DJI Launches Avata 360 With 8K 60FPS Video at Just Over $400

4 articles · Updated · UploadVR · May 19

DJI’s Avata 360 entered the consumer drone market in late March with integrated 360-degree capture, offering 8K at 60fps and a starting price just above $400 for users who already own DJI goggles or controllers.
The launch targets a problem that long plagued amateur creators: add-on 360 cameras increased weight, cut flight time and often produced visible stitching seams, making fully integrated designs far more practical.
DJI positions the Avata 360 as the stronger drone on hardware, with a 1/1.1-inch sensor, omnidirectional obstacle avoidance, integrated prop guards, 120MP 360 photos and a standard single-lens 4K 60fps mode.
The tradeoff is weight and immersion: at 455g, the Avata 360 exceeds the FAA registration threshold, while its supported DJI goggles offer narrower fields of view and only 4K 60fps playback versus Antigravity A1’s more immersive bundled headset.
The release follows Antigravity’s December debut of the $1,279 A1, signaling that built-in 360 camera drones are becoming a new consumer category rather than a niche professional workaround.

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