DJI Avata 360 drone review: 360 video hits new highs
After achieving action camera success, Insta360 invaded DJI’s turf with the first mass-market panoramic drone, the Antigravity A1 .
It had instant appeal for drone pilots, offering 8K 360 video and features like subject tracking, obstacle detection and FPV flying.
Though beaten to the punch, DJI has responded quickly with the Avata 360, aided by its drone experience and camera tech from the new Osmo 360 action cam .
It has a lot in common with its rival, but it’s safer to fly around people and offers single camera 4K footage on top of 8K 360 video.
To find out how the Avata 360 stacks up against the A1, I tested it both indoors and out, around people and even “stunt” horses.
The Avata 360 isn’t perfect, but it is far more polished than its rival.
As with other DJI drones of late, though, US availability remains unclear.
DJI’s Avata 360 marries the company’s Avata 2 FPV drone with its Osmo 360 camera.
The 360 video it shoots offers incredible flexibility in post, but overall quality is lacking compared to DJI’s other drones.
The 360 camera makes the Avata 360 different from any other DJI drone.
It features two ultrawide cameras with f/1.9 lenses and 1.1-inch 64-megapixel sensors, with one pointing up and the other down for unobstructed 200-degree views.
Those are then stitched together by software to create 360 degree video at up to 8K 60 fps.
This setup fundamentally changes the way you pilot a drone and capture video.
Since the 360 camera records everything around it, you can focus on flying and reframe shots later in DJI’s Studio app.
That 360 view is also handy when piloting in FPV mode.
