This is a great review and keeps real that this is a sub $200 drone made for days out and for fun type flying. "... the image is crap" - You need to buy a different drone and spend $500 + "... the range is less than 5k" - You need to buy a different drone and spend $500 + ".... it doesn't fly in level 5 winds " - You need to buy a different drone and spend $500 + ".... it doesn't carry bales of hay" - You need to buy a different drone and spend $500 + Keep up the sold reviews
The update for the RC 2 was available a few days ago. I’ve found the battery lasts about 12 minutes. I ordered two extra and the charging hub. I think it is worth mentioning you can only adjust the camera settings such as shutter speed with a controller, not on the phone app.
Great video. I'm happy that you mentioned the price when discussing image quality. It doesn't make a lot of sense to compare the Neo with much more expensive models. It's made for beginner pilots or for Instagram/TH-cam creators . . . and for this it works perfectly.
The max range in a round trip is about 2-2.5 km, it's not necessary the Ocusync 4.0. If they offer support for RC N1 could get all the old users of Mini/SE,Mini 2/SE,Mini3, Air 2, etc.
With the controller connected, will it still land on my hand? Can I still use the on-board controls? I just want to have the controller as an emergency option just in case. ☺️
3:32 It's also compatible with RC-N2. 5:34 5W of power will not work, 10W (5V 2A) is minimum for charging via both the drone and the battery hub. So hub needs at least 10W to charge 1 battery, 30W to charge 2, and 45 to charge all 3. 1 thing I'd add is it seems to be missing some settings in DJI Fly when used without a controller, and even missing some settings when used with controller that are only available in Goggles 3 (sharpness and denoising control). And setting them up with controller/goggles will not be saved when you use it with just the app. Hopefully things like that will get fixed via updates, and I am also really hoping they will improve the color profile in general, reduce exposure by like 0.3-0.7, reduce saturation, fix auto-wb and give us more/better choice of resolutions. All the things we know the camera definitely can do.
Great review thanks!! I found that under low light it gets unstable and sometimes starts going sideways even on manual mode. Perhaps it uses the camera for orientation? (as there are no other sensors)
Got mine here in Australia, I love it and it easily connects with RC2. Still not sure where it fits in but I know it will be handy to carry everywhere.
@DMProductions Fantastic review, Darren!!! I keep saying in commenting on your Neo videos, I don't even need the RC-N3 controller! Since the US combo will not include it, I am good, because I have virtually every other controller you mentioned in this review: RC 2, FPV Controller 3, Motion Controller 3 AND the Goggles 3!! I keep saying that I'm seriously considering adding the Neo to my collection, and most likely I will. Mainly thanks to you and your great reviews. Thanks again my friend 👍🏾
👏👏 My NEO will arrive today, I liked your tutorial, among many I saw it was the only one that used a decibel meter to show the buzzing noise. Congratulations from Brazil, take care, have good flights and God bless you🤗🙏🏻
Thanks for the great video. Using it with my iphone but can get sound to appear on the DJI Neo app? How can I record sound from my iphone mic into the drone card? Thanks so much
Just had my Neo in the air for the first time earlier, imo it’s just as good as any other DJI drone but in a different way, for the price it’s ace. Q. Could I fly the Neo with just a motion controller or do I need the goggles as well? I suppose if I ‘found’ a £1000 I could just buy an avata 2, never flown FPV before. Looking forward to more videos on the Neo 👍
@@Dremansworld Update, spec sheet says 8ms, which works out to be about 28kph. Seems it can go quite a bit faster if you're using a controller, but 28kph on follow mode.
To control this with the motion 3 controller do you need to use fpv goggles? I have this as a standalone and not sure if I want to get the rc3 controller however the motion controller seems more affordable and quite nice despite it been designed for fpv. Are goggles required to use it?
Goggles3 are required to use the MC3 or the FPV3. The goggles have to be on but you can fly without looking at the goggles, just looking at the drone. The reason is that on version 3 the controllers link to the goggles and the goggles link to the Neo.
Good morning. So I live in the Pacific Northwest of Canada which has fairly British weather. How does she fly in grey weather, Low wind and no rain but cool and humid?
