Good morning everyone! For the last two years, I’ve been using the DJI Osmo Pocket almost
every single week. I was super excited when they announced the DJI Pocket 2 because it fixed most
of the problems I had with the DJI Osmo Pocket. Now let's get started with some cinematic b-roll!
For those of you who are new to this channel I’m Loïc Bellemare-Alford,
a young photographer and filmmaker on the journey to become better at this art!
About a year ago. I reviewed the DJI Osmo Pocket after using it for a year.
In this video, we're going to be reviewing the new version the DJI Pocket 2,
with a focus on the improvements they made. I'll also be releasing a second video where I'm going
to talk about who should be buying this camera and also why, in my opinion, some of the reviews got
this camera totally wrong. So now is the time to subscribe if you haven't done it already!
The biggest complaint I had of the DJI Osmo Pocket was that the onboard audio
just wasn't good. Let's switch cameras to talk about it. You're now hearing the sound from the
original DJI Osmo Pocket. In my review of that camera, I talked about a workaround
where I would plug in my lavalier microphone inside of a phone to record better audio. The
problem of that solution was that it was a pain to sync inside of post processing afterwards,
so I decided to buy the additional microphone adapter. But it was also a problem because it
wouldn't work with the wireless module when recording videos. You're now hearing the
audio from the internal microphones of the DJI Pocket 2, and wow it's quite an upgrade! It has 4
microphones all around which means it's much less likely that by accident you're covering one of the
microphones up when recording the audio. There's also an option inside the menu now to select
if you want to be using the front microphone, the back microphones or all four microphones.
I usually leave it on the four microphones because the camera automatically adapts the
sound to get the best audio from the direction where the camera is pointing. There is also a
feature called audio zoom so you should be getting better audio from the direction where you zoom in.
This small accessory from the creative combo is what got me the most excited about upgrading the
camera. DJI included a small wireless microphone that automatically connects to the camera.
They also included a small dead cat that goes on the top here to reduce the noise from the wind
around. To use it you simply power on the device, clip it on your clothes and you're good to go!
There's going to be an icon that's going to appear on the screen with the audio level so you know
that's working. Now let's walk back a little bit to talk about some of the other awesome features
of this small wireless audio transmitter! The range of this small microphone is actually quite
good. It works meters away but it might block if you put a hand in front or if you turn around
when using it. The battery life is also really good it's way better than what you have on the DJI
Pocket 2 so you're sure to be able to film a full day without having to charge it in the middle.
Another thing that most people didn't talk about, is that when you're using it you can actually use
a small button on the side here, the sync button, to start and stop recording video which is so useful
when I'm filming b-roll of myself! My favorite feature of the small wireless transmitter is
actually that you can use another microphone with it. So in my case I would use my lavalier microphone
that I would clip on myself and I would put the small transmitter inside of my pocket which is
a lot more discreet and less awkward to use than having this big thing on your clothes.
My second favorite accessory from the creator combo kit is this "Do-It-All" handle. It actually does
it all, at least it fixes most of the problems I had with the original DJI Osmo Pocket. So first,
of all there's Bluetooth, wi-fi and also the wireless connection for the wireless microphone
all baked-in here. There's also this port for either a microphone or for headphones
to monitor the audio which is super useful. Then, there's a quarter inch screw on the bottom here
to attach it to a tripod which is a much needed feature. And also there's a small [speaker] in
the front so you can listen to the audio of the Osmo Pocket which you couldn't do
on the original version which is super useful when you need to play back some of the footage
to make sure it's okay. It then clips in on the bottom here and there's a lock on the front here
so once it's attached it's really sturdy and if you put on a tripod you can be sure that's
going to be okay. It does make the DJI Pocket 2 a lot bigger but I don't really mind it because
it still fits inside of the pockets of my coat or the pockets of my sweatpants. And having access to
the wireless functions the microphone port and all of these features all the time is much more useful
than having to put or remove accessories each time you want to use a different function of the camera.
My next favorite accessory from the creative combo is this small tripod that you can screw
at the bottom of the camera and use the ball head to place the camera exactly as you want.
And this is super useful when filming b-roll with this camera where you can
just place the camera wherever you want and be able to get the shot super quickly.
Another welcome upgrade is the new sensor which is now 1/1.7 inches instead of being
1/2.23 inches which isn't a big difference because it's only one millimeter higher and one
millimeter wider. The difference is that it should be have a little bit more bokeh in the background
here which is great when vlogging and you want blurry backgrounds and it should allow a bit more light
to come inside of the sensor which is really good with these tiny sensors. If you're not sure to
understand how blurry backgrounds are created in these tiny cameras, I suggest you go watch my video
on the comparison of my Pixel 4a and my Canon 6d Mk II where I have a good explanation with
an animation on how the blurry backgrounds are created inside of these tiny cameras.
