SG906 Pro 2. An inexpensive 3-axis gimbal video quad with great range. Supplied by Cafago
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2020
- I've looked at a few Mavic look-a-like toy-grade quads in the past. They've all promised lots but failed to deliver. This one caught my attention though - aside from the 3-axis gimbal, it promised a range of up to 1km of control range and long flight times. So let's jump in and see if this really is a cheap alternative to splashing out on DJI.
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I got one for my 76th birthday from my lovely daughters and my grandson and I had a blast!
Happy birthday!
I think for the money it's pretty good value.Got to be a winner as an introduction to aerial photography and video.
Wow... Not bad, Wayne! Not bad at all! 😃
Seems like a pretty good option! And the price is great! 😃
Fantastic flying and review!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Not bad is it. Thanks MC :)
Thanks for the review.
No worries!
This is the 1st drone I have purchased and I'm hoping to figure it out soon but this was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful - main thing is that the flight and RTH functions work nicely, even if some of the other modes are a bit hit and miss
Superbe ce drone
are there any range extenders for this drone
You’re the first reviewer to mention being able to use the second camera.👍 great review.
No problem - I almost didn't. I thought it had one and then I couldn't seem to find out how to switch it for a while :D
I agree with that. I have seen all of the reviews of this and the Pro 3 version and no one mentions the 2nd camera or showed its results
What second camera?
@@ali-alneyadi The camera on the bottom for stabilization. You can access it to look straight down.
I am trying to record on the sd card without the phone. Is that possible? So far not working.
It got out of GPS follow-me mode when you tried it. Maybe touched a button?
Active-track never works on these things.
Hello, do you have to calibrate everytime you switch on&off the drone? Thanks in advance.
CK, did you finally make the follow me mode to work, thanks for the review.
3 questions: 1 in which format should the sd be formatted? (in the manual it is not mentioned I tried to format it fat32 but the drone does not write to it) 2. which is the official website of the manufacturer? 3. Is there any way to update the firmware?
I used fat32 - I can't recall if there was an option to have it format the card for you (often the best option) 2 and 3 - I don't know. The manufacturer is a bit vague. ZLL is written on the front, maybe it's that. As to firmware updates - maybe, but again, no idea - and no sign of any website which might tell us about it
Hello, I have Beast pro. The thing is I don't see any difference beetween the videos and stills that I record in my phone and the ones on the sd card. Is it normal? Some say the sd card footage should be a better quality. The only use of the sd seems to be the continuity of the video if you loose the signal during recording. Am I wrong?
The SD card recording shouldn't suffer from any dropped frames which you could get on your phone - although it depends on the range/signal quality as to whether this should happen. As the actual recording on the SD card isn't particularly high quality, you are getting a pretty good version of it beamed to the phone. Whereas a DJI drone might have a phone recording of 720p and an onboard recording of 4k, the SG906 only gets to 720p to begin with
@@CurryKitten yes it's just to prevent bad transmission to affect the vidéo.
Video lag is bad what to do my phone lg G6. I have this 906 pro2
Just got the 906 and the pro 2 lot of drone for the money nice review m8
Thanks for your review ! Just got my SG906 Pro 2 yesterday. Works beautifully and quite intitutive to use. Only my images and videos are being stored in my phone gallery and not on the SD Card. The card is formated on my laptop and I can use it easily with my laptop. Am I missing a setting ?
I had the same problem but did some research online and found someone said that the card must be formatted as FAT32 - and a 32GB MicroSD is the largest capacity card that will work. I then tried it with a 32GB card that I had formatted as FAT32 and that worked for me! I also read that you should start the video recording / take the photo using the appropriate button on the controller and not from within the app on your phone - otherwise it will only save to the phone.
Great fun watching you attempting to get it to do what it should do but at least you didn't have to go looking for it out in the field. Sure sounds like the instructions need quite a bit of clarification and maybe even let the drone know what it's supposed to be doing.
