The new FIMI X8 SE 2022 Ver 2 with Speaker & Payload Carry - Review

Have you seen the new version of the Fimi? Many hardware features have been updated and improved.
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[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

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[@brandonnn6400]

Hey captain, I’ve recently been interested in FPV drones recently. I’m a DJI Mini 2 owner and I feel like flying just isn’t complete without an FPV! Are there any recommended FPV drones that are less than $520? (my budget) I’m looking forward to this new form of flying

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@brandonnn6400 Yes. I have reviewed all the best all in one ready to fly FPV kits. Start with one of those to get your feet wet.

[@sirtubemaster]

beware this is happening across KZbin in general!

[@make-u-rich879]

You mean scammer like you?

[@georgedoolittle7574]

I'm glad you posted this disclaimer as there was a time where when we hung up the phone that physically cut the circuit. #not_anymore Anyhow great review and innovation in these types of devices starting to feel like #World_War_One as the need for speed, precision, turnaround time, data recovery, data delivery...the list is truly endless at the moment and terrifyingly so. #praying_for_peace

[@b.robinson206]

If they work on improving quality, this company could be a real threat to DJI.

[@Matanumi]

And lowering the price/making it more available. That's where anyone could beat dji

[@Droneguy-be1fy]

Meanwhile DJI is like “Who’s Fimi?”

[@elliotmarks06]

I believe it's made by xiaomi, so it's not really a small company. Either way, I really hope they continue their investment into this product line!

[@Roboticdoughbull3k]

Not exactly sure what you think isn't equal quality to the dji, biased opinion is all it is bro.

[@travelcanada8817]

They need to work on that horizon tilt. I had one a few years ago. It was crap

[@povanator]

back to say another thank you for this series of reviews. got v2 based on your assessment and I'm ABSOLUTELY in love with it. no better reviewer on KZbin...always thorough and clear. thanks, Captain!! 🤙🏼

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thank you kindly!

[@JelaniJordan-uc9nt]

just ordered mine a few days ago. coming tomorrow! can't wait to take it out and fly around to test out for myself. watching your vids has gotten my deep into this hobby. still studying for taking my FAA Part 107 license exam. wish me luck.

[@tonybrewer403]

I was just telling someone about the SAR on this drone. I like the drop, if someone needs water and you can't get to them or maybe a radio, and the speaker , you can talk to them to reassure them all is goin to be ok, which is what stranded people need to hear, great drone, great review. Thanks.

[@danielday4519]

Another great UAV TUTORIAL,, so simple but very in depth for any skill level flyer to understand,, thanks for keeping it honest regardless of big name brands or new ones,, great review as always,, If never purchase any RC ANYTHING,, without seeing your tutorial first!! Thank you Captain Drone,, for bringing the true flight performance and non performance options, Very refreshing to see the real flight experience first hand to decide if the item is for me. 💪💪💯✌️🤟

[@itjaxsonpro1058]

Hi Steve love the video keep up The great work

[@GrimSpeedFPV]

You know if I want to ever get another cinematic drone this one don't look bad at all!! Nice review 👍

[@clarencesteward4119]

Thanks a lot I'm going to purchase one that I seen your video. You really help me to decide

[@dougcooper4917]

Excellent Review Video. Photos and Videos Looked Great. Thank You .

[@Icantdrive55]

Nice to see Fimi is getting better and better all the time and fixing the problems of the past models. 👍

[@thainorstimes]

Thank you for all the informative video really enjoy them 👍

[@a.w2776]

You're a fun dude and understand reviews. Cheers 🍻

[@Gator-Forever]

Good review Captin I really like that drone.

[@gordonfisherman2423]

Excellent video Steve I mean Captain Drone 😉

[@mannythehunter]

Man thanks for the review. Still not a bad drone. The price seems a little high for a drone without obstacle avoidance. Looks like they fixed the horizon issues and the video looks great! It isn't choppy at all.

[@BOLANGTHANG]

thank you for the review. I am going to get one now.

[@rpguy4]

The huge issue with previous Fimi drones has been the horizon tilt, especially when flipping the camera down 90 and back up 90 degrees. Fimi appears to have fixed that issue in the 2022 version. The video and pictures appear to be a bit over saturated. Fine tuning the EV should help that. Thanks Captain. Always enjoy your reviews.

[@Roboticdoughbull3k]

V2 maybe they've fixed it, v1 I've heard lot's of the same old issue which really isn't by any means all the time, bits occasional really. Usually I've noticed jumping up the gimbal gain to 200% or from 200% back down to about 100% usually straightens it up pretty quick ime anyway, little trick I figured out.

