DJI has been on a release spree for drones over the last 12 months wanting to corner every part of the market, with the most recent DJI Neo being for the newcomers, but in comes the DJI Flip which is absolutely going to gobble up the convertible market that was created by Hover, and it’s an extremely fantastic drone release providing the ease of use of the DJI Neo with more high-end features of the high-end drones.
As the name suggests, the DJI Flip is a foldable drone that has full built-in propeller guards. When folded, it’s not the smallest drone on the market, but it does save a lot of space in the way that it folds in compared to when the wings are pulled out. it’s also super light at under 249 grams making it extremely portable for how good it is.
Just like the DJI Neo, you can control the drone without anything else with it being able to take off from your palm and land back there once it’s performed one of its six modes which includes Dronie, Circle, Follow, Spotlight, Helix, and Boomerang.
It feels like it performs these a lot quicker and smoother than the DJI Neo, and taking off and landing also seems to be a lot smoother. The follow mechanic in particular is still really impressive for those that want a drone to be able to film them as they walk or perform an action sport, and the AI Subject tracking is absolutely phenomenal too even at speeds.
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DJI FLIP AUSRALIAN PRICES:
- DJI Flip (DJI RC-N3)d retails for $699 AUD
- DJI Flip (DJI RC 2) retails for $949 AUD
- DJI Flip Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2) retails for $1159 AUD
If you’re wanting more control, you can use the included controller (there’s a version where you use your phone or one with its own screen) or your phone to control the drone manually, and even though it may seem scary at first, it has a fantastic lidar sensor and automatic braking to avoid obstacles. Even when I tried to make it crash for the purposes of testing, it was near impossible whether I was controlling it manually or in the automatic modes, with it being able to weave around the tightest spots.
In terms of the sensor in the DJI Flip, that’s one way that this drone presents itself as a high-end drone. It a 1/1.3-inch sensor with the ability to shoot in 4K/60FPS with HDR and take photos at 48MP, so if you’re looking for the highest quality video footage, that’s when I’d recommend going for this over the super well-priced DJI Neo.
Another reason to go for the DJI Flip would be the battery with the battery life lasting over 30 minutes which is almost double that of the DJI Neo which does feel like the flight time is over as soon as it began. I had the Fly More combo which includes a fantastic charging hub that allows for three batteries to be charged using one USB-C cable.
All-in-all, I absolutely love the direction that DJI is going onto, and making the drone flying market more accessible, but then providing a number of step-up options for those that start at one of the lower drones, but want to work their way up. Coming from the DJI Neo, this was the most confidence that I’d ever had using a drone, and with the portability can absolutely see me throwing it into a bag and taking it with me on the go.
