Brilliant video. I bought the Neo a few days ago to have a cost-effective drone to check my roof and gutters. Your video really gives me heaps of ideas for doing some bike vlogging.
@@rleidl thank you! Glad I could bring a little inspiration and ideas for you! I really consider Neo a flying camera - quite often it’s more practical just put up the drone in the air and start recording than taking out a tripod, mount a camera on it… all the following and quick shot modes is an added bonus! Happy 2025! 👍🍀💫🎉🥳
Always in my tank bag, even better with the RC but it hates wind. You can also add speech using the app with or without a Bluetooth mic. Nice bike, I have a Multi V2S.
Cheers bud. Indeed, it does not like wind, or at least not too much of it. My first day out with the drone was a walk in our local park, strong gusts of wind, was really worried if it comes back from doing the 10m rocket 😰It landed safely though, but it struggled. Agree on the RC, that comes next - having an all-in-one option with such a small drone would be fab! Especially for looong tours! Regarding sound - this one I will still explore, though I may just opt for recording the audio with my wireless mic via my Osmo Action 4 camera. This video, and an other one I work on right now, I synced the footage on visual cues (usually I use the clapping to help me sync audio tracks, but works for video/frame sync too). Thanks for the comment on the bike! I love the Multistrada, she's a beast, but can be a good girl too! 😀Only regret is I did not go for the enduro version - can't put knobbies on her ... which limits me a bit in riding some of the trails I could otherwise do with ease! It made me realise next time I'd rather go for the V2S too if I'd decided to stick with Ducati! Safe riding, cheers for stopping by here! 🙂👍
Cheers buddy! have fun with Neo! I hope to film a sequel to this vid over the next few days as the weather over here gets better! Amazing where the technology goes: if someone would have told me 10 years ago I will have a palm-sized drone that can follow me, I would not believe!
@place17adv I'm really excited too about crazy speed of tech. I've been dronie since 6 years, my 1st drone was DJI Spark which was grandpa of Neo 😅 because he was also capable to do some of Neo's tricks like palm landed selfie so on... Take care friend..
@@DronePH-2024 thanks for the comment buddy. I love it - works well for me - I only expect a few basic b-roll shots - perfect drone for me. For other footage, my MJX Bugs 5w can carry a DJI O4 camera, but I barely use it for motovlogging - it takes sooo much time to set it up and you have to fly it! Take care, thanks for stopping by!👍
@@ADVMotoIRL Cheers bud! You won’t be disappointed - it’s basic, but what it promises to do, it does well. It’s so easy to use - that to me matteres most when on a motorbike tour!
Hi Dom, cheers for the comment. To be honest, after a few experiments, I won't be bothered with the drone's audio via bluetooth to phone & dji fly app. Why? It sounds terrible, robotic and kind of muffled. I either've got an external recorder with me with a lav mic, or use the lav mic in my helmet and/or directly with the DJI camera as a master audio. Plus, I I don't need to use it for sync for my multiclip editing, I can easily do it without drone audio based on visual clues. In this video, the audio was borked. I had my helmet on, but the recording came via the DJI camera itself, rather than the external mic connected to it. Whilst I could have filtered out the drone sound with Davinci Resolve's Voice Isolation / Gate / Compressor - I left it intentionally here in this video. Good idea on the voice control though, I could do that eventually. A sequel to this video me riding along a dirt track will follow, weather permitting, at some point possibly. Snow and ice outside at the moment! Thanks for stopping by! Take care.
