The video quality seems perfectly fine for a $200 drone -which everyone seems to want to point out. The content/story is more important to me over how good the video looks anyway. Very impressed with how well it locked on to the subject 👍
1:00 Apparently camera is much better with sharpness reduced to -2. But it can only be done through a controller, not the Fly app. Dumb. Hopefully camera settings will be added to the app in the next update.
Took me a moment to work out why the Neo was going from side to side... then I realised what Von was up to. She's a keeper. (Although this drone might not be 🤣)
I’ve got the Hoverair Pro Max on order too. I’m looking forward to that coming in and getting it to follow me through a point of the bay that has epic scenery either side and is closed to cars. Some small hill climbs and some rapid decents should make for some fun!
The fact that it loses you and hovers then starts following again after regaining visual is the best feature. My mini 3 never did that and it lost track all the time. Starting all over again with the controller was quite annoying. I’ll probably get this just for that reason alone even tho the video is not so great
Did my virgin flight today. Very impressed with it. But important to remember what it is for. Simply B roll footage. Nothing more than that. It did struggle to keep up but failed safe. The erratic flying is a little disappointing. The video quality is basic. The settings very basic. But I could pull this out of my jersey and have it in the air within seconds. That is amazing!!! ❤
Your wife's top provided a very good colour contrast with her surroundings. For the next test, could you please try wearing a top that is close in colour to the surrounding? Perhaps something in green. Cheers, b.
Hi Von, great 2cu out on the bike and hearing your comments. Great vid Shane. Being able to see the drone following the rider so closely was a lot of fun & educational. What do the magpies think of the drone? Does it keep them away? Will they attack it?
Next iteration need to be able to lead instead of follow. Especially if we can upload our gos route ahead of time so it roughly knows where it and we are going
9:50 OMG that's scary!. what if it flew into the water or just into someone else My recommendation is that you always connect the app with the the manual control. you can adjust on the fly the height and distance for the follow. It's really ideal if you have your smartphone on your handlebars this drone will force the cyclists only to do a z2 ride.
I've had two of these flip-over / confusion experiences like your fly-away as well during a run today. Looks like the drone hits a branch (which it doesn't). First time it just found me again and was fine, second time it drifted off to a nice brambly bush looking the other way. Didn't have my phone with me... luckily it didn't go very far, so I was fine, but that could've been very fun :P edit: apart from that, it did a pretty good job, I have to agree. will have see how it goes on the bike... edit2: should do a side by side comparison how the tracking is affected if you're not wearing a high contrast pink top :D
From what I’ve seen, the Neo seems to follow very like the Hover X1 I’ve been using for the last year on gravel rides and other stuff. Yo yos a bit the same. Speed might be a little faster but not much. That’s the main issue I had the with Hover X1 - just a little slow - have to pedal too soft. I sold my X1 last weekend on eBay for $375 and ordered the Hover X1 Pro on Indiegogo with the Beacon. Won’t get the Neo as it has that same speed issue as the Neo. Fun but a bit too limited. The Hover X1 Pro and ProMax have that 42kph tracking speeds with burst up to 60kph to get into position. Higher bit rate video but I don’t know who needs the 8K video of the Pro Max. Still, it’s coming. The beacon seems to be an interesting solution (not essential) for those who want more robust tracking and control and want to use the built in mike to record audio without using a phone.
can you test this in a group ride to see if it follows only the tracked person. will it pick up a stranger and fly away? I have the same drone and vids on my channel showing the limitation of the drone, especially indoors.
I watched DCRainmaker video on this and he had same results, around 22kph = 12/13mph which is too slow for cycling, especially if on road. Ok for a bit of fun but any more than easy peddling and not quick enough.
@@gplama Be good to see as you mention that can do 40kph = 25mph so fast enough for me! The Neo though is very affordable, think around £170 here in UK so if only a bit quicker be very tempting. Look forward to see your test of HoverAir. Looks cold over there, worse than here(!).
Maybe true, but everyone already knows the “solution” to that problem, it’s just not the solution they want (to buy the more expensive Avata 2) Nobody was expecting to spend only $200, and get the same exact value as the $500-$1000 drones
Thank you for the review! Just too bad it's not a bit faster, at 22 kph it's slower than the original Hover X1 which was really too slow to begin with. But for the price the DJI is hard to beat. I'm looking forward to your X1 pro review!
GPL's evil laugh with his missus getting swooped by birds lol. According to their website speeds are 6 m/s (Normal mode) 8 m/s (Sport mode)16 m/s (Manual mode. That's 21-57 km/h lol.
the "washed out" footage looks like what i'd expect from a "flat" or "log" colour profile, where contrast is intentionally reduced to give more colour grading flexibility in post. could that be the case here?
