HoverAir X1 Pro Max - Initial Impressions, Test Footage and Tracking Tests

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@TripleU-E 3 ай бұрын

Your are the only one, who showed footage and flights, again you are my man! 👏

@HowToGuyChannel 3 ай бұрын

Wow, its better quality than the NEO !!!!

@Discoverdex 3 ай бұрын

Lol of course ! Neo is 200€, this one is 500€ at least. And Neo is trash quality. Fake 4K for sure.

@Dronesteve-72 3 ай бұрын

You talk of quality stop the film and zoom in its naff quality also

@HowToGuyChannel 3 ай бұрын

@Droneboy-72 its better than the Neo..its only a half inch sensor on this new one.. not going to be excellent

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

@Droneboy-72 The point is that I zoomed in to an extreme amount on the bookshelf and the text on the book was still perfectly clear. Both the Neo and original X1 are a blurry mess when cropping in that much.

@Peakabike 3 ай бұрын

@@Dronesteve-72 Yep, pretty blocky in the follow videos, that could be YT compression of course.

@DrCassette 3 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the full review, the video quality is quite good!

@eshanthaperera 3 ай бұрын

The only video out there that's showing actual practical use. Kudos bro!

@HowToGuyChannel 3 ай бұрын

Looks Awesome :) Good Tracking, and good Footage, probaby 8/10 for Image Quality

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

I just saw that you took down your entire video catalogue! This is a tragedy. I was a fan of your videos for years.

@HowToGuyChannel 3 ай бұрын

@Roos-Reviews no bro i pulled out.. i miss it, but doing other things now. Love your videos, do it for us.. the fallen ones

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

Haha! I laughed, but inside I'm crying. I want to talk to you via email about this.

@Ozpeter 3 ай бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews Me too! But good to see you around, HTG.

@ArminHirmer 3 ай бұрын

Great! I am sure they will fix the issues. Waiting for mine to arrive :)

@HowToGuyChannel 3 ай бұрын

How Lucky are you... is it Actual 4k ?

@sibertiger17 3 ай бұрын

Well you're the first to get any kind of footage out for us to see so way to go

@odlanorirom 3 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing...nice vid on the front tracking...have you tried the side tracking as well?

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

I tried it yesterday and it worked well.

@odlanorirom 3 ай бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews ..thats great...

@scottgivens27 3 ай бұрын

Whoa! I know you have the NEO too. This thing is sooo worth double the price of the NEO just with what I'm seeing here, especially when tracking from the front. Insane tracking over DJI and the image quality...Well you get what you pay for with electronics. Darn glad I waited and ordered the Hover Pro Max. I have watched your NEO reviews, and nothing but honesty. I almost ordered that one too, till I saw your reviews. I'll probably wait for the next version or two for a NEO. Thanks for the great work on this! 🔥🔥👍👍

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

Yeah the tracking and speed are great so far. It flies much more aggressively and confidently. I will need a faster bike to be able to find its limits.

@stefpix 3 ай бұрын

You meant 3.2x times the price of the Neo.

@scottgivens27 3 ай бұрын

@@stefpix During the early bird (when I bought) the pro was only twice the price of the Neo, but exponentially better from Al the cumulative reviews I’ve seen on the NEO. When they come out with a NEO pro I’ll probably buy that. I’ve already outgrown the NEO. But it’s great for beginners and children

@TravelsByTrike 3 ай бұрын

Nice video! It's nice to see some actual tracking footage using the ProMax. How far out in front will the Hover track while facing you? A few hundred feet? How high can it track as well? Can you get the bird's eye/top-down shot? Many thanks!

@TroutSoloNZ 3 ай бұрын

Just wanted to say that I enjoy all your reviews. I have most of the products that you review and pretty much agree with all your conclusions. I have settled on mainly insta360 cameras (Ace Pro, Go 3S, & X4) as my go to recording devices, the exception being DJI drones for aerial shots and wireless microphones. Please continue your tech reviews.

@RonaldBrown59 3 ай бұрын

The camera quality is impressive. I hope you get the other issues sorted. Thanks for sharing.

