Aussies keen for a colour digital notebook-slash-ereader won’t have to wait much longer, with Amazon bringing the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft to local shores.
It’s part of a new range of three Kindle Scribe models that originally launched in the US last year, and are now making their way to Australia. As Amazon puts it, the new models double as an “AI-powered notebook” as well as showing your digital book library.
Joining the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is an upgraded base version of the Scribe, along with a cheaper variant without a front light. Amazon’s new colour-compatible Scribe follows last year’s debut of the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition. According to the company, the new Kindle Scribe uses a “new rendering engine”, helping produce colours meant to be “soft and easy on the eyes”.
All three Scribes have larger 11-inch displays, up from the previous generation’s 10.2-inch design. They’re thin too, weighing 400g and measuring 5.4mm thin. Amazon also says the ereaders benefit from 40 per cent faster writing and page turns, likely the result of faster processors and upgraded software.
All models ship with a pen to use for note-taking, annotations, and general doodling. In addition to books, the Scribes are also compatible with PDFs, including Google Drive, OneDrive, and OneNote integrations. As for the AI features, Amazon lists the likes of searching between notes, summaries, and follow-up questions as the main tools at your disposal.
Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft price
Amazon’s base Kindle Scribe Colorsoft model comes with 32GB of storage and costs $999 in Australia. There’s also a 64GB model available for $1,099. Alongside it, the revised core Kindle Scribe costs $849 for 32GB of storage, while the 16GB model without a front light costs $699.
There is no shortage of cameras these days, including the ones attached to the rectangular slabs we carry in our pockets all day. For something a little more heavy-duty, there’s little better feeling than shooting with a DSLR. To give creators another camera option, Canon has announced the EOS R6 V.
Positioned between the EOS R6 Mark III and the EOS C50, Canon’s new $3,599 camera is considered a step up from its entry-level range. It’s designed to be a more versatile video-ready DSLR before you start spending more on Canon’s Cinema cameras.
Looking at the specs of the Canon EOS R6 V, it’s clear that this is a video camera, first and foremost. Its sensor supports up to 7K RAW footage at 60p, with the option of 4K at 120p for slow-motion footage. A full-frame camera, the EOS R6 V also enables open gate recording, using the sensor’s full width, meaning you can edit both 16:9 and 9:16 videos using the same footage.
This flexibility between horizontal and vertical video also extends to the camera’s interface. The screen adapts to vertical recording, with a front-positioned recording button to help creators record themselves. Canon also made sure the camera is compatible with the brand’s vertical tripod grip, including a1/4-inch screw mount.
There’s also a built-in fan, helping keep the camera cool during longer recording sessions. In-body image stabilisation is also included, providing a steady hand while shooting on the go.
Alongside the Canon EOS R6 V is a new kit lens: the RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ. Built with an internal power zoom, optical image stabilisation, and a f/4 aperture at all focal lengths, it’s made to complement Canon’s latest video-first camera.
Canon EOS R6 V price and release date
By itself, the lens costs $2,199 in Australia. When bundled with the EOS R6 V, the package costs $5,399. As a limited-time-launch promotion, the camera, plus the kit lens bundle, comes with a set of Rode Wireless Go Gen 3 microphones, which normally costs $340 when bought separately.
Combining 4K resolution with a wealth of first-person shooter-friendly features, the Gigabyte G27U gaming monitor offers a tactical advantage to gamers on a budget.
There was a time when gaming monitors focused solely on high refresh rates and low response times, especially when it comes to handling the fast-paced action of first-person shooters.
These days, gamers still care about such things, but they’re no longer prepared to make major sacrifices when it comes to aspects of picture quality such as resolution, colour accuracy and contrast.
If your budget won’t stretch to OLED, IPS gaming monitors have come a long way and offer great value for gamers looking for a step up in image quality.
At 27 inches, the Gigabyte G27U gaming monitor hits the sweet spot between delivering screen immersion and hogging desk space.
It’s built around a Super Speed In-Plane Switching (SS IPS) display, a technology optimised for high-performance gaming monitors by combining the colour quality of traditional IPS panels and the high-speed response times of traditional Twisted Nematic (TN) panels.
It boasts 3840 x 2160 pixel 4K (Ultra HD) resolution with a 160 Hz refresh rate, or a super-smooth 320 Hz refresh rate when dropping back to 1920 x 1080 pixel (Full HD) resolution.
