Two of the most talked-about creator cameras of the year went on sale this month without a United States launch. In Malaysia, you can walk into a shop and buy both.

DJI released its first dual-lens vlogging camera, the Osmo Pocket 4P, outside China on 30 July, then unveiled the Osmo 360 II on 13 August. Neither reached American shelves. A day before the 360 II, rival Insta360 put its own flagship, the X6, on sale in the United States for 699.99 US dollars. According to DPReview, the Pocket 4P shipped to Europe, the UK, Canada and Australia, but skipped the United States entirely.

A content creator filming a street scene with a compact camera

The Pocket 4P is a real step up for handheld video. Its headline features:

  • Two lenses: a 20mm wide with a 1-inch sensor, plus a 60mm telephoto
  • 17 stops of dynamic range and 10-bit D-Log 2 colour
  • Around 100GB of internal storage in a 230g body
  • Up to 4K slow motion at 240 frames per second
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Why American creators are locked out

The gap is regulatory, not commercial. As dronexl reports, DJI's US storefront carries no Osmo 360 II page at all. The Federal Communications Commission added foreign-made drones and drone components to its Covered List in December 2025, a move that blocks fresh equipment authorizations. DJI, whose drones sit at the centre of that fight, has not brought its newest hardware to American buyers, cameras included. Insta360, which does not carry the same baggage, shipped the X6 without trouble.

What DJI's cameras mean for Malaysian creators

Malaysia sits on the other side of that line. DJI's cameras sell here through authorized dealers, and the Osmo Pocket 4 already lists from about RM1,999, per Nasi Lemak Tech. The Pocket 4P is up for pre-order at DJI's Malaysian store, while retailers such as Drones Kaki, Senheng and Urban Republic stock both DJI and Insta360. Where an American creator has to pick Insta360 or chance a grey import, a Malaysian one gets the full shelf.

Availability of the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P, Osmo 360 II and Insta360 X6 in the US and Malaysia

That matters more now that the cost of entry to earning from video is climbing. YouTube has just doubled the watch hours new creators need to join its Partner Program, which pushes newcomers to lean harder on production quality to stand out. Affordable, capable cameras are part of that equation, and Malaysia has easy access to them.

The gear only takes you so far, though. We recreated a full music video on a phone, on no budget, and it pulled 18,018 views, far past anything we had posted before. If you want the exact setup we used, our Pocket Cinematic course walks through it shot by shot.

The bigger picture

None of this is an accident of geography. Chinese brands like DJI and Insta360 already dominate Malaysia's camera aisle, having pushed past older American names. The two are also locked in a patent fight in the US, which is part of why that market has grown so tangled. For buyers here, the practical result is simpler: more choice, local pricing and warranty support.

The American camera market is being shaped by a trade dispute. Malaysia's is being shaped by what creators actually want to buy, and right now that is close to everything on the shelf.

Images courtesy of Will Haddock and Amadeus Moga on Unsplash.