Image source:

RANKING

Rank 50 out of 50 Summarized in this category Rankings based on: • Pros-to-cons ratio • Number of reviews • Category average

Walksnail

Avatar HD VTX V2

Name: Avatar HD VTX V2
Brand: Walksnail

around $139

All prices are estimates and may vary from actual prices.

122 Pros

53%
13 reviews (2h 24m)

107 Cons

Experience the next level of FPV flight with the Walksnail Avatar HD VTX V2. Praised for its impressive low-light performance, crisp image quality, and incredibly low latency (around 20-22ms), the Avatar HD VTX V2 delivers an immersive and responsive flying experience. Enjoy the benefits of a native 4:3 sensor and stable video transmission, partic...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

54%

7 vs 6

Flight Performance

53%

30 vs 27

Features

29%

8 vs 20

Build Quality

67%

8 vs 4

Ease of Use

66%

25 vs 13

Camera Quality

Reviewer verdict

Across 13 YouTube reviews, the Walksnail Avatar HD VTX V2 earns an Index score of 3.1/5, ranking #50 among FPV Drones. Reviewers most often praise its features, fpv system, camera quality, while the most common criticisms concern fpv system, features.

The Avatar HD VTX V2 is frequently praised for its strong Walksnail-based FPV system, with many reviewers (about 30 mentions each) highlighting excellent image quality, low latency (around 20–25 ms), good range/penetration in many cases, and useful features like external VRX/HDMI output and a variable latency system. Reviewers also repeatedly commend the new lightweight mini 1s hardware and features (about 30 mentions) such as a smaller lighter VTX/camera kit, RP-SMA antenna compatibility, built-in LEDs, USB-C video out, internal recording, and gyro/gyroflow support. Camera quality is commonly noted as very good (about 25 mentions), particularly for low light, EIS, and usable color/imaging for daylight and night flights. Several reviewers additionally emphasize ease of setup, solid build feel, and frequent firmware updates from Walksnail/Cadix that improve functionality and community responsiveness.

Criticisms concentrate mostly on the FPV transmission reliability and antenna ecosystem (around 31 mentions), with frequent reports of breakup, stuttering, smearing, and inferior penetration versus DJI in some scenarios, especially on higher bitrate modes and with the included antennas. Feature and usability complaints (about 27 mentions) include overheating tendencies, awkward proprietary storage/connection choices (no easy removable microSD or standard USB-C file access), limited internal recording capacity, and some unfinished/buggy menu functions. Build-quality and compatibility issues are repeatedly flagged (about 20 mentions), such as nonstandard connectors, varying plugs between kits, flimsy straps, and some poor-quality antennas or wiring that require rework. Camera critiques also appear (about 13 mentions), noting limitations like no 10-bit/flat profiles, sharpening/overprocessing by default, and recording/frame rate constraints compared with higher-end competitors.

Analysis based on 13 YouTube reviews (2h 24m of video) with 122 pros and 107 cons extracted.

Pros (122)

Features (30)

