How to Reset Camera Settings on the DJI Neo 2
Peter Leslie
21 May 2026
If the footage off the DJI Neo 2 has started looking off in ways no single row in the camera panel seems to explain — exposure that runs hot even with the exposure value back at zero, a colour cast that survives a white balance swap, sharpness that no longer matches the rest of the day's clips — Reset Camera Settings is the one-tap reset that lives inside the Pro mode shooting parameters panel. Most drone pilots reach for it when a borrowed drone arrived with half the camera in Pro overrides, or when a string of small tweaks has compounded into something that just does not look right.
The important thing to keep front of mind is that this reset is camera-only. It returns every camera row on the DJI Neo 2 — ISO, shutter, exposure value, white balance, format, sharpness, noise reduction — to factory defaults while leaving flight preferences, footage on the internal storage, the linked DJI account, and the controller pairing in place. It is a much lighter lever than Reset All Settings, which flattens the whole preference layer.
Quick guide
To reset camera settings on the DJI Neo 2, go to DJI Fly → Camera View → bottom-right icon set to Pro → tap the live preview → scroll the parameters panel to the bottom → Reset Camera Settings → Confirm. The action returns every camera row to factory defaults; flight settings, footage, and the linked DJI account stay untouched.
Step-by-step: How to Reset Camera Settings on the DJI Neo 2
Follow these top to bottom the first time, and you will know the path off by heart the second time.
Note any camera presets you want to re-enter after the reset
Jot down any hard-won ISO, shutter, white balance, sharpness, or noise reduction values you have spent time dialling in. The reset wipes them all in one pass, and there is no roll-back inside DJI Fly once Confirm is tapped — the only way back is to re-enter the numbers by hand.
Open DJI Fly and drop into the DJI Neo 2 camera view
With the DJI Neo 2 powered on and the remote controller connected, launch DJI Fly and tap Go Fly to enter the camera view. The live feed from the drone fills the screen with the shooting controls stacked in a column down the right-hand edge.
Tap the bottom-right icon to switch the camera into Pro mode
Look at the very last icon at the foot of the right-hand control column — it reads Auto or Pro depending on which mode the camera is in. Tap it once to flip the camera into Pro. The label on the icon now reads Pro, and the camera exposes the full shooting parameter set rather than the trimmed Auto view.
Tap the live preview to open the camera parameters panel
With Pro mode showing on the icon, tap anywhere on the live preview area of the camera view. The camera parameters panel slides in over the live feed and groups the exposure and image rows into named sections — shutter, ISO, exposure value, white balance, format, sharpness, and the rest.
Scroll the camera parameters panel all the way to the bottom
Drag the panel upward so it scrolls past every exposure row and every image-quality row. Reset Camera Settings sits at the very foot of the panel, below every other camera entry — it is the last row in the list, and there is nothing else beneath it.
Tap Reset Camera Settings and read the confirmation dialogue
Tap the Reset Camera Settings row to fire the action. A confirmation dialogue covers the panel naming what is about to happen — every camera preference will be returned to factory defaults. Read it through before you commit; this is the last point at which you can back out.
Tap Confirm to start the reset
Tap Confirm on the dialogue. A short progress indicator runs on the panel while DJI Fly walks each camera row back to its factory value. The whole pass takes only a few seconds — there is no drone restart attached to this action.
Verify the camera rows are reading Auto across the board
Once the progress indicator clears, scroll the panel back up to the top and glance through the rows. ISO, shutter, exposure value, and white balance should all show Auto, the video format should be back on the default frame rate and resolution, and sharpness and noise reduction should be back on standard. The camera is ready to fly with a clean preference layer.
Peter's tip
When I take the DJI Neo 2 out after a borrowed flight or after a few weeks of trying different colour looks, the first thing I do is Reset Camera Settings rather than try to remember what the previous shoot was set to. Two seconds of reset beats five minutes of staring at the parameters panel wondering why the exposure looks weird. Flight settings I keep — that is a separate, deliberate decision. Camera, I flatten every time.
| Action | What it wipes | What survives |
|---|---|---|
| Reset Camera Settings | Every camera row inside the shooting parameters panel — ISO, shutter, exposure value, white balance, video format, image format, sharpness, noise reduction, and any colour mode tweaks. All return to factory defaults. | Flight settings, RTH altitude, max distance, gain and expo, gimbal calibration, footage on internal storage, the linked DJI account, and the controller pairing. None of these are touched. |
| Reset All Settings | Everything Reset Camera Settings wipes, plus every flight-side preference — RTH altitude, max distance, signal-lost action, gain and expo, gimbal calibration values, and remote controller mappings. A drone restart fires automatically. | Footage on the internal storage, the linked DJI account binding, and the pairing between the drone and the remote controller. Format Storage is still a separate action. |
Frequently asked questions
Does Reset Camera Settings on the DJI Neo 2 also reset my flight settings?
