DJI and Insta360 are in a patent battle over vlogging cameras
DJI and Insta360 have filed lawsuits against each other, alleging patent infringement over competing self-stabilizing cameras.
Camera companies DJI and Insta360 are engaged in a legal dispute over two competing self-stabilizing cameras: the Osmo Pocket 3 and the recently launched Insta360 Luna Ultra. According to PetaPixel, DJI initiated the conflict by suing Insta360 on June 11, alleging that the Luna Ultra violates two design patents and four utility patents.
In one lawsuit, DJI claims that the basic design of the Luna Ultra infringes on Osmo Pocket patents covering features such as the camera's handheld body, the neck connecting the body to the gimbal arm, the scroll wheel and record button, and the rotating display. In a separate lawsuit focused on utility patents, DJI alleges that Insta360 violated patents related to the tracking technology of its gimbal. DJI is seeking a permanent injunction to prevent Insta360 from selling the Luna Ultra, along with damages of at least a reasonable royalty, disgorgement of profits, and enhanced damages for willful infringement.
Insta360 has countered with its own lawsuits, claiming that DJI infringed on five of its gimbal and stabilization patents. The company asserts that DJI's products, including the Osmo Pocket series, Ronin products, Osmo Mobile lineup, and Osmo 360, incorporate technologies related to gimbal stabilization, gimbal directional control, camera smooth stabilization, telemetry overlay, and panoramic video stabilization. Insta360 also argues that the core technologies in the Luna Ultra can be traced back to its earlier products, such as the Link Series webcams and Flow Series gimbals.
The stakes differ for DJI compared to Insta360. DJI's ability to sell its current competitor to the Luna Ultra—the Osmo Pocket 4 launched in April—is limited. In December 2025, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission added DJI to its "Covered List," preventing the company from selling new foreign-made drones and cameras in the U.S. DJI appears to be circumventing this ban by selling cameras under a new brand called "Xtra," but winning a permanent injunction against Insta360 would level the playing field.