[@JRMOBILE]

I think I saw somewhere that using the cinematic mode will rectify the tilted horizon

[@g.donuts3551]

@@JRMOBILE It helps, doesn’t 100% rectify. I’ve got the 2020 version.

[@arijob8423]

Thank you for this series of reviews great UAV TUTORIAL.

[@amorus1]

saw your video while surfing the net. i dont own a drone myself. but was just looking into it. Great videos by you. great details. appreciate your work.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Cool, thanks

[@sirhilsam]

I like this one. Value for money and no video breakup. Solid flyer in wind.

[@magraodrones]

Congratulations for the video, this drone must be very good

[@gmivisualsjason3729]

Well I gotta say I am very impressed with this.... Watch your backs Dji! Well done Fimi!

[@themonasterio11]

Great !! You made my life much easier...Thanks!!!

[@armandoamieva8065]

Thank you so much! Saludos desde México.

[@newtoodrones5568]

Very cool piece of kit Cap.

[@UKBUBBLERS]

I tell ya its not bad for the price really intact its quite good to whats out there. Great review as usual my friend look forward to your next one 🤣👍👌🇬🇧

[@daveusifer8401]

Great for a beginner but hubsan mini has all the extra features and is under the 250g mark. Great review bud. Still on the waiting list for my mini3. Ordered the full package day it was released.

[@jimanderson4865]

Nice video Steve. The black on the front of the drone reminded me of looking at a modern star wars storm troopers helmet for the eye's with it's all white fuselage. Loved the test drop of the Angry Bird. All and all....not a bad drone for the price.

[@AndraAerospace]

Wow... Amazing it is beautiful drone for cruising

[@markgiles8527]

Having Way Points on an App is fantastic. I use that all the time.

[@YO2LDK]

nice preview, tnx

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Good morning great video nice review cool drone

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Really nice features

[@julianmclean3869]

Many thanks Captain for the review, only one comment, loved the red plants in the pots on the dusk flight !!!, yes, I know, its just the "Gardener" coming out !!!!! (of me !!!)

[@7MPhonemicEnglish]

Awesome! That's my drone. Between the landing lights and the speaker, you can go out on the darkest night and dupe some poor wretch into believing that he's about to be abducted by a UFO.

[@JelaniJordan-uc9nt]

have to wait a couple weeks to order the TX10 for my Fimi x8 version 2. Can't wait to get my hands on that thing too!

[@clo1385]

informative video . many thanks from the little beautifull island of MALTA . this drone seems very good build for its price. got everything except obstacile avoidance....(which normaly i used to switch off ) ...See ya on yr next vid ...salut

[@mikespeedyfpv321]

Great Video, love the review. one love

[@shanebarber.4695]

Hi Steve my friend.👍🙂👋💯. This is a very impressive drone indeed. It's extremely stable and the video quality is incredible.😁 I really like the dusk flight photos and video. Long battery time and long range as well. Thank you so very much and God bless you and your family always 🙏. Have a great week everyone

[@shapethefuturetech6005]

Good thing that they keep adding features to the model and with nearly the same price range(A little higher than previous though, but not much)

[@MVMTV4Videos]

than👍ks for sharing captain.

[@arthursamaul341]

it looks nice thanks for the review

[@smoggydrones5664]

Fantastic review still the no 1 reviewer on you tube not just a DJI fan boy . That’s why your no 1. Back to the drone lol I have the se x8 and x8 mini. I have DJI Drones but enjoy flying these. I’m tempted to buy this but just bought the mini 3 pro. Difficult to buy these in the U.K. . Banggood takes forever to arrive. KEEP UP THE GRWAT WORK. Try and get those legs tanned !!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thank you!

[@charleshatmaker4425]

I always enjoy your videos version two seems to be a good drown👍🙏😎

[@Ellexis]

I was hoping you’d play your “Hey kids! Get off my lawn!” sound bite while over the construction workers. Hahah! Tech is so cool, even when it’s not the coolest! 👍👍You’re the best reviewer on KZbin, Steve! Lots of love and respect from South Texas!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thank you so much!

[@Mazby2]

Love Your vids!!! Greetings from Poland

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Hey, thanks!

[@RonaldBrown59]

It looks much improved over the earlier versions. The speaker and drop mechanisms seem more like a gimmick, but fun to play with. Good review, and thanks for sharing.

