Switching to HDZero? How does it compare to DJI? 

Love the calm, slow commentary while ripping at battery-abuse speeds!

You actually gave a much more helpful review than many of the larger creators who gave full videos, they told me what people said, but nothing about actually flying it. Thanks a bunch!

After watching this video, I'm gonna stick with HDZero. I started out with analog, then went to DJI and latency was insane. HDZero fixes that. Even at 2:12 where you said you was blind, I wasn't blind at all and could fully see through that, and it was only for a couple seconds, and that was only because you hovered. I have one more LR DJI quad left in my arsenal and a couple analog, I'll be changing it to HDZero and take advantage of the new feature that came out last month and set the camera to 1080p/30, and use a GoPro for picture quality...

Thanks for the honest and straight forward review. Cheers : )

Best honest review I have watched. Own 2 sets of HD Zero goggles and have 5 quads running the Freestyle VTX. It has it's place. Walksnail I think is 2nd to DJI overall. Love flying that system also. Parking lots at night! Thanks!

Damn, that is some badass flying.

I kinda like the breakup :) as former analog pilot i learned to peer through the static whenever the signal went bad ;)

Damn if they ever get the penetration sorted that would be sick. That much break up that close is kinda nuts at 1w.

Great video! I recently put a 1watt freestyle hdzero unit into one of my quads to try it out. Yes the Los latency makes a difference in performance, but for me at a huge deficit in video quality and for me, enjoyment. So yeah I’m DJI-03 all the way. When I first flew hdzero I thought something was wrong with it. Nope, that’s the way it is.

I've been trying to make a HD decision now for 4 months. Can't decide! Thanks for the vid and thoughts.

Nice landing.

The Betaflight OSD on DJI is working now, and since BF v4.4 its in HD mode so you can put things anywhere and you could root the goggles and it works. its very easy really. just takes alittle time. the o3 air unit seems to have a lower latency then the original air unit, especially if you run it in Focus mode, and not record on the drone or even the DVR if not necessary.. it all seems to help the number go down slightly from the already pretty good latency for digital and that level of image quality in day light, but maybe with an pretty dark ND filter on it to keep the camera in focus after coming from direct sunlight to a dark area on the ground it would normally take the camera a second to up the iso and adjust the shutter to brighten it all back up...

Try 4x stubbies in one of your flights to compare the quality. It made a huge difference to my flights when switching from patch to all stubbies. Awesome rip!! 🔥

it's always nice to hear from people who have tried different things. good, bad, and the ugly from your perspective. It was a fun listen/watch.

Thanks man

I tried HdZero and the next day I sold my DJI goggles. I was really amazed by how smooth the video feed is and the low latency is immedially noticeable. The breakup in your video surprises me. This is how it looks for me on 25mW. There is a unlocking procedure for the 1W Mode

i am ending my first year of fpv do you have any tips for freestyle? I am loving the way you fly.

effective review. do a walksnail comparison review now. please

Hi, what’s your thoughts on Analog vs Digital? Keep up the great videos there awesome thank you 👍

Nice Man New 🤙🏻🤙🏻

I've been flying DJI with full OSD and audio for months! WTFOS firmware FTW.

I been thinking of trying hd0 slowing off dji.... but now I'm not thinking so. I love analog if I'm gonna get break up then I should stick with old school. Love dji also but...... you know not made for fpv pilots..... thanks for great info. Very helpful bro. Nice rip also! 😂

Your flying skill is crazy man. What drone do you use in this content?

I fly DJI 03/Vista with Goggles 2 and HDZero with the HDZero goggles. I prefer to fly the HDZero for my intense Low Latency Freestyle daily ripping. You can get closer and fly with a higher level of risk due to the lower latency. I use the DJI for spots where I need the penetration and a super solid connection. I run ELRS F500 with both video systems. I also have the Walksnail VRX for the HDZero goggles and that nicely fits between both systems. I'm going to Europe next month and I'll be bringing the Goggles 2 and Quadmula Siren F3 with DJI 03 (Sub 250 build) with me. I'm taking the DJI Goggles 2 on my trip because of their compact nature for my overall FPV travel kit. Also, the HDZero goggles fit on the face way better than the Goggles 2 and the HDZero goggles work great when ripping 8-10 packs. The 90 camera is nice, but sometimes the Micro v2 camera is a little better with the 720p instead of 540p. Depends on the spot and the amount of ghost branches. I am happy to own both systems.

What antennas did you have on your HDZero goggles for this flight?

very good!!! congratulations!!! Hugs from Brazil... post your rates so we know.

If you are comparing the DJI on a dry day (no wet trees etc) to the HDzero in a wet day, you should try the HDzero again on a dry day. Not sure about 5.8, but 2.4 GHz suffers a lot from moisture.

Hey man just reaching out a little Have you experienced or heard of HD Zero and ELRS having issues used together at higher wattages? Just heard something the other day that they may interfere with each other?