No. Reset Camera Settings only walks back the camera rows — ISO, shutter, exposure value, white balance, image format, video format, sharpness, noise reduction, and the other shooting preferences. RTH altitude, max distance, signal-lost action, gain and expo, and every other flight-side preference stays exactly where you set it. If you want every preference on the drone back to factory, that is the Reset All Settings action over in the About screen.
Will resetting camera settings delete the photos and videos already on my DJI Neo 2?
No. The reset only touches the preferences inside the camera section of DJI Fly. The clips and frames sitting on the internal storage are not deleted by this action. If you want the storage clean as well, run Format Storage from the About screen — that is a separate action with its own dialogue.
Why is the Reset Camera Settings row not showing in DJI Fly?
The camera is still in Auto mode. The row is exposed at the bottom of the shooting parameters panel once the camera is flipped into Pro from the bottom-right icon on the right-hand control column. Tap that icon, watch the label switch from Auto to Pro, then tap the live preview again — the parameters panel now scrolls down to a Reset Camera Settings entry at the very foot.
What gets reset when I tap Reset Camera Settings on the DJI Neo 2?
Every preference inside the camera category. ISO goes back to Auto, shutter goes back to Auto, exposure value returns to zero, white balance returns to Auto, the video format returns to the default frame rate and resolution, sharpness and noise reduction return to standard, the image format flips back to the default codec, and any tweaks made to colour mode also return to the out-of-the-box value. Nothing outside the camera section is touched.
How long does the camera reset take on the DJI Neo 2?
A few seconds. The progress indicator clears almost as fast as the confirmation dialogue closes, and the parameters panel updates to show the default values right after the reset lands. There is no drone restart attached to this action — it is purely an App-side reset of the camera preference layer.
When should I reset camera settings on the DJI Neo 2?
When the look of the footage has drifted in a way you cannot pin to one row. Persistent over-exposure even with the exposure value back at zero, a colour cast that survives a white balance swap, sharpness or noise that does not look right after every recent tweak, or a borrowed drone where the previous user left half the camera in Pro overrides — all of these are faster to flatten than to hunt through a dozen rows. Reset Camera Settings rolls the whole camera layer back in one tap.
Can I undo the Reset Camera Settings action on the DJI Neo 2?
No. There is no roll-back inside DJI Fly once the Confirm button is tapped. The only way to a previous camera setup is to re-enter the values by hand. If a hard-won ISO, shutter, or white-balance preset matters to you, jot the numbers down on the phone before tapping Confirm so the re-build is a one-minute job rather than a guess-and-check session.
Do I still need to re-record my footage after a camera settings reset on the DJI Neo 2?
No — the reset is forward-looking. Anything already recorded is baked into the file and is unaffected by the default values now showing in the parameters panel. The only thing the reset changes is what the camera writes from this point onward, so the next clip is the first one shot on factory defaults.
Reset Camera Settings is the right lever when the look of the footage has drifted and the bad row is faster to flatten than to find. Reach for Reset All Settings instead when flight-side preferences are also misbehaving, and reach for the full factory reset only when the drone is changing hands or going in for repair.
If you are not sure which of those three actions you actually need, 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 Neo 2 documentation and DJI Fly. External links open in a new tab.
- DJI Neo 2 — Downloads (User Manual, Quick Start Guide, firmware notes) · Camera parameter behaviour, Pro mode controls, and the location of the camera reset row inside DJI Fly.
- DJI Neo 2 — Specifications (UK) · Sensor, lens, and supported formats — the rows covered by the camera reset action.
- DJI Fly — App download and release notes · The app where the camera view, Pro mode toggle, and the camera parameters panel all live. Release notes record any layout changes between app versions.
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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