First of all. Always great reviews, with great energy and fun talking. Second. Love to see you responding on so many comments. Really sending us a message that its for the interest of the community and the knowledge. Not just another upload to monetize. All the best too you.
I think it is a great drone and I am on my way to Tasmania and I will be taking the NEO instead of my MAVIC or Avata. I am sure it will do a great job. Thanks for your great reviews.
I just have to say that this channel is now my 'Go To' for all my gadgets advice and guidance. By far the best UA-cam channel 'out there'. Cheers. Stoozer from Scotland. 👍🏻
awesome i didn't realized they updated it so I can select what I wish to follow with my phone let alone increase the speed. This is great for the type of content I do myself and glad I purchased this drone on release date
I think dji neo's success of making higher sales and feme over hover is it's price, longer flight time, and some flaws are resolved on updates. It is a TRUE budget and versatile drone for begginers.
Thanks as always Ray - I have the Hover since it’s crowdfunding days and have to say that I wish I was able to replace it with a DJI but, as a keen cyclist and someone in need of a drone following me both on and off road, I am still sticking to the Hover for now, as it seems way more capable (still).
@@sergeyostrikov356 Makes sense! Does sound totally doable. But also explains the lack of obstacle avoidance / mono vision depth estimation (unlike the hover air?)
Nice work here, on content and also filming and editing. Enjoyed seeing what the little buddy can do! Great news about the update too, thanks for putting this together!
Yes I was testing this on my EUC and it was pretty slow. Nice to get some extra footage but too slow to really track. I will go and test out the new firmware this weekend as mine is also now updated. I must say I hope they can keep on fine tunning it and giving us more speed all round just so we can keep in line with the Hover Air. Waiting on the new N3 goggles for some light FPV but this is now also out of stock instantly. Keep well and nice bike
I really hope some big company buys Hover and they improve their support and availability. It seems like the best balance for for a tracking drone. Looking forward to your review of the new one.
My friend used his yesterday for the 1st time doing some downhill mtb and its very impressive for the price. Its the easiest to get up,flying and tracking.
An issue I have found while mountain biking, is that it doesnt like to reduce its altitude. This is a major issue with steep trails, it just maintains the height of when it was activated and very soon ends up in the treetops as the rider goes down!
This is the video I've been hoping to see. I love the idea of the DJI Neo follow mode, but would've been frustrated with it's limited speed. Looking forward to grabbing one, now that I know it can handle 20pmh.
Thanks Ray. In my use case - not needing speed - it’s been great for casual shots and some walking /run follow. Easier to justify for occasional use than the Hover given the price difference.
Kinda glad i just watched this as i was about to buy one for recording some motorbike videos, clearly its not going to be able to keep up or follow me if it tops out at such a low speed!
Cool beans! Will we ever see a day when an inexpensive drone can shoot video in "lead" mode (take video from in front of you) or "side" mode? It would be more interesting than just follow mode. Basic Garmin, Wahoo, and Hammerhead GPS units know how to lead you with a programmed route and even tell you all about an upcoming climb without a programmed route, so the technology should be available to add to drones. Is that a bridge too far, or are there other technical or cost considerations?
I've got the DJI Avata 2. There is a whole "tuning" menu where you can set the speed limits in each direction for each mode. I'm a little surprised something like that isn't part of the Neo control firmware. Anyway, useful info as always - thanks, Ray!
Yeah, you can tell that DJI is trying really hard not to undercut their own more expensive drones. Which is too bad, because I'd happily have paid double the price for more software features. In many ways, it's what made Hover so popular: They had zero effs given about undercutting their own products (because at the time, they had no other products). Now of course, they're flirting a bit in the danger zone in terms of pricing versus something like a Mini 4 Pro/etc... But if the Hover can hold-out with far better quality/tracking, then it'll still win for a while.
Great video. I was litterally just about to buy this and went full stop and decided to do some more research on my needs. Still not bad for the price, but some questionable decisions by the developers. Maybe that's why it's priced less than the X1.
Awesome, i’ve been in the process of moving. I didn’t know that they released a new update. Amazing. I love this drone, especially for the $200 price tag but I do love my Hover air max. It works very well but a lot more expensive.👍🏽💯
Thanks, I'm buying one.. want to see how far their cheap tech has gone since their gen 1 DJI mini i own. Looks like in a few years we will have DJI neo with obstacle avoidance 😂 always getting better.
