Quick Take
The DJI Osmo 360 II adds 8K at 60fps, RAW photos and lenses you can replace yourself, but it keeps the same sensor as the first one, and its single-lens mode actually dropped from 5K60 to 4K60. If you’re new to 360 cameras and can buy it where you live, it’s an easy pick; in the US it still isn’t on sale, so the first DJI Osmo 360 is the realistic option there.
The DJI Osmo 360 II fixes a few of the biggest complaints people had about the first Osmo 360: smoother 8K, RAW photos, and lenses you can swap yourself instead of sending the whole camera in for repair. The surprise is what DJI didn’t touch, and the one mode that went backwards. Here’s what actually changed.
What’s New in the DJI Osmo 360 II
If you’ve never used a 360 camera, the idea is simple: it films everything around it at once, and later, on your phone, you decide where to point the shot.
The headline change is 8K at 60fps, up from 50. More frames means smoother movement, and with a 360 camera you’re almost always moving, on a bike, on a helmet or holding it out on a stick, so those extra frames actually show.
The bitrate went up too, from 170 to 220 Mbps. That’s how much detail the camera writes into the file, and it matters more here than on a normal camera, because you never use the whole picture. You film everything and then crop into a small part of it, so the more detail the camera saved, the better that crop looks. Slow motion in panorama mode now goes up to 4K at 240fps, up from 100.
Low Light: Better on Paper, Still Unproven
Low light has always been the weak spot. A 360 camera has two small lenses with small sensors behind them, and small sensors don’t collect much light, so night footage gets grainy. DJI’s answer is AI SuperNight 2.0, which now works up to 8K60. Night modes like this can look great, or they can wipe out the detail, so it’s the first thing I’d want to see in real footage.
RAW Photos, Finally
This is the one people have been asking for since day one. The Osmo 360 II shoots RAW photos, the full image file before the camera compresses it and makes its own decisions. If the sky comes out blown out, you can pull it back afterwards instead of living with it. There’s also a new 120MP HDR photo mode.
DJI claims up to 14.5 stops of dynamic range, up from 13.5. Dynamic range is how much detail you keep in the bright and dark parts of the same shot. But 14.5 is the best DJI got in its own testing; D-Log M, the profile you’d use if you color your footage yourself, is still rated at 13.5 stops, the same as last year.
Replaceable Lenses and the Other Hardware Changes
Replaceable lenses are the big one. On the first Osmo 360, a deep scratch on one of those bubble lenses meant sending the camera in for repair, and that’s been the biggest worry with 360 cameras for years. Now you swap the lens yourself.
The battery is about 10% bigger (2,150mAh, up from 1,950mAh) and still works with the older Osmo Action batteries, so if you own an Osmo Action, one set of batteries covers both. Waterproofing is unchanged at 10m on its own or 50m with the case, and there’s NFC now, so you just tap your phone on the camera to connect.
What DJI Didn’t Change, and the Mode That Went Backwards
The core of the camera hasn’t moved. It uses the same sensor behind the same f/1.9 lenses, keeps the same 105GB of built-in storage, and weighs the same 183g. The sensor is the part that decides how good the image looks, so if you were hoping for a real jump in image quality this year, this isn’t it.
And one mode got worse. Single-lens mode, where you film with just one side like a regular wide action camera, drops from 5K60 on the original to 4K60 on the Osmo 360 II, and DJI’s own spec pages confirm it. If that’s how you shoot half the time, it’s a real step back.
Then there’s heat. In Tom’s Guide’s testing, the first Osmo 360 ran about 112 minutes at 8K30 without overheating, but only around 30 minutes at 8K50. The new one pushes more data through the same sensor, so I wouldn’t expect that to get better. Out here in Asia, where it’s hot most of the year, that’s the number I care about.
A lot of people also ask whether the first Osmo 360 will get RAW photos through a firmware update. DJI hasn’t said anything about it, so I wouldn’t buy the original hoping for it.
Osmo 360 II Price and Where You Can Buy It
The Osmo 360 II first launched in China and Hong Kong on 13 August at ¥3,299, about $490. DJI then launched it globally at IFA in Berlin on 3 September, and it started shipping in Europe in mid-September:
- Standard Combo: €589 / £509
- Adventure Combo: €739 / £639
For reference, the Insta360 X6 is $699.99 in the US and £619 in the UK.
The US is where it gets strange. DJI’s US store still has no page, price or date for the Osmo 360 II. FCC records list an equipment authorization for it dated 21 December 2025, one day before the FCC’s 22 December Covered List decision that has effectively frozen new DJI approvals. Even so, DJI hasn’t put it on sale there.
The first Osmo 360 is on sale in the US, and it has come down from its $549 launch price to around $470 on Amazon as I write this. You’ll also see a camera in US stores called the Xtra 360 (or Xtra Sphra360) whose spec sheet matches the original Osmo 360 exactly. That’s my read, not something DJI has confirmed, and I’m not sure how warranty works on that route, so check before you commit. For the bigger picture, here’s what the DJI ban in the USA actually means.
Should You Buy the DJI Osmo 360 II?
If you don’t own a 360 camera yet and you can buy it where you live, this one is easy. 8K60, RAW photos, replaceable lenses and 105GB built in is a lot of camera for the money, and that storage is more useful than it sounds. I’ve missed shots before just because I didn’t have a card with me.
If you already shoot on the first Osmo 360, it’s a harder call, because the image comes off the same sensor. If you shoot a lot of photos, or you’ve already scratched a lens once, that’s a real reason to move. If you mostly post video to social, I’d keep what you have and put the money into a fast card instead; here are the best SD cards for action cameras.
If you’re in the US, your options are the first generation, either as the Osmo 360 on Amazon or as the Xtra 360 in stores, or waiting to see whether the second one ever turns up.
Personally, if I was starting from zero, I’d take the new one over the first Osmo 360, mainly for the replaceable lenses, because a scratched lens is what always worried me about these cameras. One correction since the video went up: Insta360 has had replaceable lenses since the X5, so that’s DJI catching up rather than pulling ahead. Against the Insta360 X6, I’d actually pick the X6, and I explain why in my DJI Osmo 360 II vs Insta360 X6 comparison.
Is the DJI Osmo 360 II available in the US?
Not officially. As of October 2026, DJI’s US store has no page, price or release date for the Osmo 360 II, even though FCC records list an equipment authorization for it dated 21 December 2025. US buyers can get the first-generation Osmo 360, or look at the Insta360 X6, which sells in the US for $699.99.
How much does the DJI Osmo 360 II cost?
In Europe and the UK, the Standard Combo is €589 / £509 and the Adventure Combo is €739 / £639. At its first launch in China it was ¥3,299, about $490. There’s no US price yet.
Is the Osmo 360 II worth upgrading from the original Osmo 360?
Only for some people. It uses the same sensor, so the image quality jump is small, and single-lens mode drops from 5K60 to 4K60. It’s worth it if you want RAW photos, 8K at 60fps, or lenses you can replace after a scratch. If you mostly post video to social media, keeping the original and buying a fast SD card makes more sense.
Will the original Osmo 360 get RAW photos with a firmware update?
DJI hasn’t said anything about bringing RAW photos to the original Osmo 360, so don’t buy the first model expecting RAW to arrive later through an update.
Does the Osmo 360 II use the same batteries as the Osmo Action cameras?
Yes. Its 2,150mAh battery is about 10% bigger than the first Osmo 360’s, and the camera still works with the older Osmo Action batteries, so DJI action camera owners can share one set between both.
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