Hi Leo, That is really a cool drone. It is small, light and has the basic flights (rocket etc.) The camera from the drone looks good, so we suppose it has 4K? Only thing I really want to know is, is it also possible to let it follow you at for example 50 meters and a height of 30 meters? How is the obstacle avoidance: only in the front or also at the back and sides? We are looking for a small additive drone for following shoots, for the long distance flights we keep the DJI mini 3. We are thinking at the Hoverair X1 Pto, but this Neo seems also an option…
The HooverAir is probably better for you as I’ve heard it has all the better obstacle avoidance sensors on the sides as well. It is also priced accordingly too - which put me off a bit: I wanted something I would not regret when I eventully lose it, damage it, abuse in harsh conditions - with me that is a matter of if, not when… Neo did great when following me in the bushes while running…, but of course it has no side/back semsors for optical avoidance, so… if you do large diameter circle or helix, and there is a tree in the way - it will run into it with no hesitation. I accepted this as a limitation, but it may not be for everyone. Btw. the advanced drone features unlock with DJI RC controllers, then it becomes almost as their full Avata or higher-end drones, then it could follow you based on the connection with the RC. With no RC, follow from larger distances than say 20 meters are hard to achieve, as the dji fly app relies on wifi connectivity with the drone , rather than long-distance rf - and that tends to disconnect past anything more than 20 meters mark. The camera is 4k, the tiny sensor though takes its toll on image quality in bad light conditions. Also, shutter cries for using ND filters + a CPL filter is a must for me on any camera lens really - so I ordered a set of ND filters + a CPL one - that will achieve the footage look less digital. So, can it fully replace a bigger, advance drone? No - for this your DJI Mini is still a better option. Is it a value for money for a motovlogger travelling light and in need of some good b-roll footage, aerial footage? Absolutely! I’ve got MJX Bugs5 drone for advaced uses - which can also carry a mounted gopro on its belly - but I barely use it for motovlogs. I may grab a DJI Mini at some point too, but… my sunk costs in lost drones are in the lower region of 10k+ EUR 😅🥲😂
@@place17adv Thank you Leo for the explanations. Good to know what the pros and cons are. It’s surely a nice handy drone for fast use and short epic footage! 👍 Good luck and a lot of fun with it! 😜
@oldbootsontour thanks! Looking forward for it. This is mainly to have a small pocket deone for my Turkey/Iran trip next year… Conscious of what happened with regards quality and variety (or lack of it) of the footage I brought home 2 years ago from my Turkey trip…
@@oldbootsontour it struck me today that with your DJI Mini 3, I remember seeing you flying it while on our Italy tour - you've got the RC2 controller, rigth? If so, the DJI Neo would actually make sense for you as a lovely little addition: you could use the same controller with DJI NEO and ulock the extra features, such as follow from far/up above based on the connection with the controller... The only downside for you would be the lack of side/back sensors for collision avoidance. With Hoverair, you'd be starting from scratch - still a good option, this is just a thought that came to my mind today morning 🙂
@@place17adv Thank you Leo, We were watching a video from the DJI Neo fly-more combo with even FPV and joystick! How cool is that! And we think that’s also compatible with de DJI mini 3. That would be awesome! All in one for short and long distance flights. This is really interesting and we surely gonna figure out what the options are 😜👍
There is a slight colour-grade done on each clip in Davinci Resolve as part of my editing workflow. I've applied the same preset on the NEO footage as I use for my DJI Osmo Action 4 clips - a slight reduction in contrast, a bit up highlighs as it was a dull day. Up radius a bit in the sharpen/blur section to decrease the harsh shaprness. This footage was with no ND/CPL filter due to low light - I did not want the shutter speeds to go any lower and/or the drone compensating with higher ISO (to avoid noise). TBH I'm a massive fan of circular polarizing filters over NDs, but I did test some footage with NEO on a bright sunny day ND8/CPL (ND + CPL combined) and quite liked the result!
Cheers buddy, thank you for stopping by and subbing! You get +1 point as you are the first one who spotted the audio issues. However, it is not what you think it is. As I said in the video, I did not record any sound through the drone. Instead, I wanted to record the audio with my lav mic in the helmet, as I always do when motovlogging. For some strange reason though, the DJI Osmo Mic Adapter may have not been inserted properly, and all the audio track was recorded with the DJI Osmo Action 4 built-in mics instead - this is why the drone is so audible, the motorbike too loud and my voice a bit muted. I tried to rectify this with the voice isolation functionality in DaVinci Resolve - it helped a bit, but I did not wanted to crank it up too much - as then my voice became too muddy, robotic and AI-sounding. This is also the reason why I started this video with no me on the bike intro, as I did not thave the audio track of me speaking to the mic. That said, for next time, I have to switch to the DJI wireless mic - although it was the first time the mic adapter failed me, I somehow no longer trust it anymore ... As you can see, motovlogging and audio is always walking on a thin line - so many variables that can go wrong 😃 P.S. Stay tuned, as soon as the snow is gone in my area and temperatures back in the + range of Celsius, I will do a sequel being followed on a proper offroad track!
I will also use one for the reviews i do each year. Nice
All the best in 2025! I saw your DJI NEO unboxing video 😉let me know how your tests with the Neo go, looking forward to see your videos!
Since the new update the follow mode has got much better/faster
yes it did improve a lot - this test was already done though on the V01.00.0400 November firmware update.
Brilliant video. I bought the Neo a few days ago to have a cost-effective drone to check my roof and gutters. Your video really gives me heaps of ideas for doing some bike vlogging.
@@rleidl thank you! Glad I could bring a little inspiration and ideas for you! I really consider Neo a flying camera - quite often it’s more practical just put up the drone in the air and start recording than taking out a tripod, mount a camera on it… all the following and quick shot modes is an added bonus!