I sent my back when I discovered that the follow mode had much lower speed. Got a second hand DJI Air instead but that was crap at following. Even with firmware update. Also tried the two alternative apps. One didnt even work. Sold that with a small profit. So now this one seems interesting again.
Thanks for the detailed testing and for the good news, yes I suppose it was too much to ask for DJI to mention the actual speed in the release notes ! Talking of which they don't say anything about improving tracking so I wonder if the "Direction Track" now works at anything faster than walking speeds for SideTrack and Dolly equivalents to the Hover drones. Crazy situation for customs ! So DHL have made no attempt to contact you and tell you what was needed to get the drone out of customs ?! It's likely they're not happy with the "paperwork" provided by Hover but that's fixable...provided a fee called VAT is paid ;-)
Sadly, the direction track is the same. I had included it in the video/shooting, but cut it out as was trying to keep things moving along. Same-same though. As for DHL, yeah, I've contacted them, they've contacted me, and supposedly they're now waiting on customs themselves to respond. Supposedly.
Great review as usual! Huge Question for runners --- Did the front follow automation get upgraded to run with you at a higher speed? Did you test that?
Great channel with honest reviews! 👍 Impressive firmware update! However, it seems that higher speeds come with more crashes in the wood: is this just a false impression? Because if that's the case, it would make it impractical for mountain biking. It would also be interesting to see how tracking works on a pump track, which involves many direction changes. Thanks for this updated review! 🤩
Indirectly, yes, but only because the higher speed means it's going to generally have to change directions faster (as with all drones). Most companies taper the movements a bit, to try and smooth things out - else, it gets fugly to watch. It's a careful balance between too much taper (and hitting objects because you didn't swerve out of the way), and too little taper (and being unwatchable, but doesn't hit objects).
Nice I didn't knew about the update. Thank's for that. The Neo is great for it's price, I only hope the next Neo has a SD card slot cos I keep running out of memory after 5gb of filming while the app says 22gb of free space!
In FPV Manual.mode it does 16 m/s 57.6 KPH / 35.79 MPH Of course it's not tracking doing this, but it proves there's additional capability to some extent.
Indeed. Never understood why sport mode with a regular controller (e.g. RC2 or N2) doesn't do the 57.6KPH just like every other drone. Seemingly an upsell push. Makes slightly more sense now with the new N3 Goggles being reasonbly priced, whereas before it was downright silly because nobody was gonna spend that much extra and not get the Avata 2 bundled with it (short of someone needing to stay under the 250g limit).
Nice work. Maybe try using a bit lower in your woods area. You also can only the fly use the voice commands like hey fly and lower. But I’m sure you know this
Great job again Ray. Thanks for the time you put in it. But your Hover is still in customs? Are you kidding? You probably had to buy it yourself I suppose? One warning, the lens scratches very easy so I advise to put a (ND)filter on it for protection while testing.
Indeed, still in customs. They're sending another, but I don't have tracking for it yet. Are you saying put ND on the Hover Pro/Max, or the Neo? cheers!
@@Dcrainmaker Wow that takes a long time mate. I meant the Hover, I've got the Pro and flew it into a branch so now there's a small scratch on the lens. Glad it does not really show up in my footage. I also have the ND filters so now I leave the ND8 on it just for protection. A clear sort of UV filter would have been nice.
Just for some clarification, am i right in thinking you need to be flying the drone with eother the phone or controller in sport mode BUT on follow mode the drone is rinning fully independently of any other appliance and just tracking the omage of whoever its set on? I really want to invest in this but id like to know its not going to need a phone/controller connection or intervention from me whilst its doing this AND that the recently improved speeds apply to it in this mode.
This case has been holding on for 3 years now (iPhone 13 Pro), and taking a beating on my cargo bike handlebars (plus pocket of course). Love the Peak Design cases.
