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How is your Xiaomi Yi Action Camera Performing?

AndiMarch 18, 2015

Last week we received 2 Xiaomi Yi Action camera’s for review, but we’re not the only ones and users are experiencing varied performance from the budget GoPro.

Since receiving a white and green version of the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera last week, I have been running the GoPro wannabe on my helmet while mountain biking. So far I have only tested the Jungle Green model, and have found audio to be clear, and video to be good unless the terrain becomes extremely rocky and fast. Also, the video preview mode in 60fps is very unstable, but overall I have been happy with video and audio when taken on smooth and moderately rocky terrain (it’s good in slower technical stuff).

But it seems I might be one of the luckier users of the Yi Action camera. There are reports from other users around the web of dreadful video quality, and terrible audio. Some users have complained of odd content beeping behaviour too and issues with the 1920 x 1080 60fps video option.

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Below are 3 samples from the Xiaomi Yi Action camera that I have made to give you an idea of video quality. The first sample is with the video still, 2nd is over moderately fast rocky terrain, and the 3rd over slower technical terrain.

So how about your Xiaomi Yi Action camera experiences? Are you suffering any of the above issues, or are these problems only affecting a small few? Let us know in the comments below.

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Andi

- - Freeje
    March 18, 2015
Angry Mobile Nerd
March 18, 2015
You get what you pay for.
Guest
March 18, 2015
SJ6000 seems to be a better bet. Cheaper too with all the accessories included.
- Andi Sykes
  March 18, 2015
  would like to try one, looks pretty good
- Guest
  March 19, 2015
  Will get one next week. A little less than 500 kuai online.
- Guest
  March 19, 2015
  Will get one next week. A little less than 500 kuai online.

Angry Mobile Nerd
March 18, 2015
You get what you pay for.
Andrei Pavel
March 18, 2015
To late. I buy one. Is on the road 🙂
Andrei Pavel
March 18, 2015
To late. I buy one. Is on the road 🙂
Anyád
March 20, 2015
The official Sjcam sj4000 has better image quality, I think.
- Gay_Warrior
  November 26, 2015
  RUBBISH YI BEST STILL SUB $100……… BY A LONG WAY. GITUP TWO BETTER BUT OVER $100. SO YI STILL BEST SUB $100.
Anyád
March 20, 2015
- Guest
  November 26, 2015
  RUBBISH YI BEST STILL SUB $100……… BY A LONG WAY. GITUP TWO BETTER BUT OVER $100. SO YI STILL BEST SUB $100.

Mabbott212
March 21, 2015
I’m having a lot of problems getting the camera to connect to my phone. Can’t get the blue WiFi light to flash. It just stays solid on and my phone won’t connect to it.
- ZachyBobby
  July 29, 2015
Mabbott212
March 21, 2015
I’m having a lot of problems getting the camera to connect to my phone. Can’t get the blue WiFi light to flash. It just stays solid on and my phone won’t connect to it.
- Guest
  July 29, 2015
  Im having the same issue. Mine won’t do anything.
- Tenisd
  October 10, 2015
  Mine stays on when in wifi. And is connecting easly. Did you download the app?

NewYiuser
March 22, 2015
You can’t judge the quality by the Preview on your phone. I have heard that this camera Saves two files of the video. One is low quality for the Preview and the other is the full quality video that needs to be transferred to your PC for viewing.
Guest
March 22, 2015
You can’t judge the quality by the Preview on your phone. I have heard that this camera Saves two files of the video. One is low quality for the Preview and the other is the full quality video that needs to be transferred to your PC for viewing.

Mikel
March 26, 2015
Hi Andi,
Does the selfie stick have any button to take pictures?
At mi.com/yicamera says 蓝牙遥控器远程操控, which means Bluetooth Remote Control
Hope you can anwer my question, thanks
- October 10, 2015
  It has a seperate remote control it is not built in.,but you can order one as a set.
Guest
March 26, 2015
- Tenisd
  October 10, 2015
  It has a seperate remote control it is not built in.,but you can order one as a set.