It's often the problem with these that the instructions are non-existant, or the app is something generic and doesn't seem to work right, This did ok, but just a few things to figure out with the follow me - actually quite a useful function, i've used it a lot on my Mavic air
Thanks for the video review. I'm going to give this drone a try here in rural Thailand and hopefully make a new hobby of it. Happy New Year!
Have fun!
Can this drone be used as a fishing drone? Is it strong enough to carry fishing rigs?
Depends on the weight of your rig. If the idea is to drop a bait out some distance then I'd guess it would be ok, but I wouldn't want to try hauling in a fish with it :)
Which is better? This one or the hs702e?
Hello has anyone here tried the M1 Pro drone, 6k? If so whats your opinion of it
Bit late to the party with this, after a couple of very unsatisfactory experiences with cheaper drones. Would you feel happy using footage taken from this drone when you do a video?
In a word, no. But that's just me. I have a Mavic Air, multiple GoPros and a mirrorless camera so I know what I can do with these and wouldn't like to take a step backwards. Whilst these types of quad are getting better, they are still toy-grade. The quality of the camera just isn't there and the frame rate and data rate they capture at is usually very low. Although the 3-axis gimbal is a nice touch, they don't have any of the electronics image stabilization that the hobby-grade stuff like DJI do and as such the two just don't compare.
I'm waiting on sg906 pro 3 gimbal.
What is max wind speed you think can fly safely?
It's a pretty chunky quad, I expect it'll do ok in up to around 20mph (that's just a guess though)
@@CurryKitten Thank you for reply
Thanks for the review. What SD card was used?
Can't remember, probably a kingston which is class 10/U1/V10 depending on which particular symbol you like
Good~~~
how about the signal transmission interruption?
What do you mean - in terms of was there any? I think I showed the video during the entire flight
are there polaroid lenses available for this drone?
Don't know - I'm not sure the lens would solve the problem of the picture, I tend to think that's down to the poor sensor
Hi, not positive but I think you only get 4K on the sad card?
Nope - under closer scrutiny, the 4k refers to the photo stills... which is odd as photos resolution is measured in megapixels and 4k is a video mode
Nothing like being prepared and knowing your equipment?
For stuff that's supposed to be simple and easy like this I like to do a true first flight reaction. So I go out and I see what happens.
i have a question ,i have read you dont need a 5g smart phone,as long as you have a smart phone 4g or LTE phone
Definitely don't need a 5g phone, I was using with a 4g, but half the time I'm barely getting a 3g signal
Just to add to this, saw somewhere else you need a phone that supports 5 GHz wifi. 3/4/5g doesn't matter 👍
Hi CK, Just found you channel and subscribed. A lot of vids to work through which will take me a while. I've just got an MJX Bugs 3 Pro, from a well known auction site. Brand new to the hobby so loads to learn. First mistake is I thought I could run the video into some FPV goggles. Not so with this kit. Will be ok to learn all the basics. Might end up fitting a separate camera/VTX combo as you did with the Bugs 2 as the phone screens are never at their best in bright sunshine.
Some people stick their phones in the cheap VR style headsets, but the transmission range of the phone wifi for video in the bugs (at least the 2) is not great - but the actual radio went for ages. No doubt that you could do a pretty neat job by sticking a nicer FPV camera internally along with the VTX and running it all off the same battery. If you are running a GoPro (or similar) camera, you might be able to take a live feed off that for your FPV
@@CurryKitten I have seen a good review for Quanum Cyclops Diversity FPV goggles, which at under £80 seem to be good value. Any idea if they can have their screen swapped out for a 'same size' moby until future mods are done to the Bugs 3, at which time original screen can be re-fitted?
Ive seen other reviewers with this drone and the image quality looks much better (not dji quality but much better than any other toy drone). I wonder if this is a manufacturing issue.
