This is great. Most videos are showing the good and/or bad things about the Neo, but you dived right in and showed us some capabilities of it that no one else has shown so far.
One of the things I really love about your channel and your work, is that the focus on: Know your Gear, Know your craft (video craft - no pun intended), and how get the best out of what you have. That golden hour light 0:52 🧡
It’s not the tool, sharp or blunt, that makes the art; but the creator’s hand, the fire within, the beating heart. Masterpieces were forged in pixels sparse, from those who saw the world anew and played their part. For in the end, it’s not the tech or screen, but the artist’s voice that shapes the unseen.
Appreciate the comment! Got some catching up to do! Amazing to see how well your channel is doing. Your videos are really sharp and your success is well deserved.
Here's hoping you'll do a follow-up on your post-processing workflow from the NEO; a lot of review talk about the challenges with the image quality but you've clearly got things dialed in well between your drone settings and post. As always, thanks for sharing!
Already watched this multiple times! This is awesome for a total noob who is waiting for payday until I get this drone. been thinking about the Avata 2 for ages.. but I think this is the stepping stone drone I've been waiting for. Thank you for your tips, brilliantly explained with REASONING behind the shot. Perfect.
When doing a 'review', we need to be mindful of the price and DJI's target market. For example, we can't call out a $199 drone for not having 10-bit Dlog. I agree though, lots of non-beginners will be interested in this drone. The fact it's a hybrid FPV/camera drone is interesting for me. I always wanted to fly the Avata without goggles but you can't. I like this development with the Neo. Cheers!
@@adz-ql6kv DJI are playing it down the the 'for beginners' script that all the reviews use. I want to get the shot done quick and this drone seems to do that, without the set up time
Great to see you folks back! You were much missed and you both look great (especially Alina!). Neither of you seem to age at all and your teaching is spot on. UA-cam just got some stars back!
Watching Potato Jet's episode peaked my interest in this "cheap and cheerful" drone because it could be flown with DJI remote controls. However I wasn't impressed with the Colour Profile. But then the drone is not really aimed at people who want to meddle with the footage in post production. You blew that thought out of the water. You both managed to work some magic with the Natural Profile footage, which I'm guessing was 8bit, to create some really good colour grades. This elevated the results way above what could be considered throw away TicToc or boring selfies for a drone that costs roughly the same price as a toy knock-off drone.
Thanks for the comment. Always good to see you here. We enjoy trying to get pro results from non-pro cameras. It's what we had to do back in the day when we didn't have great gear. That kind of 'adversity' for want of a better word is what made us learn our craft all those years ago.
And now everyone is here....we can continue...with superb, no-fuss, interesting content. Nearly bought a Hover-Air, and then you tell me the Neo is out. In usual S+A style, we find out what it can do with a zero tech and jargon bombardment. Just it can / you can. Simple. Oh, and.....WE missed you.
I just pre-ordered mine and was like “Oh sh*t” do I need a remote (which was $40 more than this drone)… annnnddddd I don’t! I’m super stoked for this as a Real Estate Agent. Excited for all the possibilities without spending a fortune and having a massive learning curve. Thanks for the great video! ❤
I have been watching your videos since the first Mavic, great as always. You have done some magic with the color grading, the default looks bad, I think it's worth a tutorial on it's own.
That footage at the beginning looked stunning with your grading. As usual with your videos great presentation, loads of useful info and enjoyable to watch. I think this is a really interesting drone with its choice of control methods that gives it some flexibility and at a size that makes me much more likely to actually fly it with minimal set up and taking up little space to carry. With the inevitable DJI updates, its only going to get better as well.
The normal colour profile has too much contrast which was putting me off. But your grading made it look not too bad. I'm definitely considering this as a leave in my bag all the time drone and using the phone app to control it to get a few establishers while I'm traveling light on certain projects
Is this drone a two in one? Fpv and normal drone. Apart from high wind resistance due to its size and minimal camera options this seems to be a do it all drone. I have avata 2 and I wishes it had stabilised videos. Neo is one axis stabilisation but it’s clips look unaffected by wind or tilting
I'm not convinced that its solely aimed at the Newcomers... I've been flying drones for 17 years ( we called them quadcopters back then) To me, it's a versatile & robust drone which looks like a lot of fun and also a cheap way to get more involved with FPV. I currently fly Mini 3 pro and Mini 2.. the 2 I use for FPV along with the goggle that you put your phone into. I plan to go for the Goggle 3...lotsa money but look very good.