What is even better with this upgraded sensor is that it has a wider field of view.
So the old version of the DJI Osmo Pocket had an 80-degree field of view which is about a
26-millimeter equivalent and now it has a 93 degrees field of view which is a 20 millimeter
[equivalent]. This means you get more of my body. So you get more of my shoulders here, if i just
pull a little bit away, and my head instead of only having my head inside of the shots.
If 20 millimeter is not enough for you, they include a wide angle lens inside
of the creator combo kit. And if you put it on, we now have 110 degrees field of view
or a 15 millimeter equivalent, which is what most youtubers use when doing a vlog. It's
also a really good quality wide angle lens. There's no distortions in the corners here
and it's mostly sharp. So if you pick a pixel peep, you're actually able to see difference between the
normal image and with the lens, but it's not a big enough difference to be a huge problem.
If this wasn't enough to convince you that this new lens is great, [there's] actually another big
advantage and it's that, when you walk around with the camera, you don't get as much of these up and
down motions because the field of view is wider. So you get a better and smoother shot in the end.
The resolution is still the same maxing out at 4k 60 frames per second. One weird thing is that the
"Do-It-All" handle doesn't work when you're filming at 4k 60 frames per second. For me it's not a big
problem because I usually film at 4k 24 frames per second, like I'm doing right now. The camera also
supports PRO Mode which allows you to get more advanced settings like the D-Cinelike picture
profile which is great to color grade the footage afterwards. The camera also supports two different
video quality modes. There's the battery saver mode that I'm using right now and there's a high
quality mode that can fill up to 100 Mbps. I didn't see a huge difference between the two,
so I just use a battery saver to get more battery out of the camera. One feature I'm really
excited to get is the high dynamic range mode inside of the camera that's going to be coming with the
next firmware update but we're gonna have to wait for that update to be able to test it out.
One place where I think we can see a difference inside of the image quality is actually at night
where the image is a bit cleaner with less noise, and also the colors are a lot more accurate with
the white balance not being as yellow anymore. The image quality didn't change that much since
the DJI Osmo Pocket but that's not a bad thing because I already think it's noticeably better
than my google pixel 4a and almost better than my images I get from my DSLR. The only big difference
that is missing between the DSLR and this camera, is better depth of field. If you want me to make
a video to compare the video from my Google Pixel 4a, from my iPhone or from my good [old] DSLR, the Canon
6d mark ii, let me know in the comments below so I can create that video. The DJI Pocket 2 also
got some nice updates in the photo department, allowing us to take pictures up to 64 megapixels.
It uses the sensor that is 16 megapixel and a technology called sensor shift to move the sensor
just a little bit for four different pictures to create the 64 megapixel picture in the end.
I would say there's not a huge difference in terms of picture quality between the 16
and 64 megapixel pictures but the big difference is the file size! So a raw picture in 64 megapixels
is over 120 megabytes where the raw 16 megapixel version is about 20 to 35 megabytes, which is a
huge difference between the two and something to keep in mind if you're taking the picture!
But I must say it's quite fun to be able to zoom into that shot and really get all the details.
One of the difference with the new DJI Pocket 2 is that you have now have the option to only shoot
raw instead of having to shoot raw + jpeg all the time.
with the pro mode. The picture quality is definitely not as good as my Pixel 4a, with
its compositional photography, but it's still nice to have the possibility to shoot some raw pictures,
especially with the wide-angle lens because I don't have a wide-angle lens on my phone.
All additional mode also got an update. First we have slow motion that now supports up to 240 frames
per second which is 10 times slower than the frame rate i'm using right now to film this video.
The quality still isn't great and is limited to 1080p and you need a lot of light to get a decent
image out of it. The second mode that got an update is the panorama that now supports 180 degrees
views instead of having the 3x3 format that was kind of weird, and that I never used in the end. Hyperlapse
didn't get an update and I really wish they would have added motion blur inside of it
because it kind of looks a little bit choppy when using it. Timelapses and motionlapses
also got a pretty big update allowing you to shoot with an interval as small as 0.5 seconds
instead of the few seconds that we had before, which means you can get a timelapse a lot
quicker that has a lot longer for the output file. a second thing that's great with this update
is that now you have the option to select to get just a video, which is 1080p which isn't the
greatest quality, but now you can also get some jpeg pictures like before, but you can also get
some raw pictures that are in 4k so if you want. To get the best picture quality you can get all
the pictures in raw process them and get a really good high-quality time lapse out of this camera.
