so ive been flying the original Avata for about a year now and genuinely love it, got pretty comfortable in manual mode and the goggles 2 setup has been solid for me. but im starting to see the Avata 2 pop up more and im wondering if anyone who actually made the jump can weigh in on whether its a meaningful upgrade or just kinda incremental stuff.

the obstacle avoidance on the original is basically useless in any real environment so i turned it off ages ago. curious if they actually fixed that or its still more of a marketing checkbox. also the battery life on the og avata is honestly fine for how i fly but my main gripe has always been the image quality in lower light, colors feel a bit washed out when its overcast. does the Avata 2 sensor actually do better there or is it still the same limitations just with slightly better processing

not looking to sell a kidney over this if the difference is marginal, already sunk enough into ND sets and prop guards and all that

made the switch about 3 months ago and honestly the image quality difference is noticeable but maybe not night and day. low light is better yeah, dynamic range feels a bit wider and i get less of that smeary look when theres motion in the shadows. but if youre already happy with what youre getting on the og avata i wouldnt say its like a revelation.

the obstacle avoidance is still pretty limited in cluttered spaces, i fly through trees a lot and i keep it off same as before. where i do notice real improvement is the stabilization in horizon lock mode, feels smoother through quick direction changes. and the props are less likely to clip the guard during hard maneuvers which was annoying on the first version. but genuinely if youre not shooting content professionally i'd probably just keep flying what you have and put the money into a better location or something

i went from OG avata straight to the Avata 2 and cant really compare from experience but the goggles 3 compatibility was the main thing that pushed me. if youre staying on goggles 2 anyway then yeah the case for upgrading is even weaker imo. the feed latency feels about the same to me tbh