By Hannah Briggs for the Just Drones team — updated 20 May 2026
Quick verdict: Honestly, the Neo is probably the most fun drone the Just Drones team has owned — but only if you understand what it is, which is a hands-free selfie tool, not a drone you fly.
Specs at a glance
| Weight | 135g |
| Camera | 4K/30 stabilised |
| Flight time | 18 min |
| Modes | Direct subject tracking, no controller required |
| Range | Very limited (~50m without controller) |
| Approx. AUD | $329+ |
DJI Neo review
What’s good about it
Palm-launch is the killer feature
Press button, drone leaves your hand, hovers, picks you up, flies a programmed shot, lands back in your hand. No controller needed. We’ve used it on hiking trails where unpacking a Mini would just feel silly.
Track modes are actually useful
Orbit, follow, dronie, helix — five preset shots and the AI subject tracking properly keeps you in frame. Not Skydio-level autonomous but for $329 its surprisingly competent.
It's small enough to carry every day
135g. Fits in a jacket pocket. Most drones live in a bag at home — the Neo lives in our team daypack.
Indoor-capable without breaking things
Plastic prop guards built into the body. Kids and friends learning to fly dont immediately destroy it.
What’s not so good
Range is comically limited
Without a controller you’ve got maybe 50 metres. With the RC-N2 it stretches a bit but the Neo isnt for distance — its a 30-metre selfie tool.
Wind is its enemy
Above 15 km/h breeze, the Neo gets blown around. We’ve watched it drift 5m sideways doing a hover-pickup. Not catastrophic but its not a windy-day drone.
Camera is fine, not great
4K/30 stabilised is honest but the sensor is small and low-light is rough. Daylight social: yes. Sunrise drone shot: no.
18 min flight time evaporates fast in shot modes
One Orbit plus Follow sequence is 3-4 min. You get four or five shots per battery. Plan for three batteries minimum or your shoot is over before its started.
Who should buy this
You want a drone that travels with you and films a clip of you in 30 seconds. Hikers, surfers, casual content makers.
Who should skip
You actually want to fly a drone in the traditional sense — get a Mini 4 Pro instead.
Heads up: the buy button above goes to Amazon Australia with the Just Drones team’s affiliate tag drones02-22. Costs you nothing extra; pays for the gear we crash during testing.