Completely agree. I guess the low price and the theoretical target market of beginners could be seen as justification for only providing a 'Normal' colour profile for example but I think a lot of more advanced users will be paying attention too. If not this version but certainly whatever DJI follow it up with.
Hi there, great tio have you back. The DJI Neo footage looks really great, so much better than the oversharpened (maybe default-) imgaes of some other videos. What exactly is your workflow to achieve these pictures?
Thanks for the comment! We are going to do a video on this because we want to show what the camera is capable of. The camera is good but the one-size-fits-all way it is setup is a bit harsh. First and foremost, the exposure and white balance must be locked otherwise the shifts are really extreme especially in direct sunlight. Overcast days with flat light are fine but with contrasty harsh light you have to be in charge of the exposure. This is the main thing that differentiates our footage from others because at present, the no-controller quick shots only shoot auto exposure/WB and even with phone-only control, you can't fix the exposure. I'd like to see them either add manual exposure controls to the phone-only app or at least allow you to touch and hold the live preview like you can on an iPhone to lock exposure. After this we have flattened out the contrasty Normal colour profile in post and made some colour adjustments. It's the harsh Normal colour profile that makes the footage look over sharpened - it's too severe in my opinion. Of course, the goal for a $199 beginner drone is to not give too many confusing settings but at the moment, manual exposure/WB is only available when you use the remote control and the regular DJI Fly app.
As always very fair and illustrating what is possible with a budget drone. Much more advanced than when I started and with one of the many location in Scotland what could be better showcase. Keep up the great work
Finally caught up with your video❤ Good explanation of the tracking and there’s still so much potential to unlock. Have you tried Helix or Boomerang on a moving subject? The lock point seems to follow the subject and it’s a great shot.
For sure! We've always been a big fan of Quickshots on the other drones because there is virtually no set-up time and like you say, you can actually move and it will track you on these complex moves. The nuisance has always been that Quickshots are limited to 30fps and we like to shoot 25fps. Dropping a 30fps Quickshot into a 25fps timeline looks jittery. I don't know why DJI restricts the frame rates on the other drones because they unlocked full manual exposure settings and all the colour profiles too. Anyway, for this DJI Neo, putting aside the frame rate being fixed at 30fps, if you do the Quickshots with the controller and lock in a manual exposure/WB then they are great - and not just for beginners. Cheers!
Great video as always 😊. Can someone please confirm: when using the rc-n3 controller there is cruise control available as a programmable function to the press or dubblepress "fn"-button ? Someone on another channel showed this ...
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Hi Sir! Hope you could share how you achieved that kind of video quality. Tips for exporting, settings, editing. Please! Really amazed on how you did it.
Welcome back! Great location shots! I’m positive I visited that “house” some years ago but can’t remember what it is called. When I was there they had a falconry demonstration which was amazing. Please put me out of my misery.
Nice to have a different look at the Neo. Apart from colour, did you have to denoise or process in other ways at all? PotatoJet's footage looked quite noisy "out of the can".
Hey! No trickery going on here - just manual exposure/WB and a minor colour grade. To our amazement, it was easy to modify the image. The 1/2" sensor is a big sensor by drone standards (many of the older but excellent DJI drones had a 1/2.3" sensor) so I think the camera is very good. But DJI have baked in a severe colour profile so things look good out the box for beginners. Makes sense but in high contrast scenarios it's a bit rough and would be nice to have some more control in the app without having to 'fix' things in post (even though it's 'just' a beginner drone).
Great video and I’m interested to see your grading workflow. Looking forward to mine arriving later today.. I’m confused though you say all shots can be done with the controls on phone, but we could see you were using a controller.
Thanks for the comment! The goal of this video was to show what can be done with pretty much entirely single-input manoeuvres, i.e. shots that require no skill (and can be done easily with the phone). The reason we use the controller for some of the shots is so we can use the 'proper' DJI Fly app which allows us to lock the exposure and WB. I'm hoping it will change, but at present you only have auto exposure/WB if you use the new mobile-control app.
@@DroneFilmGuide Ah right. So you can do the moves on the phone app, just with no control over video settings? Cool. Mine ahs arrived and batteries are charging. Looking forwrad to seeing what it's like as mini FPV drone :)
Amazing video walk thru and money shots tip$! One thing, the $199 doesn’t come w a controller just app auto controls, but your RC is from like a Mini2 that u can use for the Neo…?