Interestingly, the monitor has a programmable button that can fast-switch between the two resolutions, depending on whether resolution or refresh rate gives you the winning edge. Gigabyte calls it “tactical dual mode”.
Looking up from below, the Gigabyte G27U’s four-way rocker/power switch and programmable button are in easy reach. Image: Adam Turner.
The panel also offers a low 1 ms Grey-To-Grey response time – the gold standard for modern gaming – meaning the pixels can change colour quickly to minimise motion blur during fast-paced action
It also delivers 350 cd/m2 brightness and 1000:1 contrast ratio, the latter of which falls short of OLED when it comes to revealing the finest details in the brightest highlights and deepest shadows.
When it comes to desk space, the monitor’s six-sided base plate is 190 mm deep and 250 mm across at its widest point. Plus, it’s less than 2 mm thick. This ensures it’s small enough to fit comfortably on even a modest desk, plus the entire unit is also surprisingly light, considering its size.
A small, slender footprint ensures the Gigabyte G27U doesn’t hog too much desk real estate. Image: Adam Turner.
The stand is height-adjustable by 130 mm, sliding nicely to sit between 22 and 152 mm above the desktop. You can also swivel the screen 15 degrees left or right, and tilt it forward 21 degrees or back 5 degrees.
As an added bonus, you can pivot the monitor 90 degrees clockwise to portrait mode, which is handy for multi-display set-ups but perhaps not all that useful for gaming.
Gigabyte G27U gaming monitor specifications and price
Display size
27 inches
Display resolution
3840 x 2160 pixel (Ultra HD)
Display technology
Super Speed In-Plane Switching (SS IPS)
Refresh rate (Max)
160 Hz (Ultra HD) / 320 Hz (Full HD)
Contrast
1000:1
Brightness
350 cd/m2
Display Colours
1.07 billion
Color Saturation
95% DCI-P3/ 122% sRGB
Response Time
1 ms GTG
Viewing Angle
178°(H)/178°(V)
Pixel Pitch
0.1554 (H) x 0.1554 (V)
Connectivity
2 x HDMI 2.1 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x USB 2.0 Downstream port (Firmware updates only) 1 x Earphone Jack
When it comes to connectivity, the Gigabyte G27U gaming monitor features two HDMI 2.1 video ports and one DisplayPort 1.4 – enough to do justice to high resolutions and frame rates. You’ll also find an old-school 3.5 mm headphone jack.
The ports face downwards at the back of the monitor, so that 90-degree pivot comes in handy when hooking things up. Gigabyte includes a power and DisplayPort cable in the box, but the stand doesn’t make any allowances for cable management.
Unlike more expensive monitors (like the Gigabyte G27UP), the Gigabyte G27U lacks a USB hub or built-in KVM switch, which would let you plug USB desktop peripherals into the monitor. Instead, it features a single USB-A port at the back solely for firmware updates.
When it comes to gaming-friendly features, the Gigabyte G27U supports Adaptive Sync in the form of FreeSync and G-Sync, to synchronise the refresh rate with the GPU’s real-time frame rate.
Gigabyte’s Aim Stabiliser Sync works in conjunction with Adaptive Sync to further reduce motion blur and eliminate screen tearing. Smart OD overdrive dynamically adjusts the voltage applied to the pixels to reduce ghosting and white trails.
In a nod to SS IPS’ contrast shortcomings compared to OLED, Black Equaliser mode enhances visibility in dark scenes by increasing the brightness of shadows and dark areas without overexposing bright areas. Night Vision goes a step further by switching to a thermal-style monochrome view.
Night Vision in action on the Gigabyte G27U. Image: Adam Turner.
On top of all these efforts to optimise image quality for gaming, Gigabyte also includes several ‘Game Assist’ features, such as overlaying on-screen timers, counters and a choice of custom crosshair overlays.
Monitor overlay crosshairs on the Gigabyte G27U. Image: Adam Turner.
The programmable button can be used as a shortcut to quickly enable any of these Game Assist features. Using more than one at the same time requires diving into the monitor’s menus. Fiddling with the rocker switch to access these features, along with all the monitor’s settings, is less than intuitive at times.
The Gigabyte G27U’s main on-screen menu with access to Game Assist. Image: Adam Turner.
Keep in mind, competitive advantages such as crosshair overlays and night vision are considered cheating in some circles. Relying on monitor hardware rather than third-party software is more likely to render them undetectable by standard anti-cheat systems, but there are no promises. So it’s up to you to use them responsibly.
Who is the Gigabyte G27U gaming monitor for?