Avatar HD Mini 1s light kit which is an even smaller and lighter version of the Avatar video transmitter ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 1:33
it looks to me like the light camera has just a little bit wider field of view not by much uh just a little bit wider field of view than the original 1s camera ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 9:48
MSP OSD and the fact that the walk snail looked above better flight and that means that you have a lot of phones a lot of characters MSP OSD works out of the box with better flight with INF with autopilot ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 2:51
walk snail Avatar 1s mini video transmitter this is significantly lighter than the original walk snail video transmitter ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 1:11
go to a 5 in wow man the H ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR HD CAMERA V2 GYROFLOW + V3 WALKSNAIL VTX 🔥 @ 0:32
1s vtxs which are extremely important for everyone who likes to fly with small whoops ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 3:16
if you don't like the LEDs you can change the colors or turn them off off entirely in the settings ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 6:26
it's super easy to upgrade to long range antennas because these are standard RP SMA connectors ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 7:42
at least there is a power switch ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 8:02
it's absolutely amazing ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR HD CAMERA V2 GYROFLOW + V3 WALKSNAIL VTX 🔥 @ 0:52
additional weight savings come from modifications to the camera ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 2:19
it's got global open support ▶ Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) @ 0:17
April 2023 I think it's safe to say that the walk snail Avatar is just a good digital fpv system ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 4:29
I find that a 50° field of view is very immersive and a little bit nicer for seeing as many details as possible in your surroundings and I'm just able to keep the entire image in focus ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 4:35
with the fan that's not going to be an issue you can happily plug this one in leave it sitting for a while and you're not going to worry about cooking your VTX ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 1:54
they do feel great in the hands and have some very cool built-in LEDs ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 6:16
big fan that has been bolted to the top ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 1:31
the new light video transmitter has the same capabilities exactly the same capabilities as the original 1s video transmitter same specifications save features and same performance ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 10:40
walks snail does have a race mode available ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 5:25
able to unplug this disable your power so if you are doing something with GPS you can get your SATs without burning without having your VTX ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 7:34
full beta flight OSD I nav OSD kiss OSD so it's almost like analog fpv ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 8:50
able to utilize gyro flow so gyroflow data is going to be recorded along with our footage ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 7:13
ability to have a USB C video out to HDMI it's very simple and easy ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 15:51
Focus adjustments of plus two to minus six so you don't need corrective lenses ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 4:07
32 gigabyte internal storage that's going to record at 1080 60fps ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 6:41
USBC port and if you have an adapter or a cable with two different ends you can have a USBC to HDMI cable go to your computer a monitor an HDMI capture card whatever even other goggles with an HDMI input and you can video out from these without any sort of extra stuff ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 5:40
nice fan right here to keep things defogged ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 4:16
ranging mode is the ability for these goggles this transmission system to estimate how far away your drone is from your goggles and it's pretty accurate ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 10:37
you'll be able to use this with any GPS module without any problems at all ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 16:59
this is not DJI and so they're not so heavy-handed with their remote ID compliance coming up ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 15:43

FPV System (30)

great image quality even on the 25 megabits ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 10:14
The penetration is excellent ▶ Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) @ 0:46
the video quality is better than the DJI ▶ Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) @ 0:30
25 megabit mode is surprisingly good ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 2:34
external vrx that you can attach to your old analog goggles with the HDMI cable ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 3:30
It's got great range ▶ Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) @ 0:15
my walks snail system is giving me great range and penetration especially considering I'm using the stock antennas ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 7:08
delivering the awesome video transmission ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 6:10
the clarity's really good ▶ Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) @ 0:16
The latency is really low ▶ Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) @ 0:25
really good reception really good megabit setting back to the goggles ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 4:10
25 megabit mode looks really really nice ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 2:07
crystal clear ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 4:32
the color on it's just beautiful ▶ Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) @ 0:41
one very cool feature of the Goggles X is the ability to display the approximate distance that your quad is from you based on how long it takes the VTX signal to get back to your goggles ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 5:33
it can go up to 2 Watts possibly maybe three ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 2:03
if I pop up you know get out of that obstruction comes right back ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 3:54
Avatar system is is better than the vistas ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 2:23
it's definitely upgraded it's a lot better ▶ FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) @ 3:02
improved the vtx's interference capabilities and its resistance to GPS interference ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 0:48
directional antenna here these patch antenna ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 4:34
variable latency system and it hovers around 22 milliseconds when you're in that 120 frame per second mode ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 2:34
everything looks peachy keen now ▶ FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) @ 2:06
the latency is a lot better ▶ FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) @ 1:50
on par with if not maybe even a little bit better than the other three ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 2:27
they fixed the latency issue ▶ FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) @ 1:05
a red strip will pop up on the edges of your fpv screen to warn you that your transmission health is low ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 3:15
only one antenna which is great ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 3:19
720p but the latency is 23 milliseconds so this is seriously low ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 6:32
latency I was getting was really low like 20 milliseconds or 22 milliseconds ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 2:15

Camera Quality (25)

