The image from the Avata 2 is not always in First-Person View (FPV) mode, even though it is an FPV drone. While FPV is the standard and immersive experience, the camera features multiple stabilization options that affect the final look of your footage.
The Avata 2’s camera stabilization settings include:
RockSteady: The default setting that provides robust electronic image stabilization (EIS). It smoothes out footage for most shots, including dynamic FPV movements.
HorizonSteady: This setting locks the drone’s image to the horizontal plane, keeping it level even as the drone tilts, flies up, down, or banks. This produces a more traditionally “stable” or cinematic look, rather than the raw, tilting view typical of FPV.
Off: Turning off electronic stabilization leaves the footage unstabilized. This is primarily done to allow for more powerful stabilization during post-production using third-party software like Gyroflow. This results in the most raw, FPV-like footage.
The “FPV Mode” you see through the goggles is always a first-person perspective, but the final video recorded by the camera can be either “raw FPV” (stabilization off) or more “cinematic” (using RockSteady or HorizonSteady) depending on the settings you choose.