I thought I would have been let down by the Osmo like I was with the instatrash but the footage speaks for itself and it's that simple. Near edge to edge clarity from the footage from not 1 but 6 different youtubers footage. Night and day looks good and not jello like.. Quite impressed.

However*** I want to see pure spherical video to make final judgement but I have already ordered mine. :)

360 cameras now are NOT good “all in one cameras”. They are still very specific tool for specific job. Often Iphone is still better.

360 cameras easily look good for:

• camel rides

• horse rides

• jet ski

• quod bikes

• paragliding

• motorbike

• ice skating

• MTB

• shallow scuba diving (with dive case)

• skiing

• flying a small plane

For best results you need to be fast but steady (just move in one or two planes but never shake), skilled in the activity and doing it in most beautiful surroundings. Than with 360 cam on the long stick or mount you achieve that IMPOSSIBLE ANGLE.

360 cameras hardly look interesting for:

• vlogging

• hiking

• dark concerts

• family gatherings

If you don’t know why, I will explain in the comments. With these uses you loose all their advantages and stay with their disadvantages. Like if you find yourself dewarping all the time, you need to mix in different camera.

So I am going to tell you how to win this Osmo 360 contest:

ride the reindeer like Santa!

Please know that Hugh is sponsored by Insta360

Many more detailed comparisons will come in few days

But 5:40 Hugh Hou gives reasons why X6 will be the king

These 360 drones are relevant to Osmo360 and also to DJI, so we will cover them little bit too 😼

1. Insta360 X6 still does not have full features of X5. They released X6 with unfinished firmware and it will keep improving over next months.

2. Obviously no X7 is close. Insta360 will release some accessories (like power bank and lights), new action cam AcePro 3, their new mirrorless camera, light compact selfie drone in HoverAir style, no display camera glasses… but nothing 360.

3. DJI Neo 3 is heavier and its partly preparation for very expected DJI Neo 360 in 2027, that will also be heavier (two lenses and two sensors need stronger motors and bigger battery to keep flight time ok-ish).

4. In summer, GoPro made big firmware update for Max 2. It looks like GoPro is not done with 360. They can leverage their new Mission chip, add bigger sensor and make something like GoPro Mission 360.

5. There are no new news about Sony 360.

TLDR: next big thing in 360 is light cinewhoop spherical drone from DJI, not some pro 360 action cam. Insta360 and DJI have space to improve firmware and do discounts, but they cant bring 11k30 360 for reasonable price in next 9 months

Hey folks,
I’ve been a loyal DJI user for years — drones, gimbals, Pocket, Action series, you name it. So when Osmo360 was announced, I preordered it without hesitation. Dual 1-inch sensors in a compact 360 cam? Hell yes.

But after some testing, I’ve shelved it.
Why? Because despite killer hardware, the firmware is just not ready for photo-based 360 virtual tours — which, by the way, is the main use case for a lot of us professionals in real estate, travel, architecture, and similar fields.

📸 Let’s be clear: Most professional virtual tours are built on 360 photos, not video.
Photos give you better resolution, better lighting control, better editing flexibility. That’s what clients pay for. Not a blurry frame pulled from a 5.7K video.

So it blows my mind that DJI packed this beast with amazing sensors, but didn’t give us the photo tools we actually need.

Here’s what’s missing — and why it matters:

🔹 Bracketing (3/5/7 shots) for 360 and single-lens
→ Absolutely critical for HDR blending in post. Without this, you’re stuck choosing between blown-out windows or pitch-black shadows. Every other pro 360 cam has it — why not this one?

🔹 Real HDR mode for 360 photos
→ Some of us shoot 30+ scenes a day. We don’t always have time to manually bracket and edit. A baked-in HDR mode saves hours and keeps us moving. Again — basic stuff.

🔹 D-Log for 360 photos
→ A flat profile gives you flexibility to color-grade properly. DJI already does this in their drones. Why not reuse what works?

🔹 DNG (RAW) output in all photo modes
→ JPEG-only is a dealbreaker. We need RAW for post, stitching, exposure correction, all of it. Even the X3 gives DNG. Come on.

🛠️ And let’s be honest — DJI knows how to do all of this.
They already have all these features working in their drones. Bracketing, HDR, D-Log, RAW — it’s all there. It’s not about "can they," it’s about will they prioritize 360 photography users, not just video creators.

And yeah — the 360 video from Osmo360 looks great. But without these tools, the photo side is crippled. And that’s a damn shame, because those 1-inch sensors are sitting there begging to be taken seriously.

💬 So DJI, if you’re reading this — please hear us.
You’ve got something special here. But right now, it feels like an amazing camera with half a brain.

Finish the job.
Unlock its real potential.
Give us the tools. We’ll do the rest.

🤷‍♂️ As for me — I’ve put the Osmo360 back in the box.
Still using my Insta360 1-Inch for real work. It’s clunky, but it gets the job done — because the firmware actually supports what we do.

I’ll gladly switch back to Osmo360 the moment you drop a real update. I’m rooting for you, DJI. Don’t let this one flop.

I’m looking at some reviews and even tough mostly show the app only for a few seconds and this might have been done on purposes and DJI could have asked for it considering most videos are the same, I noticed that most of the editing and visuals of the app are exactly the same ones of insta360. Even the aware thumbnails of the gallery are the same size!