[@slickstretch6391]

It makes sense when you remember that it was designed with S&R in mind. Sounds useful for that.

[@henrytaaffe7058]

awsome review captain.

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Nice footage

[@JuliusSobrino]

Pretty cool!!! Wait for TX10 controller review :D

[@christophh3354]

hey super cool video and my son and I had to laugh heartily. thank you for your channel, keep it up. best regards from Germany, Chris & Lukas

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks for watching!

[@scottthomas8136]

Great job, Steve. This may be your most visually stunning video yet. I really enjoyed it.

[@JamesKlaude]

I was like, why is he talking about Steve jobs... LoL

[@johnchan6191]

Wow, very nice drone. Has alot of features. It is missing obstacle avoidance. May b future Fimi models will have obstacle avoidance. Thx 4 sharing on Utube.

[@borsanablues8243]

Very interesting drone, pretty good video and performance, many options, all in a good price. Like so much. Thanks Capt. Very nice video... i'm Robert from Italy. Bye...👍👋👋👋

[@lynsmith1096]

Another good review Steve.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks 👍

[@pererichsen6528]

It’s very kind of you to share your thoughts and experiences with us and I’m wondering if you can do a similar low light comparison between the 2018 and 2022 version ? I’ve always been a fan of your and indeed the Fimi X8 bcoz if offers excellent video compared to similar offerings from DJI - Cheers !

[@LucasLandscape_simatupang]

Nice features

[@123windyron]

Another awsome Review...thanks...

[@philkennedy1105]

Looks a good drone like the catch and the night cameras Is really good if this had obstical avoidance it would be brilliant 👍👍

[@FPV420.]

I own the first edition and I love it. Looking at this review (Thank you Steve) I don't see any reason to upgrade. I wish they'd put a better camera sensor but....oh well.

[@blairguinea6811]

Hi Steve "hey you kids get off mu lawn !" nice vid Captain Drone Sir

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks 👍

[@All_mathematical_calculations]

nice review

[@dieselmic3441]

Thank you for the review I will be getting one. Price did not still 500 usd

[@the_bloke_that_cuts_the_grass]

I like the controller as it can accommodate an iPad mini or similar. Loads of features and the night mode wasn't too bad either. What would make it a killer would be some obstacle detection or even better avoidance.

[@golds335]

Looks great.

[@pbruteforce1]

Just purchased the fimi x8 v2 for my wife as a Christmas gift. She said she wanted just a cheap drone to get started something around a $100 but I think anything in that price range is going to be of very poor quality. The fimi well hopefully be a good choice for her to get started and if she uses it a fair amount I'll upgrade her to something much better.

[@kennyfornander]

HaHa Gretings Steve Fimi Is geting Better and Better The video is really good now on the 2022 vers

[@tomthumb5688]

Hi Great craft. Since I have been flying these things for a while, I now have the se- and ver 2 model. Comparing them to the c fly , we’ll both good in wind but c fly is way to fenced to the hilt and WiFi can be shaky, only issue with the fimi I have is battery bricking due to low voltage and smart charger, can you open bricked batteries and zap them so smart charger can take over charging. The FIMI’s are a good all around drone at ok price. The gale warning is quite informative to let you know it’s windy aloft.

[@MikeKinney8675]

You have to give them credit, they keep adding features, every year., and they have always handled the wind ,no problem.

[@MVMTV4Videos]

thanks for sharing

[@SCHockeyGuy83]

Did they happen to retain the supposed rain proofing on this that they had on the previous models. That's been something that has intrigued me with Fimi as well as the price point as other than Splashdrone noone else appears to claim that ability. Love how informative your videos are and all the different comparisons you do awesome work! Keep up the outstanding content Capt!

[@ohiowalnut]

1:43 yes rainproof

[@SCHockeyGuy83]

@@ohiowalnut Thank you for the info.

[@genefoxgreenmountaindroning]

I love it wish I could get it

[@ericwatt1447]

Looks a good drone might be putting back my dji mini 2

[@lifestapestry2968]

What a great drone with some niche features, wierd how they avoided putting in any obstacle avoidance though.....

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Adding obstacle avoidance raises the price. This is why quality drones with obstacle avoidance are pretty much only in the realm of DJI, Autel & Hubsan if you want something reliable.

[@marcopaganotto9125]

Captain Drone, try "Normalising" your audio files before uploading them to the drone speaker. This will maximise the volume of the audio essentially making the audio as loud as possible.

