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Photography The Official Xiaoyi Sports Camera Thread V1, The GoPro Alternative for Everyone!

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carcraze66
post Apr 2 2015, 06:44 PM

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QUOTE(AngelTee84 @ Apr 2 2015, 03:51 PM)
i just got myself a white color one

but i doubt it is waterproof

i dare not try it

other than that , everything is fine
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How long can the battery last bro?

Btw can share photos and video straightaway thru phone
thanks biggrin.gif
carcraze66
post Apr 7 2015, 06:13 PM

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QUOTE(deadravel @ Apr 7 2015, 01:04 PM)
mayb try searchign those camera shop selling gopro accesories,
as the lens cover size is the same as gopro lens cover.  rolleyes.gif
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so means anything can fit on gopro lens can fit on xiaoyi lens? smile.gif

then i'll try searching for gopro lens accesories HAHA laugh.gif
carcraze66
post Apr 7 2015, 08:28 PM

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QUOTE(deadravel @ Apr 7 2015, 08:05 PM)
im not sure izit gopro3, but only the lens. not the body ya .  rolleyes.gif
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Yup yup haha.. biggrin.gif
carcraze66
post May 9 2015, 04:07 PM

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hey guys, just wanna ask

anyone having problems with using xiaoyi for selfie? hmm..i think they shud really do something that shows users when the photo is taken..the beep sound is too soft if you're in a really crowded area haha

tried taking photos with my group of friends and 5 out 10 photos sure got one or two move away adi coz they tot the photo is taken but infact its not haha

and one more thing is there any setting that allows the camera to capture photo quicker? haha..im thinking to switch off the "auto low light" mode and try it
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post May 9 2015, 11:35 PM

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QUOTE(deadravel @ May 9 2015, 09:20 PM)
ya, the pip sound is quite soft when in crowded area, actually u can see the light blink twice when the photo is capture
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which light bro? the wifi light or the front power button light? hmm.gif actually i notice there will be blinking on wifi light on the side but not sure its due to the wifi connection or photo taking laugh.gif

QUOTE(vin_ann @ May 9 2015, 10:28 PM)
practice for perfect shot lo....
u aware of the timing of beep....
just hold there for few more seconds...
nothing else we can do...
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yeah...but one thing is that sometime our family and friends dont know how the camera function! sweat.gif doh.gif and they always expect its 1sec capture like phone haha

another thing is that i notice under diff condition sometime it snaps quite fast, but sometime quite slow maybe its due to the lighting condition i suppose haha

but anyhow, i love this camera thumbup.gif
carcraze66
post May 10 2015, 03:15 PM

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QUOTE(deadravel @ May 10 2015, 02:52 AM)
sry sry . im wrong. the lighting doesnt blink for taking picture,
the one always blinking is wifi.  doh.gif
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haha no prob bro icon_rolleyes.gif

btw hope they'll do something with it haha

meanwhile, im really waiting for the waterproof case to somehow arrive in MY soon thru resellers haha..cant wait huhu tongue.gif
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post May 19 2015, 10:39 PM

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QUOTE(deadravel @ May 18 2015, 09:02 PM)
the problem he have is when camera is inside the case only the case doesnt close properly hah
in term of usage, basically the same

but i read thru all the comments from buyers.
the most common problem is the button harder to press.
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yup exactly, button is kinda hard to press smile.gif

other than that, everything works the same huhu

QUOTE(devilkid84 @ May 19 2015, 05:57 PM)
Here are some of tests on the 3rd party housing

Test 1:
I put some old newspapers into the housing.(try to simulate it like the camera, if paper get wet which mean housing got water leak). After that, i rinse the housing from different angle with tap water. Meanwhile, try to press each button to check whether could leak or not.
the test result is showing newspaper inside still dry.

Test 2:
The second test is to simulate whether the housing could use for diving activities.
Same way apply to test 1. But this round soak the housing into a bucket of water. (Put something heavy on top of it to prevent it floating up).
Leave it overnight till next morning.
The result same as test 1.

Ps. Still not yet using actual camera to do test. tongue.gif
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dont worry bro haha..im using the same case as yours..without much consideration i dont know why i just put my camera in and threw it inside the water laugh.gif

dont worry till now no issue, only thing is button harder to press ni nod.gif
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post May 19 2015, 10:42 PM

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oh ya guys, just wanna know anyone updated their yi camera firmware to the latest one? biggrin.gif

its working awesome yoo...now taking photos is much easier esp when selfie cox they added one light blinking feature on the front power button thumbup.gif thumbup.gif

ohhhsome nod.gif

 

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