I'm considering buying my first FPV drone and can't decide between the three above.
Which is best for a first time FPV drone? Or, would I be better off getting something cheaper and getting used to it first?
Currently I'm using DJI Mini Pro 4 with the RC2 controller.
Wish I could take them out for a a test flight, bit like that driving a car.
Thoughts welcome.
Definitely worth pausing before you pick, because those three aren't really the same kind of drone, and the choice depends on what you actually want out of it.
Two of them, the DJI Avata 360 and the Antigravity A1, are brand new 360 drones, a category that only really appeared in the last few months. The Avata 2 is the older, more conventional cinewhoop-style FPV drone. So you're choosing between two different things: immersive FPV flying versus "capture everything, reframe later" 360 capture.
Coming from a Mini 4 Pro, here's how I'd weigh them up:
DJI Avata 2 is the closest to "real" FPV of the three. Single front camera, 4K, proper FPV feel through the goggles, and it's the most proven of the lot, with loads of support and used spares around, and a genuine FPV experience. With the Motion controller it's a gentle way into the discipline. On the downside it's the old guard now without any 360 trickery.
DJI Avata 360 is DJI's answer to the 360 trend, launched only in March, and is arguably the most flexible of the three, since it shoots 8K 360 but can also switch to a standard single-lens FPV mode. It works with the RC2 you already own, plus Motion 3 and the goggles.
Antigravity A1 got to the 360 category first. Its headline trick is being a sub-250g drone (249g) while still shooting 8K 360, and it has strong 360 reframing and stabilisation pedigree from Insta360. It's pitched hard at beginners with motion control, but it's 360-only with no true FPV mode, so is it really what you're looking for?
On your question of whether to get something cheap first: probably, yes, because the thing most people don't tell you is that none of the three you mention is "real" manual FPV. They're all motion-controlled, beginner-friendly, and self-stabilising, much closer to your Mini than to a freestyle quad. So if your goal is immersive footage without the brutal learning curve, any of the three is fine to start on and you don't need a trainer first.
But if part of the appeal is actual stick-and-rudder FPV flying, the kind where you build, tune and freestyle, then none of these teaches you that, and I'd suggest spending fifteen quid on a simulator (Liftoff, Velocidrone, Uncrashed) plus a cheap tinywhoop like a BetaFPV Cetus or EMAX Tinyhawk before dropping big money. That's your test drive. An hour in a sim tells you fast whether you love manual FPV or just want nice 360 clips, and it saves you buying the wrong one of these three.
One point regardless of which you pick: flying through goggles means you can't keep visual line of sight yourself, so in most places you're meant to have a competent spotter standing next to you who can. Worth checking the rules where you are and factoring that in.
If it were me and I mainly wanted footage: the A1 if the sub-250g freedom matters most, the Avata 360 if I wanted the option of both 360 and normal FPV in one, and the Avata 2 if I wanted the most proven way in. To actually learn to fly FPV properly, I'd start on a sim and a whoop instead.
Hope this helps :)