both of them have very good built-in electronic image stabilization and both of them are compatible with gyro flow ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 3:47
the fisheye seems about the same the overall color and image quality seems about the same ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 10:00
look at that in the background look at the Blue Sky ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR HD CAMERA V2 GYROFLOW + V3 WALKSNAIL VTX 🔥 @ 1:00
when it comes to dynamic range if you ever fly in low light situations and I'm not just talking about night scenes but situations where there's a lot of Shadows the walks snail Moonlight produces a much more usable image especially for pilots who don't want to color grade and just want to pull something great off of the memory card ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 12:43
when it comes to the quality of the 4K 60 frames per second footage I actually prefer the image I'm getting from my walk snail Moonlight it tends to be warmer and the colors look more pleasing and more natural to my eye ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 12:24
Auto exposure worked pretty well in the walks snail system ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 3:11
in most lighting conditions I actually prefer the look of the footage I get from my Moonlight DVR. I'm consistently getting footage with colors that look more natural with better exposure and less muddy black shadows ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 2:13
low light performance is increased by the pro version because of the Sony starvis 2 sensor as well as the F 1.6 camera ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 1:59
120 frames per second at 720p at night with this low light camera and that's unheard of at the moment ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 2:13
image quality looks very very nice ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 1:45
great camera for low light conditions ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 1:30
beautiful ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 1:56
image quality looks amazing ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 1:30
works out pretty well during the day ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 1:35
first low light High frame rate 4x3 camera ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 6:07
the image is great flying at night parking lot it looks very detailed ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 14:04
four by three native sensor ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 0:31
low light camera ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 0:21
slightly higher frames per second ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 0:31
camera has also got a gyro in it ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 3:45
camera is really good for low light ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 7:18
image quality is better ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 1:59
you can actually see in there it's quite a bit more you can see everything pretty much ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 8:29
4-3 native sensor so you get a little bit more field of view on the top and the bottom ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 13:18
in daylight that camera works absolutely fantastically ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 12:22

Ease of Use (8)

flash latest firmware bind goggles or the receiver with the VTX and everything works out of the box ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 1:37
updated your avatar Hardware to the latest firmware and done no messing with activation different firmware versions for different types of devices ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 1:19
Very simple to set up and use, everything works out of the box ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 10:06
MS DisplayPort OSD just worked out of the box ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 2:03
oh my god oh man I'm so happy ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR HD CAMERA V2 GYROFLOW + V3 WALKSNAIL VTX 🔥 @ 0:19
you just pop that in there you pop that on your your goggles and you're good to go ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 5:58
beginner friendly everything works with everything ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 1:10
that will just bolt onto the um the goggles ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 7:14

Build Quality (8)

both of them have the same 25 millimeter spacing on their mounting holes so they're going to mount in the same frames in exactly the same way ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 1:51
the build quality feels great they're solid and well made ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 6:01
this new one is 9.5 grams so we're saving just a little bit less than a gram which is not nothing ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 4:20
fit into fpv quads also fpv Wings even very small fpv quads ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 0:19
small form factor of these goggles which I forget I even have them on sometimes ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 15:36
low form factor they're very lightweight ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 3:24
very lightweight system all things contained ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 7:51
added solder pads so you can solder it just like a calyx Vista which is really nice ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 3:07

Flight Performance (7)

good for closer proximity ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 10:18
valid GPS lock with that New Vision 2 VTX no interference no problems ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 15:47
fly around the house that's amazing I love that ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 8:45
Cooley flyable ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 1:21
locked in very very quickly ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 15:19
everything's a lot more stable ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 1:57
totally flyable ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 10:19

Value for Money (5)

the walk snail Moonlight holds its own against the DJI O3 ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 12:18
cadx has an inexpensive patch antenna upgrade available that's super Sleek because it improves the range without adding bulk and you don't have to remove the antennas when you throw them in your bag ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 6:32
entry price is much lower comparing to the DDI ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 10:19
if you have some other analog fat sharks or other goggles that can input HDMI you can use their Standalone single Avatar vrx modules brings down the price ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 3:42
if you're coming from analog I think the question whether you go digital uh DJI or whether you go walks now is a big question especially if you have your old analog goggles and you want to spend as little as possible to get into the DJI game the vrx by walk snail is going to be a great option for you ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 14:31

Customer Support (4)

cadix slash wax nail company seems to listen to community ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 4:15
they solve majority of the problems they had at the start ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 4:39
there's no doubt that walksnail is more in tune with the fbv community and that's why wnail tends to have more frequent firmware updates adding features and refining their products ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 13:09
walk snail and cadix they seem to be updating a firmware pretty frequently ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 11:34

Durability (3)

these can stretch they're multi-colored so if you do crash in in Long Grass and you're upside down it makes it easier to find ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 13:53
they stretch quite quite far ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 14:12
These are really good they don't they don't snap they don't dry out and then snap ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 14:04

Battery Life (2)

they will take up to 26 volts and what that means is you can use any of your flight packs even a fully charged 6s pack or you can just pick up some inexpensive lithium ion packs and the goggles will go for several hours on one of these ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 8:39
powered off of one 550 milliamp hour 1S Battery which is pretty insane we get HD quality recording and display and you know transmission off of a one cell battery ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 8:22