Yup, you can pay up for the RC-N3 controller that is bundled with the Neo or you can us the RC-N2 from the Mini 4 Pro or Air 3. Don't quote me on that but it is backward compatible to a degree but probably not back to the Mini 2 controller.
Those modes are nice, but I can do much of that stuff with my Avata 2 or bigger drones. For me the Neo would not be for FPV or selfies, but for FCC requirements for flying over and around people. I would like to see the Neo tested at a party or event or busy street....
I'm sure it could take an Insta360Go but nothing bigger. Plus it will scream even louder as it tries to deal with the balance but for sure it should work.
There's quite a lot of wobble in some of these shots (it's especially obvious where you're laying a subject behind/in front of other objects or are supposed to be flying forward in a straight line). I was expecting RockSteady/EIS to smooth some of this out? Do you any of your courses cover the editing process you've used on this footage - the quality of the footage I've got from the drone so far has made it usable?
Thanks for the comment! Yup, the drone was getting pushed around doing the overtake/undertake shots at the wind farm. Like you say, you can tell because of the straight lines in the shot. It was a touch windy mind you. The EIS makes it smooth and jitter-free but it can't 'reposition' a drone that's getting pushed about. Regarding the courses, our Masterclass has a 60 minute module covering how to edit drone content. As for the Neo, next video will be on our workflow for getting these shots.
Thanks for the reply, I'll check out the masterclass :) Look forward to seeing the workflow as getting usable video out of this drone is my biggest issue right now
Our next video will be on how to get these results but in a nutshell, (1) manual fixed exposure, (2) manual white balance, (3) some colour correction/grading to reduce the contrast in the image, (4) a degree of experience when it comes to setting up shots that work around the limitations of small sensor cameras. No NDs. This drone has EIS which requires a fast shutter speed to work. So all this footage is shot with the 'wrong' shutter speed were you to be trying to adhere to the 180 degree rule.
Besides the one axis gimbal and video quality, my main problem with this Neo is the sane as the Hover X1 that over been using since last year. Speed when following. Seems it’s limited to 21kph in follow mode and the Hover X1 is about 25kph. That’s ok to follow the action if you’re running but cycling or mountain biking it’s way to slow. I know this from experience with making movies with the Hover X1. The price of the Neo with the remote has got me interested but it failing to fast enough to be useful in the fundamental follow mode is very limiting. Hover have just announced their X1 Pro and Pro Max that to 42kph in follow with burst up to 60kph to get into position when following (plus rear obstacle sensors when tracking from the front. It’s a lot $$ though so I guess you get what you pay for.
Great feature set.Can fly areas not available to over 249gm drones in Canada. But the scream of the prop,seriously? Why do we have to wait for Master Airscrew to develop props wih a more tolerable pitch.Good thing we have Master Airscrew ,but really DJI?
This is great. Most videos are showing the good and/or bad things about the Neo, but you dived right in and showed us some capabilities of it that no one else has shown so far.
One of the things I really love about your channel and your work, is that the focus on:
Know your Gear,
Know your craft (video craft - no pun intended),
and how get the best out of what you have.
That golden hour light 0:52 🧡
Appreciate that! And we'll be focusing more on just that going forwards. All the best!
It’s not the tool, sharp or blunt, that makes the art;
but the creator’s hand, the fire within, the beating heart.
Masterpieces were forged in pixels sparse,
from those who saw the world anew and played their part.
For in the end, it’s not the tech or screen,
but the artist’s voice that shapes the unseen.
Welcome back guys! Great to see you back posting on UA-cam!
Appreciate the comment! Got some catching up to do! Amazing to see how well your channel is doing. Your videos are really sharp and your success is well deserved.
Here's hoping you'll do a follow-up on your post-processing workflow from the NEO; a lot of review talk about the challenges with the image quality but you've clearly got things dialed in well between your drone settings and post. As always, thanks for sharing!
Sure thing. Camera is good but a couple more colour profiles would do it justice.
Already watched this multiple times! This is awesome for a total noob who is waiting for payday until I get this drone. been thinking about the Avata 2 for ages.. but I think this is the stepping stone drone I've been waiting for.
Thank you for your tips, brilliantly explained with REASONING behind the shot. Perfect.
Thanks for the comment!
I'm leaving a comment below. I added this video to my 'saved list' because you nailed all the simple moves that give complex results.
