Hubsan ZINO 2 Review

The Hubsan ZINO 2 is a successful drone by Hubsan. Hubsan is a big provider in the drone market, in this blog we review the ZINO 2 a high-end drone. It offers 4K video quality with an 80º adjustable FOV lens. It also comes with a WiFi connection which provides you with faster but clearer image transmission.

The Hubsan ZINO 2 is a great amateurs drone or a more experienced user as well also has a pretty good price for all the incredible features it has. The Hubsan also comes with a tracking mode which is very useful, where the drone will track whatever you want it also comes with many more useful modes.

As we had advanced, the Hubsan ZINO 2 has the same design as most drones such as DJI or other drones by Hubsan. The camera of the Hubsan ZINO 2 is the main feature of this drone, the camera is mounted below the drone on the gimbal which can keep the video footage smooth and stable.

The camera is its best feature, it captures high-quality live video and aerial photos. You can enjoy real-time viewing right from your iPhone or Android phone devices with perfectly smooth video thanks to the 3-axis gimbal.

But before we talk about its features, what comes in the box of the Hubsan Zino 2? Inside the box, we can find the ZINO 2 drone with the remote controller, an intelligent flight battery, a pair of propellers, a power adapter, a charger, a micro-USB cable, a micro-USB RC cable, a USB type-C RC cable, a screwdriver, and a manual.

Hubsan has been successful with its drones and is one of the top-selling brands on the drone market. This model also comes with a real-time display of flight telemetry

Hubsan ZINO 2

Pros

4K Camera
Fly up to 6 Km
Great for beginners and experienced users
Flight time of 32min
Decent battery time
GPS connection + GLONASS

Cons

Can’t fly very far
Lacks obstacle avoidance
Long battery-charge

Specs

The Hubsan Zino 2 drone uses a 4K camera with WiFi connection and FPV and GPS connection. The Zino 2 can go as far as 6 Km with a video connection. It also has a powerful 3800 mAH batteries.

The camera has a FOV angle lens up to 80° which gives you a nice look at your videos. The Hubsan ZINO 2 also is able to tilt the camera’s angle, the max tilt is 25 Degree (normal mode) up to 35 Degree (sports mode).

It also comes with the ability to connect through WiFi with a Follow Me mode and dual GPS frees your hands, while the Hubsan ZINO 2 drone automatically follows you, capturing all videos and photos. In addition, it also has an advanced return Home option, this option will make the drone fly up a few meters and back to you.

The Hubsan has durable brushless motors, with no mechanism friction, it supports higher-speed rotation and provides stronger power with less noise. These motors also help extend battery life and make it easy to fly even on a windy day. The package also includes drone protection guards which can protect people and property.

This drone also comes with a rechargeable 3800 mAh batteries. The Hubsan ZINO 2 drone allows you to fly up to 32 minutes when they’re charged.

With the Follow me mode you can free your hands to take ideal selfies, the drone will follow you automatically. And you can fly in a directed way that draws in the Hubsan app if tap fly mode is on. Any beginner can fly under control and have more fun outdoors.

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Stabilization

The Hubsan ZINO 2 comes equipped with a 3 axis gimbal, thanks to the gimbal we will get perfectly smooth videos. The gimbal has the ability to pitch from 135º to 45º degrees, it can roll 40º degrees, and it able to yaw 35º degrees.

Along with the camera gimbal, the ZINO 2 drone comes with an optical flow system. This allows the drone to automatically detect changes in the air pressure system and adjust to maintain its stability and flight control.

The stabilization isn’t the best in this drone if you want smoother videos you will have to fly slower and gently and try not to fly in windy conditions.

Battery

The Hubsan ZINO 2 comes with a rechargeable 3800 mAh battery which you can charge with the USB Battery Charger, which can last about 30 minutes recording at 4K.

The battery is situated at the bottom inside, where there is a cover that gives access to the battery. You can also always buy separate batteries for it and change them whenever the first two run out.

Design

The Hubsan ZINO 2 has an elegant modern design, it is well built with good quality plastics and it has a nice dark color. Its design is similar to the DJI Phantom (Amazon), it feels pretty durable and has the ability to replace and switch pieces such as the lending legs and propellers. It can fly up to 6Km meters with a connection but without video, 6Km meters with video connection.

The dimensions of the Hubsan drone are 12.83 x 10.24 x 3.74″ inches (32.58 x 26 x 9.49cm) and weighs 32.27 oz and 915g, all the adjustments and controls will be made from the controller and it’s a screen with live video, it also comes with a smartphone attachment for real-time display of flight.

The drone has a classic quadcopter look without any protection to the propellor blades, under the body we can see the small landing legs and the gimbal holding the 4K camera to record your videos.

Modes

You can have a safer flight with a GPS connection + GLONASS Based Navigation System. Assisted with the GPS location system, you will be able to locate the ZINO 2 position precisely at any time. When the drone has lost signal or is low battery or when you can press a return key and it will fly automatically back to you.

The ZINO 2 comes with great functions when the drone is out of sight, follow the GPS in your smartphone. Completely solving pilot loss-of-orientation problems. For easier operation, you will not have to worry about orientation and with the simple press of a button, your drone will rise to a height or land, perfect for beginners.

The Hubsan ZINO 2 comes with sensors that detect objects and can avoid them and help you fly safer without crashing. It also comes with an optical flow positioning to help you fly more precise and smooth hover.

It also comes with an altitude-hold. You can hover at a certain height once you release the throttle stick. Whether you are a novice or expert flyer, helps you to control the drone like a veteran.

One button landing and take off, with one button you can take off or land the drone. The ZINO 2also comes with an altitude hold function, the aircraft’s height and location can be accurately locked midair to capture stable video or photos.

Video

The video on this drone is one of the main features, its mounted camera on the gimbal can record up to 4K (3840 x 2160) up to 60fps and take 12MP pictures thanks to it’s 1/2.3″ CMOS sensor and it’s Ambarella H22 Image Chip processor.

The pictures are high quality and will give you great aerial shots from the sky, like most cameras the ZINO 2 lets you mess with the settings. The ISO of the cameras can be adjusted from 100 to 3200, the focal length is 24mm to 48mm, the shutter speed is 1/8000 to 1/30, and shoots in an aperture of f/2.2 with a field of view of 80º.

The video like the pictures also comes with the same settings you can change and records in MP4 / MOV (h.264 / MPEG-4 AVC).

The video resolutions are:

4K: 3840 x 2160 30 / 60fps
2.7K: 2704 x 1520 30 / 60fps
1080P: 1920 x 1080 30/60 / 120fps
720P: 1280 x 720 30/60/120 / 200fps

My opinion

The Hubsan ZINO 2 drone is designed for those who want a modern and advanced drone with a pretty good price, it’s a great option for beginners and more experienced flyers who want to upgrade. The ZINO 2 has all basic drone features and more, as well as good flight, battery, and modes.

The ZINO 2 is pretty easy to learn and will get you all those great aerial shots you would want in a drone and the great features it has will help you, it also carries a 3800 mAh battery which will give you plenty of time to record.

If you are looking for an FPV drone, this one will work well as well, it supports FPV and can go as far as 180 meters, and can come back with a single button. This drone has a lot of positive reviews from many people and we recommend getting it if you are looking for a good drone, we hope this review was helpful.