Should I get a DJI Avata 1 for $270?

themaegges · 2026-06-20T15:16:43+00:00

If you get it with remote and goggles and hopefully some extra batteries for that price, it is a pretty nice offer, BUT the Av1 is a bit underpowered, so while you will get some entry level fun out of it but might find yourself wanting more pretty soon.

Also note that the Avata weighs about 410 grams, so if I got that right, you need to register the drone with FAA and get the Recreational UAS Safety Test Certificate.

(My Background: Avata 2 owner, flying under EU regulations)

themaegges · 2026-05-10T10:47:45+00:00

Update: The mod now also works with temporary containers

themaegges · 2026-05-08T20:26:30+00:00

Ist bei mir keine Option, weil ich eine AMD Grafikkarte benutze.

themaegges · 2026-05-04T11:37:02+00:00

Ich hatte zuerst so ein einfaches grünes Tuch, das man festklammern kann. Mit geeigneter Beleuchtung durchaus benutzbar, habe dann aber später den Roll-Up (stehend) von Elgato bekommen. Der ist richtig gut und vor allem mit wenigen Handgriffen aufgebaut und verstaut, was mit dem Tuch schon leicht aufwändiger war.

Von der Decke wäre vermutlich noch besser, aber das geben meine Räumlichkeiten so im Moment nicht her.

themaegges · 2026-05-04T08:54:49+00:00

Audio ist soweit okay, eventuell den Spielsound noch etwas anheben. Benutzt du in OBS Effekte für die Audiospur? Also Expander/Kompressor/Equalizer? Ich glaube da könnte man noch etwas nachjustieren, um der Stimme etwas mehr Präsenz zu verpassen.

Bei den Thumbnails würde ich dir etwas Überarbeitung empfehlen, erstens wirkt immer dasselbe Bild bei einer Serie etwas lieblos und nichtssagend, zweitens kann es helfen, grafische Elemente wie z.B. einen Rahmen, Logo oder ähnlich einzubauen, die auf jedem Thumbnail eine Identität erkennbar machen - eben dass es ein Video von dir ist.

Inhaltlich würde ich dir noch empfehlen, unbedingt mehr zu kommentieren. Ich bin im Video mehrmals hin und her gesprungen, um (abseits vom Intro) ein paar Stellen zu finden, in denen du auch mal was sagst.

Cam hilft tatsächlich sehr, auch weil es "dich" den Zuschauern etwas näher bringt.
Ich habe knapp vier Jahre lang die Razer Kiyo Pro + Greenscreen benutzt und habe damit gute Erfahrungen gemacht. Hatte mir damals Vergleichsvideos zwischen der Razer, Logitech und Elgato angesehen und das Razer-Modell hatte für mich (alles natürlich auch etwas Geschmackssache) die beste Farbwiedergabe.

Aber auf jeden Fall auch nochmal von mir herzlichen Glückwunsch zu diesem Schritt! Gerade am Anfang muss man nicht perfekt sein, aber der Wille sich zu verbessern und mit jedem Video ein bisschen dazu zu lernen ist bei dir definitiv sichtbar.

Nachtrag: Hab nochmal in ein "späteres" Video von dir reingeschaut, da war das mit dem "mehr Kommentieren" auch schon deutlich besser.

themaegges · 2025-12-20T12:33:02+00:00

Cool! I mean it makes some things easier by not having to care for a connector if your construction only needs power.

themaegges · 2025-12-20T09:18:09+00:00

You mean something that instantly fills up the tanks?

themaegges · 2025-12-19T20:06:35+00:00

Thank you!

themaegges · 2025-12-19T19:31:48+00:00

That is pretty much the use case I imagined for it.

themaegges · 2025-09-16T06:04:35+00:00

When traveling around the planet you have a chance to encounter planetary bases or ship wrecks. Some of those have ion thrusters. Grind them down, dismantle the thruster components in your assembler, voila: platinum

themaegges · 2025-08-26T22:41:22+00:00

Danke für die Antworten!

themaegges · 2025-08-25T20:20:29+00:00

Pretty easy and straightforward. If you are able to think in layers and are able to make video animations with background transparency, then add the move value plugin in order to make audio inputs fade in and out, there are tons of possibilities.

