DJI announced the global version on 3 September at IFA in Berlin, and the Australian listings followed on 16 September. D1 Store, an authorised DJI retailer, has the Standard Combo at A$899, the Adventure Combo at A$1,079 and a Limitless Riding Combo at A$959, all showing as in stock. JB Hi-Fi lists the dual lens replacement kit at A$49. The original Osmo 360 launched here in August 2025 at A$759 for the Standard Combo, so the new one is A$140 dearer, based on that reported launch price.

What DJI has confirmed

The headline part is the sensor. DJI calls it the first 1-inch square HDR sensor in a 360 camera. A round lens wastes the corners of a normal rectangular sensor, so squaring it off means more of the chip gets used. DJI puts that at 25 per cent more, with dynamic range up to 14.5 stops. It shoots 8K at 60 frames per second in 360 mode, which matters when you crop into the footage later, and there's a new noise reduction mode called AI SuperNight 2.0 for low light.

The lenses come off. Both have what DJI describes as an ultra-hard optical film, and if one gets scratched you can swap it yourself rather than sending the camera away. That's the fix for the biggest complaint about the first model. The camera weighs 183 grams, has 105GB of storage built in with a microSD slot for more, and is waterproof to 10 metres on its own or 50 metres in the case.

DJI's battery figures are 100 minutes of continuous 8K/30 recording, a charge to 80 per cent in 22 minutes, and another 180 minutes if you add the Battery Extension Rod, which is sold separately. There's a four-microphone array with wind noise reduction, and DJI's own microphones (Mic 3, Mic 2, Mic Mini 2S, Mic Mini 2 and Mic Mini) connect straight to the camera with no receiver in between.

The editing bits

Spotlight Follow tracks a person and keeps them in the middle of the frame as the camera moves, so you don't have to reframe every clip afterwards. There's an NFC spot on the body for one-tap pairing with the DJI Mimo app, and a plugin that takes files from DJI Studio straight into DaVinci Resolve. Photo modes include a 120MP HDR 360 still and a 16K 360 timelapse, and every video format records in 10-bit with D-Log M.

Why it matters

Insta360's X6 went on sale worldwide on 12 August and Australian retailers list it at A$1,049.99, so DJI has come in around A$150 under it with a higher frame rate, more built-in storage and less weight. The X6 still has the deeper unhoused waterproof depth and the more developed editing app, so it isn't a clean win either way. The first-generation Osmo 360 is being run out below its A$759 launch price at some retailers, for anyone who can live with 8K/50 and fixed lenses.