The vlogging camera wars just got litigious. DJI and Insta360 — arguably the two most aggressive names in handheld pocket cameras — are now suing each other in the United States, and the timing is anything but coincidental.
DJI struck first, filing two lawsuits on June 10, 2026, in the Eastern District of Texas — the very same day Insta360’s new Luna Ultra went on sale. The complaints accuse the Luna Ultra, its accessories and its companion app of having “blatantly copy DJI’s patented inventions,” naming the subject-tracking system, the follow/lock gimbal modes, and the overall physical design. DJI wants a permanent injunction to bar the products from the U.S. market, plus damages.
Insta360 didn’t flinch. It hit back the same way DJI did — with two countersuits asserting five of its own patents. The company claims DJI’s broader lineup, including the Osmo Pocket, the Ronin/RS series, the Osmo Mobile and the Osmo 360, infringes its patents covering gimbal stabilization and directional control.
It’s easy to see why the lawyers are circling. The two flagship devices at the center of this — the Luna Ultra and DJI’s upcoming Osmo Pocket 4P — are uncannily alike: compact handheld vloggers built around dual lenses, an integrated gimbal, and a near-identical form factor.
On paper, the Luna Ultra is a serious piece of kit. Highlights from Insta360 include:
- Dual-lens system: a 1-inch 8K sensor paired with a Leica Summicron lens, plus a telephoto with a 1/1.3-inch sensor and F2.0 aperture
- 12× zoom, including 6× lossless zoom
- 8K video at 30fps with Dolby Vision and 14 stops of dynamic range
- 47GB built-in storage, microSD support up to 1TB, and a 1550mAh battery rated for up to four hours
The Luna Ultra carries a price of US$769.99.
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P, meanwhile, opened pre-orders in China at CNY 3,799. It leans on a 1-inch stacked sensor with a claimed 17 stops of dynamic range, 6K recording at 60fps, ultra-slow-motion 4K at 240fps, a D-Log2 color profile, and 103GB of internal storage.
Insta360 CEO JK Liu pushed back hard on DJI’s accusations, insisting that Luna Ultra development began back in 2020 and is the product of “years of independent R&D, not a response to any competitor’s product.” He framed DJI’s launch-day filing as “exposing their fear of competition from a highly competitive product.”
There’s a wrinkle, though: according to the complaints, DJI sent Insta360 a formal notice letter on May 26 — two weeks before the Luna Ultra arrived — so the suits weren’t entirely a surprise ambush. Both sets of lawsuits remain ongoing, and how the courts untangle these competing claims will be worth watching closely.
