DJI FPV drone review

The DJI FPV is fun in capital letters – its first-person view provides an incredibly immersive flying experience thanks to the amazing DJI Goggles, not to mention equally compelling video footage from the forward-facing camera. But it’s not all plain sailing. With a real-world flight time of around 10 minutes, high cost when you factor in essential accessories and the difficulty in pulling off true FPV acrobatics, it's significantly more complex and niche than DJI's other drones.

A huge amount of fun to fly; Easy to fly for an FPV drone; Goggles offer great image quality; Solid transmission;

Front props visible in footage; Stills photography severely limited; 'Spotter' needed when flying outdoors

DJI FPV review

The FPV is a ground-breaking drone, bringing the notoriously difficult world of FPV flight into the consumer fold. Buy this box and you’re basically good to go – but be warned that you’ll need many hours of practice before you can pull off the sort of spectacular stuff you might have seen on YouTube. The FPV isn’t idiot-proof by any means, and a lack of care or concentration could see you left with a broken drone or worse. It’s not close to offering the same level of image quality as you’d get from a Mavic 2 or Air 2S either, and as someone who’s more interested in photography and video than tech toys I’d much rather spend my money on one of those than the FPV. That said, given that it’s DJI’s first FPV drone it’s a very impressive package. It flies well and relatively safely, its footage looks good and it offers more battery life than anything else in its class. I’m glad I didn’t end up dunking it in the English Channel.

Relatively safe to fly; Good video quality; Long battery life;

Gimbal tilt; You can still crash it;

DJI FPV review review

Relatively safe to fly; Good video quality; Long battery life;

Gimbal tilt; You can still crash it;