I just got this lol my booklet says 4K camera not video so think the pictures are 4K only
Yeah - although stills should be measured in megapixels whilst 4k is very much a video resolution measurement. So I think it's somewhat misleading
CK,,Thank you for the review on the SG906. Pro 2 Have been looking at this as a second drone to buy. You never mentioned if your flight was in 50% mode ,,or 'sport mode' 100%? Have found on my Holy Stone HS720 that i always just fly in standard mode & recorord video all time,,until one minute previous of landing,will get 26 mins,,what is advertised for this drone , 2800mah battery Just for kicks a couple times i flew in 'sport mode' 100% and the flight time is halfed. It's that simple. So your flight time 15-16 mins is to be expected if you were flying in 100% mode two. Video looks very stable which is what i am wanting,,Dont really care about follow and other featrues,,but it seems these should work better than what is seeing in your video,for sure. Going to purchase one of these. thanks again,,
The 50%/100% rates were a bit weird quite honestly. Even in 50% the quad seemed like it would get a reasonable speed on, but the yaw went at glacial speed. Even at 100% it didn't make much difference. My flight was kind of a mix of both, but I also had some time where I was just hovering (mainly trying to get follow me to work) so I don't think you'd end up with a drastically longer flight time just by being in 50% mode - but sure, perhaps some minutes more
can its connect with my vivo s1 sir?
Should be able to. The requirement is Android 5.0 and upwards and says it uses the 2.4Ghz wifi link which are really quite basic requirements for any phone for the last 5 years
Okay ! 👍
11 t million, vice grip garage came to mined ?
I've not heard of those guys - I'm not much of a car nut. Is it something they say then ?
@@CurryKitten yes, he says 11 t million and spark a lators and fun sayings like that its a great channel. almost as great as Yours..
I Iike it. I mean I think I do. I will find out though. Mine should be here on Sabbath or Saturday. Today's Wednesday!!!
I paid $141 delivered with 2 batteries and the tote bag.
Time to do some weeding in the garden!
Garden to be dug up and remodelled later this month (removing more actual plants and needing less maintenance)
@@CurryKitten Not a problem for me as I live on a no maintenance rock :) Enjoying your channel!
Possibly could need a higher quality SD card?
The same card manages to handle a far higher data rate in a GoPro 7 Black, so this isn't the bottleneck. The camera is just not all that great sadly.
@@CurryKitten ...yeah kinda sad but I guess in a budget quad ,we trade a great flier for a "so so" camera.
Great review though.
I have you a sub.
Hope to get one in return.
Good review... For the price it seems good value... But we don't know how reliable it will be... Another battery would be a must have (as it would with all the competition) so up goes the price a little...On the face of it... You get what you pay for... And that's why with these type of drones DJI rule the roost and can charge the customer accordingly.
It's tricky isn't it - do you go cheap and have something like this that's not bad to get the idea of flying around and sort of decide if you like it, or do you go DJI and get something very capable, but ultimately more money. It's certainly an improvement on the previous toy-grade quads, but it's still ways off anything DJI have produced
Like drone video
The Greatest limitation for these newer brushless with 2 or 3 axis gimbals is that, for whatever reason they dont save to onboard DVR so any video has to come over its video transmission to your phone.Also although they mention 4k thats for a still photo. Video is at best 1080p 25 fps
This certainly saved video to the micro SD card I put in it. Thanks for clarifying the 4k. When someone tells you it's a 4k drone, you expect that in video. If I'd had read the description in more detail, it is actually there... sneaky!
Thumb up!
Can this drone be used without a phone? Phones don't come in where I'm at. Besides, why can't this all be put in a drone and not have to mess with a phone?
You can use it without a phone, but you then can't see any fpv view, or battery info etc etc
@@CurryKitten Thanks. I had a Hubsan drone that had a screen on the trans. that showed everything, but when flying I never looked at it anyway, couldn't see it well. Seems like a step backwards with the phone and a pain in the azz.
Looks like it could fly pretty fast...if the video range is 800 metres, not bad for the price TBH...
It's not bad at all really for a general flying around quad for beginners
Only photos are 4k, not video. Even then I feel they are upscaled and foliage looks like it was painted with a watercolor brush. Still, fun drone for the money.
