DJI Avata 2: The Little Monster of Indoors and Out

Read this not as a review but as a confession: since the DJI Avata 2 arrived, I haven't carried another drone in my bag. I've flown it for months through the streets of Perast, the nights of Budva, and countless interiors — and I'll say it plainly: this thing is a monster.

Why "monster"?

Classic FPV has an equation: want agility, give up safety; want image quality, give up size. The Avata 2 threw that equation away. With its ducted propellers I can fly between people; with the 155° field of view and the new sensor, the image is three grades above what "mini drone" implies. Most importantly: it survives crashes. Everyone learning FPV asks "how much money will I destroy?" — with the Avata 2 the answer is "probably none".

Indoors: the real magic

We're used to outdoor FPV; the Avata 2's real difference shows indoors. Slipping through doorways, flowing from a restaurant's kitchen to its dining room in one shot, spiralling down a stairwell... Thanks to the prop guards I can pass ten centimetres over a table and nobody flinches. That's the secret of the flowing shots in works like "Cinematic Dinner Experience".

Outdoors: despite the wind

I flew it over the sea at Perast and through the alleys of Budva. Wind stabilisation is surprisingly good for a drone this size; with RockSteady the footage looks untouched. Shooting against sunset light, the sensor came out cleaner than I expected — and 10-bit D-Log M leaves serious room in the grade.

The Avata 2 isn't FPV's entry ticket — for most work, it's the destination.

Who is it for?

• New to FPV: yes, without hesitation. You build muscle memory without fragility anxiety.
• Shooting weddings/events: yes — indoor flow shots are this easy with nothing else.
• Chasing long-range cinematics: the classic big drone still has its place; the Avata's job is close-quarters acrobatics.

From the field: work shot on the Avata 2

In short: that "flying through it" feeling in my Perast videos has a single culprit — this little monster. Questions? Write me through the contact page — I'm always up for FPV talk.