If you put the new firmware on a DJI Avata 360, look at your settings before the next flight. DJI warns that some of them, such as the Return-to-Home altitude and the maximum flight distance, may reset. Check them and set them back the way you like them.
That's the housekeeping. The reason to install it is what comes with it. The update brings Waypoint Flight, zoom inside FocusTrack, support for the DJI RC Pro 2 controller and a Vision Assist view that turns by itself to match the way the drone is moving. It also has bug fixes that DJI hasn't listed one by one.
Fly the same path again and again
Waypoint Flight lets a pilot lay out a route as points on a map. You plan the moves ahead of time and can tie the route to a Point of Interest, so the drone carries out a planned camera move instead of you working the sticks the whole way. The screen also shows the mission's distance and an estimated flight time.
For a pilot, that means you don't have to match the same approach by hand on take after take. Plan it once and fly it again.
It pairs well with what the Avata 360 records. The drone shoots 8K/60fps HDR 360° video, so you can pick the viewing angle later in the edit. That could make it easier to get several different-looking shots out of one planned flight.
Zoom while the drone follows a subject
FocusTrack is DJI's tool for following a subject and keeping it prominent in the shot. Now it has zoom. That gives you more say over the framing while the drone tracks. You could keep a runner or a cyclist in view and still change the composition, so the shot doesn't have to look the same from start to finish.
It's worth being clear about what this is. The drone hasn't gained a new camera sensor, and not every tracking mode now works the same way. It's an addition to the tracking tools that were already there. And since the footage is 360°, you can still choose the viewing direction after recording.
One more controller to fly it with
The Avata 360 now works with the DJI RC Pro 2. The controller needs firmware v01.00.0900, and the drone needs its own update too, before the two will work together.
If you already fly another DJI drone with an RC Pro 2, you may not need to carry a separate controller just for the Avata 360. That can make packing a little easier.
The RC Pro 2 joins the control setups DJI already lists. It names the RC 2, RC-N2 and RC-N3 as the standard remote controllers. The Goggles 3 and Goggles N3 work with the RC Motion 3 or the FPV Remote Controller 3.
A helper view that turns by itself
Vision Assist gives the pilot an extra view of what's around the drone. Until now, you changed that view yourself when you flew forward, backward, sideways or up and down. With the update, the display can switch by itself to match the direction the drone is traveling. It's a small change, but it's one less thing to touch when you're trying to keep a subject framed.
Version numbers and update tips
These are the versions DJI lists: Avata 360, v01.00.0800; RC 2, v10.00.0900; RC Pro 2, v01.00.0900; Goggles N3, v01.00.1300; Goggles 3, v01.00.1600; RC Motion 3, v01.00.0200; FPV Remote Controller 3, v01.00.0300; DJI Fly app, v1.21.16; and DJI Studio, v1.2.11.
Once the update is in, DJI suggests restarting the drone, the remote controller and the goggles. If an update fails, restart the aircraft, the controller, the goggles and the DJI Fly app or DJI Assistant 2, then try again.
No new drone needed
None of this asks you to buy a new drone. An Avata 360 you already own picks up planned routes, more control over tracking shots and one more controller option, all from a firmware update.
Source: DJI