@TVNetworld 3 ай бұрын

thanks for the video cant wait to get my pro max and hope for some 8K updates

@Ozpeter 3 ай бұрын

Impressive. It is clearly in a different league from the cheap DJI Neo, but it isn't cheap of course. I plan to buy neither but i look forward to your full review anyway!

@DokoGaTV 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the overview, I’m relieved I canceled my Neo order and spent the extra $$$ to order this 🤙🏼

@TheSshadow7 3 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the full review.

@shred3005 3 ай бұрын

I got my shipping notification a few days ago to say my Hover X1 Pro and Beacon is on its way. I won’t need my one year old original Hover x1 so sold it on eBay last week and got more than the new cost of a DJI Neo. The Neo is too slow (as was the original X1) for my needs with gravel cycling and MTB adventures. Plus the Neo doesn’t fold away and the Hover Beacon looks like a more flexible solution to controlled flight when you don’t want the autonomous mode. X1 was fun but the X1 Pro is going to be way better !

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

As a follow drone, it is amazing. A huge upgrade from the X1 and the Neo. I look forward to a fix coming for the beacon as I cannot wait to try flying it with the joysticks and seeing what kind of shots I can get.

@WeWillNomad 3 ай бұрын

Looks great. Seems like 'pulsing' when tracking from the front 'is a challenge - but FAR less so than the Neo. The 3 axle gimble must help a lot with this. I really like the beacon / controller concept. Looking forward to seeing a more detailed review from you! Thanks.

@Kenshirokan 3 ай бұрын

Just curious, were you also sent the Neo from DJI(at no cost)? You mentioned at the beginning of this video that you were given the Pro Max to review(at no cost). You did not say the same thing in your Neo review. That's an important clarification that needs to be made. We need to make sure there are absolutely no variables involved between the two that could cause some bias.

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

No, I purchased the Neo. I am always completely honest in my reviews. But in my opinion, when the pain of spending hundreds of dollars is removed from the review process, it is impossible to be completely free of at least some kind of bias. For example, if something is not as advertised, such as the Neo, it would generally be more annoying for someone to discover that to be the case, given that they have spent their own money on it. If it sucks, but it is free, the monetary spend is removed, but there's still the cost of all the work and time involved in making the video. I think there has to be some element of bias in there somewhere, even if I think that there isn't. But in my opinion, the job of a tech reviewer is to test the tech and be honest in the findings, to let the prospective purchaser know the facts and some fairly well researched opinions and also to encourage and help promote products that deserve it because they are actually good. I want good products and good companies to do well, and I want bad products and deceptive companies to be better and try harder. I got the X1 Pro Max for free, but I think I am the only reviewer who got a free unit that has pointed out the problem with the beacon and 8K being missing from the follow modes. I just cannot go down the path that many KZbinrs take in order to find success and that is to say that everything is "awesome", opt not to mention the flaws and to please the manufacturers in order to get early and free access to products. If you ever see me acting excited and raving about a product, it is completely sincere whether I bought it, was sent it or borrowed it. But being someone who actively looks for and then points out flaws and debunks claims in products that I review doesn't exactly help my career aspirations. And I have to deal with quite a lot of abuse in the comment section from people who are personally offended that I said something negative about their favorite product or brand. Every morning I wake up to a new set of insults from brand tribalists and people who hate my reviewing style, my opinions or my voice.

@Kenshirokan 3 ай бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews appreciate the thorough explanation. Totally understood. I just wanted to make sure I understood the complete context behind how you obtained both. For what it's worth, I own and support both DJI and Hover products so I don't swing either way as far as support goes but in my honest opinion, what rubs me the wrong way about the Hover products is that they are way too overpriced, even with the early discount it was still too much. It's unfortunate that you have to deal with trolls on either side of the fence but that's something that's pretty much unavoidable. Thanks for the response!

