DJI Pocket 4P US Ban Spawns a Near-Clone: Meet Muse 2 Pro

American creators who wanted the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P and got blocked by the FCC now have a workaround with a familiar shape. A US-registered brand called Xtra is preparing the Muse 2 Pro, a dual-lens gimbal camera whose spec sheet reads almost line for line like the Pocket 4P that DJI cannot legally sell here.

When I covered the pocket camera pileup back in May, this was the gap everyone saw coming. Xtra is the company that decided to fill it.

Xtra Muse 2 Pro mirrors the Pocket 4P spec for spec

The Muse 2 Pro carries a 1-inch CMOS main sensor paired with a second 3x telephoto lens, the same two-camera layout DJI used to separate the Pocket 4P from the single-lens Pocket 4. The spec sheet lists 17 stops of dynamic range and a 10-bit X-Log 3 color profile, which lands in the same territory DJI claimed for its dual-lens model.

That is not a coincidence anyone is bothering to hide. The pitch is a Pocket 4P you can actually order in the United States.

For a vlogger, 17 stops of dynamic range and a 10-bit log profile are the difference between a usable shot and a blown-out sky behind your face. That spec is why the Pocket 4P earned its waitlist. Matching it in a body you can legally buy is the entire value proposition, and it is also the part Xtra has to actually deliver, not just print on a box.

Xtra is not a new name to anyone who tracks this corner of the market. Some of its earlier products shipped with internal hardware and software that looked nearly identical to what DJI ships. That history is the whole reason the Muse 2 Pro reads as credible instead of laughable. A no-name brand promising 17 stops of dynamic range gets ignored. A brand that has already put DJI-grade internals in a shipping product gets a second look.

Look, I have shot on DJI gear for most of my career as a videographer. Drones, gimbals, microphones, action cameras. So let me say it straight. I have no proof, but I have no doubt either. Xtra and DJI share the same DNA. The difference is that Xtra got a US visa and DJI got denied one.

The hardware changes target solo shooters

The Muse 2 Pro is not a pixel-perfect copy, and the changes Xtra made point at one user: the person filming themselves with no crew. I count four physical differences from the Pocket 4P, and each one removes a small friction point from one-handed shooting.

The screen flips on both sides instead of using DJI’s fixed rotating display. The grip is molded into the body rather than sold as a detachable accessory you can lose. A standard 1/4-inch mounting thread is built straight into the chassis. The USB-C port moved to the side instead of the bottom, so you can charge while the camera sits on a tripod.

None of these are headline features. They are the kind of details you only notice after you have actually held one of these cameras and fumbled with it. Moving the USB-C port off the bottom is the tell that someone on the design team shoots talking-head video on a tripod and got tired of the cable fighting the mount.

The FCC ban created this gap in the first place

DJI’s Pocket 4 series stays unavailable in the United States because new FCC equipment authorizations are blocked for covered models, the same regulatory wall that has kept recent DJI drones out of official US retail. The Pocket 4 launched globally on April 16, 2026 at $605, and the dual-lens 4P was expected to land around $700 to $730. Neither cleared the FCC path for a clean US release.

So the best-looking option in the category became the one Americans could not buy through normal channels. That is the vacuum Xtra is stepping into.

Americans are not completely stranded in this category. The Insta360 Luna Ultra brings a dual-lens, Leica-co-engineered design with a 1-inch sensor, and GoPro’s Mission 1 series went up for pre-order on May 21. Both clear US channels cleanly. The Muse 2 Pro’s only edge over either is that it chases the exact Pocket 4P recipe, which matters only to buyers who decided they wanted DJI’s camera specifically and refuse to substitute.

Pricing and a firm release date for the Muse 2 Pro are not out yet. The launch is being teased as imminent, with specifics expected in the coming weeks. Until Xtra publishes a number and a date, I treat both as open. The connection to DJI floating around in rumor coverage stays unconfirmed, and I am filing it as rumor, not fact.

DroneXL’s Take

Here’s what nobody is saying out loud. The DJI ban was supposed to protect an American market. What it actually did was hand that market to a brand willing to ship DJI-grade hardware under a different label, with the serial numbers filed off the regulatory paperwork instead of the chips.

This is the predictable second-order effect. I wrote in May, in the pocket camera war piece, that FCC certification was the only thing separating American buyers from the best gimbal camera of the year. Take the official product off the shelf and demand does not evaporate. It reroutes. The Muse 2 Pro is that reroute wearing a new logo.

There is one real risk worth naming. A rebrand with no track record on firmware support, warranty, or repair is a gamble, and Xtra’s habit of mirroring DJI internals cuts both ways. The hardware might be excellent on day one and orphaned by month six. So weigh the brand before you weigh the spec sheet.

My read is simple. Every creator in the United States wins here. You get DJI-level quality for slightly less money, and the only thing you give up is the logo. Buy it without thinking twice and enjoy your new Osmo Pocket 4 Pro. Sorry. Your new Xtra Muse 2 Pro. Wink, wink.

What stays an open question is whether Xtra publishes real specs and a price, or whether the Muse 2 Pro lives forever in the “expected soon” limbo where vaporware goes to die. I am watching for an official spec page and a dollar figure. Until both exist, this is a promising shape and nothing more.

Photo credit: Xtra