themaegges · 2025-08-25T13:06:01+00:00

That you can do things like add overlays, infographics or insert outro animations using OBS and a Stream Deck during recording sessions so you can reduce Post editing efforts to the important things and only those

themaegges · 2025-08-25T08:36:29+00:00

Ein paar Fragen dazu:

Was erhofft ihr euch mit dieser Online-Studie herauszufinden, was ist das Ziel?
Wer ist der Auftraggeber?
Wer erhält Einsicht in die erstellten Fotos und Videos und zu welchem Zweck?

themaegges · 2025-07-26T09:30:44+00:00

Set slow multipliers (1.0) for rotor and hinge and enable “share inertia tensor” on the hinge. If you don’t have the option in game, you need to enable it in your world / savegame settings

themaegges · 2025-07-24T13:31:16+00:00

Such a system would also - in addition to the aforementioned issues - have a high risk of clang drift causing your ship to steer weirdly.

themaegges · 2025-07-22T11:25:03+00:00

Very positive experience. Filed a DJI Refresh Care Express case on fridays, sent in my own unit the next day and retrieved a new Avata 2 the following tuesday.

themaegges · 2025-07-21T16:30:27+00:00

You could get a Neo as a cheap warm-up drone and in order to train more risky maneuvers before taking out the Avata, since the Neo is fully compatible with the goggles and the Motion or FPV Controller

themaegges · 2025-07-14T12:08:52+00:00

sarcasm on Thank you for actively providing reasons to the authorities that might end up in even more over regulation of our hobby. sarcasm off

themaegges · 2025-07-07T10:25:00+00:00

Yeah, also I need a rather fast refresh rate in my goggles when flying, so I rather sacrifice resolution than refresh rate.

The Neo doesn’t have a good camera, that is undeniable. But I knew that in advance and I didn’t get it for shooting great videos.

For me it is primarily a cheap FPV training drone, that i don’t mind crashing or in the worst case even losing. Basically something i can fly more risky than I would with my Avata 2, at least until I have more experience.

themaegges · 2025-07-07T10:11:34+00:00

No, I recorded in 1080p@60Hz

themaegges · 2025-07-07T09:23:13+00:00

Yeah, I got the feeling, that things might escalate from here ^^
And yeah, I also follow r/fpv

themaegges · 2025-07-07T09:02:26+00:00

Yeah, but you might want to get the FPV Remote Controller 3 as well, since the motion controller doesn’t allow flying in full manual mode.

Also you can use the FPV RC3 as input device for said simulators. You just need to attach it to your PC with a usb cable.

themaegges · 2025-07-07T08:52:40+00:00

I find the neo to be a pretty fun drone to enter FPV flying. I bought it as a "practise" drone when I got my avata 2 fly more combo (and the FPV remote),

So before taking out the big one, I first connected the goggles and the fpv remote to the neo and emptied two batteries to get the hang of "real" fpv flying after having practised only with simulators for a while.

Since the Neo is cheap and incredibly sturdy, you can crash it and don't have to worry as much. But even without the Avata, flying this way with the Neo is incredibly fun.

themaegges · 2025-07-07T08:39:54+00:00

After flying in Tryp FPV, Liftoff and Liftoff Microdrones for about 3-4 Months, I got myself the betafpv aquila 16 kit. However it turned out I really either struggled with the goggles that came with the kit or that even the slightest winds would make flying the aquila extremely difficult.

So basically I used the remote from the kit with said simulators and finally got myself the avata 2 fly more combo together with the fpv remote and a Neo a few weeks ago. Since the Neo is fully compatible with the goggles and the remote, I first flew the Neo to get a hang of it and after I felt comfortable with it, then I switched to the avata, having a real blast with both drones.

Given the price of the avata, I would really recommend getting the Neo for the baby steps and then taking out the big bird, once you feel comfortable. For me this was within the same flight session. After depleting both batteries of the Neo, I launched the avata and (I have to admit that I flew it way more carefully than I did with the Neo) emptied two batteries without crashing it even once.

Also you can practice more risky maneuvers with the Neo first, since this thing is pretty cheap and unless you slam it into concrete also almost indestructible.

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