The Gigabyte G27U gaming monitor doesn’t force you to choose between higher resolution for visual quality or higher refresh rates for a competitive edge. That makes it an attractive monitor for those who like enjoy visually-rich AAA titles, but also need the benefits of 320 Hz for fast-paced competitive games.
Opinions on ‘Game Assist’ features vary, especially in first-person shooters, but feel free to ignore these features if you want to retain the moral high ground.
Gigabyte G27U gaming monitor
Switching between ultra-high resolution and ultra-high refresh rates, the Gigabyte G27U gaming monitor aims to be all things to all gamers.
Once you buy a portable power station and start using it, you realise just how versatile these power supplies are.
You also start to think: wouldn’t it be nice if the power station could do this too?
Spoiler alert, I reckon the EcoFlow Delta 3 Max is one of the most versatile units in the market. There’s a lot it does right, including a lot of my ‘nice to haves’ in a portable power station, making it incredibly convenient.
My wishlist of portable power station capabilities
After owning and testing many power stations, here is a list of what I would want in a power station:
Power output exceeding 2,400 watts.
Capacity of at least 2,000Wh.
Remote control of the power station.
Uninterrupted power supply (UPS).
Connectivity to many different types of devices.
Timing to charge or power based on energy costs.
Why 2,400W? This means I can run any device that you can plug into a standard power outlet. If this wattage is higher again, you could run a kettle and a toaster simultaneously.
Watt-hours (Wh) refer to the battery’s size and will determine how long it lasts. A high-wattage device will drain your battery faster. A hair dryer left on for 40 minutes will drain a 2,000Wh battery, but if you ran a camping fridge, some lights, and recharged your phone a few times, you could get a whole weekend camping without needing to recharge the power station.
Controlling your power station remotely, including the ability to monitor usage and turn circuits on and off, is a big advantage. This could be from your sleeping bag or whilst out and about with your power station at home. Look for an app with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.
Uninterrupted power enables the power station to cut in during a power outage. Use it at home to keep critical appliances running, like a fridge, a fish tank, or a CPAP machine.
Different devices have different connection types, so having a power station that caters to all of them is important. Ensure you have a USB-C outlet with at least 100W to power a laptop and a reliable 12-volt high-amperage outlet, rather than a cig outlet, ensuring constant power for your 12-volt needs.
Then there’s the benefit of choosing when your power station recharges. A power station can save electricity by charging when power is cheap and using it when power is expensive. This is a part home battery alternative without the cost.
Your needs will, of course, be different, but this list gives you possibilities that you should consider.
EcoFlow Delta 3 Max Plus features
The EcoFlow Delta 3 Max Plus is a 3,000W switchable-load AC-output power station with a 2,048Wh battery and an Anderson port. The only accessory it comes with is a power cord. I would have liked to also see a solar power cable in the box.
AC and USB outputs on the front. Image: Angus Jones.
Having a rated output of 3,000W and a surge of up to 6,000W for a few seconds, you will have no issues starting a motor or powering anything that you can plug into a standard 10A socket. Look at the label of the appliances you want to run for the wattage figure. Add up everything you want to run at once, and as long as the total is below 3,000W, you are good to go. EcoFlow has an advantage here as most portable power stations in this class are rated at 2,400W.
Another ace up EcoFlow’s sleeve is that the four power points are divided into two circuits, each of which can be switched on or off separately. This can be done either via a button on the app, at predetermined times or charge states. For example, you could run a fridge on one circuit and a Starlink on the other, which switches off whilst you sleep. In the event of a power outage in this same example, it turns the Starlink off to preserve power for the fridge.
Power inputs and DC outlets on the rear. Image: EcoFlow.
On the DC side, you have a standard cigarette outlet rated at 10A, as well as an Anderson outlet capable of supplying 12.6 volts at up to 30 amps. Note, this Anderson is a mini Anderson plug, so you will need to purchase a mini Anderson-to-Anderson cable for around $20-30 to integrate with standard 4WD and caravan applications. Having a reliable DC output makes this a great alternative to custom 12-volt 4WD installs.
Mini Anderson-to-Anderson cable. Image: Angus Jones.
With the trend toward USB-C, this unit is well-equipped with three ports — two 45W and one 140W — letting you power a laptop. For those still requiring a USB-A socket, there is one port capable of up to 18W.