4k is a video resolution, photos are measured in megapixels. It might seem a pedantic point to make, but it's still the case. Other than that, nothing wrong with the quad, nice and cheap and easy to fly
Do you need registration
In the UK, yes - just about anything that flies now
4K only works in still / single picture mode not in video
My annoyance here is that 4k is not a way of describing still images, that's what megapixels are for. 4k is a video mode and I think calling it a 4k drone is misleading
Yea... If my children asked to fly my DJI, I'd give them this one to practice/crash first. :-)
Yes - whilst I tend to think it's difficult to crash a DJI quad, the amount of smashed up pictures I see on facebook and the like tells me they aren't as crash proof as I thought!
Why not change the quality to HD
The resolution doesn't get any better in "HD"
Camera is 4K on images not video. It was a known fact for all variants. Flight time is NEVER that specified byt the manufacturer. Follow me in GPS mode seems to work better . To be honest these things have all been reviewed many times before.
I think specifying a drone at 4k and then only having the camera shoot stills in 4k is a bit misleading. 4k is a video standard, whilst still cameras are measured in megapixels. Sure, it's there in the description if you read far enough - but a "4k drone" should shoot video in 4k. I tried follow me in both GPS (where it's supposed to follow my phone) and optically via the draw a box thing. Neither worked for me, but I certainly accept that there might be a "knack" to both of these. I try not to worry about if people have reviewed things before - I would check plenty of reviews from many different people before I bought something.
@@CurryKitten I never tried follow me on my SG906 pro , not bothered with it . but I love my SG906 Pro . It shoots decent at low speed and without wind, otherwise it has lots of jello. TBH I knew what I was getting, cause it was reviewed extensively. I never even flown it FPV since my mobile is not even 5G wifi. the plan is to put on it a 5.8ghz VTX and CAM . its cheaper than getting a new mobile. If it breaks Is get a new one in a heart beat.
I bought this drone, it is well worth the money spent
Glad you are enjoying it
Are you angry with that drone 😡🤣🤣
I have one too your drone flight fun . I buy drone 2 week ago
Did you try any of the follow me modes - interested to know if I was doing something obviously wrong?
CurryKitten drone can follow me I did test follow me
white is a bit over exposed but for 130 quid you can't moan and it brushless ,, not bad.
Yeah - the main recorded footage is a bit disappointing, but it's pretty cheap. Not bad as you say
Nearly 20K. Hopefully vendors will send you 1st tier products for review.
I always have plenty of things to cover, but I like to look at the toy-grade stuff sometimes to see what's going on
I purchased one. It is total garbage. I am trying to return mine but Banggood does not want to take it back. Right now you can find a used mavic mini for just a little more.
The release of the Mini 2 will drop the prices of used originals. For Banggood to take it back/refund you it'll have to be doing something wrong. If you can demonstrate it, and they don't want to help you then raise a paypal dispute
interesting
I'll take that :)
@@CurryKitten all comments help. dont they?
Yes indeed
@drones.mixstore
4k is only on pictures and not on video on this drone
Yep, so I';ve picked up. This is wrong though. 4k is specifically a resolution for video, it's not a photo resolution, that should be measured in megapixels. I find it all a bit misleading
Is no one talking about how many pages of apps were on his guys phone like wtf
That's after I cleaned it up - doesn't everyone have lots of apps !?
Lol
Toy that's not really fun or useful.
Better than other not fun or useful toys lol.
Nice review as always though.
Fro some people fun... I think so anyway. It's hard to put myself in that position, but given the number of similar devices that seem to be on offer there's definitely lots of people buying them. I guess they could throw them out a few weeks later though :)
@@CurryKitten yeah I can see the attraction for a complete novice, it flies itself and gives a picture on your phone and doesn't cost the earth.
My first "drone was similarly toy grade and soon found it's way to the back of a draw somewhere lol.
Who's the 16 human Dislike
Seems very noisy 🤣
Bobo I see people in your back😐
Really horrible recorded footage !
It's not great - looked nicer in the phone
@@CurryKitten You still do a good job on your videos 👍😃
@@grabszmyd You can't expect a flying IMAX for the price. I think it looks pretty good.
Rubbish you were the problem 👎🏻
You'll have to remind me of the bit you are talking about - it's been a while. I seem to recall being reasonably complimentary about this quad?