Don't, you'll certainly crash pretty soon and you'll basically have to buy a new one. If you want to try FPV, get an FPV quad, which is an open ecosystem and much cheaper (though not nearly as plug-and-play, granted).
DJI and FPV are two different hobbies, IMO. Either you want a slow-and-steady flying camera or you want to feel like you're actually flying an insanely maneuverable aircraft.
And yeah, the FPV ecosystem with interchangeable parts and open source code is eye opening. It's like building a desktop and installing Linux yourself vs buying a tablet. Mind you, your desktop won't fall out of the sky and shatter into pieces. But it's fun!
+1 to that. I started by FPV hobby about a year ago (just regular analog tinywhoop). So it's 30% flying hobby, and 70% tinkering around and learn:
1) how to solder,
2) how how charge and use lipo batteries,
3) how antennas work, polarisation, connectors etc,
4) what all these buzzwords in betaflight means
5) binding, expressLRS setting,
6) 3d printing protection parts,
7) even there are different connectors standards!,
etc
so it's whole umbrella of little hobbies that comes with it. At least for me it's lots of fun, because it takes a few hours of learning time and you get working result. But it's not for everyone for sure.
Drastic different with PnP experience of DJI drones.
DJI has a quad called "FPV" but that doesn't mean it's the FPV hobby. I can replace an arm on my quad for $2 vs some absurd money for DJI Care plus time spent waiting for shipping back and forth. Now let's blow up some ESCs or crack the camera on a rock...
I have both. DJI FPV 2 and many hand built racing drones (lumineer, TBS).
The DJI is an absolute stunner with fantastic range and video transmission. The build quality is far superior than anything I have seen home built.
I would never recommend racing it, as I am ok with sacrificing my own drones because I can repair them easily, but as an introduction the DJI is an amazing platform.
> The DJI is an absolute stunner with fantastic range and video transmission.
Hmm, what's the range like? ELRS solves the RC link range (it's functionally infinite) and analog has longer range than DJI video (though DJI's quality is obviously leagues ahead).
I have the DJI video system in my home-built drones, I definitely recommend it but analog goes farther (though you get much better quality for 13km with DJI).
> The build quality is far superior than anything I have seen home built.
If by "build quality" you mean "it feels good", then yes, of course something factory-built is going to be more sleek than something you build in your garage. If you mean "sturdy", though, the carbon fiber quads will take much, much more punishment.
I'm not an expert flyer and I really have had no issues with it. It isn't that hard to fly at all, even in full manual. The "oh shit button" is a godsend.
It's not so much that it's hard, it's that if you want to learn freestyle or racing, you're going to crash. I guess many people just fly it like I fly my quads, cautiously and away from any obstacles.
Nobody is pretending this is a freestyle or racing drone. It really is for people, like me, who want the freedumb of FPV and have the cash to burn on it, but don't have the time to do all the research and put the effort into a "true" FPV drone that I can race and crash (and repair).
After only flying other DJI's, manual mode was mind blowing for me. The concept of having control over the speed of the props changed everything. It is one thing to just fly upwards with the stick and another to point the drone in a direction and apply more "gas".
I "get" FPV now. It is real flying... but that doesn't mean I have the time or energy to invest in it. =)
And yeah, the FPV ecosystem with interchangeable parts and open source code is eye opening. It's like building a desktop and installing Linux yourself vs buying a tablet. Mind you, your desktop won't fall out of the sky and shatter into pieces. But it's fun!