If you are looking to purchase a drone, DJI just released the DJI NEO Drone for only $200. According to the company, this drone is it’s most compact yet.
While the drone might be small, it comes packed with great features. It can take off from the palm of your hand, and can even shoot 4K video at 30fps. It’s 12MP camera can also take some decent photography, but don’t expect it to be jaw-dropping. In terms of flight time, you get 18 minutes.
Like other DJI Drones, the DJI Neo can do thing such as keep people in focus in it’s “Follow” mode. Just set a target, and let it do the rest. It also has some intelligent shooting modes, which should provide for interesting film angles. These include Helix, Expanse, Circle, Rocket, Spotlight, and Boomerang. If you are worried about loosing it, it also has the Return To Home (RTH) feature allowing it to always come back.
A new feature we see here is voice control, allowing you to control the drone with your voice. You can tell it to take off, land, and even move around.
When it comes to images, you get stabilization to help get the perfect shot. This feature can handle high-speed flight, and level-4 wind conditions. It also seems to promise vlog-like features, allowing you to use the DJI Mic 2 to capture your voice. Worried about the propeller noises? They got you covered, the DJI Neo will automatically remove that too.
Honestly, this drone is packed with features. We still have the classic DJI Spark, and we may have to upgrade to this. It would be nice, however, if these drones could go longer on a single battery charge.
We ourselves are a big fan of flight simulators, so we are very interested in getting this soon.