The battery has a capacity of 2,048Wh, which is enough to run an angle grinder for two hours, a 200W fridge for three days, a hair dryer for 60 minutes, or recharge a smartphone hundreds of times, all individually. To recharge the battery from a wall socket, you can go from empty to 80% in 47 minutes. In your car, you can purchase an optional alternator charger to fully charge your battery in a little over two hours. You can use a cig charger, but this would take up to 24 hours.
Solar charging is popular with campers, and although the Max can take up to 1,000W from two solar inputs, that is a lot of panels. A 400W panel would be the sweet spot to keep your battery charged with all-day solar.
Optional expansion batteries can also be purchased that plug into your power station to increase its capacity up to 10 kWh, a fivefold increase.
The power station has many safety functions that will shut it down in the unlikely event of a problem, and it is very safe to keep inside your house or caravan. If running a load of less than 600W, it will be quieter than the ambient noise in a library. Those with critical loads, like a CPAP machine, can use the Max as an uninterrupted power supply, which switches over so fast that a PC will keep running.
The EcoFlow can be controlled from the unit itself with a master on/off button and two AC on/off buttons, one for each circuit. Unlike other power stations, this one has no buttons for DC/USB loads; instead, they are on when the power station is on.
The real flexibility that EcoFlow is known for in controlling and monitoring the power station comes via the app. Here you can limit charging speed, control when the power station charges or when AC1, AC2 or DC is active. You can reserve power for emergencies and prioritise one AC load to keep it running, ensuring continuity (e.g. keeping a fridge running).
EcoFlow app. Image: EcoFlow.
For example, you can take the power station camping and turn off your Starlink power from your sleeping bag to conserve power. At home, you could program your power station to prioritise charging from solar panels or to charge when grid power is cheap. You could then use the stored battery power to power, say, your TV at night to save power.
In my car, I have a 12-volt fridge that can run from a cigarette lighter in a power station, but the connection can become loose over bumps in the road, and your fridge stops working. Having the Anderson plug will give you peace of mind, whilst you still have battery power, you still have cold beer.
Speaking of cars, I previously looked at the 800W alternator charger in my review of the EcoFlow Delta 3 Plus. This makes a massive difference with your power replenished after only a few hours of driving. EcoFlow has recently launched a new model capable of 1,000W when combined with solar.
At 24kg, the box is not light but is liftable and portable enough, especially with two people, to make it useful at home, work and play.
Who is the EcoFlow Delta 3 Max Plus for?
If you want a power station that ticks all the boxes, you should definitely put this EcoFlow on your list of considerations. It shines at running more appliances at once and separating AC loads. Equally, having an Anderson mini plug, even if you will need to source an adapter cable, is useful to ensure a reliable 12-volt supply.
If you want extra control over when and how the power station operates, the EcoFlow Delta 3 Max Plus offers full customisation. The Max will give you power when you need it away from home, whilst giving you power security at home. It can even be used to shift mains usage to save you money.
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EcoFlow Delta 3 Max Plus
The EcoFlow Delta 3 Max Plus meets a lot of my wishlist items for a portable power station, combining convenience and capacity in one package.
After watching me stand on the Withings Body Scan scales for a few mornings, my wife said, “I’m not getting on that.” The next day, she weighed herself, and the day after that, she did a full body scan. Next, she explained that her vascular age is below her actual age, whilst mine is six years older.
Yes, this device does tell you how much you weigh, but so much more. Health products are hot sellers in retailers today, and Australians are becoming more health-conscious, seeking to understand what they might need to improve their health.
With that in mind, the Withings Body Scan ($799 in Australia) can weigh you to two decimal places (within 50g), and provide your segmental body composition, which measures fat percentage, muscle weight, and water percentage. An ECG will be taken to detect whether your heart has atrial fibrillation. The apparent age of your arteries is measured to determine vascular age.
How does the Body Scan differ from regular scales?
Now I must admit that a few times a year, I would jump on the old dumb scales, then take my weight and enter it into Google Fit. With the Withings, all your stats are automatically transferred to the cloud. From here, you can sync the data with both the Google and Apple Health apps. You can even send your stats to a medical practitioner or perhaps a fitness trainer. Your standing heart rate is also measured to round out your heart functions
Through the sweat glands in your bare feet, the Body Scan will measure your nerve health before wrapping up testing with the ‘Visceral Fat Index’, which measures fat around organs, BMR, which is a measure of how many calories you burn at rest and BMI, which compares your height, which you enter separately, with your weight.
To get you ready for your day, and because the unit is connected to the internet, you will receive the day’s weather report and a pollution index.
