--- description: Find out why DJI Neo is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: DJI Neo: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8532062a5d2986b2/698a8a30cabb1dfbf2e594d3/dji-neo-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # A Miniature Camera Drone by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  DJI’s Neo is the Chinese drone maker’s lightest, most compact quadcopter yet. Weighing under five ounces, the easy-to-use, app-connected device takes off from the palm of your hand and can automatically capture stabilized 4K aerial footage. **Buy Now:** DJI Neo on [DJI](https://fave.co/40f3aFS "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/4eX2uJL "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. DJI Neo: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094967/dji-neo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094967/dji-neo/"},"headline":"DJI Neo: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:37:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:35.963Z","description":"Find out why DJI Neo is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094967/dji-neo/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8532062a5d2986b2/698a8a30cabb1dfbf2e594d3/dji-neo-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8532062a5d2986b2/698a8a30cabb1dfbf2e594d3/dji-neo-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094967/dji-neo/","name":"DJI Neo: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]}] ```