The timing on this one is not subtle. DJI officially launches the Osmo Pocket 4 today, and Insta360 has picked this exact week to tease its first proper competitor in the gimbal vlogging category. The Insta360 Luna Ultra is getting an exclusive sneak peek at NAB 2026, and the leaked details suggest this is not going to be a copy. It looks like a direct upgrade path for anyone who felt the Pocket was holding back.
Dual Cameras on the Gimbal Head
Here is the headline. The Luna Ultra reportedly has a dual-lens setup on the gimbal head, a first for this product category. Leaked images show a wide angle primary lens alongside a second lens that is widely believed to be a 3x optical zoom. If that holds up, it is a genuinely differentiated feature. The Osmo Pocket 4 only has one lens, and while DJI's digital zoom is decent, optical zoom on a pocket gimbal camera is a new thing.
Think about what this unlocks for vlogging. You can frame yourself wide for environmental talking-head shots, then punch in for product close-ups or reaction cuts without leaving the gimbal stabilization. For travel content creators who have been carrying both a pocket camera and a mirrorless just to get tighter coverage, this could legitimately replace a second body.
Going Straight At DJI
Insta360 has been circling this category for a while. The company already nipped at DJI's heels with the Flow and X-series, but it had never built a dedicated handheld gimbal camera until now. The Luna Ultra announcement timing tells you everything about the strategy. Insta360 wants to make sure nobody buys a Pocket 4 without at least checking out what they are planning.
The leaked specs also mention a 1550 mAh battery, slightly larger than the Pocket 4 which is rumored around 1545 mAh. Close to identical on paper, but the point Insta360 is making is clear. We are not coming to the fight undergunned.
Still Mostly a Tease
We need to be careful here. What we have right now is a teaser image with the camera deliberately blurred, plus a confirmed NAB demo appearance. Insta360 has not published final specs, not released pricing, and not committed to a ship date. Attendees at NAB 2026 from April 18 to 22 will get the first hands-on look, and that is when we expect real details to emerge.
History says Insta360 tends to follow these teases with product launches within a few weeks. So if you are on the fence about a Pocket 4 purchase, it might be worth waiting a beat to see what Insta360 actually announces. There is nothing worse than buying a new camera and then finding out the one you actually wanted dropped two weeks later.
Who This Is For
The target customer here is the run-and-gun content creator. Vloggers, travel shooters, social-first creators who need stabilized footage and fast setups without lugging a full camera bag. The Pocket 3 and Pocket 4 have owned this category for years, and the only real alternative has been a smartphone on a gimbal. If Insta360 pulls this off, the market suddenly has an actual choice with meaningful differentiation, not just a different logo on a similar body.
Our Take
We are cautiously excited. Insta360 has a strong track record of shipping ambitious cameras on time, and the dual-lens idea is the right kind of gamble. The risk is that the camera ends up bulkier than a Pocket, or that the zoom lens has meaningfully worse image quality than the primary. Those are real engineering trade-offs in a body this small.
Are you team Pocket 4 or team Luna Ultra before we even know the full specs? We are waiting to see what NAB brings before we put money down either way.