Aibao - Various Issues

Hello Walkera-Users,

I am new to this forum and this is my first post. Since about 2 weeks I have a Walkera Aibao drone (after my trusted X350 PRO had a battery failure and fell into the ocean).

I was looking forward to using it as a casual video and photo platform and taking it for hiking, etc.

But after some initial tests, I am not so convinced that this will work. While the drone itself seems to be flying pretty well, taking videos/photos seems to be a bigger issue.

Here some of my observations (I am using the "Walkera Drone"-App on an iPhone 6 in the latest version):
- Only 4K and 2.7K video quality is selectable (not even speaking about any stabilized video..)
- 2.7K video seems to produce files with a size of 10 Megabytes per second in very questionable quality
- The video record / taking photo button on the remote control do not react
- The video record / taking photo button in the app only work very seldom (I lost videos because I was not able to stop the recording with the button before the memory card was full)

It seems to me that there are major bugs both in the Copter Firmware and in the App.

Did anybody get the Aibao to work to take some "acceptable" photos or videos? Maybe I am doing many things wrong - but somehow I have the feeling that it might mostly be the fault of the device.

Looking forward to your suggestions and thanks for having me in the forum!

Joe

 

Thank a lot for your reply. I am aware that I cannot expect GoPro5 / DJI video quality from this product and in general I am not complaining about the video/photo quality. If only there would be a reliable and consistent way to start/stop the video and to take a photo, that would make me happy already
Oh - and a digitally stabilized 1080p video mode would be sweet, too....

I guess for the moment I use it to get more practice in flying and cross my finger for future App and FW updates.

BTW - where will a firmware update be announced?

Joe

 

Thanks for the info! You really seem to know your way around here
I will monitor this forum closely for any new information.

As for the non gimbal stabilization....as the camera on the AiBao is advertised as a 4K camera (maybe closer to 2.7K), there should be plenty of room for a 1080P stabilized output.

Cheers,
Joe

 

I understand your frustration and disappointment as well. I too wanted a drone that I can use for gaming as well as for casual aerial video shots.

And I bought the Aibao because I believed in Walkera's official website advertisement - that Aibao allows you to record at 4k, 2.7k, 1080p, 720p, and that you can "...Collect stabilized high quality photography and aerial footage on your mobile device." (exactly what they say in their website)

But till now, there is no 1080p and 720p. And the videos recorded are not stabilized as advertised. To be fair, I don't expect 4k or 2.7k stabilized video with EIS because this is not possible with the present technology. But I was expecting something like Dobby, Xiro Zplorer Mini and Yunnec Breeze, where the video can be downsized from 4k and stabilize at 1080p and 720p.

Too bad it is different from what they have advertised. Had I known that, I would not have bought the Aibao. My only hope is that Walkera will eventually update their apps to stabilized video, but that is a very thin hope.

 

Thanks for your message. Could not agree more. Let's hope that at one point in time Walkera is delivering on their promise as advertised. As this Drone is still very new, I believe that the pressure on them might increase when more customers realize these issues after purchase and voice them out.

Do you face other issues as well? Like the non-responsive record buttons on the remote control?

Cheers,
Joe

 

So far the photo and video buttons works. I do notice that once a warning did appear telling me that the video transmission signal is weak, but the drone was just less than 50 meters from me. Not sure what happened.

Also I notice that the 'Walkera Drone' app only allows you to download offline map from various places in China, and not places outside of China. So the feature for waypoint flying becomes useless.

 

Haha - in my 'Walkera Drone' app the Map Download function is only in Chinese Language. So I cannot read it anyway.....