After the announcement of Yi Erida in September 2016, not so much effort was made by Yi Technology to enter the unmanned aerial vehicles market. Recently, the network has several sketches and photos of the new drone – Yi Pixie. He will be able to shoot 13MP photos and 4K videos.
Judging by its appearance, this drone is somewhere between DJI Tello and DJI Spark. However, as we have already said, Pixie can shoot 4K video, which distinguishes it from those named before this drones. True, the Yi drone either does not have a gimbal suspension for the camera, or it is somehow hidden beneath the hull. According to the photos, the device is very similar to DJI Spark with non-foldable sleeves, where the screws are located. The front part is very similar to the one in the DJI Tello if you remove the cardan suspension.
So, now the features of the drone Yi Pixie:
- 15 MP 4K camera
- Adjustable camera height
- Variable ISO manual settings, white balance and video size (HD, FullHD, 4K)
- Record time laps video
- Burst mode
- Electronic Video Stabilization
- GPS
- Brushless motors
- Easy screw replacement with simple unscrewing and screwing
- Wi-Fi connection at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
- Cheap Replacement Batteries
- With the help of a mobile application you can do:
- Takeoff and landing at the touch of a button
- Flight on the key GPS points
- Return the drones to the user at the touch of a button
- Flight around one point
- Follow the user’s face
The future Yi Pixie coming on the market will be a mini-drone of about 300 grams of weight, controllable in wi-fi to 2.4 and 5.8 GHz via smartphone and dedicated App for both iOS and Android. It will have a flight range of about 100 meters, GPS and VPS system to maintain the position even indoors without GPS signal.
Particular the integrated cam, which can be manually tilted before take-off, but only vertically (from 0 ° to 90 °). Recording with maximum 4K resolution at 30 fps, otherwise, you can go down to 1080p 60 fps or 720p at 120 fps, with the possibility to adjust ISO and white balance. Photo at 13MP and saving contents on microSD card to complete the photographic equipment. The device will be equipped with automated functions for take-off, landing, return home, turn around a subject, recognize and follow a person’s face, present infrared sensors at the front to recognize and avoid obstacles, and finally estimated flight time it will be about 20 minutes.
Also at our disposal was the image of the mobile application interface for managing the drones. Proceeding from it, it is clear that the drone’s camera will be able to shoot FullHD video in both 30 and 60 fps. 4K is only removed in 30 fps. You can be sure that the control of the drone will be fully implemented with the help of a smartphone. At the moment we do not have any other information about this gadget. However, it is important for us to know if you are interested in the drone Yi Pixie?
Availability and Prices
There is still no certainty about a possible date of entry into the Yi Pixie selfie drone; what seems certain is that the price at which it will be sold will probably be very competitive, in the order of 150/200 euros. For now, all that remains is to wait.
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