Why keep calling it a drone for beginners. Totally isn't. It's a drone of convenience. Zero hassle
When doing a 'review', we need to be mindful of the price and DJI's target market. For example, we can't call out a $199 drone for not having 10-bit Dlog. I agree though, lots of non-beginners will be interested in this drone. The fact it's a hybrid FPV/camera drone is interesting for me. I always wanted to fly the Avata without goggles but you can't. I like this development with the Neo. Cheers!
@@DroneFilmGuide is the picture quality good enough? Seems the problem is it doesn't shoot vertical for tiktok, so has to be cropped
I call it a selfie drone.
@@BrydenMcKinnie u can crop it and even more stabilize it for tiktok and co
@@adz-ql6kv DJI are playing it down the the 'for beginners' script that all the reviews use. I want to get the shot done quick and this drone seems to do that, without the set up time
You are still providing great tutorials ......after all these years❤
Great to see you folks back! You were much missed and you both look great (especially Alina!). Neither of you seem to age at all and your teaching is spot on. UA-cam just got some stars back!
Always a pleasure to read your comments!
Watching Potato Jet's episode peaked my interest in this "cheap and cheerful" drone because it could be flown with DJI remote controls. However I wasn't impressed with the Colour Profile. But then the drone is not really aimed at people who want to meddle with the footage in post production. You blew that thought out of the water.
You both managed to work some magic with the Natural Profile footage, which I'm guessing was 8bit, to create some really good colour grades. This elevated the results way above what could be considered throw away TicToc or boring selfies for a drone that costs roughly the same price as a toy knock-off drone.
Thanks for the comment. Always good to see you here. We enjoy trying to get pro results from non-pro cameras. It's what we had to do back in the day when we didn't have great gear. That kind of 'adversity' for want of a better word is what made us learn our craft all those years ago.
@@DroneFilmGuide I've been stalking your channel since the days of my Mavic Pro first generation. 😇
And now everyone is here....we can continue...with superb, no-fuss, interesting content. Nearly bought a Hover-Air, and then you tell me the Neo is out. In usual S+A style, we find out what it can do with a zero tech and jargon bombardment. Just it can / you can. Simple.
Oh, and.....WE missed you.
Always a pleasure to read your commments!!
Soon the Hoover air pro and pro max is gonna be released but at a much higher cost that this dji neo.
I just pre-ordered mine and was like “Oh sh*t” do I need a remote (which was $40 more than this drone)… annnnddddd I don’t! I’m super stoked for this as a Real Estate Agent. Excited for all the possibilities without spending a fortune and having a massive learning curve. Thanks for the great video! ❤
"Nobody does it better." Great to see you both back.
It's great to see your high quality videos again! Thank you!
As always; straight forward and telling how to get the most juice of a unit. perfect!
Glad you two are back making videos!
Thanks for creative tips rather than the “technical” posts which flood you tube about the Neo
Great content. Am amazed how this video highlights what a budget drone can do. Thank u for the effort and hardwork
thanks for the simple and useful tips, what more the best quality Neo's footage I've seen on youtube, what an amazing processing skills!
Appreciate the comment!
Thanks for the video. I've just won one for 25p!!! Can't wait to get out and try it out, with your guide.
one of the best videos about using NEO for shots nice....i need to subscribe you guys.
Welcome!
I have been watching your videos since the first Mavic, great as always.
You have done some magic with the color grading, the default looks bad, I think it's worth a tutorial on it's own.
Thanks for the comment! Next video will be on just that.
That footage at the beginning looked stunning with your grading.
As usual with your videos great presentation, loads of useful info and enjoyable to watch.
I think this is a really interesting drone with its choice of control methods that gives it some flexibility and at a size that makes me much more likely to actually fly it with minimal set up and taking up little space to carry.
With the inevitable DJI updates, its only going to get better as well.
this convinced me to buy the Neo
The flying in close proximity has my attention. A simple FPV style of shot to go along with exterior shots with the M3P
The normal colour profile has too much contrast which was putting me off. But your grading made it look not too bad. I'm definitely considering this as a leave in my bag all the time drone and using the phone app to control it to get a few establishers while I'm traveling light on certain projects
I think that DJI will come with some color profile like D-Cinelike with a firmware update sooner or later. Greetings from 🇳🇱
@@gekoldronevideos D-cinelike would be amazing!