Cons (107)

FPV System (31)

this antenna however is linear polarized and that means that there is going to be a small amount of loss whenever it is used with a circular polarized antenna even in like the best case ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 6:08
the walk snail antennas are really bad ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 7:39
penetration of the walks Nile is inferior comparing to the DJI ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 8:09
by the time I get there I'm going through some trees and just that little bit and the concrete on the other side of the parking lot is just enough for me to start having real issues flying up there next to the building's base ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 15:22
wasn't actually happy with the result just a few inches and kept I kept getting this black screen ▶ Honest Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit Review: Disappointing Ran @ 1:30
breaking up ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 1:11
it's not just a gradual degradation of the quality that you might see in some of the textures of the grass and the leaves of trees and stuff every once in a while there is a legitimate hiccup of the video and that can be jarring for some people especially if it's a at a really bad time like you're about to dive into something ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 15:00
a little little lag ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 9:45
took off and just few fet away from 6 to 10 ft I would say 6 to 10 ft just a few distance away from me and basically I'm actually tall so you won't you w the excuse won't be that the maybe the PCH antennas which are these two thing right here they weren't maybe you actually say uh the p is going to actually face in the Drone but I actually tall and there's no way it does like there was no interference there was no trees around it was just me the Drone and field and an open field so basically can there can be no excuses so I took off and before you know I got the black screen ▶ Honest Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit Review: Disappointing Ran @ 2:07
50 megabit produces a lot of issues with stuttering and a lot of issues with like video hiccups and even some dropouts like if I were to land far away and then try an arm again it's almost like a loose signal for about three seconds it's very odd ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 9:03
O3 has better range and Pen than the system ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 2:12
range issue ▶ Honest Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit Review: Disappointing Ran @ 1:33
breakup's bad ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 3:48
disappointed with 50 megabit I don't know what was going on with that I didn't like what I saw ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 15:56
some schmear ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 2:41
if you are really in tune with your quad you may notice some latency ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 2:50
I've also heard these aren't great antenna for the long run ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 4:44
smearing ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 1:12
wax nail Avatar definitely has its own particular look and its own particular breakup style it looks a little trippy ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 1:01
output of the O3 is far better ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 2:31
bad breakup as we come around the back ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 1:59
far away I'd say forget it ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 10:30
clearly causing interference on the band ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 6:41
coming from analog video transmission it was pretty rough it's garbled it has a lot of breakup and static ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 0:48
penetration through vegetation which is starting to become a real issue ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 10:07
some smearing ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 3:20
stutters ▶ Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) @ 3:38
you will definitely start feeling the latency kick up when you push range or you're trying to transmit on the other side of say a building or a lot of trees the video transmission will begin struggling ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 2:58
signal bars they are very sporadic we're seeing them drop in and out and none of the bars are showing a strong signal ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 12:46
signals remain very poor ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 11:58
going to suffer some quality in the goggles ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 6:44

Features (27)

overheats and this thing overheats a lot ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 6:30
using internal flash in the VTX to record your flies seems like a good idea but well it really isn't it's so much more convenient to just take the SD card ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 6:58
what's the point when I've already got I've already got the uh ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 3:30
It does run a little bit warmer ▶ Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) @ 0:28
I don't think you have a it's not easy to get your SD card out there's like no spring return ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 2:28
VTX it has internal flash but it has no USB connector to get to the files ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 5:40
since the knobs don't lock like they do on some of the DJI goggles these knobs are sometimes Twisted by accident as I put the goggles into my backpack and take them out and so I do need to readjust them from time to time ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 10:05
no modern digital fpv goggles are particularly comfortable out of the box they all come with this craptastic rubber foam material and they all have issues with fitment and light leak and it's up to us the end users to find aftermarket Foams to make them more comfortable and more usable ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 10:17
no 4K recording on the VTX ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 9:34
They don't look as sleek and streamlined as my goggles Integra ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 6:16
SD card slot in the goggles should stop designing fpv goggles forever immediately ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 7:28
it is a challenge to keep both the center and the corner of the image clear at the same time so it feels to me like these goggles are as wide as I would ever want ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 4:48
there's no built-in battery ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 8:22
The goggles X do feel much heavier in my hands than my DJI Integras ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 6:08
doesn't record that OSD to your footage it only displays on the goggles as an overlay ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 8:56
if you're talking eight gigabytes like maybe this little guy has eight gigabytes holds about 20 minutes of footage so that means you're going to get four or five flights and then this thing's gonna be full it's no longer going to be able to record internally ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 12:18
it's not perfect ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 13:47
Avatar is still a work in progress and there are a few things in the menus that you can't even use so like there's one thing called share which I think is spectator mode essentially and you can't use it it's just not even you know available yet ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 16:32
proprietary storage which is kind of weird you don't have something injectable you don't have a built-in USBC you have an adapter adapter cable of all things and I've lost that thing already and I barely had this system half a week ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 16:05
the original Avatar VTX had a habit of causing problems with GPS modules that were located within two or three inches of it ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 0:12
eight gigabytes gets you about 20 minutes of recording time ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 7:27
still needs a little fixing on the bugs and kinks ▶ FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) @ 6:37
no micro SD card to pop out and there's no built-in USB you know Port there's a proprietary cable that goes from that specific cable style to USB so you have to keep that special cable adapter with you wherever you go if you want to offload footage ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 11:53
this function doesn't work on 50 megabit mode so if you turn on 50 megabit mode your channel selection goes down from seven to three and you lose a few other things ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 11:22
no SD card built into this what you have to do is offload your footage straight to computer with USBC ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 6:41
V1 users are left with these issues ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 16:32
bugs ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 1:19

