo. While the project goal was set to HK$400000, they managed to raise more than 3 million HKD from about 2000 backers – and the numbers are growing hour by hour. Vmate promises not just pocket...
Osmo Pocket vs FiMI Palm: Best alternative
Till yesterday, the Osmo Pocket was a quite unique product in its market segment. There was no other handheld gimbal with similar specs and features. The just rumored Xiaomi FiMI Palm could be a good alternative for the Osmo Pocket, but only if Xiaomi will offer it for at least $100 less – especially since it has only 30fps...
FIMI PALM 4K Handheld Gimbal Camera: The Osmo Pocket killer?
After DJI announced their OSMO Pocket, it was only a matter of time for other manufacturers to develop similar ultra-compact handheld stabilized cameras. The FIMI PALM is Xiaomi’s response to DJI’s Osmo Pocket. At first sight, there is not much design difference between these two handheld 4K gimbal cameras. Also, both have similar size and weight as well. While...
HOBBYMATE Speed H6 review: Truly smart drone charger
It looks like it has become a tradition to review on FirstQuadcopter all the newly-launched drone chargers from HobbyMate. Today we will make an in-depth analysis of their Speed H6 smart charger. Despite its small size, the HOBBYMATE Speed H6 is a very powerful charger with a built-in AC adapter and some cool extra features.
A good intelligent LIPO charger...
Ulanzi DR-01: Drone RGB Anti-Collision Strobe Light
When it comes to night flights, adding extra light to your drone is a must-have. The solution could come from Ulanzi. Their DR-01 drone strobe light is self-powered and easy to install. Furthermore, it can be bright in 3 different colors if you share the flight space with multiple drones.
My first drone light was a camera-type flash strobe. It...
Eachine EV300D FPV goggles: A good Fat Shark alternative?
During 11.11 drone sales, Eachine announced a new pro-grade Fat Shark alike FPV goggles. The Eachine EV300D features dual-LCD screen and true diversity receiver with 4 antennas.
From a wide range of FPV glasses available on the market, it can be hard to decide which ones to go for. In choosing, remember that a good pair of the headset can...
Creative Osmo Action accessories (hands-on review)
Last month I had the chance to review the Osmo Action camera. After the usually image quality analysis I wanted to check its native waterproofness by putting it in a dishwasher machine. For the test, besides some mounting accessories, I needed a self-powered waterproof light. Checking the market for the necessary gears I came across Ulanzi, a very promising...