CFly Mini 2 - The Affordable Mini Camera Drone - Review

[@JackG79]

He said.... it could go as high as $200!!! Sadly, it regularly sells for 260 now. Thanks, Brandon!!!

[@Vdossed]

got this for Christmas and works very well. really great footage and good live camera.

[@volestoat]

Great I've always wanted to drone follow old people. I have now achieved my dream

[@DroneSyndrome]

😂😂😂

[@BASSstarlet]

The fail of follow mode is a deal breaker.

[@volestoat]

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

[@JeffSkymaster]

Thanks Steve!

[@wazza888]

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.

[@infrastructure-h9b]

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 😊

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yes, the Potensic Atom is more refined all around

[@infrastructure-h9b]

The C-fly has also a zoom

[@DroneSyndrome]

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

[@infrastructure-h9b]

@@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 😊

[@cyclelaw9764]

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.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Nick? Nikki is my lovely wife with the outstanding hand printing skills. Glad they arrived. Happy New Year!

[@cyclelaw9764]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 sorry for the spelling error Thank you both for everything you do for the Drone community 🙏

[@done6538]

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.

[@henrytaaffe7058]

hope to have this drone for the new year steve.thanks to your awsome review.

[@ozstrayapanoramas8610]

The video imagery off this cheap drone comes across as being very good and possibly better than its nearest competition

[@MrYorcek]

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.

[@baxtertribe9825]

That's a lovely view over the ice.

[@THEPREDATOR-eh7lt]

Amazing looking!

[@arcboy2011]

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.

[@madmax404]

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.

[@garylinnane917]

Was going to buy that instead of the dji mini. Liking the new look

[@007therealjamesbond]

Has it any geofencing ?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

No geofencing

[@gman9543]

Great review CD! Looks like a great camera drone without the geo-fencing of DJI.

[@123windyron]

Yet another awsome video Steve.cheers.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks again!

[@Rstpete1]

Are those USB or HDMI ports. In the video they look like HDMI. Nice video. Thanks for being out there shivering for us!

[@DroneSyndrome]

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

[@willrine8614]

Fun video ! 😃 C Fly didn’t spend much time on testing their features. Maybe they will update. Anyway, thanks For the review Cap !

[@MaartenAnna]

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.

[@TylerNally]

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.

[@julianmclean3869]

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 !!!!!!!

[@Eclipse_Central]

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

[@DroneSyndrome]

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

[@83ohalloran]

Very thorough and useful review as always - thanks. I would love to hear your thoughts on this drone VS the fimi mini x8 V2?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Fimi drones are normally feature packed, so they would come out on top in a head to head

[@libordronevideos]

Very interesting video! I would like to know, how panoramic pictures are created and some examples of panoramic pictures. Thank you!

[@infrastructure-h9b]

A great value for the price ! 👍👍😊

[@Dan23_7]

Mine arrived today, I got it for a steal but the 1 battery deal pack. I’ll be having my first flight tomorrow but it’s not my first drone, it’s my 3rd. My first 2 are really cheap ones I’ve just used for “flying school” The battery took 3/12 hours to charge 😂

[@DRAGON.13]

Thanks Steve received the CAPITAN DRONE holographic stickers today 20th Dec 2023. cheers from the UK.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Excellent! Merry Christmas!

[@henrytaaffe7058]

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.

[@jojockamo4748]

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

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Potensic Atom is a bit more upscale with most everything working correctly

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Footage is insane

[@superiskiausias]

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...

[@fherny77]

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?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Potensic Atom

[@henrytaaffe7058]

Steve an awsome review.

[@homefront1999]

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.

[@shapethefuturetech6005]

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.

[@nicolegonzalez3781]

I'm scared to buy in those webpage AliExpress or baggood. Did you got from there ?

[@Wineman3383]

Great video, thanks brother.

[@waynoo774]

Would it be good for recording rc plane flights

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

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.

[@tomthumb5688]

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.

[@clo1385]

Would love to see it compared with the Atom drone🫣😁

[@gunzoqc]

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

[@sumner407]

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. 👍👍😀

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Good evening captain really cool drone nice review always great information

[@the1andonly]

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!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yup, we certainly have a few die hard ice fishing Canuck’s up here

[@OrenArieli]

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.

[@striderwhiston9897]

Its a lot better than most other generic aliexpress mini 2 ripoffs to be fair, expected it to be far worse

[@ramalho]

Great review. Question ... Can you connect it with goggles to fly it FPV?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

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.

[@StefanGenov7]

The video is clear and vibrant not bad

[@pedagraph1870]

Which was a better experience against the sjrc f22??

[@AlirezaNajafipour-zh7jv]

HI, which camera is better? FAITH MINI 2 OR F22S PRO?

[@MrRaymond1021]

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. 👍👍👍

[@markknight2768]

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!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

The two BIG online companies are AMAZON (most popular in North America) and ALIEXPRESS (most popular in the ASIA area). CFLY sells on ALIEXPRESS.

[@UanVinizLuciano]

Honestly the camera on this is actually not Bad and useable

[@Jshhshhhddonly]

This drone deliver Nepal?❤❤

[@tomkoller749]

Thank you very very mutch, i have today come post with your stickers. (Captain drone sticker) I very happy 🥰 A super chrismas gift for my self thank you very mutch from swiss 😘🇨🇭 Merry Christmas and a good new yeahr 🎉 Tom Sry, my english is 🤮

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Glad you like them!

[@edgaranma23]

What type of micro sd card you recommended for this drone .thanks for the video.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Any 64 gig card that is U3 rated.

