DJI launched the Osmo 360 II globally this morning from Berlin and skipped the United States for the second time. Insta360's Spatial Capture, the Gaussian splatting feature we covered three weeks ago, has been confirmed unavailable in the US. Zillow and Redfin settled with the FTC hours before their antitrust trial was set to begin. And a Compass settlement with the strictest MLS in the country has pushed coming-soon listings further into the mainstream, which changes when your media needs to be ready.

Here is this week's roundup for real estate photographers and 3D capture pros:

1) DJI launches the Osmo 360 II worldwide - and skips America a second time

DJI took the Osmo 360 II global this morning from Berlin ahead of IFA, three weeks after the camera went on sale in China. The Standard Combo lists at £509 in the UK and from €589 in the eurozone, with the Adventure Combo at £639 and €739, and an on-sale date of September 15. Accessory pricing was filled in as well: a dual Lens Replacement Kit at £35/€39, a Battery Extension Rod at £89/€99, and a Heavy Duty Clamp Kit at £39/€49. DJI Care Refresh now covers the camera, and DJI Reframe support extends to the new model.

The United States is not on the list. The launch release names no American price, no American date, and no American market. That is notable because the camera is not actually blocked: its FCC equipment authorization was granted December 21, 2025 under FCC ID 2ANDR-OQ0022512, one day before the Covered List cutoff froze new approvals for DJI hardware. The pattern is now well established. The Osmo Pocket 4P launched globally in July with no US availability, the Mic Mini 2S followed on August 4, and the O4 Wide Air Unit skipped America in June. DJI's own April brief to the Ninth Circuit counted five drone models and nine handheld products blocked from the US market, with 25 more launches in limbo.

The hardware is unchanged from the China launch: native 8K 360 video at 60fps, dual 1/1.1-inch square sensors behind f/1.9 optics that DJI markets as delivering a 1-inch-equivalent image field, a claimed 14.5 stops of dynamic range by DJI's own lab (D-Log M still tops out at 13.5), user-replaceable lenses with an upgraded scratch-resistant coating, AI SuperNight 2.0, a 183-gram body, and 105GB of internal storage. The battery number did not move: DJI still quotes 100 minutes of continuous 8K30 recording, the same figure the first generation carried.

Why this matters to WGAN Members: We have carried the US availability question across three roundups, and today it has a definitive answer rather than another "expected soon." For US-based members, that answer is no, and the Insta360 X6 at $699.99 remains the only flagship 360 camera you can order from a US storefront. Stop waiting on this one and make your decision on the camera you can actually buy.

Note the sensor language, because it is the same equivocation Insta360 used. Both companies are now shipping 1/1.1-inch square sensors described as 1-inch equivalent. That is a real improvement over the previous generation in both cases, but it is not a 1-inch sensor, and you will see both phrasings in coverage this week.

For members outside the US, the picture is genuinely competitive: the Osmo 360 II undercuts the X6 by roughly $100 at current exchange rates while offering a higher frame rate and user-swappable lenses. Independent European reviews started publishing today, so wait for real low-light samples before committing.

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2) Spatial Capture confirmed unavailable in the United States

When we covered the X6 launch on August 15, we flagged that one report indicated Gaussian splatting would not be available in the US at launch, and noted it was a single hedged source worth verifying before planning around. That verification is in, and the answer is no. Insta360's own product page states that some regions are not supported, and Radiance Fields reports that Gaussian splatting will not be available in the United States at launch. Insta360 has still not published pricing, quota structure, or the complete list of supported capture modes.

The Spatial Capture Service Feature Terms of Service, version 1.0 and dated August 7, 2026, also spell out what the feature collects and where the data goes. Captured data is sent to an external processing vendor, Remy Innovation Technology (Shenzhen), the same team behind KIRI Engine, which performs the 3D reconstruction and returns the result to the Insta360 app. Collection covers spatial and environmental image or video data, sensor data including depth, position and orientation, and account identifier information. The feature is optional, requires an internet connection and an Insta360 account login, and is enabled through an Agree and Enable button. Insta360 lists X6, X5 and X4 as supported in select modes.

Why this matters to WGAN Members: If you bought an X6 in the last three weeks specifically for Spatial Capture, and you are in the US, you do not have that feature yet and Insta360 has not said when you will. That is worth knowing before you promise a client anything.

The second half matters just as much and has not been covered anywhere most of us read. When you run Spatial Capture, you are uploading the interior of a client's property, along with depth and position data, to a third-party processing vendor in Shenzhen. That may be perfectly acceptable for your business. It may not be acceptable to a particular seller, a relocation client, or a commercial account with security requirements. Either way it is a question you want to have answered before it comes up on a job rather than after. Read the terms yourself before this goes live in your region.

Read more: Radiance Fields

3) X6 reviews land, and the low-light claim mostly holds up

The first wave of independent X6 reviews published in the days after launch, and they largely confirm the spec claim that matters most for interior work. Engadget notes the move to a 1/1.1-inch sensor from the X5's 1/1.28-inch, which Insta360 calls 1-inch equivalent and which is technically the same size as the sensor in DJI's current Osmo 360, though with a custom configuration. Tom's Guide was thoroughly impressed by low-light performance from the new sensors combined with the revised 4nm chip's noise processing, while noting a loss of sharpness at the corners from the smoothing effect of that noise processing, which the reviewer called nothing serious and well worth the tradeoff. Digital Camera World found image quality markedly improved from previous versions in both stills and video, and confirmed pricing at $699/£619 for the standard model and $799/£709 for the Essentials Bundle. The X5 and X4 Air remain on sale below the X6 in the lineup.