Anyone else feels like their NEO is almost like a pet? Like idk what it is but it looks friendly and inviting vs the hover looks like a top level science project lol
The NEO is an awesome piece of gear. At its price point limit your expectations. Would like DJI to add "Camera" with timed shots, say 5 Sec & 10 Sec intervals to ALL 6 of the NEO preset shooting modes. At present think only the "Spotlight mode" mode offers timed photos. Recognize that drone capture has been prioritized towards Videographers. Only offering the "Video" Camera Mode is a bit limiting. Primarily a Still photographer. With my Mavic 3 have captured some amazing stills. NEO Camera will have to wait for the NEO Pro so don’t big deal it. Simple an limited Camera/Still settings should be an easy add.
It seems that the biggest use-case for cameras today is to create youtube videos reviewing them. What a strange economy! Oh and yes, I love to watch them. Thanks. 😊
Is it possible to fly it in manual mode to a certain point, then tell it to enter spotlight mode? Seems like that would be a good feature - could sort of leapfrog down the trail.
I bought a Neo and sent it back. My issue was not the following but the mode where you walk/run towards it and it's supposed to stay in front of you. It always ended up behind me within a few seconds unless I walked at funeral procession pace. For me, that mode just doesn't work and surely we're going to get pretty bored with endless videos of the back of people's heads.
They updated the FW.. direction track works 100% perfectly for me. Long experience WITH DJI products has taught many of us that they WILL get promised features to work. They diligently stay at it until everything works as advertised.
Direction Track works perfectly for you? Like others, I can't get it mroe than either walking pace, or..well...that's it. Even after today's update, no luck.
I would like to correct you in one thing. You said Neo doesn't have any obstae avoidance sensor comparing to Hover. But as I recently learned even Hover doesn't have obstacle avoidance sensor, it only has collision detection sensor which isn't the same thing. And even that is pretty limited and will not work in higher speed
The Pro/Max units have rear-facing sensors so that when flying backwards it uses a ToF depth sensor to roughly avoid the bigger things. At least, in theory. Further, the Max unit has an added rear visual camera to again, theoretically, avoid things better. Again - all things the Neo doesn't have.
That's true but I don't have ProMaxconly Pro. I am just saying even Hoverair isn't perfect (still a lot of bugs which hopefully will be resolved in future FW updates). What I really liked on your video is that Neo seems to be better in copying your path and not doing shortcuts. I haven't tested my Pro in tight areas as it's getting pretty cold outside
@@muchanic Yeah, the Neo's path following change (even compared to other DJI drones) is a big deal. The Hover X1 (non-Pro) doesn't have that, and obviously I'm still waiting on customs to release my Pro/Max units to try it. But how well the Neo can copy ones ground path is pretty clutch.
@@Dcrainmakeranother thing that I am missing on my Pro is basic details about flight - altitude, speed, distance from controller. I heard they are planning this for future updates
I have been looking at getting one of these for running. Been watching your videos of the hover air x1 and this. The battery is quite short on the hover. 11mins. How long is the battery on the neo as I cannot see on the specs. I would like a run time of around 60 minutes so spare batteries needed etc. The neo looks like a really good price. Any thoughts anyone. Thanks. Great video as always.
@@DcrainmakerMainly because I record my indoor talking head and all b-roll (usually also indoors) at 25 fps. So want to be able to drop in Neo footage. It’s a shame because the Neo is brilliant for more interesting b-roll! Yes - if just shooting something for social media - and not splicing with anything else, 30 fps outdoors is fine.
I have the Hoover X1 which does a sufficient job for social media, bit now I head the opportunity to buy the neo fly more combi for only 270€ so it’s on his way … I’m curious
Hey Ray, looks like you're using one of the new fancy helmets with a mono-strap. Is there any chance you could do a short review on these although it's not a sport electronics product, maybe even just a UA-cam Shorts format?
Hmm, maybe. TLDR: It's ok. Neither good or bad for me (been using it since July). On one hand, it's easier to adjust fit (though that rarely changes), on the other hand you have to remove your glasses to put on helmet. Instead, honestly my favorite part of the helmet is actually the little magnetic USB-C red light on the rear of it. Charge lasts forever, and is good in a pinch/emergency when I find myself out far later than I thought. Super bright light.
Everyone says the video quality is terrible(over-sharpened). I saw in some of the videos that the sharpness can be reduced with a rc and the video quality is okayish. Is that the case or still the video quality is same? I am a beginner and thinking to buy this drone. Should I go for this or go for the mini2 se. Appreciate your thoughts!