No, the Neo's camera output is just bad, likely upscaled low-res footage. Better wait for the Hover X1 Pro Max coming soon, that will do the same, but with much better 10bit 4k footage.
also wouldn't really make sense considering the audience. Can't expect a casual market to do colour grading during edits. More than likely just chuck it on their phone and social media. Even the hoverair X1 produces better results than this.
@@summarity fair enough. haven't been following the drone scene lately but the footage looks on par or better than my first-gen mavic pro (i guess that isn't saying much 😅). it's a very cute looking device though.
@@DeanHerbertMooCow Oh don't get me wrong, most people will be happy with this. Capture a quick clip and throw it on socials. But a pro video tool it is not :)
there circle , helix a whole bunch of autonomous but your'e supposed to be in a fixed location. this is a Hover X1 competitor. now, if you had a remote it performs better. if you have the goggle, you can fpv it
A lot of people/drone enthusiasts seem to be expecting miracles out of a $200 drone designed to be operated primarily by content creators for quick shots without a remote control. If you want proper footage just go ahead and spend more money. What do you expect ? DJI targeted a specific market and the results are outstanding for $200 US. If you want high-end video and control options it’s gonna cost you at least $1000 US and up.
Will it follow a (simple as possible) picture of a person? Because on my bike I'm the invisible man. The solar roof hides me. Cut some cardboard please and try it out. Soon you use the controller it will follow a vehicle. Then the question How FAST is actually how fast you can launch it. In real life you won't take the time to get off your bike, grab the drone, grab the controller, connect the phone, calibrate, go through all the settings, wait a minute for satellites. You just forget about it and move on. So again, How FAST is the DJI Neo to launch??? So silly reviewers never showed it! Nobody cares if Captain Coconuts can't pedal the flames out his ass. Go a bit slower. And BTW. This DJI Neo will only be good once a third party app adds follow-me. By which I mean GPS follow-me. So you can also get action shots from much higher up and further away. Right now the tracking feature only works from close up behind. Don't get me wrong, I love it. But why not a 360 camera on a stick? It's safer aand more reliable. Trust me, you can pedal as fast as you want but the stick won't lose you.
The video quality seems perfectly fine for a $200 drone -which everyone seems to want to point out. The content/story is more important to me over how good the video looks anyway. Very impressed with how well it locked on to the subject 👍
Agreed if you want high-end video and control you’re gonna have to spend more money
I did the same test with my mountenbike it's a great dorne ua-cam.com/video/wMGeZMpE0Mw/v-deo.htmlsi=_XAMzmOXsv_pfiPT
I had so much fun just watching this! Brilliant! I thought it was going to attack at 03:17 !
i got mine and i'm impressed. i'm loving the spotlight just me passing by under it
So much unbridled laughter in seeing Von swooped by the magpie 🤣
1:00 Apparently camera is much better with sharpness reduced to -2. But it can only be done through a controller, not the Fly app. Dumb. Hopefully camera settings will be added to the app in the next update.
Great colour jersey she is wearing. Safety and style in one.
Great to see Von in another video!
Fun video to watch! great to see Von.
Cheers Shane, good to see. Would like to see it handling more complicated tracks such as mountain biking trails.
Zig Zagging was such a brilliant move by Von.
Took me a moment to work out why the Neo was going from side to side... then I realised what Von was up to. She's a keeper. (Although this drone might not be 🤣)
I’ve got the Hoverair Pro Max on order too. I’m looking forward to that coming in and getting it to follow me through a point of the bay that has epic scenery either side and is closed to cars. Some small hill climbs and some rapid decents should make for some fun!
Thanks for showing it warts and all.
Far too many videos glossing over issues that simply put this drone in the "pass" category for me.😊
The fact that it loses you and hovers then starts following again after regaining visual is the best feature. My mini 3 never did that and it lost track all the time. Starting all over again with the controller was quite annoying. I’ll probably get this just for that reason alone even tho the video is not so great
Great video and another subscriber. 😊
Did my virgin flight today. Very impressed with it. But important to remember what it is for. Simply B roll footage. Nothing more than that. It did struggle to keep up but failed safe. The erratic flying is a little disappointing. The video quality is basic. The settings very basic. But I could pull this out of my jersey and have it in the air within seconds. That is amazing!!! ❤
After that initial fly away, it seemed to do better on the higher follow me mode.
Shane-outstanding . )
Your wife's top provided a very good colour contrast with her surroundings. For the next test, could you please try wearing a top that is close in colour to the surrounding? Perhaps something in green. Cheers, b.
