DJI, a leading maker of consumer drones, is releasing Goggles N3 — first-person view (FPV) eyewear that offers improvements over its predecessor, Goggles 3, for less than half the original list price. Currently on preorder for $299 from DJI and Amazon, Goggles N3 has the same 1080p display as the earlier model with a wider field of view — 54 versus 44 degrees. The new product is also lighter than Goggles 3, with a bigger viewing cabin that can accommodate even very large eyeglasses, eliminating the need for diopter adjustments or custom lenses for prescription wearers.

The weight is also more evenly distributed on the Goggles N3, with the battery built-into the headband, providing what reviewers are calling a more comfortable fit.

There are also some downsides. The Goggles N3 are only compatible with the new DJI Neo 4K drone, released in September, and the Avata 2. In addition to the Avata 2, Goggles 3 also work with the Air 3 and Mini 4 Pro drones, still in popular use.

Engadget reports that when compared with Goggles 3, released in April for $649 (though the price has since been reduced to $499), image quality with Goggles N3 “isn’t technically as good, though, as the display is downgraded to a single LCD instead of dual Micro OLED screens as before.”

Goggles N3 comes with what DJI calls an “augmented reality cursor,” which can used with the DJI RC Motion 3 control system “to activate functions and adjust camera settings from the goggles’ screen before the aircraft takes off or while it’s braking or hovering,” DJI explains in a newsroom post.

Goggles N3 added real-time screen sharing using a USB-C cable connected to a smartphone using the DJI app, though it does not have the Wi-Fi sharing capability of Goggles 3.

The same DJI O4 transmission system is used, with a bitrate up to 60 Mbps and transmission range of up to 13 km, with a slightly lower latency rate of 31 milliseconds (versus 24). The new model continues the tradition of “intuitive” body-triggered motion controls that let users “perform aerial acrobatics such as 360-degree flips and rolls” with a tilt of the head or flick of the wrist when paired with the RC Motion 3 controller, writes TechRadar.