ok so ive been flying 3 inch cinewhoops for about a year and a half now, mostly indoor stuff and tight spots, and ive been thinking about stepping up to something with a bit more range and smoother footage for outdoor work. my buddy has the avata and another guy in our local group has the full dji fpv drone. flew both briefly but not long enough to really get a feel for either.

from what i can tell the avata feels way closer to what im used to in terms of the ducted prop thing and how it handles, but the image quality seems like a step down compared to the fpv unit? or maybe im wrong about that. also the motion controller idea on the avata honestly seems kind of gimmicky to me but i know some people swear by it for smooth cinematic moves. would probably just use the regular controller anyway.

mainly curious what people who fly both actually think, not just specs on paper. like which one would you actually take to a shoot

honestly the avata makes way more sense for your usecase coming from cinewhoops. the muscle memory transfers better, the prop guards actually work and arent just decorative like on the fpv drone, and for outdoor cinematic stuff the stabilization on the avata is really impressive. the fpv drone is faster and more exciting to fly but its a completely different beast and the image quality gap isnt as big as people make it out to be once you actually grade the footage properly. id say unless you specifically want that high speed swooping feel just go avata

dont sleep on the motion controller tbh. i thought the same thing before i tried it but for certain slow reveal type shots its actually pretty intuitive once it clicks. still use the stick controller 90% of the time but yeah. anyway the avata is probably the right call for what youre describing, the fpv drone is more of a toy honestly compared to how the avata handles real shooting conditions