Why this matters to WGAN Members: Corner softness is the caveat to pay attention to, because a 360 pano used for a virtual tour is all corners. Whether it shows up in a delivered tour or only in pixel-peeping is exactly the kind of thing this community can answer better than a review site, and nobody has posted a real interior comparison yet.

The more practical note: the X5 and X4 Air staying in the lineup means the X5 should start seeing discounts. If your work does not demand the last stop of low-light performance, a discounted X5 may be the better business decision than a $699.99 X6, particularly since Spatial Capture is not available in the US on either one. Related discussion on WGAN: Insta360 X5 360 Camera Announced Today

Read more: Engadget

4) Zillow and Redfin settle with the FTC hours before trial

The FTC and attorneys general from five states reached a resolution with Zillow and Redfin on Monday, August 24, shortly before their antitrust case was set to go to trial in the Eastern District of Virginia. The case concerned the February 2025 agreement under which Zillow paid $100 million to become the exclusive provider of multifamily rental listings on Redfin, Rent.com and ApartmentGuide.com. Under the settlement, Redfin can continue to display Zillow ads on its sites but will resume its own rental advertising business within six months.

The two sides describe the outcome very differently. Zillow says the partnership continues unchanged and that listings syndication across Zillow, Trulia, HotPads, Rent.com, ApartmentGuide, Redfin and Realtor stays intact, citing figures showing multifamily properties on Redfin's websites nearly quadrupled and multifamily listings on Zillow's sites grew almost 40 percent since the partnership began. The FTC characterizes it as the unwinding of an unlawful deal that restores competition. The resolution takes the form of a proposed stipulated order that had not yet been signed by the district court judge at the time of reporting.

Why this matters to WGAN Members: The concrete change is that Redfin returns to the rental advertising market within six months. If rental media is a service line for you, or you have considered adding one, a buyer that effectively left the market in early 2025 is coming back, and it will need inventory photographed. That is a real business development rather than an abstract legal outcome.

The broader read is that two of the largest players settled rather than put their rental advertising economics in front of a jury, which tells you something about how the industry expects antitrust scrutiny to go from here.

Read more: HousingWire

5) Compass settles with the strictest MLS in the country, and coming-soon goes mainstream

Compass and the Northwest MLS reached a settlement that creates a new coming-soon listing status in Washington. That is significant because Compass regarded NWMLS as the most restrictive MLS in the nation, and its resistance to coming-soon listings was part of what drove Compass to take on what it called organized real estate.

The rules still vary widely by market. The California Regional Multiple Listing Service, one of the largest in the country, does not permit showings or open houses during coming-soon status but does allow those listings to be publicly marketed. Other MLSs prohibit any public marketing in that status. Most pause days-on-market accumulation, and requirements differ on whether coming-soon listings must be syndicated to portals. In NWMLS territory, sellers choose whether their coming-soon listings go out to portals at all. The portals have pushed in the same direction: Rocket struck an agreement with Compass in February to display coming-soon listings and eventually private exclusives on Redfin, and Zillow rolled out its own Zillow Preview status within three weeks. The Zillow, Compass and MRED lawsuit in Chicago is still pending and could shape what comes next.

Why this matters to WGAN Members: This is the most operationally relevant story in the roundup, and it is the one nobody is framing for photographers. Coming-soon changes when your media has to be finished. The old deadline was the MLS go-live date. The new deadline is whenever the agent wants to start pre-marketing, which is earlier and often less predictable. If your turnaround is built around an MLS date, that assumption is quietly expiring.

There is an upside in it. A listing that gets marketed twice - once in coming-soon and again at full launch - is a listing that can justify two rounds of media, or at minimum a package built for a staged rollout rather than a single drop. Agents running a phased strategy need more assets, not fewer.

The practical step: confirm your own MLS's current rules rather than assuming, because they differ significantly and they are still changing. For members in California, know the CRMLS position on public marketing during coming-soon before you advise an agent on timing.

Read more: Inman

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The takeaway

Two threads closed this week, both with a no. The DJI Osmo 360 II is not coming to the US, and Spatial Capture is not available here either. Those are unsatisfying answers, but a settled question is worth more than an open one, and both let you stop waiting and make a decision on what actually exists: an X6 at $699.99 or a soon-to-be-discounted X5.

Worth noting that the capture platforms have now been silent for six straight weeks. No announcements from Matterport, iGUIDE, Realsee or Giraffe360 since late July, while the camera makers and the portals have moved every week. Make of that what you will, but the center of gravity in this industry has clearly shifted toward hardware and distribution.

The story to act on is the coming-soon shift. Go find out what your MLS actually allows, and start asking agents whether they are pre-marketing, because the answer changes your shoot calendar.

Anyone tested an X6 on a real interior yet? Corner softness in a 360 pano is the open question, and one posted comparison would settle it for everyone.

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