DJI Neo
Seven years ago, I bought a drone for cycling photography. It allowed me to snap some awesome shots only a flying camera can take. It was an unreliable flying object, though. After half a year, it self-destructed. I've been following the development of consumer drones as attentively as the bike market ever since. DJI brought the Spark and the Mavic Minis. US-based Skydio was the first company to release a drone with subject follow mode and obstacle avoidance with the R1 in 2018. They were never available to consumers in Europe. Last year, Zero Zero Robotics brought the HoverAir X1 pocket-sized self-flying drone. They improved this concept this year with the HoverAir X1 Pro/ProMax. While the 8K video-capable ProMax is a drone I could see myself owning one day, I'm getting back into drone photography on a much smaller budget with the DJI Neo.
DJI Neo
Seven years ago, I bought a drone for cycling photography. It allowed me to snap some awesome shots only a flying camera can take. It was an unreliable flying object, though. After half a year, it self-destructed. I've been following the development of consumer drones as attentively as the bike market ever since. DJI brought the Spark and the Mavic Minis. US-based Skydio was the first company to release a drone with subject follow mode and obstacle avoidance with the R1 in 2018. They were never available to consumers in Europe. Last year, Zero Zero Robotics brought the HoverAir X1 pocket-sized self-flying drone. They improved this concept this year with the HoverAir X1 Pro/ProMax. While the 8K video-capable ProMax is a drone I could see myself owning one day, I'm getting back into drone photography on a much smaller budget with the DJI Neo.