Image: Angus Jones.
The testing requires you to stand on the scales whilst holding an attached handle. A series of tests is then completed over 90 seconds. A reasonably large screen displays your results as you go, or you can choose to see motivational messages instead. I would have liked to have seen an even larger screen, as those with deteriorating eyesight may have trouble reading it.
Information is power
The real magic, however, is the data analysis via the Withings app. Here, your data is recorded with trends shown. In my case, I know I need to lose some weight, and so far, so good. However, according to my BMI, I have a ways to go, and hopefully I can also lower my vascular age. The Body Scan can support up to eight different users, and each morning as I weigh myself, it greets me by name, I assume based on my weight.
A neat feature is that it can differentiate fat in your arms, torso, and legs and compare your figures with the average population, so you really know where you need to do some work.
Screenshots: Angus Jones.
To gain additional insights, you can add other Withings products that track sleep, exercise, and other metrics to deepen the analysis. A Withings+ subscription at $180 a year will add more advanced interpretation of your results and advice based on your health objectives. The subscription also allows you to print a detailed report that you can share with your GP, providing access to action plans and coaching on specific habits, such as sleeping better.
This subscription price, plus the purchase price, puts you at $1,000, which is a lot from one perspective. But can you put a price on your health?
For those looking for rewards, you get virtual badges for completing milestones, such as weighing yourself a specific number of times. I also like that there are special modes for pregnancy, baby weights (by holding the baby) and athletes.
Let me put it out there upfront: this is a different sort of camera drone. I have suffered from muscle memory with this new DJI Avata 360 drone compared to my regular drive of a DJI Mini. More on that later.
360-degree cameras are not new; they have been around for a decade. They haven’t really taken off yet, but they can now, literally! Indeed, DJI has strapped one to a drone. I recently took the DJI Avata 360 drone for a spin to see how it handles Australian conditions.
In the camera world, when talking about a lens, its ability to see what is in front of it is measured in degrees from side to side or top to bottom. Known as the ‘field of view’, it’s also commonly measured diagonally. If a lens can see from left to right or essentially everything in front of the camera, then the field of view would be 180 degrees. For comparison, a smartphone camera has a field of vision of 65 to 85 degrees. With two human eyes, we can see 180 to 210 degrees.
Back in the camera world, a fisheye lens can capture up to 200 degrees. If you use two fish-eye lenses opposite each other and some clever software to process the images of the two lenses, you can stitch together the two images to effectively make a 360-degree view.
A 360-degree image looks pretty funny when you represent it as a traditional photo. So, other than some fancy photography, what is the advantage of a 360-degree photo? Here, technology has taken another step forward, allowing the everyday user, through photo-editing software, to select an area from the all-around view and use that subset as the image they want to capture.
Image: Angus Jones
Think of it as a way to capture every angle of the action, just like at a football game, multiple cameras are used and pieced together to make a broadcast more interesting. Modern software can pick a subject, and no matter where that subject moves around the 360-degree camera, it will stay at the centre of the video being played back.
I cannot tell you if this will change how we use cameras and whether we all end up using 360-degree cameras. Still, technology has made it easy to capture every angle and extract the images we want, whether as a single image or a video.
We then strap this 360 camera to a drone, so you no longer need to worry about pointing the drone at the video subject, since everything around you is captured. With a traditional drone, you only get the shot if the drone and camera are pointing at the subject you want to capture.
DJI Avata 360 features
The DJI Avata 360 is a 360-degree 8K camera drone with up to 23 minutes of flight time and obstacle avoidance. The drone can be purchased in Australia as a drone-only model for $799, including one battery.
Other combos include the drone with the DJI RC 2 remote controller for $1,159, or the DJI Avata 360 Fly More Combo, which has the RC 2 controller, three batteries, a battery charging dock, and a bag to store everything for $1,619.
DJI Avata 360 Fly More box contents. Image: Angus Jones.
According to Australia’s civil aviation laws, you must be able to see a drone to fly it. So, although the remote control range is quoted as 20 km and the drone could fly 13.5 km on a single battery charge, legally, you’d probably be able to fly this drone a few hundred metres if you have good eyesight.
DJI also offers a fourth package, which includes the drone, three batteries, a battery dock, a bag, and goggles. These first-person view goggles have screens that block any external light. Using them, you see what the drone sees, and you fly in almost a virtual-reality environment. One problem is that in Australia, it is illegal to fly outdoors using the goggles. You can, however, use the goggles indoors.
