How to Change Display Zoom on DJI Drone
Peter Leslie
22 May 2026
If the readouts on the DJI Fly camera view feel too small to glance at mid-flight, or the sun is bleaching the labels out on your phone, the setting you are looking for is one slider in DJI Fly. Display Zoom scales the entire on-screen interface up or down on any current DJI drone, and the camera view updates live as you drag.
Drones this applies to
DJI Neo 2, DJI Mini 5 Pro, DJI Avata 2, DJI Air 3 Pro, DJI Mavic 4 Pro. The same procedure works on any drone running DJI Fly v1.21.2 or later — only the exact position of the row inside the Control tab varies very slightly between models.
Quick guide
To change Display Zoom on DJI Drone, go to DJI Fly → Settings → Control → Display Zoom. Drag the slider left to shrink the on-screen interface, or right to scale it up. The setting only changes how big the labels look on your phone — it does not affect what the camera records.
Step-by-step: How to Change Display Zoom on DJI Drone
Follow these top to bottom the first time, and the path is muscle memory the second time. The labels and order are identical on every drone in the callout above — the screenshots are taken on a DJI Neo 2.
Open the DJI Fly Settings menu from the camera view
With the drone connected and DJI Fly on the camera view, tap the Settings icon in the top right of the screen. The Settings panel slides in from the right with the category tabs along the top.
Tap the Control category along the top of the Settings panel
Control is the tab that holds stick mode, gimbal behaviour, units, and the interface-scale options. Tap it and the panel updates to show every control-related row for the connected drone, with the interface options sitting in the lower half.
Scroll to the Display Zoom row inside the Control tab
Display Zoom sits in the lower half of the Control tab, below the gimbal and units rows. The row carries a horizontal slider with a percentage value on the right — that value is what you are about to change.
Drag the Display Zoom slider left to shrink the interface
Press and hold the slider handle and drag it left to make the on-screen labels, icons, and readouts smaller. The camera view updates live behind the Settings panel, so you can see the interface shrink as you drag.
Drag the slider right to scale the interface up
Drag the slider the other way to bump every label, icon, and readout up. The interface elements grow visibly, the readouts are easier to scan in bright sun, and the viewfinder tightens around the edges to make room for the bigger overlay.
Release the slider to save the new Display Zoom value
Lift your finger off the slider and DJI Fly stores the new position. There is no confirm button — the value saves the moment the handle stops moving, and the camera view stays at the new scale until you drag it again.
Close the Settings panel to return to the live camera view
Tap outside the Settings panel, or tap the close icon at the top of the panel, to drop back to the full camera view. The new Display Zoom value is already applied, so the labels and icons you see are at the size you just chose.
Check viewfinder framing at the new scale before take-off
Scan the live preview before you launch. A bigger interface trims a touch off the visible viewfinder, so if you rely on the corners of the feed to spot obstacles or read horizon level, drag the slider back down before you take off.
Peter's tip
I leave Display Zoom near the default on my main phone and only nudge it up on a smaller backup handset I use when the weather looks dodgy and I do not want the good one out in the rain. The big phone gives me the full viewfinder for framing; the small one only earns its keep when readability matters more than corner-to-corner preview.
Frequently asked questions
Does Display Zoom on DJI Drone change my recorded footage?
No. Display Zoom only scales the DJI Fly interface on the phone screen — the live preview, the labels, the icons, the readouts. The video the drone records and the photos it captures are unaffected. The sensor reads the same frame at the same resolution regardless of where the slider sits, so this is purely a viewing-comfort setting, not a camera setting.
Is Display Zoom the same as the camera zoom on a DJI drone?
No, and the distinction matters. Camera zoom — the pinch gesture on the camera view or the dedicated zoom slider on the right of the screen — changes the focal length the sensor captures. Display Zoom only resizes the DJI Fly interface around the live preview on your phone. One changes what the drone records; the other changes how big the buttons look while you fly.
Will a larger Display Zoom value make the DJI Drone viewfinder smaller?
Yes, slightly. The interface elements take a bit more real estate as you drag the slider right, so the visible live preview shrinks around them. The cropping is purely visual on the phone screen and does not affect the framing the camera is actually capturing — but it does mean you see fewer pixels of the scene in front of you while flying.
When should I scale Display Zoom up, and when should I leave it small?
Scale it up when you are flying on a small phone, when the sun is washing the screen out, or when you struggle to read fine print at arm's length. Leave it low when the viewfinder is the resource you need most — framing precise shots, watching obstacle proximity, or flying in tight spaces where every pixel of live preview earns its keep.
Does the Display Zoom slider exist for every DJI drone in DJI Fly?
Yes, on every current DJI drone running DJI Fly v1.21.2 or later. The Control category is consistent across the line-up — Neo 2, Mini 5 Pro, Avata 2, Air 3 Pro, Mavic 4 Pro all share the same Display Zoom row. Older drones still on the DJI GO 4 app do not have it; that is a DJI Fly-only feature.
Does Display Zoom carry over between flights and across drones?
The slider position is remembered between sessions on the same phone, so picking a value once keeps it on every time you launch DJI Fly until you change it. The setting is stored per phone, not per drone, so all drones you fly from the same handset inherit the same Display Zoom value. Reinstalling DJI Fly resets it to the default.
What if I cannot find Display Zoom in DJI Fly?
An out-of-date DJI Fly build sometimes hides the row entirely — update from the App Store or Google Play first. DJI also shuffle the Control tab between versions, so if the slider is not in the lower half of Control, scroll the whole tab and check it has not moved into a System or About sub-section near the bottom.
Does Display Zoom change the font in DJI Fly menus outside the camera view?
No. Display Zoom only scales the camera-view interface — the in-flight labels, icons, and readouts. The DJI Fly home screen and the upper-level menus follow the phone's own system font size, which is set in the phone's accessibility settings. To make every part of DJI Fly larger, scale both.
Display Zoom is one of those small DJI Fly sliders that earns its keep the first time you fly on a small phone in bright sun. Pick a scale that matches the screen you are flying on, and the readouts you depend on stay legible whether the light is kind or cruel.
If you would rather have a second pair of eyes on your DJI setup before a job, drop the details to peter@hiredronepilot.uk and I will come back to you directly. The video version of this walkthrough is on YouTube and the comments are open.
References
Primary source material for this article is the official DJI user documentation for each drone in the callout and DJI Fly. External links open in a new tab.
- DJI Fly — App download and release notes · The app where the Control category and the Display Zoom slider live across every current DJI drone. Release notes record any layout reshuffles between versions.
- DJI — UK consumer drone product line-up · Per-drone product pages confirm DJI Fly compatibility and the controller pairing supported by this setting on each drone.
- UK Civil Aviation Authority — The Drone and Model Aircraft Code (CAP2320) · The visual-line-of-sight rule that frames why a legible on-screen interface matters for safe flying in the first place.
Peter Leslie
Founder & GVC Drone Pilot
Peter is the founder of HireDronePilot. With thousands of logged commercial flight hours, he writes about drone technology, commercial surveying tactics, and UK aviation compliance.
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