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Does take some work to get RC2 to work with the Neo. The RC2 doesn't link to my Neo out of the box, i needed to instal the app on a phone then use the QR code that shipped with the Neo. As someone else mentioned the required app is not on the Playstore. So run app, connect to Neo and then update firmware. Then you can now connect the RC2 to the Neo. I found the range is good but certainly you cannot fly out 10 km, maybe 1.5 km max as range is limited to battery life. You can also use the RC2 to reduce sharpness and also reduce sensitivity by adjusting ISO setting. OIS is pretty decent, but in high winds with drone in a bank video will stutter due to OIS fighting with gimbal trying to hold horizon steady. I like the design with prop guards as they do a good job of protecting props.
Thanks For you video, you make a comparison between the mini 4 pro and this, I think the same, they are totally different, but what a about the neo vs mini4k ?, I think in some cases this drone can overlap the other one
Over water, snow or over a cliff, etc., the Hover X1 also is very bad, and will likely just lose control and fly away. Can you do some testing on this and sacrifice your Neo for the community? 😊 The upcoming Hover X1 Pro/ProMax supposedly has a special water/snow/cliff mode. Interesting! But it will be pricey.
What they also don’t tell you is that it will auto-land as soon as it looses visibility of the ground: in low-light (even in manual mode - experienced this myself) and apparently also over drop-offs and water (haven’t tested this myself yet as I don’t want to lose the drone). Especially the drop-off limitation is a real bummer as this might be popular for family vacations. The initial commercial from DJI also showed the drone flying closely over water.
Geofencing (loose) App not on Google Play (manual install) Lousy low light performance (not great for indoor flying) Need to be a bit of a nerd to get things going first time First time startup might be in Chinese (this corrects itself, don't worry) Doesn't do well in moderate winds No mic (when you use your phone for sound recording, you can isolate your voice and mute other sounds ... works well) One axis gimbal but very good digital image stabilisation That's what I found after owning one for a few days now.
I recieved mine and in mixed opinion as of yet , firstly don't expect too much especially for the price . OMG it's noisy ha ha the Mini 3 pro at 100ft.is silent where the Neo is definitely not 😂. Lastly in sport mode it will do 18mph which is painfully slow HOWEVER it can achieve over 30mph in FPV mode, so why not allow similar performance using the N3 controller 😢?
Don’t understand why they didn’t add support for the DJI RC which I have with my mini 3 pro, always a new controller everytime, just a cash grab now is DJI
Mini 3 Pro and Mini 3, not exactly "a lot of" them 😄 The old RC is O3, and Neo and RC 2 are O4 (just like all other controllers compatible with it). I wouldn't expect them to ever support the old one with Neo or any other drone for that matter.
As a marketer, what they didn’t tell you, a male watching these reviews, is that this is a filler device that addresses a market gap for non-tech savvy, low budget drone for social media. The main target market is the usual non-tech savvy heavy social media users - women. Watch their ads and see who the “hero” is in them. There are at least 8 ads now across all regions that feature a woman protagonist, even including a pregnant woman taking pregnancy selfies of herself at the beach. This has never been done for any other drone product, as drones are almost exclusively a male hobbyist or business entity (dominated by men) product. If you’re a tech enthusiast, skip this shit. Second version will have a vertical tilt mode, so wait a year if you want to become some kind of content machine.
I think any wind conditions at that height will be too much anyway for this drone!If you get to the top of the mountain and take off it will think that is the ground level
@@felipus in specs they say: Max Takeoff Altitude 2000 m I live close to the alps and go often over 2000m altitude and if it would not work I would be very disappointed
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You can adjust some settings via the RC2 or RC-N2 controller but still the quality is slightly above average. This is not for cinematography. Instead, selfie, mild fpv, vacation fun drone. Great to bust out quick shots. Ready to fly in 15 seconds out of pocket.
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RC N2 Controller is possible to connect the DJI NEO?
This is a great review and keeps real that this is a sub $200 drone made for days out and for fun type flying.
"... the image is crap" - You need to buy a different drone and spend $500 +
"... the range is less than 5k" - You need to buy a different drone and spend $500 +
".... it doesn't fly in level 5 winds " - You need to buy a different drone and spend $500 +
".... it doesn't carry bales of hay" - You need to buy a different drone and spend $500 +
Keep up the sold reviews
Completely agree. Really excited for the future of this drone but for $199 I think it’s a ton of fun and a great entry into fpv or cinematic drones
The update for the RC 2 was available a few days ago.
I’ve found the battery lasts about 12 minutes. I ordered two extra and the charging hub.
I think it is worth mentioning you can only adjust the camera settings such as shutter speed with a controller, not on the phone app.
Once you change it with the controller does it stay that way or does it reset to default when you power off?