As an owner of a Hover and DJI Mini 3 Pro, I ordered one of these. I was not pleased at all. I returned mine. I wanted to like it, but it has problems. The biggest issues are the following problems like image and subject positioning. But, it would swing wildly during tracking in certain modes. It would easily lose the subject like it did when you dropped your phone on the trail. I never got to any speed tests because of the tracking and mode issues. It would be set in the side (position) tracking mode and suddenly stop and, for all intents and purposes, behave like it was in hover mode. I could not get it to re-obtain me for anything. I had done all the updates and did calibrations, hoping it would correct the issues it had. It would often just stop recording while it was in motion, performing the mode it was in like rocket, or whatever. So, a lot of the videos were simply cut off. It would not keep me (the subject) in the middle of the shot. It had a lot of problems.
Unfortunately not (tried it). That's because while drones of DJI past could be sped up by taking off prop guards, for a nubmer of years now, that's not really been the limiter. DJI generally heavily overpowers their drones (in terms of motors), well beyond required spec. Instead, the limiter is purely a software speed cap tied to ground-speed. Which is why this drone can go twice as fast again in FPV mode (with the prop guards on). Cheers!
You should have way more followers ! Best channel for honest reviews with the good amount of details. BRAVO !
Thanks!!!
That’s a fact 💯
First of all. Always great reviews, with great energy and fun talking.
Second. Love to see you responding on so many comments.
Really sending us a message that its for the interest of the community and the knowledge.
Not just another upload to monetize.
All the best too you.
Thanks, muhc appreciated!!!
I had mine track me today on elecrtic bike at 20mph consistently. On far and high follow mode. Great drone
Was it in sport mode?
What's the overall qualification of vid ?
How much is flight time?
Pls suggest me I'm thinking to buy Neo
Thanks!
Love that you automatically say oh no in Dutch! Thanks for this update on the neo.
I think it is a great drone and I am on my way to Tasmania and I will be taking the NEO instead of my MAVIC or Avata. I am sure it will do a great job. Thanks for your great reviews.
I just have to say that this channel is now my 'Go To' for all my gadgets advice and guidance. By far the best UA-cam channel 'out there'. Cheers. Stoozer from Scotland. 👍🏻
awesome i didn't realized they updated it so I can select what I wish to follow with my phone let alone increase the speed. This is great for the type of content I do myself and glad I purchased this drone on release date
Thanks!
It was great to see they improved the tracking speed on the Neo. Thanks for sharing.
I think dji neo's success of making higher sales and feme over hover is it's price, longer flight time, and some flaws are resolved on updates. It is a TRUE budget and versatile drone for begginers.
Also the Hover air x1 has a terrible camera
Great review, thank you! I'm about to use my NEO in follow mode for a tractor plowing video.
Thanks as always Ray - I have the Hover since it’s crowdfunding days and have to say that I wish I was able to replace it with a DJI but, as a keen cyclist and someone in need of a drone following me both on and off road, I am still sticking to the Hover for now, as it seems way more capable (still).
Cheers so much 😊
You're the only one that I know of, that really puts these brands, through their paces ❤
Thanks Ray, very useful update. Returned mine so I'll wait until you do the Hover comparisons before considering a dive back in!
Good to know; thanks, dude, and greeting from Brazil.
The only reviewer i fully trust! this guy deserves at least 5M subs!
Thanks!!!
“It just yolo’s everything” lol
I wonder if it’s YOLO v8-n
@@tong.clement stripped down & quantized version
@@sergeyostrikov356 Makes sense! Does sound totally doable. But also explains the lack of obstacle avoidance / mono vision depth estimation (unlike the hover air?)
Well done!!!! Honest review . I’m glad you didn’t edit out the phone drop. Liked and subscribed , keep it coming Bro!!!!😎
Nice work here, on content and also filming and editing. Enjoyed seeing what the little buddy can do! Great news about the update too, thanks for putting this together!
Great video as always. Thanks for the update.
Love these kinds of videos, with thorough exploration of specific stuff. Nice job.
