Ahoj, DJI OM5 is no longer
the newest DJI smartphone gimbal.
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 is out, there going back to the full name,
Osmo Mobile 6.
What has been added or is it practically the same thing?
How is this stabilization?
Is it worth upgrading?
Are the motors stronger?
And what can you load on this?
Is there a new app?
Apple phones get a lot of features.
How about Android phones?
And who is this exactly for? For new faces,
my name is Zdenka Darula.
I have reviewed DJI Osmo mobile two, three, four,
and OM5,
so I'm very familiar with the DJI products.
None of those videos were sponsored by DJI, I always buy them myself,
even DJI, Osmo Mobile 6.
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I will be using two phones in this video.
One is iPhone 14 pro and then later on in this video I will show you DJI MIMO app on Android.
But now let's continue with Apple.
Let's take a look at these two gimbals side by side.
What has changed?
Well, the obvious is a color.
I actually like the darker color as it is less noticeable.
It simply doesn't scream for attention that much.
The body is now a tiny bit longer and a few grams heavier.
However, it is still very compact and small.
The whole button interface has changed as well.
And that is a good thing, I'll get to it in a bit.
What also changed is the battery type.
Capacity is the same, however, you get a tiny bit less
operating time than before. It's now 6 hours
and 24 minutes under ideal conditions.
And charging time is a few minutes less as well.
One hour and 24 minutes to have the gimbal fully charged.
What also changed slightly is the mechanical range when it comes to pan and roll.
Tilt is exactly the same.
Maximum payload is 290 grams.
Compatible phone width is 67 to 84 millimeters and a thickness is 6.9 to 10 millimeters.
Its exactly the same as before.
Let's take a look at the clamp. Now that one
has been improved and that's
a very much needed improvement.
Its way deeper. Now I feel
like the phone is not going to fall out.
It certainly has way better grip.
And if you feel that the phone wants
to slip out, you can places these pads which are also included.
There's also a pouch and charging cable in the package.
Now that the clamp is installed the way it should be
in a center of the phone, let's turn the gimbal on.
And here comes another new feature.
When you open up the clamp, the gimbal will automatically turn on.
Then you just attach the phone.
The magnetic clamp is very strong,
it's not going to fall off.
I know that some of you were worried
in a past. I never had a problem with the previous version.
If you don't attach the phone right away, the gimbal goes to sleep
mode and eventually it will turn off.
When you place a phone in, it will automatically
balance itself. If you remove the phone,
it will also go to sleep mode.
And once you fold it, it will shut off.
That is an interesting feature and it certainly speeds up the setup process.
One little annoying thing I found is that
now that the clamp is so deep, if you going to be
using the phone without the case
and you have it in this horizontal position and you
need to read a few emails, close
the app and go back to filming app,
you have a super hard time getting to the line to close the app as the clamp is in a way.
You have to turn the phone vertically,
close the app and then turn it back horizontally.
If you will be using a case on the phone,
there is no more of that problem because now the clamp is not so deep anymore.
Just so you know. DJI Osmo Mobile six has the same expandable
selfie stick as a previous version, which you can tilt up to 90 degrees.
Let's talk about the new interface and buttons
before we dive into the DJI Mimo app.
Good news is that now you can switch gimbal modes in any app.
You don't have to necessarily use DJI MIMO and you will
also see what mode you are in directly on this new display.
The M button here works as a power button and also modes button.
You've got here follow mode, tilt lock mode, FPV and Spin Shot.
And if you press and hold the trigger in the back, you will enter lock mode.
And if you press the trigger and press again and hold, you will enter sports mode.
So now you can film in native camera app in cinematic mode and you don't have
to always go back to DJI. MIMO to switch the gimbal mode.
If you are wondering about the new wheel
which works both as a zoom and a focus wheel that unfortunately works only in DJI MIMO.
In fact, none of the gimbals I have here which have that kind of a wheel
have the ability to control the zoom in native camera app.
It just doesn't work.
You have to always use the Gimbals app.
Joystick is the same.
You move the gimbal around
or you can navigate through quick settings in DJI MIMO.
Trigger is also the same. Press once to start and stop tracking mode,
which is only available in DJI MIMO.
Press two times to recenter, press and hold is
lock mode and press and press and hold is sports mode.
Lastly, the recorder button is for taking photos and videos.
And if you press and hold, you can take burst mode photos.
And yes, this works in Native Camera app as well.
One of the most frequently asked questions
I get is if you can see the motor in a shot while filming
with ultra wide angle lens.
Now I have installed the clamp according to the manual right in a center.
And if I am filming the native camera app, no, I cannot see the motor.
Interestingly though, when I'm filming in DJI Mimo and I move left
and right, yeah, I can see a bit of a motor.
What's the solution?
Just move the phone a bit to the left.
The gimbal will balance it just fine.
I did this with previous gimbals.
All was working fine. In a photo mode
you can visibly see the motor in either app
if you are using ultra wide angle lens, so you need to remove it from the gimbal.
It's time to do a stabilization test. I'm going to be using for this one DJI MIMO. App.
So here is a hard walk, soft, deep in the knees
type of walk, helping to stabilize the movement even more
and full speed run.