Happy 2025! 👍🍀💫🎉🥳
Always in my tank bag, even better with the RC but it hates wind. You can also add speech using the app with or without a Bluetooth mic. Nice bike, I have a Multi V2S.
Cheers bud. Indeed, it does not like wind, or at least not too much of it. My first day out with the drone was a walk in our local park, strong gusts of wind, was really worried if it comes back from doing the 10m rocket 😰It landed safely though, but it struggled.
Agree on the RC, that comes next - having an all-in-one option with such a small drone would be fab! Especially for looong tours!
Regarding sound - this one I will still explore, though I may just opt for recording the audio with my wireless mic via my Osmo Action 4 camera.
This video, and an other one I work on right now, I synced the footage on visual cues (usually I use the clapping to help me sync audio tracks, but works for video/frame sync too).
Thanks for the comment on the bike! I love the Multistrada, she's a beast, but can be a good girl too! 😀Only regret is I did not go for the enduro version - can't put knobbies on her ... which limits me a bit in riding some of the trails I could otherwise do with ease!
It made me realise next time I'd rather go for the V2S too if I'd decided to stick with Ducati!
Safe riding, cheers for stopping by here! 🙂👍
Great Video Mate. Really like it. Have a motorbike and just bought a Neo, so your video is simply lighten me.
Cheers buddy! have fun with Neo! I hope to film a sequel to this vid over the next few days as the weather over here gets better!
Amazing where the technology goes: if someone would have told me 10 years ago I will have a palm-sized drone that can follow me, I would not believe!
@place17adv I'm really excited too about crazy speed of tech. I've been dronie since 6 years, my 1st drone was DJI Spark which was grandpa of Neo 😅 because he was also capable to do some of Neo's tricks like palm landed selfie so on... Take care friend..
❤❤❤ beautifully captured. Your by far the best follower 😊
@@Iqrushka_stehlikova 🤭😉
DJI NEO is small but terible a lot of features happy flying❤
@@DronePH-2024 thanks for the comment buddy. I love it - works well for me - I only expect a few basic b-roll shots - perfect drone for me.
For other footage, my MJX Bugs 5w can carry a DJI O4 camera, but I barely use it for motovlogging - it takes sooo much time to set it up and you have to fly it! Take care, thanks for stopping by!👍
Fantastic review Leo. Sold 👌
@@ADVMotoIRL Cheers bud! You won’t be disappointed - it’s basic, but what it promises to do, it does well. It’s so easy to use - that to me matteres most when on a motorbike tour!
May be a neo for the next season. Seems to be small and smooth little drone :)
I love the images filmed with a drone 👍
Merci Marco! 👍😊
Use wired hands-free for easy voice control and noise cancelling recording too. 20mph follow with the bike noise, closer, further, higher, lower, etc.
Hi Dom, cheers for the comment. To be honest, after a few experiments, I won't be bothered with the drone's audio via bluetooth to phone & dji fly app.
Why? It sounds terrible, robotic and kind of muffled.
I either've got an external recorder with me with a lav mic, or use the lav mic in my helmet and/or directly with the DJI camera as a master audio.
Plus, I I don't need to use it for sync for my multiclip editing, I can easily do it without drone audio based on visual clues.
In this video, the audio was borked. I had my helmet on, but the recording came via the DJI camera itself, rather than the external mic connected to it. Whilst I could have filtered out the drone sound with Davinci Resolve's Voice Isolation / Gate / Compressor - I left it intentionally here in this video.
Good idea on the voice control though, I could do that eventually.
A sequel to this video me riding along a dirt track will follow, weather permitting, at some point possibly. Snow and ice outside at the moment!
Thanks for stopping by! Take care.
I bought the neo for the same reasons 😊
@@tadahide nice, have fun!
liked your content
Hi Leo,
That is really a cool drone. It is small, light and has the basic flights (rocket etc.)
The camera from the drone looks good, so we suppose it has 4K?
Only thing I really want to know is, is it also possible to let it follow you at for example 50 meters and a height of 30 meters?
How is the obstacle avoidance: only in the front or also at the back and sides?
We are looking for a small additive drone for following shoots, for the long distance flights we keep the DJI mini 3.
We are thinking at the Hoverair X1 Pto, but this Neo seems also an option…
The HooverAir is probably better for you as I’ve heard it has all the better obstacle avoidance sensors on the sides as well.
It is also priced accordingly too - which put me off a bit: I wanted something I would not regret when I eventully lose it, damage it, abuse in harsh conditions - with me that is a matter of if, not when…
Neo did great when following me in the bushes while running…, but of course it has no side/back semsors for optical avoidance, so… if you do large diameter circle or helix, and there is a tree in the way - it will run into it with no hesitation. I accepted this as a limitation, but it may not be for everyone.