Is this drone a two in one? Fpv and normal drone. Apart from high wind resistance due to its size and minimal camera options this seems to be a do it all drone. I have avata 2 and I wishes it had stabilised videos. Neo is one axis stabilisation but it’s clips look unaffected by wind or tilting
I'm not convinced that its solely aimed at the Newcomers... I've been flying drones for 17 years ( we called them quadcopters back then)
To me, it's a versatile & robust drone which looks like a lot of fun and also a cheap way to get more involved with FPV.
I currently fly Mini 3 pro and Mini 2.. the 2 I use for FPV along with the goggle that you put your phone into.
I plan to go for the Goggle 3...lotsa money but look very good.
Completely agree. I guess the low price and the theoretical target market of beginners could be seen as justification for only providing a 'Normal' colour profile for example but I think a lot of more advanced users will be paying attention too. If not this version but certainly whatever DJI follow it up with.
Amazing 😮😮... thanks so much... I will use that for my future shots
Really like the video and very informative but I would like to know how you colour graded the footage to get such great results - cheers steve
Coming up!
For sure! Its so perfect that i saw a mini 4 pro at 60fps 🤩 cant wait to see a tutorial! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great to hear your professional take on things. And as always so interesting and enteraining. Thank you
HoverAir ProMax all the way for me & thats what i bought ..cant wait till next month🔥🔥🙌
Wonderful to see you back!
Great video! First one who actually say it can make cinematic shots! Love it! I just bought the Neo. Will test it out tomorrow, i'm exited! 🔥
Great stuff!
That's informative , thanks, keep doing it
Hi there, great tio have you back. The DJI Neo footage looks really great, so much better than the oversharpened (maybe default-) imgaes of some other videos. What exactly is your workflow to achieve these pictures?
Thanks for the comment! We are going to do a video on this because we want to show what the camera is capable of. The camera is good but the one-size-fits-all way it is setup is a bit harsh. First and foremost, the exposure and white balance must be locked otherwise the shifts are really extreme especially in direct sunlight. Overcast days with flat light are fine but with contrasty harsh light you have to be in charge of the exposure. This is the main thing that differentiates our footage from others because at present, the no-controller quick shots only shoot auto exposure/WB and even with phone-only control, you can't fix the exposure. I'd like to see them either add manual exposure controls to the phone-only app or at least allow you to touch and hold the live preview like you can on an iPhone to lock exposure.
After this we have flattened out the contrasty Normal colour profile in post and made some colour adjustments. It's the harsh Normal colour profile that makes the footage look over sharpened - it's too severe in my opinion. Of course, the goal for a $199 beginner drone is to not give too many confusing settings but at the moment, manual exposure/WB is only available when you use the remote control and the regular DJI Fly app.
@@DroneFilmGuide Thanks for this detailed response. Have a great rest of the weekend. Enjoy!!!
excelent as always! i just ordered it, now i know what to do with it! thanks! from Canada...
Cool to see you back guys👊🏻
As always very fair and illustrating what is possible with a budget drone. Much more advanced than when I started and with one of the many location in Scotland what could be better showcase. Keep up the great work
Appreciate that!
Good to see you back mate
Appreciate the comment! Inspired by your output and consistency on the channel so it's time for us to pull our socks up and do the same!
@@DroneFilmGuide thank you, appreciate that 🙏
Nice yall are back! Looks like a promising starter drone. 👌
Great to see you both back again! First class video - as usual!
Thank you!!
Superbe vidéo! Merci beaucoup!
Great to see you back.
YESSSS!!! Waited for a dji neo review!!🎉
awesome :) im going to practice some of these :)
Nice shots
So glad to see you guys back…My DJI neo arrives Monday…can’t wait to try your ideas out….
Did you order from the US??
@@bluebiegrace1828 No from the UK…
Finally caught up with your video❤
Good explanation of the tracking and there’s still so much potential to unlock. Have you tried Helix or Boomerang on a moving subject? The lock point seems to follow the subject and it’s a great shot.
For sure! We've always been a big fan of Quickshots on the other drones because there is virtually no set-up time and like you say, you can actually move and it will track you on these complex moves. The nuisance has always been that Quickshots are limited to 30fps and we like to shoot 25fps. Dropping a 30fps Quickshot into a 25fps timeline looks jittery. I don't know why DJI restricts the frame rates on the other drones because they unlocked full manual exposure settings and all the colour profiles too. Anyway, for this DJI Neo, putting aside the frame rate being fixed at 30fps, if you do the Quickshots with the controller and lock in a manual exposure/WB then they are great - and not just for beginners. Cheers!