So it's been a few weeks. Worth the switch? I have the V2s, run vista/nebula for freestyle. I want to get a set of goggles for micros/whoops. Can't decide between the fatshark HD or HD zero. I know eventually as the years go on amd the V2/Vista phases out and it's hard to get stuff I will use whatever I choose and retire the vista's. But damn I can't decide which to get.

Tested Hdzero also a few months last Summer for Freestyle use. I liked it for the great Latency feeling. But after few weeks i flew my O3 Quad with G2 again. Man that was a range difference, i felt so free again. Sry to say but that's it ELRS 500Hz and the Latency is OK too.

Some interesting points, Ive always flown analog never any digital based system so I can’t comment on what they are like to fly and been on the fence for so long considering which system to move too probably since hd zero first started to be tested when Ryan was posting all the testing leading up to the release an it was looking good, then Walksnail started to come on the scene and it was like arrr another spanner in the works. I would say I have a good analog picture and can manage it well, I think what I’m most concerned about switching to a digital system is the higher latency and not liking it, not so much with hd zero because it’s low latency any way that’s more if the breakup is going to better, worse or about the same as what I get on analog so will I be gaining much. I guess for me it’s opposite to you in the sense that your going from high image quality high latency to more breakup and lower latency, I like the analog feel probably because it’s all I know and gonna stick with, maybe HD zero would be the right choice for me. Love ya stuff always 🙏👊 be interesting to see how you settle into it

This and walksnail replacing my whoops. Though 1s walksnail I don't like it turns off when it gets under 3.1v vs hdzero 2.77v I want to use walksnail on some bigger quads

Im actually going back to the vista from 03 the goggles 2 fog like crazy, and i cant stand only Betaflight support.

Have you set the the power level/values and SELECT the power in the CLI ? Because if you have not done correctly then you are in 25mw. I have made this error myself. If you have not . I can post the CLI.

I have the DJI V1, I h8t3 the goggles though. SO I bought the HDzero for Xmas just for the HDMI port and low latency. I have yet to open the box though, and it's 9 months later. Dont' really care about either one any more, the sim is da total bomb. Double click, hassle free.

I started on analog for a few months, went to hdz for over a year then to dji. Not looking back. I sorta figured the latency would suck but its really not that bad and well worth the range and penetration

ive only flown analog because i wasnt able to afford anything else, and after flying my buddies dji quad the latency feels so weird to me that it isnt somthing that I would consider buying. Do you just get used to it or does it impact how you fly? I know the range is much better but 800 mw isnt bad on analog

I got HDZero for tiny whoops and DJI for larger quads.

I love my dji video quality but lately ive been having issues with latency and its caused me to really pull back s but and bot full send it like i want to. Idk why but seem slike lately im getting some sketch latency even really close to myself...i was thinking about jumping into hdzero to solve that issue but i giess they both have their issues. The grass is always greener on the other side, right?! Haha maybe ill just be a full on fpv nerd and fly everything. Analog, hdzero, walksnail, and dji haha ❤

Wow nicw skillz

So what you flying now bub?! Thinkinngg Ima stick with my vista and v2 djis🤗🤑🤑🤑

I think hdzero vs dji will always be a battle. I started flying analog few years ago and made the switch to hdzero this winter. Few weeks ago I also started with walksnail. And for now, the variable latency thing just messes my flying completely up. Doing a flip behind multiple trees, latency goes up and zack, flip ends being a shitty flip. Of course penetration with dji is waaaaay better than hdzero. So in a bando hdzero has even less range than analog. But for normal freestyle and even LR (8km) i prefer HDZero at the moment and its range is mostly on pair with analog. But perhaps I will adapt to the variable latency and start using walksnail. Lets see. But right now, for example my latest video, I dont think I would have been able to do this with walksnail or dji. And I also have to add, that I was flying farer away than the dji guys sitting with me on the hill.

If you're trying to show the quality of the footage from the fpv, then I don't understand why you put the main video as the gopro video and the fpv a tiny little square in the bottom right. That kind of feels counterintuitive to me. It defeats the point of your video. We all know what gopro footage looks like. It's not why we want to watch the video you made.

I maybe it's just me but I feel like if you can't see where you're going latency isn't the issue one needs to solve, I like HDZERO on my whoops but anything larger goes to DJI

I've fully gone DJI for all of my quads, Never had a good analog system that kept the image up to my standards for flying, Once I got used to DJI I have abandoned every analog quad since, LOL, Enjoy your flying with whatever system it is.

Did you unlock the 1w mode?

Put vtx channel and power level in osd please! And a picture of goggles antennas, becuse this seems very unbelivable bad.

Your break up is suspicious, I absolutely don't get that much at 1W especially that close . Idk what antennas your are using, but in the situation you were you should use High gain omnis and or patches. TrueRC stubbies are low gain, good for the sides but high gain on top like lillipops

Flying fast 😅

Hdzero feels like if analogue 2 ever existed

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Not sure why Americans support DJI over GoPro or Fat Shark. Amazes me

I have the same want. I’d like for racing but keep dji for freestyle. I just speaking hypothetical. I procrastinate about HDZ.

