This DJI Mini 3 Pro beginners video will show you if you need an ND filter to create motion blur in your footage by adapting the 180-degree rule. You will learn that it means less than what you have been told, and my point is there are many other areas where you could improve your skills and get much better results without trying to hit a shutter speed that is double the frame rate.  

Watch this and tell me if using ND filters is worth the hassle:

My recommendation: Don't start by wasting money on ND filters; this applies to any fixed aperture DJI drone, such as the DJI Mini 3 series or DJI Mini 2.

Exactly my point!
Thanks for making and sharing!

Filters can also be used well for shooting water

Great comparison video Henrik.    I normally leave an ND16 on just as a protection for the camera lens.  I keep the histogram on for exposure consistency but probably don't need to do this because Auto should compensate.  

Useful info Henrik. Thanks for your efforts.

DowntownRDB Posted at 3-30 09:23
Great comparison video Henrik.    I normally leave an ND16 on just as a protection for the camera lens.  I keep the histogram on for exposure consistency but probably don't need to do this because Auto should compensate.

around the same strategy I use

Drone.Hunter Posted at 3-30 06:20
Filters can also be used well for shooting water

Indeed, but not the pure ND's

As long as you aren't right on the ground, recording video and moving very abruptly / and or quickly it matters very little as you allude to. If you are flying very high from the terrain e.g. say over 50 metres, the difference isn't really noticeable as to motion blur in video apart from maybe to a very seasoned video geek. As you explain, on a drone like this with a fixed aperture it is a bit of a faff using them when the light changes. Since I only do photography for most of the time, it matters even less...

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/hands-on-review/a-guide-to-neutral-density-filters

Still using Nd filters. Ive seen massive improvements to my footage when using NDs

Yes, still worth the hassle. You don't need 6 like some packages, 3 are more than enough to put you in that 180 degree ballpark, but still necessary.

Henrik Olsen Posted at 3-30 11:14
around the same strategy I use

Good to know.  Hope you have a great day today and a wonderful weekend.

ND filters will always have a place in photography and videography, whether you need them or not, thats the users choice, and also dependant on the shots required.