@@MikeNPeeGeeit retains the settings.
Can you use sport mode on dji fly app? Or do you need controller too
Great video. I'm happy that you mentioned the price when discussing image quality.
It doesn't make a lot of sense to compare the Neo with much more expensive models. It's made for beginner pilots or for Instagram/TH-cam creators . . . and for this it works perfectly.
Yes, exactly
The max range in a round trip is about 2-2.5 km, it's not necessary the Ocusync 4.0. If they offer support for RC N1 could get all the old users of Mini/SE,Mini 2/SE,Mini3, Air 2, etc.
i hope so
With the controller connected, will it still land on my hand? Can I still use the on-board controls? I just want to have the controller as an emergency option just in case. ☺️
3:32 It's also compatible with RC-N2.
5:34 5W of power will not work, 10W (5V 2A) is minimum for charging via both the drone and the battery hub. So hub needs at least 10W to charge 1 battery, 30W to charge 2, and 45 to charge all 3.
1 thing I'd add is it seems to be missing some settings in DJI Fly when used without a controller, and even missing some settings when used with controller that are only available in Goggles 3 (sharpness and denoising control). And setting them up with controller/goggles will not be saved when you use it with just the app. Hopefully things like that will get fixed via updates, and I am also really hoping they will improve the color profile in general, reduce exposure by like 0.3-0.7, reduce saturation, fix auto-wb and give us more/better choice of resolutions. All the things we know the camera definitely can do.
Great review thanks!! I found that under low light it gets unstable and sometimes starts going sideways even on manual mode. Perhaps it uses the camera for orientation? (as there are no other sensors)
What they didn't tell you is that this neo isn't available until October here in the US
Yeah, Amazon has totally ruined me. I’m gonna die before this little drone gets to me. Lol
@angiemcpeek3530 it sucks we can't get the combo with a controller.
@@PsychoticBovine Just use your RC2 controller, or the Goggles 3
@@larryboldt483 I have neither. Got out of the drone hobby. I want it because its way below the faa limit
Got my combo with rc-n3 yesterday in the uk……..amazing bit of kit. Sold my mini combo today.
Got mine here in Australia, I love it and it easily connects with RC2. Still not sure where it fits in but I know it will be handy to carry everywhere.
@DMProductions Fantastic review, Darren!!! I keep saying in commenting on your Neo videos, I don't even need the RC-N3 controller! Since the US combo will not include it, I am good, because I have virtually every other controller you mentioned in this review: RC 2, FPV Controller 3, Motion Controller 3 AND the Goggles 3!! I keep saying that I'm seriously considering adding the Neo to my collection, and most likely I will. Mainly thanks to you and your great reviews. Thanks again my friend 👍🏾
Does it work with RC231? Mini 2 controller? Thanks
👏👏 My NEO will arrive today, I liked your tutorial, among many I saw it was the only one that used a decibel meter to show the buzzing noise. Congratulations from Brazil, take care, have good flights and God bless you🤗🙏🏻
thank you 😊
Thanks for sharing, I am new to the Drone world, so this little gadget is a great fit for me. Now to figure out the best settings when using the RC .
GOOD REVIEW , LOOKING AT DJI NEO OR DJI MINI 2 , UNDECIDED AS OF YET,
Another up to date video. Thank you Darren.
And your cheat sheets are just brilliant thank you
Thanks for the great video. Using it with my iphone but can get sound to appear on the DJI Neo app? How can I record sound from my iphone mic into the drone card? Thanks so much
Just had my Neo in the air for the first time earlier, imo it’s just as good as any other DJI drone but in a different way, for the price it’s ace. Q. Could I fly the Neo with just a motion controller or do I need the goggles as well? I suppose if I ‘found’ a £1000 I could just buy an avata 2, never flown FPV before. Looking forward to more videos on the Neo 👍
I would like to use this with the tracking feature when mountainbiking. What is its top speed when tracking?
Shop guy told me 25kph.
@@MrSpeednz thanks that would work for the majority of rides barring the big downhills.
@@Dremansworld Update, spec sheet says 8ms, which works out to be about 28kph. Seems it can go quite a bit faster if you're using a controller, but 28kph on follow mode.
To control this with the motion 3 controller do you need to use fpv goggles?
I have this as a standalone and not sure if I want to get the rc3 controller however the motion controller seems more affordable and quite nice despite it been designed for fpv. Are goggles required to use it?