Build Quality (20)

general quality and longevity of the hardware ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 5:33
the plug is not the same between these two versions of the VTX the plug on the new light VTX is smaller and is a different size than the plug on the full-size VTX and the previous one is VTX ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 3:20
you do need to make sure you got some more space your for your VTX ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 6:57
the wire harness on the light VTX comes from the factory direct soldered instead of using a plug like the previous version did this again is in the name of weight saving ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 2:59
but not a massive amount ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 4:27
you've also got to take into consideration the extra mounting here ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 6:41
the light camera doesn't have standard 14 millimeter mounting holes ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 2:39
that's that's a big part of the difference in weight between them when you hear this guy being advertised they're going to tell you it's a difference of 10 grams versus 12 grams and they're going to say they saved 2 grams they really didn't ▶ Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MI @ 5:09
chunkier which is it would not actually even fit inside this Frame this little frame ▶ DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX @ 6:31
slightly bigger than the Cadiz Vista ▶ Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? @ 6:15
it's a monster ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR HD CAMERA V2 GYROFLOW + V3 WALKSNAIL VTX 🔥 @ 0:49
I seem to have a camera mount on now ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 2:45
renowned for being really really poor quality they're not even tuned right ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 8:44
this is bare so I'm now gonna have to cut that off and directly solder that onto the flight board ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 12:01
had to basically put some double-sided tape underneath the module and then double zip tie it to keep it nice and snug ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 8:03
These are crap ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 8:16
the Avatar mini 1s light unit takes a different cable even a different connector than the HD Pro kit or the V2 kit ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 16:24
the strap that it came with I wasn't too big of a fan of it seemed like it was a little bit flimsy the velcro didn't seem like it was that high quality ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 5:32
this is going to be too heavy ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 @ 9:44
none of the connectors are plug and play with older system, you'd have to change the connectors ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 3:01

Camera Quality (13)

I only have the nd8 filter that came with the Gofilm 20. if you want to lock your shutter speed at twice the frame rate to get that natural looking motion blur you will need to pick up some stronger ND filters for those sunny days ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 2:53
wnail doesn't have 10bit recording and it doesn't have a flat color profile ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 12:59
Walksnail does not have a flat color profile or the option to film in 10 bit ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 3:29
both of these systems will oversharpening image on the default settings and you'll want to turn down sharpening if you don't want your footage to look super digital ▶ Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Revi @ 3:36
two megabits trippy Vision oh oh oh oh seven I'm trying to get out of the trippy Vision I don't think I like I think I'd rather have like auto focus mode the trippy vision is borderline unflyable ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 13:22
i really am excited for is 4-3 aspect ratio because i hate language 16-9 ▶ FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) @ 3:19
limited to 720 at 120 frames per second we could also do 1080 but we're limited to 60 frames per second which isn't always great ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 1:41
blurring a little bit in the middle as the compression ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 5:28
pixelation ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 4:52
focus mode is pretty much unusable ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 5:48
not as good as DJI ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 5:01
not dj03 and it's never going to be that quality ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 12:27
still only 1080p 60 frames a second recording ▶ IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!! @ 4:11