[@stst8301]

My x8 se rests at the bottom of the sea after around 50 flights.I fly quadcopters since 2013, the battery was perfectly maintened ,during the dive was at 80% and no wind. It is very difficult for me to buy another fimi product.

[@one_step_sideways]

You should put some floats whenever you fly over the water then

[@BlairAir]

With the speaker demo... the phrase "let's quit messing around and get this bird in the air" comes to mind for some reason. Not sure why.

[@ssb73q]

Hi Steve, great review of the Fimi X8 SE 2022 V2! I believe that one needs a ROUND landing pad for the precision landing to work properly.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

More than likely

[@shapethefuturetech6005]

Landing pad with”H”

[@shsechas]

Thanks for the review Cap. I noticed a slight lag during the longer flight. It was only like a nano second, but it was noticeable during the entire flight. Thought it was just me until I read the same catch from Rob Johnson's comment. Adding the speaker and the release and drop function I feel it useless. Maybe just use it once for fun! If I do ever need to be rescued. Please don't send this drone. LOL.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

The ‘lag’ is a KZbin thing. Very common with uploads from DJI drone vids that have been run through an editor. It is fixed on KZbin by editing in 24 or 60 FPS. My vids are all 30 FPS which shows on KZbin.

[@shsechas]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks for the reply Cap. Good point!!

[@tonybrewer403]

Its good for SAR, if you need to get a radio or maybe some water to someone fast, the drop will save a life. And with the speaker, you can tall someone help is on the way and assure them all is ok.

[@AllanGilber]

the russian soldier seeing a flying angrybird coming his way and blowing up

[@tomepic]

super cool drone great video. Im in South Africa and cant find an agent here that sell this drone will try get it posted loved all the features

[@gman9543]

Nice review CD! FIMI really should put an open/close latch button on the drone directly rather than having to fiddle with it in the app to make payload loading easier. Is that a particularly affluent area? From your video flyover, it looks like they're building some really huge houses out there.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Always construction happening around my area. My little town keeps growing outward.

[@LiveYoungTV]

Great video...

[@GodsHeretic]

The SAR feature is perfect for a hide & seek collaboration with Steve Wallis. 😉

[@MammothPaige]

Nice park in your area.

[@anrods]

As a DJI drone owner yhis going to be my next drone....tired of DJI upgrades and even if you bought the drone, they still own it....

[@pono_ouiji]

You should drop a giant parachute guy from the sky lol

[@doblebo]

The speaker audio reminds me of an eyebot from the more recent fallout games. I would make it say something like "Make the whitespring part of your lifestyle. Homesteads are now available in the low 8 figures" on a loop

[@Editer38738]

I may buy this

[@scrub8353]

Sorry, this is off subject...BUT..look how dense your neighborhood has become...just amazing...

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

The housing market is crazy in my area

[@nightwaves3203]

It's definite force 8 winds and able to handle the turbulence generated around buildings and other structures during those winds. The drone will have screaming props handling the turbulences up down and all around going on.

[@ScottH307]

I agree on the quality issues. I bought the 2018 model. I was very ill in 2019 and so I only had the drone out a few times to fly. It was an enjoyable experience but then the drone was stored in the house while I recovered. In 2021, I tried to check the drone out. I recharged the batteries and every battery (3) I placed in the drone produced errors after startup indicating "Battery Error, please restart the drone" and "Battery temperature is too low. Please preheat to above 15C". It was winter so I gave up and stored the drone again. Fast forward to summer 2022 and I take the drone out and try again. Same error but it is summer and at that time 70 - 80 degrees (21.11 to 26.67C). Googled for solutions but really didn't find anything so contacted FIMI support. After a very long go around of sending error messages and screen shots they came back and said it is no longer under warranty. I asked if they could tell by the errors if it indicated defective batteries or a defective drone. They said they could not. If it was a defective battery I would just purchase new ones and move on. Not knowing, I am reluctant to buy batteries to find out it is the drone. And not certainly going to buy the drone to find out it was the batteries. Very disappointing as this was my first foray into drones.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

My guess, from what you wrote, it is the batteries. Batteries must be stored at storage voltage and certainly not charged and stored or depleted and stored.

[@FPV420.]

Hi Steve, How are you? I bought the TX10 controller and it really is amazing. Could you please make a video about the payload drop mechanism and show us the insides of it? Thank you.