More video on dji Neo please helpful for beginner like me. Thanks
Great video as always 😊.
Can someone please confirm: when using the rc-n3 controller there is cruise control available as a programmable function to the press or dubblepress "fn"-button ?
Someone on another channel showed this ...
Excellent info, thanks! Mine arrives Monday
Great video!!! Bought the Neo to use with my RC2. Love to see what can be achieved.
Nice one. RC2 will give you access to full manual exposure/WB control which is essential for the best possible footage.
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Thank you from Texas. My first drone is the NEO 30-day wait here.😢
Thank you!
Great !!!!
Hi Sir! Hope you could share how you achieved that kind of video quality. Tips for exporting, settings, editing. Please! Really amazed on how you did it.
Next video will be on that topic. Manual exposure/WB is essential. After that, a minor colour grade but nothing too heavy. Thanks for the comment!
Welcome back! Great location shots! I’m positive I visited that “house” some years ago but can’t remember what it is called. When I was there they had a falconry demonstration which was amazing. Please put me out of my misery.
Hey! It's Pollok House.
@@DroneFilmGuide Thanks! I can sleep tonight!!!
u great
what is the best setting for these videos? 1080 or 4k and what about sharpness and contrast? thanks!
Nice to have a different look at the Neo. Apart from colour, did you have to denoise or process in other ways at all? PotatoJet's footage looked quite noisy "out of the can".
Hey! No trickery going on here - just manual exposure/WB and a minor colour grade. To our amazement, it was easy to modify the image. The 1/2" sensor is a big sensor by drone standards (many of the older but excellent DJI drones had a 1/2.3" sensor) so I think the camera is very good. But DJI have baked in a severe colour profile so things look good out the box for beginners. Makes sense but in high contrast scenarios it's a bit rough and would be nice to have some more control in the app without having to 'fix' things in post (even though it's 'just' a beginner drone).
thanks I am planning on buying one
Love it !
Nice footage! It doesn't look that sharp, but you can't expect that from a very cheap drone.
Ill be upgrading from a mini 1. Is it worth it? Especially for the video quality?
Great video and I’m interested to see your grading workflow. Looking forward to mine arriving later today.. I’m confused though you say all shots can be done with the controls on phone, but we could see you were using a controller.
Thanks for the comment! The goal of this video was to show what can be done with pretty much entirely single-input manoeuvres, i.e. shots that require no skill (and can be done easily with the phone). The reason we use the controller for some of the shots is so we can use the 'proper' DJI Fly app which allows us to lock the exposure and WB. I'm hoping it will change, but at present you only have auto exposure/WB if you use the new mobile-control app.
@@DroneFilmGuide Ah right. So you can do the moves on the phone app, just with no control over video settings? Cool. Mine ahs arrived and batteries are charging. Looking forwrad to seeing what it's like as mini FPV drone :)
Can you make timelapse in Spotlight mode ?
Nice useful tips 🙂
Amazing video walk thru and money shots tip$! One thing, the $199 doesn’t come w a controller just app auto controls, but your RC is from like a Mini2 that u can use for the Neo…?
Yup, you can pay up for the RC-N3 controller that is bundled with the Neo or you can us the RC-N2 from the Mini 4 Pro or Air 3. Don't quote me on that but it is backward compatible to a degree but probably not back to the Mini 2 controller.
I recognise Pollok park in your video .
Why does the neo footage look so bad at 720 but ok at 2160, but your cut shot look the same?.
Those modes are nice, but I can do much of that stuff with my Avata 2 or bigger drones. For me the Neo would not be for FPV or selfies, but for FCC requirements for flying over and around people. I would like to see the Neo tested at a party or event or busy street....
Do this one have a shutter in the app, so you can take a picture?
ugh jadi pengen beliii
Do you know what is the 4k and FHD BITRATE of this "disposable" drone?
04:03 How can I enable the virtual joysticks in the quickshots? I can see them in the manual control option only.
I will buy it but am a little worried about that grainy look, not sure what it is, it’s 4K but still kinda pixely look. Am I imagining this?