There are four operating modes
with this gimbal. Upright mode just like this,
under slug mode
which will help with very low angle shots,
side grip mode and low
position mode for using the extendable selfie
stick. Here you will rotate the elbow
90 degrees.
The overall performance of this
gimbal is definitely better than the previous version.
It feels like the motors are a lot stronger,
especially the pan motor.
In the previous version when you are moving the pan motor, it
felt like there are little stops.
It was not smooth. Now it is super smooth.
I don't feel those stops and is actually super silent. Before
you could hear a little sound, but now nothing. It's super silent.
Range of movement is quite similar as before.
This is pan movement, this is tilt, which is quite limiting.
There is a very little movement there
so you have to do a lots of movement
yourself with your body to get the range you need. Roll
movement has slightly changed.
However, you can still see
the motor in the shot at a one point, so you need to crop it in the post.
DJI MIMO app is exactly the same as before.
For those who are new into this,
let's just quickly recap what features are available.
First, I'm going to be using Apple
phone and then I'm going to show the app on Android.
On Apple Phone, you can film in automatic and manual mode.
You can film 24, 25, 30 and 60 frames per second in 4K,
1080 P and 720 P.
Beauty mode is available if you will be
filming in 1080p or 720p in 24, 25
and 30 frames per second.
You can film in Dolby Vision HDR. Gesture control and face
tracking feature 5.0
Yes, the tracking feature has been updated on this gimbal,
so it should be better with longer distances.
Let's test it. I personally know someone who's been using DJI
OM5 for filming athletes and had problems
with tracking those athletes when they were running for long distances shots.
So let's do similar testing and see if it is any better.
I'm going to be walking to the side.
But I'm also going to back up and try to do some shots from distance.
Many of you keep asking if the tracking is available outside of
DJI, MIMO app, Filmic pro or native camera app.
Unfortunately, none of those gimbals I have here have that available.
You have to always use the Gimbals app for tracking mode except one
and that is Hohem iSteady V2 just because it has this dedicated
camera directly on a gimbal. That one can do tracking in any app.
As I reviewed that gimbal in a past as well, I'm going to link it below for those interested.
Let's return to DJI MIMO.
You can film pre-designed stories, you
can take 3x3, 240 degrees
and clone me panorama photos.
Regular photos, you can record videos,
8x slow motion in 1080p dyna-zoom, time lapses, motion lapses and
hyperlapses, which can be all
filmed in automatic and manual mode.
There are also useful shutter guides for beginners
which will show you moves you can try.
The new feature is this zoom and focus wheel.
When you are going to press this wheel, you can switch
between zoom and focus.
Let's look at the focus.
I'm finding the wheel quite smooth. As the wheel is very tiny,
someone who has big hands might find a little bit difficult to operate it.
If you want to switch lenses, you will need to tap on those big dots on the screen.
Let's try the zoom. Zoom is smooth and there is a little jump
every time it switches the lens.
It reacts very fast,
so if you want to do a slower zoom,
you have to be quite patient and really good with fingers.
You cannot change the speed in the menu.
You can only change the speed of the joystick and follow speed of motors.
Let's take a look at the Android phones.
First of all, DJI MIMO is no longer available in the Google App store.
You have to go directly to DJI website to download the app.
If you are going to be using Android phone, you are not going to be able
to film in manual mode,
only in automatic and only in 30 fps in 4K, 1080p and 720p.
I can also see that on this phone, which is Samsung Galaxy S10
plus I can film with ultra wide angle lens or standard lens.
I cannot get the telephoto lens. Further zoom is purely digital.
I also cannot film in slow motion, but everything else
is the same as on Apple Phone.
Another strong feature which DJI MIMO offers is a built in video editor.
It has pre-designed templates where you can insert your clips
and it automatically edits it for you.
Or you can do pro mode where you can edit your own video.
It has enough controls to edit videos easily.
There's a new app which DJI suggests, and that is called Light Cup.
All you do is select your clips and it will
use a AI feature which will edit the video for you by
selecting one of their templates.
There are many graphics and stickers over the videos,
so at first I was a bit skeptical about this, but
then I noticed that on many templates you can turn
the sticker off so you end up with clean edited video and that I personally like.
You can change your templates
to any of those. There are vertical and horizontal.
You have also the freedom to edit this further with very basic controls such as extract,
crop, replace, volume, delete, text, sort and end.
I actually like it. If you are somewhere
on a daytrip or somewhere out and you happen to film something and, and you
quickly want to share it on Facebook or social media or with your friends and family,
it takes only a few minutes to select the clip,
template and upload it to Facebook.
I like it.
What can you load on this gimbal?
Well, the maximum payload is 290 grams and DJI suggests
not to go over the maximum payload.
You can use
these counterweights and very lightweight filters.
The best thing is to weigh your set up at home and see
if you fit below 290 grams, if you will be using additional accessories
such as filters and microphones.
DJI offers two more accessories which can be purchased separately
and used with DJI Osmo Mobile 6.
One item is a fill light phone clamp and another one
is a high quality dual channel microphone.
And again, I'm going to link all that in a video description below.
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