Okey let's leave dji out for moment... Hdzero or fatshark dominator

I really wish you would have showed us your not in 25mw. First time I flew this break up happened, I was in 25mw instead of 1W

What a rip that was :) lol

You might find that you get used to the break up. From what ive seen here on thsi one foight there wasnt anything that you could t confidently fly through

I think what people are discovering is that they see better with DJI and the fly better with HDZero. With HDZero being able to do last minute corrections to minimize crashes and to just line up gaps easier at speed makes your freestyle look fast and really really good. It's a tough decision to choose between seeing better and flying better.

I've tried both and will take DJI any day

There is really no comparison. After getting the goggles in and updated, I’m left wondering where the money went? It looks more analogish right now. The vrx looked better but that was because skyzone was making up for what the vrx was lacking. 800 bones after all is said for the goggles, remember it does not come with antennas - all 4 of them, and I’m left scratching my head about why it looks so much l8ke analog with less penetration and range. Just my opinion based on using all of them.

HDZero is looking good, but not at DJI prices for analog breakup. If you flew DJI within HDzero's range I doubt you would have latency issues.

I have never gotten any more than 780mw on maximum power. Can't get much penetration with that! Not impressed with HDZero, went back to analog!

HD Zero is working on a penetration mode, but you'll never beat DJI. They're both serving opposite ends of the extremes.

There's no free lunch.

👍🏼 That’s some amazing flying! I bought a pair of the HD-Zero goggles (only goggles) for use with my Mavic-3 / RC-Pro setup. DJI screwed us as always with the Goggles 2 model. Just like they did with the V.2 goggles…. They did NOT include the HDMI input feature that their DJI Goggles RE (“Racing Edition). I have the Goggles RE, but the weight is way too heavy for me. (I have Ankylosing Spondylitis, which has fused most my spine) So, when DJI’s first FPV type Goggles came out, I assumed it would also have an HDMI in port. When the V.2 Goggles were announced, I asked my drug dealer (drones ARE a drug! 🤣) if they would be including HDMI. They told me that the video signal would be passed through the USB-C port. Of course, I got burned again. I then bought a pair of Orqa FPV One Pilot Goggles and they have been great! I only experience the occasional error message on screen.. but that’s only when sending the video signal through a passive 4 port HDMI splitter. I then got the HD-Zero Goggles and am VERY impressed with the build quality and video quality. The only “flaw” with them is the foam quality. It feels too thin, especially the face. But they really did a phenomenal job on the design and build. I was also just told the new DJI Goggles 2 were now compatible with the Mavic-3, so I picked up a pair. Sadly, it turns out that the Goggles do not have HDMI in, but use RF instead. The goggles are fed with the video signal directly from the drone…. AND.. the drone will not function with the DJI RC-Pro controller. The best fitting of all of these Goggles? The DJI V.2, followed by the Orqa. The HD-Zero is not the most comfortable, but this can probably be remedied with some foam “mods” in-house. Goggles have really made “camera drone” a tremendous experience for me. Thanks to the FPV folk who popularized the use of goggles.

Reduce latency means nothing if you can’t see!

The analog-like interference is a hard stop for me. DJI still for the win.

Why are you getting so much break up at 1 watt? I get less break up at 200mw going behind buildings...i fly both dji o3/vista and hdzero. My page has videos showing proper hdzero performance :) this looks like how my hdzero acts on 25mw

I'll take DJI over that any day of the week. That static is such a deal breaker for me. But thank you for the informative video all the same.

Ill stick to my dji great flying though 👍

I wanted to like HDZero so much more than I actually did. For the cost and lack of performance of HDZero, I would rather fly analog. Whoops to 2.5inch go analog, 3inch and up are dji for me.

Hey, quick tip, don't use the quadmula straps, or straps that are like it. All the ones I have that are like that, have ripped. Use some nylon reinforced ones, you'll thank me later :D

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It's funny. Everyone was use to static to let them know they were reaching the end of our analog video range. DJI comes out and it's a different kind of thing that lets us know when we are about to run out of range. But people were use to the static so they said they wanted the static. So HD Zero makes the static but most of the people got use to the sides of the video getting blurry and now most of us prefer the DJI way.

I've tried hdzero and I think it sucks compared to dji so I went back to DJI

More breakup than a decent analougue video link...Deal breaker right there...🤔😳🙄🇬🇧

HDZero is great for racing and flying 30 - maybe 50m from yourself. That's if you're not blinded by the neon colored sparklies. If you want to fly in that range its fine. Good ole ANALOG2. Pay $600 for the Goggles to get colored snow! A great buy! 💸🙈🤦

Don't let the HDZERO fanboys see this because they will say you did it wrong