Optional DJI goggles and spare lens kit. Image: Angus Jones.
The drone does not offer any zoom and instead records at up to 8K resolution using a one-inch sensor, capturing up to 60 frames per second, supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR). This means images are captured in super high definition, so if you want to zoom in, you can do so digitally during editing and still have a good image.
To protect your drone, the Avata incorporates DJI’s obstacle avoidance system, which works day and night and is especially useful when tracking a subject, such as a person jogging through the bush. Further peace of mind is provided by sturdy propeller guards built into the drone’s frame. For storage, a lens or gimbal protector is included, and if you damage a propeller, spare blades are included with each kit.
If you wish to use your drone in the traditional sense of one camera capturing what the drone is pointing at, that is also possible by switching from 360-degree mode to single-lens mode. In single-lens mode, resolution drops to 4K. Note that while the drone supports omnidirectional obstruction sensing and will avoid them in 360 mode, in single-lens mode, only obstructions in front will be avoided.
Flying this drone is almost identical to flying DJI’s other drones, using the preferred RC 2 controller with a built-in screen. Because of the ability to record 360-degree footage, you need to consider that the drone is catching all the action, so you need to do less maneuvering. Your flight time is also potentially shorter to capture all the images you want.
DJI RC 2 controller. Image: Angus Jones.
The drone certainly seems sturdier with the solid propeller guards, but the lens itself is prone to scratching, and any dust or water on the screen will degrade image quality. DJI sent me a replacement lens kit to demonstrate how easy it was to replace a lens, which is great, but it also suggests you will likely need to replace a lens during its life.
The Fly More packages come with an orange landing pad, which I also suggest using to help protect the lens. The use of the 360-degree image in obstacle avoidance also helps protect the drone from crashing, doing a better job than purely sensor-based drones. The forward-facing collision sensors are needed on the 360 to avoid collisions in low light when the camera system fails to correctly identify obstacles.
Compared to what I am used to, I found the 360 noisier to fly, drawing more attention to the drone. Editing will take longer unless you use the single lens function, which also lets you share an image without editing.
A handy new feature from DJI is a free mode function that lets you select an object on your RC 2 remote screen. When you come to edit, that selected subject is already the centre of your footage, speeding up the editing process. When you digitally zoom in on a subject, the more you zoom, the lower the resolution of the final output, which is a disadvantage compared to traditional drones with a zoomable lens. Having two cameras means the image needs to be stitched together.
Rarely, in some shots, I could see this stitch line, but halfway through testing, DJI released a software upgrade that greatly improved it. Expect further upgrades to continue to fix this.
DJI Studio editing software. Image: Angus Jones.
Editing the footage is best done via the downloadable DJI Studio app on your PC. Alternatively, you can also use the editing function in the DJI Fly app for your smartphone. A neat feature of using your phone is that you can rotate it to adjust the image, essentially giving you a gimbal to select the view you want in your edited footage.
As an example of editing, I used DJI Studio’s Intelligent Tracking feature. Here, I selected a sailboat, and the software automatically kept it in the centre frame even as the drone flew up towards the sunset. After I released the tracking, the image returned to the direction the drone was actually flying. I could have selected anything in the 360-degree view and also zoomed in on it.
Whilst I did try the first-person view goggles when flying the drone inside my home, this is not an accessory I would advise for the everyday user, given its outdoor restrictions. You can get a special license to overcome this. I found it uncomfortable that I could not see the drone, only what it saw.
If you look at the DJI Avata 360 with the RC 2 controller, the Mini Pro 5 ($1,119) is priced very similarly in Australia. If I were to choose, I probably would stick with the Mini, as that is what I am used to. However, I would probably choose the Avata 360 if I were prepared to do more editing.
Who is the DJI Avata 360 for?
The DJI Avata 360 drone is for travellers, action adventurers, and creators who want to capture video in one take and decide on the framing of the final output during editing. With its advanced avoidance system, this drone is ideal for beginners.
I see this drone as ideal for capturing action sports with multiple participants, and by simply flying it amongst the action, you can pan between participants in editing.
DJI Avata 360
Capable of recording footage from all angles, the DJI Avata 360 drone gives you plenty of flexibility with a bit of time in the edit suite.
Features
9
Value for money
8
Performance
8
Ease of use
9
Design
9
Positives
360-degree camera captures images in one take
Excellent obstacle avoidance
Great drone for beginners and to capture action sports
