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DJI Launches Avata 360, an 8K 360° FPV Drone With Flagship Imaging

The release positions DJI against Insta360 in a niche now shaped by FCC limits on U.S. sales.

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A DJI Avata 360 360-degree drone
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Overview

  • DJI, which introduced the Avata 360 on Thursday, opened pre-orders for April shipping in China, Europe and other regions with no official U.S. availability under current FCC restrictions.
  • The drone records full-sphere video at 8K/60fps HDR using twin 1‑inch‑equivalent sensors and can shoot 120MP stills, with a Single Lens mode for standard 4K/60fps capture.
  • O4+ transmission streams 1080p/60fps up to a claimed 20 km, and the aircraft lists up to 23 minutes of flight time, 42 GB of internal storage, omnidirectional obstacle sensing and built-in prop guards.
  • Pricing undercuts Insta360’s Antigravity A1 in Europe, trading higher frame rates and larger sensors for more weight at about 455 g and shorter flights versus the A1’s 249 g and up to 39 minutes.
  • DJI is leaning on software to drive creative workflows, offering reframing of 360 footage, a Virtual Gimbal for “infinite” rotation and tilt, ActiveTrack 360° and one‑tap edits in the DJI Fly and DJI Studio apps, as a Shenzhen patent fight with Insta360 unfolds.