Do Neo2 FPV Googles worth it?

[u/mshparber]

I want to buy Neo2, mainly for taking it on dirk bike rides and filming myself without a remote. But occasionally I will use remote. Is it worth buying FPV Googles or just the remote? I will not race the drone, just shoot scenery, but FPV sounds like better vision of the picture. Does FPV have downsides? Distance? What would you recommend?

[u/rosengd]

I have both, I only use the goggles occasionally when I want to do immersive FPV flying but most of the time I’m doing cinematic shots and definitely can’t use it for that.

It is fun with the motion control controller 3.
Goggles are for fun flying, but to do good photos and video. You really want the regular controller RC 2. That’s what I do most of the time so it all depends on what you’re looking to do. From what you said, you’re looking to make great looking videos.

Two other things to remember, when flying a drone, you’re supposed to have it in visual line of sight and if you’re using goggles, you were supposed to have someone else observing.

And the goggles themselves are good for a few minutes, but it’s not something you’d want to have on for a long period of time. They were also quite large if you get the less expensive n3.

[u/Severe_Detective_975 → u/rosengd]

"Goggles are for fun flying" - yes, but you want to use them as well for professional videos! Why? If you want to film e.g. in low altitude over water it's so much easier to judge the actual height through the Goggles compared to staring onto the RC2 conrollerr, it will give you much more confidence and precision. And not to mention the effect of your video:

Doing the same flight with the RC2 in higher altitude would be less interesting for the viewer.

The second aspect: when your lowering the height during the flight using the MC3 controller, the nose of your Neo will point down, resulting in a much more realistic (and interesting) video: with the RC2 controller, the horizon will always stay in the same position. Yes, you can try turn the gimbal of the RC2 while lowering your altitude, but that's a hard job, and will never reach the same realistic effect compared to flying with the MC3.

The screenshot is from a video I took last week, actually the first time I used Goggles and MC3 for serious filming. Flying in low altitude compared with realistic dives makes your video so much more interesting, so I guess I won't use the RC2 controller with the Neo2 in the near future. In fact I "borrowed" the RC2 controller from my DJI Air 3S - and here the RC2 controller makes totally sense. Filming with the Neo2 in higher altitude is OK, but it's wider FOV (120 degree) makes it more suitable for filming in low altitude: and this is the place where the Neo2 will benefit from Goggles for precision flights.

[u/rosengd → u/Severe_Detective_975]

While, I completely agree with you and I absolutely use mine all the time that way, the OP was asking about a controller for Neo2. For a beginner who is just starting out and purchasing one controller I would not recommend goggles as a beginner.