Darned Magpies! They are such trouble makers :D
Hi Von, great 2cu out on the bike and hearing your comments.
Great vid Shane. Being able to see the drone following the rider so closely was a lot of fun & educational.
What do the magpies think of the drone? Does it keep them away? Will they attack it?
No 😂 they didn’t stay away 🦅 they still swooped me!!!
Next iteration need to be able to lead instead of follow.
Especially if we can upload our gos route ahead of time so it roughly knows where it and we are going
Von is such a good sport. 🙂
9:50 OMG that's scary!. what if it flew into the water or just into someone else
My recommendation is that you always connect the app with the the manual control. you can adjust on the fly the height and distance for the follow. It's really ideal if you have your smartphone on your handlebars
this drone will force the cyclists only to do a z2 ride.
Good enough for a toy. Thanks for sharing.
I would like to see how does it perform in hill climbs with lots of turns.
I'm envisaging future versions of this being capable of air to air combat with the magpies 😂
Oh that’d be brilliant!
Yeah, no on device settings unfortunately, it would need one more button like the hover or some "double tap" action.
I've had two of these flip-over / confusion experiences like your fly-away as well during a run today. Looks like the drone hits a branch (which it doesn't). First time it just found me again and was fine, second time it drifted off to a nice brambly bush looking the other way. Didn't have my phone with me... luckily it didn't go very far, so I was fine, but that could've been very fun :P
edit: apart from that, it did a pretty good job, I have to agree. will have see how it goes on the bike...
edit2: should do a side by side comparison how the tracking is affected if you're not wearing a high contrast pink top :D
Interesting! Thats exactly how I’d describe it too, it looks like it has hit something then proceeds to perform some creative relocation manoeuvre.
From what I’ve seen, the Neo seems to follow very like the Hover X1 I’ve been using for the last year on gravel rides and other stuff. Yo yos a bit the same. Speed might be a little faster but not much. That’s the main issue I had the with Hover X1 - just a little slow - have to pedal too soft. I sold my X1 last weekend on eBay for $375 and ordered the Hover X1 Pro on Indiegogo with the Beacon. Won’t get the Neo as it has that same speed issue as the Neo. Fun but a bit too limited. The Hover X1 Pro and ProMax have that 42kph tracking speeds with burst up to 60kph to get into position. Higher bit rate video but I don’t know who needs the 8K video of the Pro Max. Still, it’s coming. The beacon seems to be an interesting solution (not essential) for those who want more robust tracking and control and want to use the built in mike to record audio without using a phone.
Is it possible to adjust the follow mode "High" height?
Nice video, could you try the tracking option where will follows you from the front? I wonder how well it does flying backwards?
it is really bad at front tracking unless you are walking at a slowish pace .
can you test this in a group ride to see if it follows only the tracked person. will it pick up a stranger and fly away?
I have the same drone and vids on my channel showing the limitation of the drone, especially indoors.
I'll need to hire some friends. Or point it at a sheep and just see what happens! 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🛸
@@gplama it seems to follow your wife only which is a good thing. Nice that she can help you with a vid 👍🏻
Me and my Neo just chillin' in the follow mode while roaming around, wait until a learn how to fly manual😅
"We have magpies at home!"
The magpies at home:
Although it’s still immature now, it offers a glimpse of the future.”
Look at the hoverair pro and promax. That’s the benchmark at the moment.
I watched DCRainmaker video on this and he had same results, around 22kph = 12/13mph which is too slow for cycling, especially if on road. Ok for a bit of fun but any more than easy peddling and not quick enough.
It’s definitely in the ‘toy’ category. I hope HoverAir can deliver on their promises with their new models.
@@gplama Be good to see as you mention that can do 40kph = 25mph so fast enough for me! The Neo though is very affordable, think around £170 here in UK so if only a bit quicker be very tempting. Look forward to see your test of HoverAir. Looks cold over there, worse than here(!).
Maybe true, but everyone already knows the “solution” to that problem, it’s just not the solution they want (to buy the more expensive Avata 2)
Nobody was expecting to spend only $200, and get the same exact value as the $500-$1000 drones
this would be better suits for runners or hill runners, cyclist unless is on a epic long steep climb
Thank you for the review! Just too bad it's not a bit faster, at 22 kph it's slower than the original Hover X1 which was really too slow to begin with. But for the price the DJI is hard to beat. I'm looking forward to your X1 pro review!
GPL's evil laugh with his missus getting swooped by birds lol. According to their website speeds are 6 m/s (Normal mode) 8 m/s (Sport mode)16 m/s (Manual mode. That's 21-57 km/h lol.