Goggles3 are required to use the MC3 or the FPV3. The goggles have to be on but you can fly without looking at the goggles, just looking at the drone.
The reason is that on version 3 the controllers link to the goggles and the goggles link to the Neo.
Good morning. So I live in the Pacific Northwest of Canada which has fairly British weather. How does she fly in grey weather, Low wind and no rain but cool and humid?
you'll be fine in that 🙂
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Does take some work to get RC2 to work with the Neo. The RC2 doesn't link to my Neo out of the box, i needed to instal the app on a phone then use the QR code that shipped with the Neo. As someone else mentioned the required app is not on the Playstore. So run app, connect to Neo and then update firmware.
Then you can now connect the RC2 to the Neo. I found the range is good but certainly you cannot fly out 10 km, maybe 1.5 km max as range is limited to battery life. You can also use the RC2 to reduce sharpness and also reduce sensitivity by adjusting ISO setting. OIS is pretty decent, but in high winds with drone in a bank video will stutter due to OIS fighting with gimbal trying to hold horizon steady.
I like the design with prop guards as they do a good job of protecting props.
Thanks For you video, you make a comparison between the mini 4 pro and this, I think the same, they are totally different, but what a about the neo vs mini4k ?, I think in some cases this drone can overlap the other one
Can this shoot S-LOG?
What about the rc1 controller?
Good video Darren. I bought the Neo to have some fun also to get use to using the Goggles to protect my Avata 2.
Thank you glad you liked it
It seems that it's hard to control the Neo with the DJI Fly app on your phone. What's you opinion on this compared with a DJI mini drone?
In manual mode I certainly use the RC N3 Controller, never the mobile phone.
Awesome video - I been loving the Neo
Thanks for watching!
I like the idea of using the phone to control it, thanks for the review, keep up the good work Sir
sure is a very easy way to fly this!
Occusync 4.0 is only when using controller or does it use this with Goggles 3 also?
Goggles 3 are also O4, yes.
can you please share some unedited footages of this DJI Neo? That will be helpful 🥰
Over water, snow or over a cliff, etc., the Hover X1 also is very bad, and will likely just lose control and fly away. Can you do some testing on this and sacrifice your Neo for the community? 😊
The upcoming Hover X1 Pro/ProMax supposedly has a special water/snow/cliff mode. Interesting! But it will be pricey.
Wish you could fix the video settings for the quick shots via the phone.
Cheers! What was that powerbank?
geni.us/zNybn
What is the top speed. Can it be used to track when on a motorbike??
At the mo when tracking its best for walking, running or slow cycling. Motorbike won’t be good
@@DMProductions thanks 😊
Can i program it with python
Hello what bank battery you use ? Thenk you
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Does it fly with DJI Mini 2 RC-N1 controller? Thanks4sharing! 🙏👍💪
No only the RC N2, RC2 and RC N3
nope 👎
They could update the RC N1 firmware. For the short autonomy of the neo (1km radius) with Ocusync 2 is enought.
@@DMProductions 👎
What they also don’t tell you is that it will auto-land as soon as it looses visibility of the ground: in low-light (even in manual mode - experienced this myself) and apparently also over drop-offs and water (haven’t tested this myself yet as I don’t want to lose the drone). Especially the drop-off limitation is a real bummer as this might be popular for family vacations. The initial commercial from DJI also showed the drone flying closely over water.
I flew it over water a few times on my videos recently , over sea and low and high altitudes and that never happened about auto landing over water .
@@DMProductions thank you for the reply. Was this using the Quickshots without controller?
Would be nice if the USA could get there's, mine says delivery on October 10th now! 😡😡😡
Can you adjust camera settings like shapness, exposure etc in the phone app?
Not yet. Hopefully in the future
Can only be done with the RC.
Hoping to have a function that flies out, takes photos then return with same height and distance adjustmnts.
great infos thanks . Any rumors for release of the next mini 5?
can't see that being this year
Will it work with the RC controller?
Rc 2 controller , rc-n2 , n3 Controllers
@@DMProductions annoying as I have the rc
Needs audio recording whilst controlling via rc-n3……only being able to do that via phone is a big mistake.
Can my mini 2 go higther than 500 m it used to but after updates it is limited to 500 m
very friendly, convenient and easy for users. The downside is that the gimbal and camera quality are not good enough.
