News, deep dives, and analysis — every DJI Avata 360 story, newest first.
The DJI Avata 360 is DJI’s first 360° FPV drone, which makes it one of the few recent releases that is a new format rather than a spec bump. It arrived as an 8K flagship confirmed for March 26, after a leaked price list pointed at April availability.
We reviewed it twice, deliberately. The first is DJI’s first try at 360° FPV; the second asks whether it is a game-changer or an overhyped gimmick after real testing. Both land in the same place: the format is real, the execution is good, and reframing 360° footage in post is more work than most buyers expect. There is also an unsponsored first flight if you want the raw impression.
Against the alternatives: the Avata 2 comparison is the internal question, and the Antigravity A1 is the external one — the first credible challenger to this line, covered in full in our head-to-head test.
Practical notes for owners: the firmware fixing the black-screen FPV bug is worth installing, and pairing goggles and controllers plus transferring and editing footage cover the two things people ask about most. Every Avata 360 story lands in the feed below.
Last updated August 24, 2026 — the feed below updates with every new story.
DJI's All For Passion Challenge pays up to $10,000 for Avata 360 sports videos through September 30. The drone's US story makes it complicated.
After two months of flying and editing with DJI's Avata 360, Josh Spires says the 455g hybrid FPV drone gets the core pitch right: capture the full sphere, frame the shot later, and still keep a conventional single-lens mode when you want it.
DJI has released Avata 360 firmware v01.00.0500 after reports that the earlier v01.00.0300 update caused black-screen video loss in FPV goggles, a failure that hit the one system FPV pilots cannot afford to lose.
Today we are reviewing the DJI Avata 360. There has been a lot of hype and excitement around this drone, with the promise of capturing 360-degree footage at 8K and choosing how to frame it later. There is probably a good reason for it. Comments range from “this could be the future of FPV” to…
I flew the Antigravity A1 and DJI Avata 360 head-to-head in Puerto Rico. Here's how they compare on size, goggles, signal, flight time, and which to buy.
Shawn from Air Photography breaks down the DJI Avata 360 vs. Avata 2: image quality, FPV flight, FocusTrack, safety, and which is right for you.
YouTuber Jeven Dovey flew both the DJI Avata 360 and the Antigravity A1 back to back and came away without a clean winner. His comparison video, published this week, pits the two 360-degree drones against each other on flight handling, camera output, controllers, software, and price. The takeaway is not the one most buyers expect:…
British filmmaker Philip Bloom has tested both 360-degree drones against DJI's Mini 5 Pro, and his verdict lands hard: the DJI Avata 360 beats the Antigravity A1 on image quality, but neither replaces a proper camera drone for traditional cinematic work.
That was the honest question, and we asked it in a review headline. The answer depends on whether you will actually edit 360° footage — the format is real and the execution is good, but reframing in post is work most people underestimate.
The Avata 2 remains the better pure FPV flyer; the 360 is for people who want the format. We compared them directly rather than picking a winner in the abstract.
Yes — a firmware update resolved the black-screen FPV fault. It is the clearest example of an update worth installing promptly rather than waiting on.
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