There's also a nice update inside of the menu. So they just refine a little bit everything.
For example, in the pro menu of the video mode you now have access to your autofocus settings
and you also have a second page where you can control the different audio settings which is
great because you had these options before but they were just hidden away and harder to find.
And you also have more options inside of photo modes and time lapse modes and different modes
like that. But my favorite update to the menu is actually that you now have an option to set
auto max iso setting so you can select 200, 400, 800 and it's going to select the best iso
for when you're filming but it's not going to go over that iso. This is great because the
camera doesn't really perform well over iso 800, so I can set it to 400 and be sure it is always
the good exposure of the picture but it never goes over that setting.
The last nice little update is that you have now a physical power button and this is great because
you cannot by accident close the camera when touching the buttons on the front of the camera.
Talking of buttons, we need to talk about this new controller on the DJI Pocket 2.
The controller now allows you to directly control the gimbal turning it right or left ,
up or down, but I don't really like it because it's not as precise as the old controller and
with it being very stiff and very hard to move. And I cannot really get some of the shots I thought
I would be able to get with this controller, like diagonal shots that I really like getting.
[The] second problem I have with this new controller is actually there's only
one button and that means you only get the option to change your gimbal mode. So you
can change from follow, tilt lock or FPV or you have an option here to change the controller mode.
This allows you to either control the gimbal or control the zoom level. So the camera also has a
new feature that allows you to zoom inside of the picture. At 4k you only get a two-times zoom that's
a digital crop, so it's not the best quality and not as useful because you can just do it in post
afterwards and get the same result,. but where it's very useful is when you're in 1080p you can
actually zoom up to four times and get the same quality of shots. That's very useful if you're
using the camera in 1080p you can zoom four times in any shot and get a different angle if you want.
We cannot talk about the DJI Pocket 2 without talking about its new case
because it's really awesome! I personally think it really shows how much attention
went into designing the second generation of this camera. If we take out the camera here, we can just
slide it out we're gonna see there's no more bottom in the case, so whatever accessory you
have at the bottom of camera are gonna work with this case, which is great because the old camera
didn't support the wireless module or other accessories that were attached at the bottom.
The second thing is, if you look inside of the case, you actually can see here we have the wide-angle
lens that is holding with a magnet. Then we have these two little adapters for our phone. So we
have the usb-c and we have the lightning port direct accessible. Then there's also the wireless
microphone here that just clips on the top of the case which is just, again, great to have everything
together. And the last accessory you have right here is the tripod legs that just screw on the
back here. And this is a nice little package where you have everything you need when you go out
for a shoot. Two other nice details that show the attention they took designing this camera, [are]
the wrist strap here that is now attached to the camera which makes it a lot more logical because
you can always have the camera and be sure that you won't drop it if you have it with you and the
other one is, if you have your camera open and you close, it you're gonna see the lens actually goes
inside. And this is a new feature that make sure that your lens doesn't get scratched which
was one of the big problems with the old version, where i got the lens completely scratched when
putting it inside of my pocket. I must warn you of one thing and it's that the magnet that's holding
the wide-angle lens is actually pretty good but if you don't get the wide angle lens perfectly
in line inside of the case it actually might fall down. And actually two weeks ago when I went out
to take pictures at night I got the pictures and at the end I placed the lens inside of the case
but when taking out a little bit later my camera the lens fell down, and I had to pass a full hour
the next day trying to find this tiny lens inside of the grass. I did find it but it was a pretty
bad experience so be sure that when you put it in to align it perfectly inside of the magnets.
DJI claims you can get up to 2 hours and 20 minutes of recording time. In my experience it's
more about an hour, especially if you're using 4k and Active Track. And talking of
Active Track ,it also got an update but I don't think it's the best update because it tracks
better the subject for sure, but it's also a lot more janky so it creates these weird
movements that are not as smooth as it used to be. So for me, I'm kind of disappointed [by]
this update for Active Track which is one of my favorite features inside of this camera.
The autofocus also got an update and it seems to be working pretty well but you can judge by
yourself by looking at this video because I filmed most of it using the DJI Pocket 2.
Now let's answer the question of should you upgrade to this new DJI Pocket 2?
If you had problems with the lack of good audio, the lack of a wide-angle lens or problems with
wireless controls, I would say yes definitely this is worth the upgrade. If you use the DJI
Osmo Pocket without any accessories, in that case I don't really think it's worth upgrading because
the image quality is not a huge increase between the two versions. If you enjoyed this video please
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