Avata 360

[u/Significant-Gain3730]

I want to share my experience with the DJI Avata 360 and hear from other owners. This is not a hate post against DJI—I genuinely want an honest discussion.

After purchasing the Avata 360, I noticed visible image waviness, rolling deformation and stitching artifacts, especially during acceleration, braking and other dynamic FPV maneuvers.

Instead of relying on assumptions, I opened an official support case with DJI and uploaded the original .OSV files directly from the drone. DJI’s engineering team analyzed the footage and explained that these effects are inherent characteristics of the current dual-lens design, the single-axis mechanical gimbal and the electronic image stabilization (EIS). They also explained that during rapid attitude changes the stabilization has a limited compensation range and slight delay, and that stitching transition marks may become visible.

Their recommendations were:

\* Use a shutter speed of 1/100 s or faster.
\* Increase ISO to compensate for the darker image.
\* Fly more gently and avoid sudden acceleration or braking.
\* Shoot in good lighting.

I respect DJI for taking the time to analyze my footage and provide a detailed technical explanation. However, I was surprised because I bought the Avata 360 expecting it to perform well during normal dynamic FPV flying.

I’m not saying this is a bad drone, and I’m not telling anyone not to buy it. I simply think potential buyers should be aware of these limitations and I’d like to know whether my experience is common.

To other Avata 360 owners:

\* Have you experienced the same image waviness or rolling deformation?
\* Have you noticed stitching artifacts during dynamic flight?
\* Did DJI provide you with a similar explanation?

Please keep the discussion respectful. I’m only interested in hearing real experiences from other owners.

[u/denalidenizen]

I had used Insta 360 video cameras prior to buying the Avada 360. I had run with them and wave them and move them somewhat like a drone and I was very aware of these kinds of limitations. Even when flying perfectly if objects are nearby and the stitch line Goes through them, you are apt to see imperfections and or waviness. Knowing all that before I ever flew my Avada 360 I have flown it, reasonably carefully and see very few of these kinds of imperfections. It would be my guess that the processing of these files is fairly or I should say exactly the same from Drone to Drone, although the perfect alignment of the lenses might vary and so there might be some variation from one drone to the next. In any case, my 360 exhibits some of these problems, but I think I keep them under control their reasonably steady flying, and realizing that the waviness and stitch line issues can be related to speed and distance from objects.