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DJI Neo 2 After One Year: The Drone I Fly More Than Any Other
Shawn from Air Photography looks back on a year with the DJI Neo 2: why it gets more airtime than his bigger drones and what a Neo 3 needs to fix.
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Reviews on DroneXL mean hands-on testing, not a rewritten press release. This desk collects every review we publish: drones, action cameras, gimbals, docks and accessories, tested rather than summarized.
The range is wider than just drones. Our Avata 360 review covers DJI’s first 360° FPV attempt honestly rather than at face value, and the accessory reviews are often the most practically useful pieces we publish — the iVANKY Fusion Dock Ultra became part of a daily MacBook workflow, not just a one-time test, and the iFootage Pico Slider got evaluated on repeatable product shots rather than a single demo clip.
We test claims that don’t always hold up. The AulGo action camera fits 4K into a two-ounce body, but not with image stabilization on — the kind of tradeoff a spec sheet won’t tell you and a real test will.
For head-to-head comparisons rather than single-product reviews, see our vs section. Product-specific reviews are also cross-linked from each model’s own hub — start with the DJI desk if you’re looking for a specific drone. Every review lands in the feed below.
Key facts
- What this covers
- Hands-on reviews of drones, cameras, gimbals and accessories, tested rather than summarized from a spec sheet
- The standard
- A review here means someone on staff or a partner flew, shot, or used the product, not read the press kit
- What you'll find
- Everything from flagship drone comparisons to a two-ounce action camera tested with image stabilization on and off
Start here
- DJI Avata 360 Review: DJI's First Try at 360° FPV — July 19, 2026
- AulGo Fits 4K in Two Ounces, but Not With EIS On — July 10, 2026
- DJI Osmo Pocket 4P vs Insta360 Luna Ultra: The Differences That Actually Matter — August 10, 2026
Last updated September 7, 2026 — the feed below updates with every new story.
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DJI Osmo Pocket 4P vs Insta360 Luna Ultra: The Differences That Actually Matter
I expected a blowout between DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P and the Insta360 Luna Ultra. Instead, the real separation came down to D-Log 2, slow motion in log, two very different remotes — and where you can actually buy one.
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DJI Avata 360 Review: DJI's First Try at 360° FPV
After two months of flying and editing with DJI's Avata 360, Josh Spires says the 455g hybrid FPV drone gets the core pitch right: capture the full sphere, frame the shot later, and still keep a conventional single-lens mode when you want it.
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Why The iVANKY Fusion Dock Ultra Became Part Of My MacBook Workflow
Mikhail Svilanov tests the 26-in-1 iVANKY Fusion Dock Ultra and explains why it solved his constant cable-swapping problem between home and studio, despite a couple of small tradeoffs.
Insta360
AulGo Fits 4K in Two Ounces, but Not With EIS On
AulGo, a pocket camera from Hong Kong startup TriLife, hit Kickstarter this week promising 4K video from a Sony sensor, six-axis electronic stabilization, and five recording modes for about $200. The campaign cleared its modest goal within hours and kept climbing. The pitch is easy to like: a 4K camera light enough to actually carry,…
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Using The iFootage Pico Slider To Get Repeatable Product Shots
Mikhail Svilanov shows how the iFootage Pico Slider helps create repeatable reveal shots, pans, and robotic camera moves with compact gear like the DJI Osmo Pocket 4.
China
DJI Mic Mini 2S Records Internally, China First
DJI launched the Mic Mini 2S on July 2, and the headline change is simple. The tiny clip-on wireless mic now records inside itself. It carries 14.5GB of built-in storage, captures 32-bit floating-point audio, and pairs up to four transmitters to a single receiver. DJI shipped it in China first, with global pricing and dates…
Bell
Luke Maximo Bell Beats SiFly’s Guinness Drone Endurance Record By An Hour
Luke Maximo Bell flew a rebuilt quadcopter for 4 hours, 21 minutes and 39 seconds on a single battery charge, breaking the Guinness World Record for longest flight of a small electric multirotor drone. Independent witnesses observed the attempt on a farm outside Cape Town, South Africa. The result beat the previous certified mark of…
Frequently asked questions
What makes a DroneXL review different from a spec-sheet summary?
Hands-on testing. Our reviews come from someone who actually flew the drone, mounted the camera, or used the gimbal in the field, and we say so when a claim is untested rather than presenting a manufacturer's number as our own finding.
Do you review accessories, not just drones?
Yes, and often the accessory reviews are the most useful. A slider that gets repeatable product shots or a dock that becomes part of a daily workflow tells you something a drone review can't: how the gear performs in ordinary, repeated use rather than a single test flight.
How do I find a review for a specific product?
Start with that product's hub if one exists, since reviews are cross-linked from there, or search this archive directly. Head-to-head comparisons live separately in our vs section.
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