[@DannyFyffe]

It's 549 USD on Banggood as of 5/31/22. That's not bad for all it does, but I would not consider it for anything, but a daytime flyer. I saw softness in several of the dusk photos so I think it's unusable for that. The drop feature is pretty cool however, but of limited use for me. Overall, I'd give it a thumbs up.

[@one_step_sideways]

Now it's $459 on AliExpress

[@jhovo2008]

​@@one_step_sidewayslo compré hace unas semanas a 330 usd de promoción 😊

[@bissauSabi]

Hi, I bought the X8SE 2022 and then two wks later they've announced the launch of the 2022 v2 😖... I was a bit annoyed but then the new feature is useless for me. So I'm 😀 again. Brilliant drone, battery price is shocking.

[@Hans.Dewitt]

exactly the way I feel haha, and the new one is more expensive looking at the prices, so I don't mind it actually

[@FahadKhan_3007]

Finally, here is the review of Fimi X8 SE 2022 V2! Firstly, its design is almost the same but it looks good anyway with that beautiful portable huge body! It does have all the primary important drone features including 10 km range, smart flight features, 35 mins flight time which is satisfactory and most importantly, the nice camera quality which is pretty good as there is no shakiness in the video! The most unbelievable thing in this new version is that, they added a latch system as well as the megaphone which is the coolest feature on a drone I have ever seen!! The sound quality is pretty good too as it comes from the megaphone and the latch system also did a good job picking up Red and throwing it on the land! In my opinion, these features must be there in DJI drones especially on the Pro ones like Mavic 3 or future Phantom 5. They cost around 5 grand and than also lack these cool features which throws a very positive light on FIMI's new drone! I also like the precise RTH function which tries to detect the landing pad. But, telling again that, that megaphone gets me all the time as I am very much impressed with this one, specially! I think Fimi also released a display controller as I saw that on their website... But, this controller is still liked by me as its design and function buttons are pretty unique! Overall, this drone is the 'new drone to own' rather than the original Fimi X8 SE, now! Just, the only missing pro drone feature in this one is the Obstacle Avoidance for sure and some more camera features should be added to make it as worthy as DJI Mavic 3 kind of drone. Anyway, it costs..... less than 600 USD? It must be a typo... How are they even selling a drone with many features and a good camera quality, even at night, at such a low cost??? I mean even DJI Mini 2 (mine) costs 400 dollars more then that. Also, I literally thought that it may cost around 2K dollars before having a look at the price. So, I guess that DJI, Autel or Skydio will start adding latch system or more importantly, megaphones on their future drones! Now, I am already waiting to see DJI Mavic 4 with megaphone, lol! Also excited to have an official look at DJI Avata as it must be a huge upgrade in the FPV Hobby! Now, I can't even describe how eager am I, to have a look at some more Megaphone drones, right now!

[@stst8301]

I was thinking exactly like you when I purchased my Fimi x8 se,but it is too good to be true.. Unfortunately now it rest at the bottom of the sea...

[@FahadKhan_3007]

@@stst8301 Oh no, why would that happen? I personally think that Fimi drones are really nice for the price...

[@stst8301]

@@FahadKhan_3007 They are nice for the price but the build quality is not good.Mine probably took the dive because of a motor failure. It had 50 flights and all of them to 50% of the battery level,no long time flights,the battery was always charged just before the flight.All of theese for nothing. The disapoitment while watching it diving was huge

[@FahadKhan_3007]

@@stst8301 Yeah, I understand as I got into similar situations a couple of times... So, I think that the most reliable drones are none but DJI drones, as I am flying my Mini 2 since a year and 3 months now and I got no complain and it still flies pretty good... I am sorry for your loss and I hope that you will not encounter a situation like that again.

[@stst8301]

@@FahadKhan_3007 The video quality from a mini 2 (as I have seen) versus fimi x8 is like day and night. Happy flying!

[@robjohnson5872]

Great review Steve. A couple of things. First, I saw a pulsing effect about every three or so seconds during your longer test flight. Is this a result of KZbin compression? Second, could they offer obstacle avoidance with a software upgrade? Or does it require sensors specifically designed for that? Many thanks.

[@shsechas]

I noticed that too Rob. Also don't think DJI or Autel has anything to worry about with this drone.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Obstacle avoidance requires new hardware. The pulsing effect would be KZbin (no such thing on my end looking at original video)

[@user-zf1ni4pq1g]

great!

[@dougsparks66]

up/down irregularity might be just over grass..it may be so sensitive it is picking up different heights of grass blades or diff between grass and ground

[@jesusgjchuza6491]

Very cool 🤝🤟🏼😎