Xiaomi Yi Action Camera

fatpig

Any news on 25p in the future? I just contacted the people on mi.com. with a request. Could not find any contact info on xiaoyi.com. EDIT: Nevermind. Can be set to PAL.

valdi99

Yep - PAL/NTSC switchable. And it really does 2304x1296/30fps/35Mbits with no problem! I just have got one from Banggood and hacked it right away ;)

konjow

@valdi99 how long its constant recording om one battery? Are the accessories compatible with Go pro(inc. battery cos is cheap)? Any way to find about hack in ingles?

valdi99

At 1080p it runs about 90minutes, at 1296p around 60minutes on fully charged battery. GoPro batteries are not compatibile.

valdi99 · vlcsnap-2015-06-01-10h31m03s058.jpg

Here is a sample frame grab @ 2304x1296/30fps/35Mbit, on hard lightning condition, with high contrast scene. Pretty awesome for 68U$D - isn't it..?

Skip

Can't tell if this is where you post new question.

I've looked and searched, but I haven't found anything related to the HDMI feature. Assuming I locate a cable with a male micro HDMI on one end and a male regular on the other, How is this connection used?

If I connect the camera to my computer monitor, or to my television, what happens next? Will a window pop up allowing me to navigate to the files on the camera's sd chip?

Or, Will I only see what the camera sees? If this is the case, I understand that this is a good way to adjust the focus problem. But would that be all the HDMI business accomplish? Nothing more? Not useful to show videos from the camera to the monitor or television?

Skip

peternap

@skip look on Amazon for the cable. If nothing else you can get a gender changer for one end. I have every HDMI cable known to man....except the one I need at the time. LOL

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.ixbt.com/divideo/xiaomi-yi.shtml

valdi99

Google translated

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ixbt.com%2Fdivideo%2Fxiaomi-yi.shtml&edit-text=

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@valdi99

Usually it is best to ignore ixbt video reviews, most of them are quite horrible.

Skip

TO valdi99, and to Vitaliy_Kiselev

Thank you both for your quick responses to my post.

And thank you valdi99 for sending a Google translated link to Vitaliy's entire web page! That was very considerate of you.

And as for your web site, Vitaliy, I can see that you spent a lot of time researching and arranging your results. Very generous of you.

As for the HDMI cable I would need: I looked at the Amazon HDMI cables but there is some difficulty determining the precise size of the connectors. The monitor male end may not be much of a problem, but it is the micro male end that is not clear to me. There are at least two small sizes available and none of the pictures are helpful to reveal the exact size of the micro end.

I can only guess that the cable seen here, http://www.amazon.com/Fosmon-HDMI-Micro-Cable-Feet/dp/B003UH0Z9Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1433521707&sr=8-2&keywords=hdmi+cable+to+micro+hdmi

has the right size plugs. The micro end appears to be small enough for the Xiaomi Yi, but since there's no scale I can't be certain.

rkleemann

I bought a simple micro-HDMI to HDMI cable at Staples, it works well.

My problem is that the HDMI output is not clean. It has icons displayed. How can I configure the display output?

Skip

Thanks for the tip, rkleemann! I've been dragging my feet to reply until I had a cable to try out myself. The other day I stopped at Radio Shack, broke down and bought a cable that was supposed to work - over $40. Got it home, opened the box and checked the micro end. Wrong connector. Took it back for a refund.

So, I'm still looking. I'll check Staples again next time I'm in town. The adventure continues. Stand by.

valdi99

I have used this cheap adapter

http://www.banggood.com/pt/1080p-HDMI-Female-to-Mini-Micro-HDMI-Jack-Male-V1_4-90-Degree-Adapter-p-973714.html

HDMI out works fine, but Xiaomi Yi shows (overlays) 3 icons on the top left corner of TV screen. Logo, WiFi and something else.

Scot

@valdi99 which hack did you use any issues?

fatpig

For all my fellow Yi users, this cam now captures at 50mbps with 2304x1296 pixels, and shoots RAW stills with great image quality.

For anyone interested, I attached the script I made for v1.2.6 Firmware.

It is a combination of the great scripts that can be found here:

http://nutseynuts.blogspot.de/2015/06/xiaomi-yi-action-cam-custom-scripts.html and on

https://forum.dashcamtalk.com/threads/yi-hacked-resolution-2304x1296-30fps-35mbits.11589

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Cool news. :-)

valdi99

@Scot - there are no any particular hack versions, I just modify firmware (every time the new one is released) by increasing bitrates at the fps modes I need (mostly 30fps, from default bitrate to about 35-45Mbps). It can be easily done with Ambarella Firmware Toolbox editor. I also use *.ash scripts to get 2304x1296 resolution and some other hacked features, like fixed WB, ISO, exposure etc. All info is on dashcamtalk forum, as mentioned above.

Adam_Mercier

Nice, Now someone make a ribcage equivalent for it!

valdi99

Like this?

http://www.banggood.com/Protection-Case-Aluminum-Alloy-Frame-Anti-Shock-Heat-Releasing-For-Xiaomi-yi-Camera-p-983388.html

Vitaliy_Kiselev

It depends on that you like

http://ru.aliexpress.com/item/Mini-Xiao-Yi-Action-Camera-Cage-Case-Bag-Video-Camera-Frame-For-Xiaomi-Mi-YI-Sport/32321262163.html

http://ru.aliexpress.com/item/Xiaomi-Yi-Action-Camera-Frame-Bag-Video-Camera-Case-Housing-Shockproof-Aluminum-For-Xiaomi-YI-Sport/32366672123.html

Scot

Any issues with over heating with the increased bitrate?

valdi99

@Scot - Well, it gets warm, but not hot.

jazzroy

Bought one.. 2304x1296, at 50mb, clean hdmi out, this looks like a real deal. I just miss some more manual controls locking aperture and shutter.. maybe hacks can go that far?

valdi99

@jazzroy - clean HDMI? What FW you use? When I've connected my XiaoYi to TV over HDMI I was seeing 3 icons at the top left corner (logo, WiFi and something else) using one of earlier FW versions.

Howdy, Stranger!

Categories

Tags in Topic

Top Posters