
If you want to attach a GoPro to the Avata, you can. With the Avata, DJI worked with a Gyroflow so that if you choose, you could use Gyroflow to make your Avata videos about as smooth as Reelsteady videos. Until now, cinematic FPV videos almost always use GoPro cameras, partly because GoPros can use Reelsteady stabilization. If the prop guards break, they are designed to be user-repairable. The Avata has reasonably durable prop guards. On the other hand, the Avata has an advanced battery management system (BMS) that makes it as easy to charge as a smartphone. If you make a mistake, you could cause a fire. And if you use parallel charging, you need to make sure the voltages match. On a regular FPV, you have to manage the batteries, making sure that you don’t overcharge them. Longer flight durations mean less downtime switching batteries. The Avata can fly up to 18 minutes, which is extraordinarily long for a cinewhoop. Typical FPV drones fly for around 5 to 10 minutes. With the Avata, you can press an emergency stope button which will stabilize the Avata in mid-flight, which can save you from causing serious damage or injury. If you make a mistake while flying on a regular FPV, you’re on your own and you’ll need to correct your mistake yourself. Here is a sample indoor flythrough video shot with Avata using the stabilized flight mode by OriginaldoBo. Whereas flying indoors is normally takes months to learn to fly smoothly, Avata makes it possible for almost anyone to fly indoors. Fortunately, the Avata is able to fly with stabilization indoors, thanks to GPS as well as TOF depth sensors that can control its height. One of the key reasons for flying with a cinewhoop is to be able to fly indoors. Not only that but they will be pretty good quality components. If you buy the DJI Avata combo, it includes everything you’ll need to fly. And honestly, each of those choices has a lot of options. You can buy pre-built FPV drones but you’ll still need to buy a controller, FPV goggles, batteries, and charger. Buying the gear for FPV can be very intimidating. DJI Avata can fly more gracefully than typical photography-oriented drones PROS But it does have some disadvantages you need to know before buying it.


The GPS assistance could be turned off to fly it like a regular FPV drone, while having a “panic button” that would stabilize the drone in mid-air if you lose control.Īt the time the DJI FPV was released, I thought it would be great if they had a smaller version that could fly indoors - a cinewhoop or a smaller FPV drone designed for indoor flights and is equipped with prop guards or ducts so that it can be flown more safely around people.įast forward to August 2022, with the release of the DJI Avata, which seems to fulfill my wish - an FPV drone that can fly with stabilization indoors.


Unlike most FPV drones, DJI FPV could fly with GPS assistance, making it as easy as a regular drone to fly. DJI FPV is the world’s first GPS-assisted FPV drone But what if there was an FPV drone that was easy to fly? That was the premise of the DJI FPV drone released in March 2021. The problem is that FPV is much more difficult to fly. They can also fly indoors, where the GPS on DJI drones don’t work reliably. Unlike typical DJI drones that seem to fly on rails, FPV drones fly gracefully and organically. In the past few years, there has been a lot of interest in using FPV drones for shooting videos. DJI Avata is a cinewhoop style drone for flythrough videos However, it has significant disadvantages that you also need to be aware of. Is the DJI Avata good for beginner FPV pilots? I’ll give you a hint: I already have a couple of dozen FPV drones but I still ordered one because it has unique advantages.
