BetaFPV Pavo Pico II (O4)

Released in September 2025, the Pavo Pico II redesigns BetaFPV's 80mm cinewhoop around DJI O4. The headline feature is the O4 Bracket II: the whole camera cage and air unit ride on four shock-absorbing balls, a soft-mount that Oscar Liang's review found "completely eliminates jello." A redesigned carbon plate accepts both the standard DJI O4 Air Unit and the O4 Air Unit Pro — brackets for both are included, with pre-tuned PID profiles selectable via OSD.

Propulsion is upgraded LAVA 1102 14000KV motors on Gemfan 45mm 3-blade props — a claimed 10% thrust increase over the original Pico, for a 6.35:1 thrust-to-weight ratio with the standard O4. An F4 2-3S 20A AIO flight controller with dual BECs (9V 2A for the HD VTX, 5V 3A auxiliary) is properly specced to power the air unit, and the serial (UART) ExpressLRS 2.4GHz receiver takes standard ELRS firmware updates rather than being locked to SPI.

The O4 BNF weighs 53.7g without battery — about 84g all-up with a 2S 550mAh — light for a DJI HD whoop. Claimed endurance is 6:30 on that pack, with reviewers measuring roughly 4.5-5 minutes of real-world cruising, and independent reviews report it handles smooth cinematic lines with little prop wash misbehavior. Frame assembly is simple: embedded nuts, guided mounting points, and just four screws on an injection-molded structure that resists flex and crashes.

Running the O4 Pro raises dry weight from 53.7g to 78.6g (about 108g all-up), cuts flight time to roughly 4 minutes, and leaves the Pro camera protruding ahead of the guards, where it is vulnerable in crashes. The standard O4 camera is the image-quality compromise — 1/2-inch sensor, 4K/60 max, 117.6-degree FOV, limited low-light performance versus the O4 Pro — and the stock tune is conservative, with room to optimize PIDs and filters.