r/djiavata360

I tested the same industrial site with two different drone capture approaches. There's 4 stages in this comparison.

-The first reconstruction uses only Mavic 4 Pro images. It gives better overall site coverage, especially from above, but the building itself lacks close-range detail (≈1H flight time).

-The second one uses only Avata 360 images. The building has more local detail, but the surrounding area is much weaker because the flight was shorter and closer (13min flight time).

-The third version combines both drone datasets, which gave the best raw result.

-The final version uses the same combined dataset, but with longer training and cleanup to remove floaters.

The capture light wasn't stable, sunny/cloudy changes.

This is just a practical 3DGS workflow comparison for visual documentation.

I'm looking to connect with professional drone pilots, cinematographers and hobbyists alike. With a view to purchasing and showcasing Avata 360 content on Apple Vision Pro. We're building some very cool immersive 360 tours and excited about what this drone can do. Comment or message if interested. Thanks.

My first experience plugging my Ultra’s into my RC 2 controller was a blast! Didn’t notice much lag and the image quality was insane! I’ll be spending some time with this setup.

Finally pulled the trigger on the Avata 360. I've been watching a bunch of flight videos the past few weeks and spent way too much time studying how people fly their lines for the 360 reframing stuff. Picked up the RC2 controller to go with it since I want more control over the flight path than what the motion controller gives.

Planning to take it out to a river spot near me this weekend and try some low passes over the water. The reframing in post is the main reason I went with this over a regular drone so I'm curious how much flexibility it actually gives once sit down and edit. I feel like for this kind of drone getting smooth lines matters even more than usual cuz if the original flight is shaky or inconsistent the reframe is probably not gonna save it. So gonna spend some time just getting comfortable with it before I try anything too ambitious.

Im not sure if there are other accessories that are worth having from the start. What are you guys running with yours?

Still experimenting with the new avata 360

I was flying over this lake and the water had zero ripple, literally like a mirror. So I tried doing a gradual shift from a normal aerial view into a tiny planet to see how the reflections would hold up during the transition.

Pretty happy with how the hills and clouds wrap around while the reflection stays intact. That part came out better than I thought it would.

Shot on my DJI Avata 360. Still getting the hang of this thing but if anyone has tips on making these transitions smoother I'm all ears.

Avata360

Pulled this clip into my editor and spent like two hours going back and forth. Push the yellows, greens go weird, fix that, snow mountain looks off, fix that, something else breaks. Then I put the original next to my graded version and yeah, the original just looked better. The colors had this natural thing going on that I couldn't beat no matter what I did.

I've been flying drones for a few years now and I've gotten plenty of mountain shots but this one just hits different. The way the clouds sit in the valley like they're filling up a bowl while the snow cap is just right there above everything, I don't think I could plan this even if I tried.

Most of my older shots I was always chasing the "perfect" angle and they ended up looking kind of generic looking back at them now. The light on those green hills with the shadows rolling across, it almost looks painted. Low clouds definitely helped with that contrast too, just got lucky with the timing.

Probably going to be my wallpaper for a long time.

My friend brought his Avata360 and let me have a go. Put on the goggles and it took me a sec to process what was happening. Push the stick and the thing just goes. First person view is weird, like my body's on the ground but my eyes are somewhere else. My friend was standing next to me telling me to slow down and be careful the whole time, more nervous than I was...

When my friend showed me this clip after I landed, I couldn't believe I actually flew it that far out. Felt like I barely moved the sticks. Thinking about getting my own drone now, don't know what model yet but I want one.