Yes I was testing this on my EUC and it was pretty slow. Nice to get some extra footage but too slow to really track. I will go and test out the new firmware this weekend as mine is also now updated. I must say I hope they can keep on fine tunning it and giving us more speed all round just so we can keep in line with the Hover Air. Waiting on the new N3 goggles for some light FPV but this is now also out of stock instantly. Keep well and nice bike
Great job as always. You are the source of truth when it comes to sport electronics!
Thanks!!!
Please test the same way the new DJI FLIP! Thanks!
I really hope some big company buys Hover and they improve their support and availability. It seems like the best balance for for a tracking drone. Looking forward to your review of the new one.
My friend used his yesterday for the 1st time doing some downhill mtb and its very impressive for the price. Its the easiest to get up,flying and tracking.
An issue I have found while mountain biking, is that it doesnt like to reduce its altitude. This is a major issue with steep trails, it just maintains the height of when it was activated and very soon ends up in the treetops as the rider goes down!
Hmm, you’re seeing that today with Neo? I haven’t had that happen on any of my descents.
That’s odd? I haven’t had that happen to me… recently took it down a downhill trail in the UK and it followed me down it…
Okay but are any of the competitors $200
This is the video I've been hoping to see. I love the idea of the DJI Neo follow mode, but would've been frustrated with it's limited speed. Looking forward to grabbing one, now that I know it can handle 20pmh.
20 per miles hour is nice....🤷🏽♀️
Thanks for the video. This drone looks amazing. I really want one.
DJI Flip. was wondering if you plan to review the dji flip. seems like might be good answer to the issues of this Neo. thanks
Super review, I had hioes there would be some sort of integration/follow me with the amflow but so far all we've heard is wait and see 🤞
Thanks Ray. In my use case - not needing speed - it’s been great for casual shots and some walking /run follow. Easier to justify for occasional use than the Hover given the price difference.
Yup, for things like hiking - it's been amazing. And even running.
at 9:00 "Hello buddy? Little buddy!" 🤣
Kinda glad i just watched this as i was about to buy one for recording some motorbike videos, clearly its not going to be able to keep up or follow me if it tops out at such a low speed!
Cool beans! Will we ever see a day when an inexpensive drone can shoot video in "lead" mode (take video from in front of you) or "side" mode? It would be more interesting than just follow mode. Basic Garmin, Wahoo, and Hammerhead GPS units know how to lead you with a programmed route and even tell you all about an upcoming climb without a programmed route, so the technology should be available to add to drones. Is that a bridge too far, or are there other technical or cost considerations?
The definition of inexpensive is debatable…but yes.
I've got the DJI Avata 2. There is a whole "tuning" menu where you can set the speed limits in each direction for each mode. I'm a little surprised something like that isn't part of the Neo control firmware. Anyway, useful info as always - thanks, Ray!
Yeah, you can tell that DJI is trying really hard not to undercut their own more expensive drones. Which is too bad, because I'd happily have paid double the price for more software features. In many ways, it's what made Hover so popular: They had zero effs given about undercutting their own products (because at the time, they had no other products). Now of course, they're flirting a bit in the danger zone in terms of pricing versus something like a Mini 4 Pro/etc... But if the Hover can hold-out with far better quality/tracking, then it'll still win for a while.
@@Dcrainmaker What is the "hover"?
The speed is so slow, i wanted one to record some of my motorbike rides but topping out as such low speeds makes it pointless.
Great video. I was litterally just about to buy this and went full stop and decided to do some more research on my needs. Still not bad for the price, but some questionable decisions by the developers. Maybe that's why it's priced less than the X1.
Great video. Thanks for this! 🙏🏽
Awesome, i’ve been in the process of moving. I didn’t know that they released a new update. Amazing. I love this drone, especially for the $200 price tag but I do love my Hover air max. It works very well but a lot more expensive.👍🏽💯
Thanks, I was getting 13mph on my e-board, now I can go faster.
Great video! Thanks!
Great update! I will give it a try
Thanks, I'm buying one.. want to see how far their cheap tech has gone since their gen 1 DJI mini i own. Looks like in a few years we will have DJI neo with obstacle avoidance 😂 always getting better.
WAITING for your Hover review to come (latest update?).......... and very helpful video!!!