@petrusdihow7239 3 ай бұрын

BEACON & X1 PRO / PROMAX PAIRING TIPS. (1) Please keep the beacon and X1 PRO / PROMAX at least 1 meter (-3 feet) away from each other when pairing to reduce signal overload. This will be optimised in future releases. (2) Please to ensure that you complete the QTA upgrade before using the device for the first time. (3) If upgrade process is not performed correctly, you can access the settings page by sliding down and selecting the update. (4) If you have a joystick, please connect it before QTA updates so it can receive any necessary updates. I read all these on indiegogo updates, as I am preparing myself to receive the same product too. Hopefully, it will work. Cheers.

@artisanpixel 3 ай бұрын

Which combo did you choose and how many batteries did it come with?

@markshirley01 3 ай бұрын

Hi - wil you try slow (cinematic) movement near to a target using just the phone. It's really important as its the type of video clip I'll mostly be trying to achieve.

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

When the beacon issue is fixed and I can use the joysticks, I will try some cinematic shots. It is difficult on my phone to use the touchscreen to get smooth cinematic shots.

@markshirley01 3 ай бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews thanks - that's how I intended to use it, so that's helpful 👍🏻

@janvandenbulck44 2 ай бұрын

Is it also possible to shoot stills? And how is the quality? I do drone-photography when I go cycling in the mountains, would be cool if this one also has decent stills as it is way more easy to take on a bikeride then my current drone.

@Roos-Reviews 2 ай бұрын

I still have to test the stills quality.

@riccheng2274 3 ай бұрын

My HoverAir X1 Pro, Skiing Combo still not shipped yet ... hope the new beacon work with both my old X1 and new X1 Pro

@Peakabike 3 ай бұрын

Surprised (and relieved) to see there are apparently no speed limitations in Dolly mode as the back sensor is limited to 1.5m/s on the X1P and 3m/s on the X1PM, did you deactivate it manually ? How was Sidetracking ? I like the Neo better than the original X1 but "Direction Track" is useless unless you're just walking.

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

I didn't deactivate anything. I just set it to dolly track and off I went. I'm not sure if it has a lower speed limit when flying backwards compared to flying forwards., but I know it can do at least 32 kph as that is the max speed of my scooter.

@Peakabike 3 ай бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews ok, not sure how/when the rear sensor would have kicked in if need be then since it tops out at 3m/s, probably never!

@robbart7599 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for 1st impression, the beacon so far is working for no one. This is an indiegogo campaign and Zero Zero still have some work to do and unfortunately this is what many of us is looking for.....Now I would also love to see it operating on the snow

@Peakabike 3 ай бұрын

There is an Italian YTer who made a video with the beacon so it is working, why/how I don't know !

@19ab59 2 ай бұрын

Have you tried your phone with the cable and joysticks yet? I mean in manual mode? Doesn't seam to work (yet?)

@Roos-Reviews 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it is working for me now.

@19ab59 2 ай бұрын

How? You mean in manual mode? Can you show that in a video?@@Roos-Reviews

@whatsnottohike 3 ай бұрын

Definitely better quality than the NEO. Can you set frame rate, iso etc to add ND filters?

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

There is a menu setting that automatically adjusts for the best settings depending on what ND filter you attach. So say you snap on an ND16, you just tap ND16 and it configures the camera to suit it. Or you can select your own settings manually.

@whatsnottohike 3 ай бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews cool! So it does allow for ND filters, that's good to know. Thanks! Now just wait for the price 🙂

@MiyagisRant 3 ай бұрын

Dang, you got the ProMax, I'm jealous here with my 'just' Pro lol Let me know who that Beacon works, that's my next accessory, did you try the Beacon on the X1, it's backwards compatible.

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

I'm going to try that in the morning. I forgot it was backwards compatible. Thanks for the idea.

@MiyagisRant 3 ай бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews Yah, I got mine two days ago, it's already gone through 3 app updates and two firmwares, app is still a bit glitchy for me but works, hope they get these issues sorted out, other then that a great drone!

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

Yeah I watched your video talking about Android. I guess by the time mine came and I connected it to my Android they had fixed that.

@Roos-Reviews 3 ай бұрын

I can't seem to find a way to pair the beacon to the original X1. Backwards compatibility doesn't seem to be there, just yet. In fact, compatibility with any drone may not be there just yet.