Btw. the advanced drone features unlock with DJI RC controllers, then it becomes almost as their full Avata or higher-end drones, then it could follow you based on the connection with the RC. With no RC, follow from larger distances than say 20 meters are hard to achieve, as the dji fly app relies on wifi connectivity with the drone , rather than long-distance rf - and that tends to disconnect past anything more than 20 meters mark.
The camera is 4k, the tiny sensor though takes its toll on image quality in bad light conditions. Also, shutter cries for using ND filters + a CPL filter is a must for me on any camera lens really - so I ordered a set of ND filters + a CPL one - that will achieve the footage look less digital.
So, can it fully replace a bigger, advance drone? No - for this your DJI Mini is still a better option.
Is it a value for money for a motovlogger travelling light and in need of some good b-roll footage, aerial footage? Absolutely!
I’ve got MJX Bugs5 drone for advaced uses - which can also carry a mounted gopro on its belly - but I barely use it for motovlogs.
I may grab a DJI Mini at some point too, but… my sunk costs in lost drones are in the lower region of 10k+ EUR 😅🥲😂
@@place17adv
Thank you Leo for the explanations. Good to know what the pros and cons are. It’s surely a nice handy drone for fast use and short epic footage! 👍
Good luck and a lot of fun with it! 😜
@oldbootsontour thanks! Looking forward for it. This is mainly to have a small pocket deone for my Turkey/Iran trip next year… Conscious of what happened with regards quality and variety (or lack of it) of the footage I brought home 2 years ago from my Turkey trip…
@@oldbootsontour it struck me today that with your DJI Mini 3, I remember seeing you flying it while on our Italy tour - you've got the RC2 controller, rigth? If so, the DJI Neo would actually make sense for you as a lovely little addition: you could use the same controller with DJI NEO and ulock the extra features, such as follow from far/up above based on the connection with the controller...
The only downside for you would be the lack of side/back sensors for collision avoidance.
With Hoverair, you'd be starting from scratch - still a good option, this is just a thought that came to my mind today morning 🙂
@@place17adv
Thank you Leo,
We were watching a video from the DJI Neo fly-more combo with even FPV and joystick! How cool is that! And we think that’s also compatible with de DJI mini 3. That would be awesome! All in one for short and long distance flights. This is really interesting and we surely gonna figure out what the options are 😜👍
Subbed very good
@@Dronesteve-72 thank you!
does it recogised your palm with motorcycle glove on for landing
@@rafiemdyakub1306 that’s a good one, will test next time 😀
Did you use any ND filter or did you color grade when you edited it? 😊
There is a slight colour-grade done on each clip in Davinci Resolve as part of my editing workflow. I've applied the same preset on the NEO footage as I use for my DJI Osmo Action 4 clips - a slight reduction in contrast, a bit up highlighs as it was a dull day. Up radius a bit in the sharpen/blur section to decrease the harsh shaprness.
This footage was with no ND/CPL filter due to low light - I did not want the shutter speeds to go any lower and/or the drone compensating with higher ISO (to avoid noise).
TBH I'm a massive fan of circular polarizing filters over NDs, but I did test some footage with NEO on a bright sunny day ND8/CPL (ND + CPL combined) and quite liked the result!
@@place17adv thanks for taking time to explain and giving tips. That’s very helpful :)
in the editing it will be great if you unlink the audio from the NEO and delete, it will he great. its sound bad. but creat content .
Cheers buddy, thank you for stopping by and subbing!
You get +1 point as you are the first one who spotted the audio issues. However, it is not what you think it is. As I said in the video, I did not record any sound through the drone.
Instead, I wanted to record the audio with my lav mic in the helmet, as I always do when motovlogging. For some strange reason though, the DJI Osmo Mic Adapter may have not been inserted properly, and all the audio track was recorded with the DJI Osmo Action 4 built-in mics instead - this is why the drone is so audible, the motorbike too loud and my voice a bit muted.
I tried to rectify this with the voice isolation functionality in DaVinci Resolve - it helped a bit, but I did not wanted to crank it up too much - as then my voice became too muddy, robotic and AI-sounding.
This is also the reason why I started this video with no me on the bike intro, as I did not thave the audio track of me speaking to the mic.
That said, for next time, I have to switch to the DJI wireless mic - although it was the first time the mic adapter failed me, I somehow no longer trust it anymore ...
As you can see, motovlogging and audio is always walking on a thin line - so many variables that can go wrong 😃
P.S. Stay tuned, as soon as the snow is gone in my area and temperatures back in the + range of Celsius, I will do a sequel being followed on a proper offroad track!