I cant get away from seeing the Devon Tower lol (tall building in the ad read section)
Love the Neo
it's total tosh
Thanks for the noise test
Geofencing (loose)
App not on Google Play (manual install)
Lousy low light performance (not great for indoor flying)
Need to be a bit of a nerd to get things going first time
First time startup might be in Chinese (this corrects itself, don't worry)
Doesn't do well in moderate winds
No mic (when you use your phone for sound recording, you can isolate your voice and mute other sounds ... works well)
One axis gimbal but very good digital image stabilisation
That's what I found after owning one for a few days now.
Great video again
What is picture 🖼️ quality in television 📺
I recieved mine and in mixed opinion as of yet , firstly don't expect too much especially for the price . OMG it's noisy ha ha the Mini 3 pro at 100ft.is silent where the Neo is definitely not 😂.
Lastly in sport mode it will do 18mph which is painfully slow HOWEVER it can achieve over 30mph in FPV mode, so why not allow similar performance using the N3 controller 😢?
Like if you want a comparison between the neo and mini 4k
Don’t understand why they didn’t add support for the DJI RC which I have with my mini 3 pro, always a new controller everytime, just a cash grab now is DJI
@ 7:52 when is that movie coming out? lol
its coming to Netflix soon 🤣
@@DMProductions ill be on the lookout! yea the wind is a killer on that Neo but it takes it.
Scottish windy weather I am seeing about 10 minutes.
Yes wind does play a big part of the battery life, hope you have three batteries
Too sad that the Neo is not compatible with the DJI RC, as this controller is used for
a lot of DJI mini x (pro) drone's
Mini 3 Pro and Mini 3, not exactly "a lot of" them 😄
The old RC is O3, and Neo and RC 2 are O4 (just like all other controllers compatible with it). I wouldn't expect them to ever support the old one with Neo or any other drone for that matter.
@@FilipRadelic you are right, but it's still too sad ;-)
As a marketer, what they didn’t tell you, a male watching these reviews, is that this is a filler device that addresses a market gap for non-tech savvy, low budget drone for social media. The main target market is the usual non-tech savvy heavy social media users - women. Watch their ads and see who the “hero” is in them. There are at least 8 ads now across all regions that feature a woman protagonist, even including a pregnant woman taking pregnancy selfies of herself at the beach. This has never been done for any other drone product, as drones are almost exclusively a male hobbyist or business entity (dominated by men) product.
If you’re a tech enthusiast, skip this shit. Second version will have a vertical tilt mode, so wait a year if you want to become some kind of content machine.
This would be cool if the battery lasted longer than a burrito fart.
Dji Can't record in portrait mode unlike the hover air
First
you fast!!
Why is nobody in these reviews saying it can not fly over an altitude of 2000m, this is so bad for hikers! 😢
I think any wind conditions at that height will be too much anyway for this drone!If you get to the top of the mountain and take off it will think that is the ground level
There are reviews on México city at over 2200 m and it flies fine.
@@felipus in specs they say: Max Takeoff Altitude 2000 m I live close to the alps and go often over 2000m altitude and if it would not work I would be very disappointed
Important TH-camrs don't want to make range test using phone and rc-n3 control. Why? 😠
Hope that helps...
WHOA! At 2:40 it nearly took your head off! Then I couldn’t follow you anymore or be able to see your next review on the Hover X1 Pro and ProMax, releasing in October. That would be sad.😢.
DC Rainmaker had a great review and also some pretty close calls when coming back or following him. Yikes! th-cam.com/video/KiznlpE18OY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CRBePzDZ_pvmhtDB
very funny that it costs in the US 199 USD, but in Canada 179 USD. The controller price is lower in Canada than in other countries. Normally we pay more than the USA for everything. Like Apple phone 100 dollars more. apple charges 0% interest for 24 monthly payment method, but in Canada they charge 7.99% with affirm
No info on the fact it don’t like chilly weather ! Might be great for warm climates but useless anywhere else
Hi 😎
Image quality is garbage🤣
it's really not that bad, remember this is $199
Better than U$350 Hover
I've watched several reviews on a 47" 4K monitor & think it looks pretty good!
What they didn't tell you is that picture quality is crap ;)
The video footage in the program mode is well oversaturated and cannot be adjusted. It's a shame you failed to mention that so I disappointing review.
You can adjust some settings via the RC2 or RC-N2 controller but still the quality is slightly above average. This is not for cinematography. Instead, selfie, mild fpv, vacation fun drone. Great to bust out quick shots. Ready to fly in 15 seconds out of pocket.