DJI’s Neo is surprisingly capable for a small drone, but it has a few weaknesses – namely, the lack of direct video and slow flying speed in tracking mode. The company has now addressed both of those issues with a new firmware update, adding direct video and increasing the tracking speed of the Neo, among other things.
Considering the Neo is designed and priced for creators, the lack of direct video was a big mistake. Now it can handle that, though only at 1080p 60 fps 9:16 and not 4K. That low resolution is because the camera’s gimbal doesn’t actually rotate 90 degrees like on the Mini 4 Pro; instead, it shoots in 4K horizontal resolution and crops sideways.
Using speed, the Neo can now hit up to 20 mph in track mode, up from about 12 mph previously. That’s faster than the sport mode’s top speed of 18 mph, though it’s still slower than the Neo’s top speed of 36 mph in the full manual setting (which requires the FPV 3 remote). However, it is now up to the task of tracking slow moving vehicles, especially bicycles.
Other new features include Goggles N3 support, live view stabilization with Goggles N3 or Goggles 3 and improved noise reduction with Mic 2. Unfortunately, there’s not much DJI can do about the annoying propeller noise. To get the update, you’ll need to connect your Neo to the DJI Fly app on Android or iOS, then update both the drone and the app.
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