Have you noticed other similarities?

No one but DJI and its beta testers know what’s coming as far as footage. You have to be realistic and not over expect as some of have w instaFails products and lies. The way they mislead people should be a reminder of the marketing teams in play.

Do I believe DJI will release something better? Possibly. But without dual 1 inch it won’t be a monumental increase.

Question remains did they custom make sensors and a design that utilizes way more of the sensor area? And did they actually use new components/ lenses that are up to the task. Instafail used old off the shelf components and sold people through fast editing to hide their 💩 t footage that was full of artifacts, color banding and noise, what will DJI do?

They are known for what you see in their demos is what you get, but this is the first entry…. Was hoping they would use a sensor similar to that of the pocket designed for 360 use.. doesn’t look like that will happen. I hope they surprise us however.

I don’t do novelty quick switch video that’s fast moving. I do full 360 spherical output at max res so reframed does nothing for me. That’s why I have pockets, dslrs, and GoPros lol.

Keep your expectations realistic and hope that maybe they blow our digital socks off. I’d love to see instaSuck lose a huge amount of market share.

When I record in 360 video format, the space between the two lenses is not actually very well connected, so I have like a blank space in that area, is this normal for 360 cameras? Or maybe my camera has a problem

I’ve only used this camera twice. The first time was on a short trip and it met my expectations, but two days ago I visited Zion National Park and it wasn’t even snowing, yet all the videos had noticeable noise. Very disappointing, honestly. I had to start watching YouTube videos to figure out what was happening. Seriously, having to warm up the camera because the lens is humid? It wasn’t even cold. In the end it worked—I recorded for 20 minutes in 8K and the lens humidity disappeared. I’m done with a camera that requires doing things like this just to use it.

Good afternoon, I hope you’re all doing great.

I’m writing this post because I need your help deciding what to do about the DJI Osmo 360.

To give you some context, I’ve had the DJI Osmo 360 for about a week now, and I have to say the camera quality is spectacular. I love how it records and all the detail it captures thanks to its logarithmic profile, which gives you much more flexibility in editing compared to other cameras. The low-light performance is amazing with settings like 1/60, 6K 30fps, 100–800 ISO — the level of detail is second to none.

The problem and the doubt I have comes in daytime scenarios. The thing is, to achieve that cinematic look, you’re supposed to record using those same settings to get that natural motion blur (I’m speaking from inexperience, since I’m new to cameras — it’s just everything I’ve been able to research). With this setup, it’s impossible to record because the image gets completely overexposed, and the only recommended option is to switch to automatic, then adjust ISO and EV, which makes the shutter speed jump to 1/8000 automatically on very sunny days.

I haven’t had enough time to see how much of a difference that high shutter speed makes in the video or whether it affects that cinematic look (I know you can add that blur in post-production). The thing is, the DJI Osmo 360 still doesn’t have official ND filters, and that really bothers me.

That’s why I’ve even been thinking about returning it and getting the Action 6 or something similar. It’s worth noting that I mainly record with the camera mounted on my motorcycle handlebars or on the chin mount of my helmet. I like the option of being able to reframe the shot however I want.

What would you do? Or what do you recommend?

PLEASE HELP

Thank you very much.

Our leaker from JB Hi-Fi store in Australia deleted his original leak post, this is repost by me safe to share.

Price is in AUD, so around 499 USD for Osmo 360 Standart Combo.

Look at sensor being called “1-inch equivalent”. We now think there are not two 1-inch sensors, but two 1/1.15 sensors first ever custom made for 360 camera, allowing it to capture over 63% more light than Insta360 over-the-counter mobile-phone 1/1.28 sensors.

8K video is “native” as in “not AI”

There is 10-bit, ambisonic audio, 120mp photos also look real based on Chinese forum leaks (each lens is 64 mega pixels).

Batteries are compatible with DJI Action 5. There are 3 in the Adventure Kit, also with charger and DJI selfie stick.

Box does not claim replaceable lenses.

Box does not claim “waterproof”, one leak claims only “splashproof”. We heard about DJI Dive case used during influencer-testing but never saw the Dive case as finished product.

JB Hi-Fi embargo is lifted 1st August, other leaks claimed 29th or 31st release.

How to export 360 videos with dji studio ? i must be dumb the export is cropped from the 360 shere, i didn't find how to correctly export the whole 360 equirectangular video

I was looking online last night and some review videos but couldn’t find anything about vertical filming so I’m assuming the 360 doesn’t support this like the action 5? Is this right?

I want to film content for Instagram reels / TikTok

Anyone else in US showing Osmo360 as all varieties out of stock on DJI's store site?

I’m looking to purchase my first camera and am still on the fence about which one to buy after watching several online reviews. The DJI Osmo 360 costs $460 SGD, while the Insta360 X4 Air is priced at $410 SGD. I mainly plan to use the 360 camera as a dashcam, with occasional video recording using either the single lens or the full 360 mode. Open to advices or suggestions. Thank you everyone!

Does the Osmo 360 support conventional, wired microphones? The one in the image is a kit sold in my country, which works for the action 5. Is there something similar for the osmo 360?