Can dji Neo fly higher?
the "washed out" footage looks like what i'd expect from a "flat" or "log" colour profile, where contrast is intentionally reduced to give more colour grading flexibility in post. could that be the case here?
No, the Neo's camera output is just bad, likely upscaled low-res footage. Better wait for the Hover X1 Pro Max coming soon, that will do the same, but with much better 10bit 4k footage.
also wouldn't really make sense considering the audience. Can't expect a casual market to do colour grading during edits. More than likely just chuck it on their phone and social media. Even the hoverair X1 produces better results than this.
@@summarity fair enough. haven't been following the drone scene lately but the footage looks on par or better than my first-gen mavic pro (i guess that isn't saying much 😅). it's a very cute looking device though.
@@DeanHerbertMooCow Oh don't get me wrong, most people will be happy with this. Capture a quick clip and throw it on socials. But a pro video tool it is not :)
@@summarity wonder if they’ll software patch a more vibrant profile at least..
How does the drone drown out the sound of its rotors and motors? Does it (and others) have selective noise cancellation?
When using their app to record audio it’ll remove the drone noises.
I did a similar test and got to about 13mph (21kph) with a slight headwind before it lost me.
Edit: 21kph
You seem to have got better results from the Neo than DC Rainmaker.
Different test environments. I guess?
So it just follows? Does it have a mode where to flies all around you while you're riding?
It has a number of autonomous modes. I’m not sure if the circle mode allows for a moving target.
there circle , helix a whole bunch of autonomous but your'e supposed to be in a fixed location. this is a Hover X1 competitor.
now, if you had a remote it performs better. if you have the goggle, you can fpv it
Where is this? Looks alarmingly familiar. Victoria?
Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail right near Lucas.
Aww. Lil Neo. It’s just a little guy you know. He’s trying as hard as he can.
A lot of people/drone enthusiasts seem to be expecting miracles out of a $200 drone designed to be operated primarily by content creators for quick shots without a remote control. If you want proper footage just go ahead and spend more money. What do you expect ? DJI targeted a specific market and the results are outstanding for $200 US. If you want high-end video and control options it’s gonna cost you at least $1000 US and up.
People think because they attached a Bluetooth keyboard to an iPad, it’s capable of the same level of performance as a laptop 😂
BRO ISTG I LIVE NEAR THERE THATS THE BALLARAT RAIL TRAIL
And you seem to have a gold nugget sitting on your caps lock key. 🤣
@@gplama Ok
Is it the rail trail tho
@@Medusa_Gaming123 Yep. sure is.
Just don’t understand how they can’t make this small thing quieter and more steady
With a new drone there's always little glitches don't worry dji will do update in a mnth or so
You are a better drone than the drone!! And can go over 23km/h
is this the skipton trail?
Yep.
If my wife won't randomly test a drone with me, she's not the one.
Nice coppel
i bet, its for checking training progress of the children. No training no WIFI :)
Will it follow a (simple as possible) picture of a person? Because on my bike I'm the invisible man. The solar roof hides me. Cut some cardboard please and try it out.
Soon you use the controller it will follow a vehicle. Then the question How FAST is actually how fast you can launch it. In real life you won't take the time to get off your bike, grab the drone, grab the controller, connect the phone, calibrate, go through all the settings, wait a minute for satellites. You just forget about it and move on. So again, How FAST is the DJI Neo to launch??? So silly reviewers never showed it! Nobody cares if Captain Coconuts can't pedal the flames out his ass. Go a bit slower.
And BTW. This DJI Neo will only be good once a third party app adds follow-me. By which I mean GPS follow-me. So you can also get action shots from much higher up and further away. Right now the tracking feature only works from close up behind. Don't get me wrong, I love it. But why not a 360 camera on a stick? It's safer aand more reliable. Trust me, you can pedal as fast as you want but the stick won't lose you.
Slow.
That’s not the DJI neo camera 🎥 how can that grimy camera be the neo when it is flying in front of him
It’s clearly obvious which footage is from the Neo and which is from the Insta360 GO3S.
@@gplama are there 2 neo you are filming Neo flying with that’s shit 💩 camera 📸
I outline in the intro I'm filming with both the DJI Neo and the Insta360 GO3S. As above, it's very obvious which footage is from the Neo drone.
@@gplama I’m watching this with a iPhone 15 and both footage looks like shit 💩
@gplama have you received the x1 pro, Would love to know if it lives up to the hype
That thing is soooo loud. And horrible video quality. Maybe the next version is better.