DJI just dropped the Osmo 360 II with a 1-inch square sensor and replaceable lenses
Okay, I've been using the original Osmo 360 for almost a year now — I take it everywhere with my Lumix GH7, clipped to a backpack strap on rainy Hong Kong hikes, tossed in a motorcycle pannier, the whole thing. So when DJI teased "big upgrade" for IFA 2026, I rolled my eyes a little. Another 360 cam, another spec bump, whatever. Then I read the actual reveal.
This thing is different. And I think it might be the first 360 camera I'd actually recommend to a photographer who doesn't think of themselves as a 360 shooter.
The sensor thing is the actual story
The Osmo 360 II is the first camera with what DJI is calling a 1-inch square HDR sensor — designed specifically to maintain a full 360° image field while matching the light-gathering area of a traditional 1-inch rectangular sensor. Marketing copy? Yeah, sure. But the practical numbers are real: 14.5 stops of dynamic range during 360° recording, up from maybe 12 on the original. That is a meaningful jump for anyone shooting into backlit windows or pushing the file in DaVinci Resolve later.
They also added an AI noise-reduction algorithm called AI SuperNight 2. I haven't tested it side-by-side yet, but on paper this is the first time I've seen a 360 cam promise "usable at night" without immediately wanting to grab my GH7 instead.
Replaceable lenses — finally, someone listened
Here's the part that actually got me. The original Osmo 360 had fixed lenses with replaceable lens guards, which was already a step up from Insta360 (where you basically had to baby the lenses). The Osmo 360 II goes one better: both lenses are user-replaceable. Ultra-hard optical film protects them by default, but if you scratch one, you can swap it. No more "oh no, $300 repair or scrap the camera."
For someone like me who rides and hikes with this thing, that is huge. I've put a scratch on every 360 cam I've owned. Period. Not a question of if.
Specs that actually matter to a hybrid shooter
- 120-megapixel 360° HDR photos
- 16K 360° timelapses (yes, sixteen)
- 64x slow-motion panoramas
- 8K at 120fps slow-mo
- 10-bit color across all video modes
- D-Log M recording
- 183 grams, 105GB built-in storage
- 100 minutes of 8Kp30 recording, fast-charge to 80% in 22 minutes
- Optional Battery Extension Rod adds 180 more minutes
- Four-mic array with wind noise reduction, plus DJI Mic 3 / Mic Mini 2 / Mic Mini 2S support over OsmoAudio
- Spotlight Follow tracks subjects through the Mimo app
- DaVinci Resolve plugin for native 360° editing
The Mimo app upgrade is what I want to play with most. Spotlight Follow sounds like the kind of thing I'd actually use for motorcycle POV — point the camera anywhere, the subject stays centered. If it works half as well as the marketing suggests, this could replace a chunk of my "follow-cam with a second shooter" workflow.
Pricing and the big asterisk
Global shipping starts September 15. Entry price is 589 euros (roughly $640 at current rates). And here's the kicker — it will not be available in the United States at launch. DJI says its authorization application is still pending.
I know my US readers will be annoyed. I am too. The DJI tariff drama isn't new, and at this point I'd rather DJI just said "we can't sell in the US" than keep stringing us along with "application pending" every six months. But for everyone in Europe, Asia, and basically everywhere else — this is the new 360 cam to beat.
My take, having used the original for a year
I was ready to call this "incremental." Then I saw the replaceable lenses and the square HDR sensor and the D-Log M and honestly? This is the first 360 camera I'm genuinely excited about in two years. DJI finally addressed the two things that always bugged me — sensor quality for grading, and lens damage anxiety.
For a hybrid photographer who wants a grab-and-go cam for POV, travel, action, and quick reframed social clips, the Osmo 360 II looks like the right answer in 2026. Just maybe not if you live in the US. Sorry, folks.
More on PetaPixel's full breakdown when it ships.