Ori
March 27, 2015
got it today , I order from honorbuy.
White v , Sound very very low So disappointed and images are blur .
Any fix for that issue ?
Ori
March 27, 2015
got it today , I order from honorbuy.
White v , Sound very very low So disappointed and images are blur .
Any fix for that issue ?
JBK28
March 30, 2015
Got mine from Xiaomi World. Also bought a redmi Note 4G from them and have been happy but the Yi went belly up after a few hours. Now when I hit the power button it just beeps constantly and will not enter video or still mode…have to remove the battery to stop the beeping :>(. Have emailed Xiaomi World support but, so far, no response…

Guest
March 30, 2015
Got mine from Xiaomi World. Also bought a redmi Note 4G from them and have been happy but the Yi went belly up after a few hours. Now when I hit the power button it just beeps constantly and will not enter video or still mode…have to remove the battery to stop the beeping :>(. Have emailed Xiaomi World support but, so far, no response…

rahmanhatim93
April 5, 2015
i have problem with 60fps record,not full record..just 35 second and stop and record new video 35 seond again
rahmanhatim93
April 5, 2015
i have problem with 60fps record,not full record..just 35 second and stop and record new video 35 seond again
Bsoft2007
April 18, 2015
I´ve order mine from powerplanetonline. the xiaomi yi turn on and seems everything ok, but when you try to take a snapshop or record anything, it does nothing, says “there is no sd”. i’ve put inside a class 10 Toshiba micro sd formated FAT 32, and nothing. strange that i use the same card to update camera firmware, Must be a bad unit.

Guest
April 18, 2015
I´ve order mine from powerplanetonline. the xiaomi yi turn on and seems everything ok, but when you try to take a snapshop or record anything, it does nothing, says “there is no sd”. i’ve put inside a class 10 Toshiba micro sd formated FAT 32, and nothing. strange that i use the same card to update camera firmware, Must be a bad unit.
Bianca
April 21, 2015
Can’t get the blue WiFi light to flash
- Klaas A. de Jong
  April 21, 2015
  Wait a little longer. The blue light is for bluetooth apparently. When it’s blue, keep the button pressed until it starts flasing.
  - October 10, 2015
    You need to press 2 times(not hold) for blotooth remote. And for wifi just to turn it on. Not to flash.

Guest
April 21, 2015
- Klaas A. de Jong
  April 21, 2015
  Wait a little longer. The blue light is for bluetooth apparently. When it’s blue, keep the button pressed until it starts flasing.
- Tenisd
  October 10, 2015
  You need to press 2 times(not hold) for blotooth remote. And for wifi just to turn it on. Not to flash.
Mosh
August 1, 2015
i had high hopes with the xiaomi yi….my phone camera takes better images than this yi,….i am very disappointed the photos don’t look the same as the ones posted on their website…am just sad….

Mosh
August 1, 2015
i had high hopes with the xiaomi yi….my phone camera takes better images than this yi,….i am very disappointed the photos don’t look the same as the ones posted on their website…am just sad….
Tenisd
October 10, 2015
I got mine(colour version) a week ago, am very happy with it. Got dual charger and original selfie stick too, with the blutooth remote. Need to wait about 10sec after turn it on and then blutooth works everytime.

Tenisd
October 10, 2015
I got mine(colour version) a week ago, am very happy with it. Got dual charger and original selfie stick too, with the blutooth remote. Need to wait about 10sec after turn it on and then blutooth works everytime.
erictheking87
March 16, 2016
Helmet-mounted cams are nice thing, unless you crash. The helmet cam actually turned Michael Schumacher into a vegetable…
erictheking87
March 16, 2016
Helmet-mounted cams are nice thing, unless you crash. The helmet cam actually turned Michael Schumacher into a vegetable…