Flight Performance (6)

people couldn't get GPS lock or they got very poor GPS performance ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 2:19
I don't think it quite has the performance that DJI fpv has ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 14:17
only thing they need to work on is just keeping it stable and for everyone because i know other people having weird experiences with it in the new firmware ▶ FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) @ 3:05
i wouldn't recommend it yet wait till it's more stable ▶ FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) @ 3:48
clear that there is a big drop in GPS performance you can see the bars have reduced but also the number of SATs we have available has reduced massively ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 13:18
unfortunately we haven't got lock on this one whilst it is picking up more satellites and the satellites that it is picking up does appear to have a stronger signal what we're not getting is the GPS actually locking and we're not getting a 3D fix ▶ Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? @ 14:02

Ease of Use (4)

I was angry I was pissed off ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR HD CAMERA V2 GYROFLOW + V3 WALKSNAIL VTX 🔥 @ 0:14
shut up shut up shut up yes you're loud ▶ WALKSNAIL AVATAR HD CAMERA V2 GYROFLOW + V3 WALKSNAIL VTX 🔥 @ 0:38
my big honking nose is pressing up against the face pad a little bit ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 4:57
the eye pieces are so close to my face that my eyelashes are touching the eyepieces ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 5:08

Value for Money (3)

it's a little bit more expensive ▶ Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) @ 0:19
if you already have DJI fpv I don't think you'll be coming to walk snail I don't think you're going to be converting over to it ▶ How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW @ 14:44
dji's still better ▶ FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) @ 3:42

Customer Support (3)

they have very terrible customer service ▶ Honest Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit Review: Disappointing Ran @ 6:56
they only respond to those their promoters or those that actually promoting them ▶ Honest Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit Review: Disappointing Ran @ 5:38
tagged cadex on IG and they didn't respond ▶ Honest Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit Review: Disappointing Ran @ 5:36

Review sources

How Good is the Walksnail Avatar FPV System? TECH REVIEW by Ed Ricker — 28 pros, 30 cons
Should you buy DJI or Walksnail? 🤔 Caddx FPV Goggles X Review by Colibri FPV — 17 pros, 10 cons
Walksnail Avatar, is it really the best? by FPV University — 16 pros, 8 cons
IS WALKSNAIL GOOD NOW? | AVATAR HD PRO V2 TESTING AT NIGHT!!! by andy kirby — 15 pros, 9 cons
Walksnail V2 VTX Range & Penetration Test (DVR) by MoeFPV — 7 pros, 9 cons
Walksnail Whoop vTX even lighter! Is it enough? // AVATAR MINI LITE VTX REVIEW by Joshua Bardwell — 8 pros, 7 cons
Avatar HD FPV New V2 VTX - Is GPS Now Working ? by Mads Tech — 4 pros, 8 cons
DJI doesn't even come close. Walksnail GT VTX by UAVfutures — 7 pros, 4 cons
WALKSNAIL AVATAR V2 HD MINI 1S KIT REVIEW🤗 by CYCLOPS FPV — 5 pros, 6 cons
Caddx / Walksnail Avatar HD V2 Camera (Watch in 4K) by KremerFPV — 7 pros, 2 cons
FATSHARK DOMINATOR NEW FIRMWARE REVIEW (23.23.4) by FreebsFPV — 4 pros, 5 cons
WALKSNAIL AVATAR HD CAMERA V2 GYROFLOW + V3 WALKSNAIL VTX 🔥🔥IMAGE QUALITY, #betaflight4 .5 #MUSTSEE by RC ADDICT — 4 pros, 3 cons
Honest Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit Review: Disappointing Range, and a Watery Demise 💔 by Tech Giant — 0 pros, 6 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Walksnail Avatar HD VTX V2 worth buying?

Based on 13 independent YouTube reviews, the Walksnail Avatar HD VTX V2 scores 3.1/5 with 122 positive and 107 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #50 in the FPV Drones category.

What do reviewers like most about the Walksnail Avatar HD VTX V2?

The most praised aspects are features, fpv system, camera quality — Features (30 mentions), FPV System (30 mentions), Camera Quality (25 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Walksnail Avatar HD VTX V2?

Reviewers most frequently criticize fpv system, features — FPV System (31 mentions), Features (27 mentions).

Spotted an error? Help me improve by reporting it!

Find this helpful? Please consider a donation!

☕Buy me a coffee