DJI Osmo Pocket by djistoregermany, on Flickr
(Not my photo^)

Just picked up one of these little guys for about 270 refurbished on amazon the other day, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the performance. Equipped with a built-in gimbal and the ability to shoot up to 4k, this thing is quite the powerhouse for its size.

For the longest time, I’d just whip out my iPhone whenever I wanted to catch some video and keep it rolling, but this always felt so restrictive to me because it would drain so much battery, which I obviously wanted to preserve in case of emergency (not to mention my phone is always running full on storage #datahoarderlol). Recently I started trying to record with my DLSR instead, and quickly learned that recording on such a large device while navigating unexplored areas is quite impractical for me, so I began to seek out some better options and came across this device.

Of course the quality isn’t that of a DSLR, but it 100% makes up for that in terms of mobility. This thing is damn good for vlogging/YouTube/Instagram content and CERTAINLY rivals any iPhone. For me the biggest selling point by far was the gimbal functionality. With three different gimbal modes, this thing has been great for everything I’ve needed to do so far. The follow mode has been especially useful for recording moving subjects or keeping the camera centered on myself while filming in selfie mode.

The osmo has the ability to shoot up to 64 MP images in raw format and can take panorama photos by automatically moving and taking several photos from different angles and stitching them together.

Pano example 1:
Untitled by G D, on Flickr

Pano example 2:
Untitled by G D, on Flickr

You also have the ability to connect the osmo to your phone to use as a larger viewing screen which is nice because in some situations the osmo’s screen feels a little too small in some situations. Pretty badass.

Bottom line: Hell of a lot more robust than a phone, and way more mobile than a DLSR. Perfect middle ground.

Hopefully this was able to provide some insight to some of you guys! I encourage you to watch some videos of people explaining this product better than I can haha, I just wanted to put this out there as a way to spread the word of a device that has been quite a game changer to me.

Bonus: here’s a lil video montage I made using the osmo
Untitled by G D, on Flickr
(It seems like posting to Flickr compressed quality somewhat? Oh well.)

Looks Like I'll have to pick one of these up! How's the battery life on these- It's one thing to read reviews and whatnot, but that always seemed like the problem with my go-pro, the thing always found away to die halfway through an op

Posted by TaRaShRat Looks Like I'll have to pick one of these up! How's the battery life on these- It's one thing to read reviews and whatnot, but that always seemed like the problem with my go-pro, the thing always found away to die halfway through an op

Battery life isn’t the greatest, but it’s not the worst. It charges pretty fast luckily.

The Pocket 2 is my filming rig for all of my video content, I've been using it for 2 years and am so happy with it.

I have almost all of the accessories, the extendable arm is critical for filming, add the do it all handle to the unit, place it in the extendable arm, place your phone in the phone piece and now you can use your phone screen rather than the tiny screen on the pocket 2.

I have the charging case which not only keeps the pocket 2 safe during transport but it also charges it while you keep it stored.

I have the clip on microphone, I rigged it and the extendable handle with velcro so i dont always have to clip it on me, I have a wide filter, a macro filter and ND filters for it, a small tripod and I also use a lume cube power bank grip that also screws into the extendable arm so I can plug the pocket 2 in and keep it charging while i use is.

i also have a lume cube panel pro that slides into the cold shoe on the extendable arm.

as you can see, I am a huge fan of this device!

I remember seeing someone using one of those on top of a mountain during a hike a few years back. The video quality is fantastic for something so small, but it's pretty expensive. I haven't gotten one yet because I tend to be somewhat rough with my gear and am worried I'll break it.