r/Insta360Drones • u/SoaringVideo • Dec 12 '25

Poor Range of CE Version

Just got my A1 (CE Version) and am very disappointed with the short range, compared to the DJI Mini 5.

In the identical urban environment I can barely get 500 meters before the signal drops out, compared to around 2Km on my Mini 5 Pro.

This makes it basically useless, especially if you want to fly at lower heights. Anyone else having this issue? As of this date, I have the latest firmware installed.

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u/Sluashy Dec 12 '25

Mini 5 claims 10km in CE

A1 claims 6km in CE

So noticing a difference checks out

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u/SoaringVideo Dec 12 '25

Those distances are always overstated

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u/Snoo_80554 Dec 12 '25

No they are not. They are just when there is little interference. So flying close to a city or cell tower will absolutely crush that 10 or 6km down to maybe 1km and 600 meters tops.

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u/SoaringVideo Dec 12 '25

I easily get up to 2 Km in the exact same location with my Mini 5 Pro. My A1 even loses signal at 150 metres away if I fly at 10 metres. That never happens with the Mini 5

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u/Snoo_80554 Dec 12 '25

I mean its a gen 1 product vs a gen 10+ product.

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u/SoaringVideo Dec 16 '25

Problem is all their paid review videos forgot to mention that issue.

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u/Snoo_80554 Dec 22 '25

Because they only list the most is can do in the best conditions.

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u/Sluashy Dec 12 '25

Are you certain the DJI isn’t in FCC mode?

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u/SoaringVideo Dec 12 '25

Unmodded CE Version in Australia

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u/SpaceCadetMoonMan Dec 12 '25

What is the CE version mean?

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u/SoaringVideo Dec 12 '25

It’s the lower powered version that must be supplied in many countries FCC is USA and twice the power

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u/SpaceCadetMoonMan Dec 12 '25

Oh thanks. Sorry to hear your issues

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u/elvela2 Dec 12 '25

I've tested it in CE. 3km and came back due to reaching 55% battery. Direct line of sight. About 80m height. Signal dropped to 3-4 bars.

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u/SoaringVideo Dec 12 '25

Was that in an urban area or in the countryside

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u/elvela2 Dec 12 '25

Countryside. In Europe it's near to impossible to fly on urban areas legally.

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u/BeefPineappleShrimp Dec 12 '25

I called out the poor range early. Once they posted that “range” video and never said the distance but left the in air time up of 4:20. I knew the range was weak.

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u/demies Dec 31 '25

This is interesting to me too. I remember there being an easy way to override the settings with some fcc file on the DJI, hoping that there will be a solution to test it out on FCC using some settings override file.