I sent my back when I discovered that the follow mode had much lower speed. Got a second hand DJI Air instead but that was crap at following. Even with firmware update. Also tried the two alternative apps. One didnt even work. Sold that with a small profit.
So now this one seems interesting again.
Fantastic video!
Great video
If they now add camera settings for sharpness into the phone app without controller I might almost be tempted to buy it!
Thanks for the detailed testing and for the good news, yes I suppose it was too much to ask for DJI to mention the actual speed in the release notes ! Talking of which they don't say anything about improving tracking so I wonder if the "Direction Track" now works at anything faster than walking speeds for SideTrack and Dolly equivalents to the Hover drones.
Crazy situation for customs ! So DHL have made no attempt to contact you and tell you what was needed to get the drone out of customs ?! It's likely they're not happy with the "paperwork" provided by Hover but that's fixable...provided a fee called VAT is paid ;-)
Sadly, the direction track is the same. I had included it in the video/shooting, but cut it out as was trying to keep things moving along. Same-same though. As for DHL, yeah, I've contacted them, they've contacted me, and supposedly they're now waiting on customs themselves to respond. Supposedly.
@@Dcrainmaker Bad news for "Direction Track", hopefully they'll fix it at some point...Good luck with customs !
Thank you Ray. My X1 crashes often but keeps on flying
Great review as usual! Huge Question for runners --- Did the front follow automation get upgraded to run with you at a higher speed? Did you test that?
I would like to know that too :)
Forest was expected without obstacle avoidance , but I think it did great
Thanks for this! Now I can go full attack on the rollerskis and the cross country skis, without worrying about losing that little bastard :)
Great channel with honest reviews! 👍 Impressive firmware update! However, it seems that higher speeds come with more crashes in the wood: is this just a false impression? Because if that's the case, it would make it impractical for mountain biking. It would also be interesting to see how tracking works on a pump track, which involves many direction changes. Thanks for this updated review! 🤩
Indirectly, yes, but only because the higher speed means it's going to generally have to change directions faster (as with all drones). Most companies taper the movements a bit, to try and smooth things out - else, it gets fugly to watch. It's a careful balance between too much taper (and hitting objects because you didn't swerve out of the way), and too little taper (and being unwatchable, but doesn't hit objects).
Great review buddy
Nice I didn't knew about the update. Thank's for that. The Neo is great for it's price, I only hope the next Neo has a SD card slot cos I keep running out of memory after 5gb of filming while the app says 22gb of free space!
Yup, totally agree. The internal storage is far too small (or their file sizes far too inefficient), and really wish there was an SD card.
What an update! wow
"Hey, Little Buddy..." 😁
In FPV Manual.mode it does 16 m/s
57.6 KPH / 35.79 MPH
Of course it's not tracking doing this, but it proves there's additional capability to some extent.
Indeed. Never understood why sport mode with a regular controller (e.g. RC2 or N2) doesn't do the 57.6KPH just like every other drone. Seemingly an upsell push. Makes slightly more sense now with the new N3 Goggles being reasonbly priced, whereas before it was downright silly because nobody was gonna spend that much extra and not get the Avata 2 bundled with it (short of someone needing to stay under the 250g limit).
Great video!
Nice work. Maybe try using a bit lower in your woods area. You also can only the fly use the voice commands like hey fly and lower. But I’m sure you know this
Great job again Ray. Thanks for the time you put in it. But your Hover is still in customs? Are you kidding? You probably had to buy it yourself I suppose? One warning, the lens scratches very easy so I advise to put a (ND)filter on it for protection while testing.
Indeed, still in customs. They're sending another, but I don't have tracking for it yet. Are you saying put ND on the Hover Pro/Max, or the Neo? cheers!
@@Dcrainmaker Wow that takes a long time mate. I meant the Hover, I've got the Pro and flew it into a branch so now there's a small scratch on the lens. Glad it does not really show up in my footage. I also have the ND filters so now I leave the ND8 on it just for protection. A clear sort of UV filter would have been nice.
@@Dcrainmaker Still no Hover in your mailbox?
@@19ab59 Got it Tuesday. Did gauntlet test Wednesday night, just need to finish editing. Hang tight!
Follow speed is quite a nice improvement for non high speed footage.
