DJI Avata 360 leak shows versatile drone could beat Insta360 with one unique feature

• Images of the DJI Avata 360 have leaked again online
• This will be the first 360-degree drone from DJI
• It may feature a single-lens mode for standard filming

A fresh leak for the DJI Avata 360 has shown up online – this will be DJI's first 360-degree camera drone, expected in the very near future – and it points to an advantage that the flying machine may have over its Antigravity A1 rival from Insta360.

The leak is courtesy of seasoned tipster @Quadro_News, and shows a couple of unofficial pictures of the DJI Avata 360 (see below), together with a selection of accessories. We can see the standard DJI RC controller, for example.

There is a shot of the DJI RC showing live footage from the drone, which suggests it's going to come with a single-lens mode. In other words, you'll be able to use just one of the lenses to shoot standard, non-360-degree photos and videos.

This trick will seemingly come courtesy of a rotating camera unit. Upward and downward facing lenses will capture 360 degree videos, and it looks like the unit itself will rotate 90 degrees to front-face one of those lenses for single lens video.

That's something the Antigravity A1 doesn't have – its lenses are fixed and it can only shoot in 360 degrees. If you're trying to make a decision between these two drones then that's worth considering, though of course nothing is confirmed about the DJI Avata 360 yet.

The Avata 360 being part of DJI's FPV drone family could also mean that its flying speeds and aerial manouvers trump those of the somewhat pedestrian Antigravity A1.

An aerial DJI Osmo 360

One of the two leaked pictures also shows a battery charging hub of the sort typically included in Fly More Combo packs, with three batteries loaded in. We've previously heard about some of the bundles that might be available with this drone.

We've heard plenty of rumors around the DJI Avata 360 to date, and it seems as though it will be heavily based on the DJI Avata 2 that launched in April 2024. Given how many leaks we've seen already, a launch for this drone can't be far off now.

We're expecting to see 8K video recording capabilities, with dual 1/1.1-inch CMOS sensors – presumably the same used by the DJI Osmo 360 action camera – and a battery boost over the DJI Avata 2 predicted. Obstacle avoidance and a follow mode have also been tipped by those in the know.

Of course in the background of all this there's the ban on new DJI products that's just come into force in the US – so the DJI Avata 360 won't be available there. For the rest of us, it seems as though the wait is almost over.

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