[@Berndhuysmans]

Can you pleas make a video in depth of the dji mini 3

[@benjaminnourri]

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

[@mccolleyd]

It’s a decent drone I have both Cfly minis

[@marcobongaerts9637]

@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.

[@marcobongaerts9637]

Fimi 3 with one battery and the faith mini 2 with 2

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Fimi 3 has the better camera

[@marcobongaerts9637]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 just ordered it, can't wait! Thanks for all the work you put in your video's!

[@orangeduc3129]

Good job please they have sales link in Ghana for me to order

[@henrytaaffe7058]

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.

[@lynsmith1096]

Nice 1 Steve

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Nice set up

[@krushirang9296]

Is it better than dji mini 2

[@driewiel]

Environmental magnetic interference is usually due to a crashed alien spaceship. So nothing abnormal.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

He won't remember that. He's just been looking at the flashy thing! 😉😁

[@DroneSyndrome]

Yes! Been waiting for this review. Hopefully it’s worth it. Visual tracking is great for 90 year old 😂

[@infrastructure-h9b]

I never use tracking ! 😊

[@DroneSyndrome]

@@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!

[@H8inLyfe]

It was quite a performance considering. 👍🏻

[@orangeduc3129]

How to get close order website selling so as to order to Ghana (shipping fee higher )))this drone please?? Or any ideas

[@rubinhodrone9204]

Boa tarde Passando pra prestigiar aquele super Like Tmj ✌️

[@AlirezaNajafipour-zh7jv]

Hi, my C-FLY Mini2 dont pair (RC and Drone), only flash or solid blue. How can solve it?

[@bfman6816]

Can I use same account with a cfly go app?

[@wastedworldexploration2842]

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! 😂

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

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).

[@wastedworldexploration2842]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks so much really made my day👍

[@rar3s848]

Hello what it is the best camera between dji mini2 se and cfly mini 2 thenk you?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

DJI

[@orangeduc3129]

Good job

[@AsgardStudios]

I was rather Impressed!

[@Ross88Swain]

I don't do mobile phones. Can the controller be used for line of sight flying and taking photos "blind" without a phone?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Nope

[@Glenrsi]

Great review Steve. For the price and some of it's features, i think it is fabulous. 👍😊

[@bunthetsam4539]

Hi sir if this CFly mini 2 vs F22s 4k pro which one is the best? camera? battery? and other feature?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

CFLY is my pick

[@HenryChen-vq9wc]

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

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

One possibility… you may have accidentally changed the mode of the remote or put it in headless mode. Check the instruction manual.

[@peter360adventures9]

Awesome.

[@droneflightentertainmentn6246]

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...

[@nicolegonzalez3781]

Oh no 😭 I'm thinking to buy this one but not sure

[@droneflightentertainmentn6246]

@@nicolegonzalez3781 if i where you i would have saved some more money 😅 and buyed the mini 2 its very good!

[@richardandaya3932]

I haven’t watched your channel in a long time. Nice beard!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks. The beard comes and goes depending on the month.

[@carlosmoran9957]

Can you use the batteries for the cfly mini with the mini2 and vice versa?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yes

[@talk2azs]

The Potensic Atom 3 seems to be a much better drone in the same price range.

[@giuseppepassa6280]

Hi, I'm writing to you from Italy, Sicily, could you tell me if the mini 2 battery is compatible with the mini?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Mini 2 and old MAVIC mini??? Do they still make those drones? Yes the batteries are compatible.

[@motosafariph1572]

does this drone can reach 800 altitude sir? thanks

[@taswegian62]

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.

[@DroneSyndrome]

C-Fly need to upgrade their engineers who are a bit lazy!

[@BASSstarlet]

Totally agree about a good 1080p over a bad 4k!

[@orangeduc3129]

Greetings from Ghana

[@Mexiwau]

Cool

[@ohiotalonss9098]

Which would you recommend between this and the Potensic Atom?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Potensic Atom

[@DroneSyndrome]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I agree

[@marcobongaerts9637]

Does anybody know which lensfilters will fit?

[@henrytaaffe7058]

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

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

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.

[@henrytaaffe7058]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thankyou so much Steve.

[@henrytaaffe7058]

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.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I guess it is not fully charged

[@henrytaaffe7058]

thankyou Caotain.@@CAPTAINDRONE798

[@MK-xc9to]

Its all a matter of the Firmware , eg the not coming back after a circle , rocket , whatever , only a line in the Firmware and the storage of the original GPS coordinates , same with the AI follow me , i have seen in another Video that the drone can do it faster , the C fly mini 2 already got an Flight control and Image Firmware update , the mini 2 is not an old Drone , maybe there will be some more updates in the Future . I ve read that the USB C port on the back of the Drone could be meant for an optional 4G Modul similar to a DJI Mini 3 Pro / Mavic 3 Drone , did you hear sometthing like that ? , i f SG releases such an module it would be a novum Feature for such a cheap Drone

[@ahammad786]

❤❤it's not bad for cheap drone

[@phil_fpv9521]

just order htis drone with 2 batterys for £208 cant wait to test it

[@Robert-cd5zr]

Can the Mini or Mini 2 be controlled with just the phone (no controller), even if range is limited?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Nope, controller is needed. If it only worked via phone you would get no range.

[@Robert-cd5zr]

@@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.

[@gengkapak6926]

a thumbs up..Cap!

[@MS3381NJ]

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.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Sometimes it depends on your phone & if it was given access to your photo/video library. At worst, you could just screen record.

[@MS3381NJ]

@@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?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@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.

[@MS3381NJ]

@@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.

[@TruthNTime]

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