Just for some clarification, am i right in thinking you need to be flying the drone with eother the phone or controller in sport mode BUT on follow mode the drone is rinning fully independently of any other appliance and just tracking the omage of whoever its set on?
I really want to invest in this but id like to know its not going to need a phone/controller connection or intervention from me whilst its doing this AND that the recently improved speeds apply to it in this mode.
Sent mine back to Dji, 2 days later i found it hovering outside my door at 3 am !😮
Great information, thanks
Thx. For this test
I also use the Peak Design phone case for my Google Pixel 9. New fear unlocked! 😂
This case has been holding on for 3 years now (iPhone 13 Pro), and taking a beating on my cargo bike handlebars (plus pocket of course). Love the Peak Design cases.
I just ordered mine 🤗
Anyone else feels like their NEO is almost like a pet? Like idk what it is but it looks friendly and inviting vs the hover looks like a top level science project lol
Nice review. Honest question: for tracking purposes for MTB, Neo or Minin4? Thanks
Awesome review.
When you will review Hoverair pro max? 🤔
I had seen 35kph as a max speed but honestly quite impressed with the update
The NEO is an awesome piece of gear. At its price point limit your expectations.
Would like DJI to add "Camera" with timed shots, say 5 Sec & 10 Sec intervals to ALL 6 of the NEO preset shooting modes. At present think only the "Spotlight mode" mode offers timed photos. Recognize that drone capture has been prioritized towards Videographers. Only offering the "Video" Camera Mode is a bit limiting.
Primarily a Still photographer. With my Mavic 3 have captured some amazing stills. NEO Camera will have to wait for the NEO Pro so don’t big deal it. Simple an limited Camera/Still settings should be an easy add.
It seems that the biggest use-case for cameras today is to create youtube videos reviewing them. What a strange economy! Oh and yes, I love to watch them. Thanks. 😊
"Little buddy.. little buddy?"
Is it possible to fly it in manual mode to a certain point, then tell it to enter spotlight mode? Seems like that would be a good feature - could sort of leapfrog down the trail.
I bought a Neo and sent it back. My issue was not the following but the mode where you walk/run towards it and it's supposed to stay in front of you. It always ended up behind me within a few seconds unless I walked at funeral procession pace. For me, that mode just doesn't work and surely we're going to get pretty bored with endless videos of the back of people's heads.
I almost wish this was $30-$50 more expensive and they added that to make it just a bit faster, maybe would fix all the issues.
They updated the FW.. direction track works 100% perfectly for me. Long experience WITH DJI products has taught many of us that they WILL get promised features to work. They diligently stay at it until everything works as advertised.
@@toadlguya Neo Pro with obstacle avoidance sensors and faster stable tracking would be ideal 👌🏽
Direction Track works perfectly for you? Like others, I can't get it mroe than either walking pace, or..well...that's it. Even after today's update, no luck.
@@Dcrainmaker I saw a guy do a demo. Keep is, for turns make them gradual, and medium/FAR distance Close wants to trim your eyebrows.
I would like to correct you in one thing. You said Neo doesn't have any obstae avoidance sensor comparing to Hover. But as I recently learned even Hover doesn't have obstacle avoidance sensor, it only has collision detection sensor which isn't the same thing. And even that is pretty limited and will not work in higher speed
The Pro/Max units have rear-facing sensors so that when flying backwards it uses a ToF depth sensor to roughly avoid the bigger things. At least, in theory. Further, the Max unit has an added rear visual camera to again, theoretically, avoid things better. Again - all things the Neo doesn't have.
That's true but I don't have ProMaxconly Pro. I am just saying even Hoverair isn't perfect (still a lot of bugs which hopefully will be resolved in future FW updates).
What I really liked on your video is that Neo seems to be better in copying your path and not doing shortcuts. I haven't tested my Pro in tight areas as it's getting pretty cold outside
@@muchanic Yeah, the Neo's path following change (even compared to other DJI drones) is a big deal. The Hover X1 (non-Pro) doesn't have that, and obviously I'm still waiting on customs to release my Pro/Max units to try it. But how well the Neo can copy ones ground path is pretty clutch.