Cheers Stewart loved Culzean Castle or was it at the beginning
It was Pollok House 🙂
@@richardboyle5493 I should have known that thanks
do you think the neo could handle a lightweight action camera mounted to it. Something like the insta360go (around 36 grams)
I'm sure it could take an Insta360Go but nothing bigger. Plus it will scream even louder as it tries to deal with the balance but for sure it should work.
Very helpful. How to make something pro from a non pro product. Cheers🖐
One of our favourite things to do!
There's quite a lot of wobble in some of these shots (it's especially obvious where you're laying a subject behind/in front of other objects or are supposed to be flying forward in a straight line). I was expecting RockSteady/EIS to smooth some of this out? Do you any of your courses cover the editing process you've used on this footage - the quality of the footage I've got from the drone so far has made it usable?
Thanks for the comment! Yup, the drone was getting pushed around doing the overtake/undertake shots at the wind farm. Like you say, you can tell because of the straight lines in the shot. It was a touch windy mind you. The EIS makes it smooth and jitter-free but it can't 'reposition' a drone that's getting pushed about. Regarding the courses, our Masterclass has a 60 minute module covering how to edit drone content. As for the Neo, next video will be on our workflow for getting these shots.
Thanks for the reply, I'll check out the masterclass :) Look forward to seeing the workflow as getting usable video out of this drone is my biggest issue right now
what kind of range were you getting using your phone as a controller?
About 30-50 metres I reckon.
Can it fly In the rain?
Is all ure footage raw or have u done some post production colour grading?
they color grade it, he said it in the beginning of the video
Great video Stewart. Got my Neo today but cannot get it to connect to the WiFi any tips or is there a common passkey to connect it.
We didn't have any trouble. You get it sorted?
I wish there were 16:9 grid lines for vertical video. This would at least help keep content centered
Good point.
How tight (small) circle can be made? Can you also control height while in circle?
2m if I recall. I'm pretty sure that like Spotlight, you can use the manual controls on the phone to adjust height while flying a circle.
Can you test 1080p with 60 fps sharpnes -2:)
why your footage seems better than others ? are you using ND filters ? others footage on youtube I see the sharpness is broken.
Our next video will be on how to get these results but in a nutshell, (1) manual fixed exposure, (2) manual white balance, (3) some colour correction/grading to reduce the contrast in the image, (4) a degree of experience when it comes to setting up shots that work around the limitations of small sensor cameras. No NDs. This drone has EIS which requires a fast shutter speed to work. So all this footage is shot with the 'wrong' shutter speed were you to be trying to adhere to the 180 degree rule.
I have the Hover x1, but the price of the Neo is better for my pocket rather than buying the Hover max pro.
There seem to be severe compression artifacts in many neo videos, is this a problem with this drone?
It's UA-cam. We noticed it in the detailed parts of some of the shots.
Lack of 3-axis stabilization is a deal-breaker though
How did you overcome the baked in settings again?
Manual exposure - manual WB - small contrast adjustment to flatten the image - shoot well on the day.
@@DroneFilmGuide Ah so it's not baked in? 🙂
Besides the one axis gimbal and video quality, my main problem with this Neo is the sane as the Hover X1 that over been using since last year. Speed when following. Seems it’s limited to 21kph in follow mode and the Hover X1 is about 25kph. That’s ok to follow the action if you’re running but cycling or mountain biking it’s way to slow. I know this from experience with making movies with the Hover X1.
The price of the Neo with the remote has got me interested but it failing to fast enough to be useful in the fundamental follow mode is very limiting. Hover have just announced their X1 Pro and Pro Max that to 42kph in follow with burst up to 60kph to get into position when following (plus rear obstacle sensors when tracking from the front. It’s a lot $$ though so I guess you get what you pay for.
Appreciate the comment!
Great feature set.Can fly areas not available to over 249gm drones in Canada.
But the scream of the prop,seriously? Why do we have to wait for Master Airscrew to develop props wih a more tolerable pitch.Good thing we have Master Airscrew ,but really DJI?
Yup, this drone is not discrete.
have you took the shots in normal and simply applied te LUT on top of the normal settings?
Sure thing. You only get Normal colour profile which is really contrasty. We've boosted the shadows a little and made a few colour adjustments.
@@DroneFilmGuide Compared to most other Neo videos, your end result looks less over-sharpened. Well done
No more than using a mini 1-3 is it
In which app you edit video
FCPX.
PRO and NEO is BIG oxymoron.
There is no Pro mode.. slow as F. Now it my dog's play toy