@@Dcrainmakeranother thing that I am missing on my Pro is basic details about flight - altitude, speed, distance from controller. I heard they are planning this for future updates
Ich finde die Drohne schon sehr interessant und vielleicht werden mit ein paar Updates die Funktionen noch besser. Grüße ronactive
A bmx track would be a good test
Bro I think you have a thing about having your gear ran over first your drone by Radom lady then you go and run over your phone😢 love vid
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can you do a rundown on what you use for a mic and how you connect it?
I don't use the mic with it. I just record seperately and blend in post.
Hi! What about HoverAir X1 Pro? Wll you test it?
Nice! Thx.
I have been looking at getting one of these for running. Been watching your videos of the hover air x1 and this. The battery is quite short on the hover. 11mins. How long is the battery on the neo as I cannot see on the specs. I would like a run time of around 60 minutes so spare batteries needed etc. The neo looks like a really good price. Any thoughts anyone. Thanks.
Great video as always.
When will u do the review vid of that new canyon helmet?
Great video Ray! Eagerly downloaded firmware, but still no 4k 25 fps! I guess I’m still stuck at 1080p 50 fps 😔.
Out of curiosity, why 25FPS for outdoor shooting? Totally get indoors for flicker reduction, but for outdoors (daytime), why not just go with 30FPS?
@@DcrainmakerMainly because I record my indoor talking head and all b-roll (usually also indoors) at 25 fps. So want to be able to drop in Neo footage. It’s a shame because the Neo is brilliant for more interesting b-roll!
Yes - if just shooting something for social media - and not splicing with anything else, 30 fps outdoors is fine.
I have the Hoover X1 which does a sufficient job for social media, bit now I head the opportunity to buy the neo fly more combi for only 270€ so it’s on his way … I’m curious
Will there be a 4k video quality update?
I hope so but…I don’t think so. Write DJI as I did, they may do something if you complain
Hey Ray, looks like you're using one of the new fancy helmets with a mono-strap. Is there any chance you could do a short review on these although it's not a sport electronics product, maybe even just a UA-cam Shorts format?
Hmm, maybe. TLDR: It's ok. Neither good or bad for me (been using it since July). On one hand, it's easier to adjust fit (though that rarely changes), on the other hand you have to remove your glasses to put on helmet. Instead, honestly my favorite part of the helmet is actually the little magnetic USB-C red light on the rear of it. Charge lasts forever, and is good in a pinch/emergency when I find myself out far later than I thought. Super bright light.
Ray, what handlebar bag is that mate?
I presume the Neo fits inside?
I can finally upgrade my Spark!!
Can you please see if you can make it follow a car at low speed at a close distance thanks
Everyone says the video quality is terrible(over-sharpened). I saw in some of the videos that the sharpness can be reduced with a rc and the video quality is okayish. Is that the case or still the video quality is same? I am a beginner and thinking to buy this drone. Should I go for this or go for the mini2 se. Appreciate your thoughts!
As an owner of a Hover and DJI Mini 3 Pro, I ordered one of these. I was not pleased at all. I returned mine. I wanted to like it, but it has problems. The biggest issues are the following problems like image and subject positioning. But, it would swing wildly during tracking in certain modes. It would easily lose the subject like it did when you dropped your phone on the trail. I never got to any speed tests because of the tracking and mode issues. It would be set in the side (position) tracking mode and suddenly stop and, for all intents and purposes, behave like it was in hover mode. I could not get it to re-obtain me for anything. I had done all the updates and did calibrations, hoping it would correct the issues it had. It would often just stop recording while it was in motion, performing the mode it was in like rocket, or whatever. So, a lot of the videos were simply cut off. It would not keep me (the subject) in the middle of the shot. It had a lot of problems.
Take off the prop guards. Might help with speed and battery life
Unfortunately not (tried it). That's because while drones of DJI past could be sped up by taking off prop guards, for a nubmer of years now, that's not really been the limiter. DJI generally heavily overpowers their drones (in terms of motors), well beyond required spec. Instead, the limiter is purely a software speed cap tied to ground-speed. Which is why this drone can go twice as fast again in FPV mode (with the prop guards on). Cheers!
Can this follow me running up trails in the desert here in Phoenix? Handle elevation gains and losses in spurts?
No problems with that for me on my trail runs, up/down steep trails.