- Today we're talking about the DJI Osmo Pocket
and whether this camera is worth it or not.
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So guys before we get started,
I am doing a giveaway for a DJI Osmo Pocket.
I'll put a link down below in the description
where you guys can check that out
for your chance to potentially win
one of these cameras this week.
If you're new here, my name is Jeven Dovey.
I do a lot of awesome filmmaking tutorials, product reviews,
and I just like doing adventure style stuff.
So today we're talking about the DJI Osmo Pocket,
and whether it's worth it or not.
So I've been playing with the pre-production model
of this camera for a little bit.
It's a super popular camera right now
because it's so revolutionary.
It is tiny, it fits in the palm of your hand,
it fits in your pocket, which makes sense,
its called the DJI Osmo Pocket.
But the beauty of it is that you have a powerful camera
that's always with you anywhere you go.
So that is one of the biggest pluses about this camera.
One of the reasons why you might want to consider it
is you have a filmmaking tool
in your pocket everywhere you go.
Now you have to realize that this is a consumer level
product that has some pro features.
This wasn't geared towards professionals,
but it is a good quality camera and it's got some features
packed into it that appeal to pros.
So you have to remember that it's gonna have limitations.
If you're coming at this thinking this is a pro level
product then you gotta realize, this is not it.
This is a consumer level product.
There's a few serious limitations that I want to bring up
so that you guys can make a decision if its a camera
that you want to add to your arsenal.
So first off, and the biggest thing that I found
is an issue with this camera is the battery.
It's an internal battery, it's in the device itself.
There is no way to remove this battery
and put a new battery in.
And I think this is one of the biggest issues
with this camera, there's no way to swap batteries.
So if your battery dies then your camera's done.
You actually have to plug it in
and you have to wait for it to charge
to be able to keep recording.
Now you can plug in an external battery pack
and continue to record with the battery pack
plugged in so that's a huge bonus.
You can plug in a power pack so you can always
have it going even when it does run out of power.
So in terms of battery life, it says that it gets
about two hours when you're shooting at HD.
I haven't fully tested this, especially
when you're shooting at 4K 60, your actually gonna have
less time on the battery when you're shooting at these
higher resolutions cause its gonna be taking more
processing power to be able to deal with that footage.
So two hours is not a ton of time so if this is your
main camera that you're always using,
you're gonna be running out of juice all the time.
So if this is your main vlogging camera
and you're always vlogging just shooting with this camera
then you're gonna run out of power
and your gonna have to carry power banks with you.
Now we already do this with our phones
so it's something that a lot of us are accustomed to
but just something to note, it does take an hour
to recharge the battery and you only get
about two hours of battery when you're shooting HD.
Now when you're charging the battery for this,
it plugs in the bottom of the device.
So there's a USB-C on the bottom.
The issue is, that port is also where
you're gonna be plugging in your attachments.
So if you have a dongle for external audio,
you're gonna be plugging in that port.
So the big issue that's gonna arise,
if you're gonna be using external audio in the future,
and you're gonna be using this all the time,
then you're gonna have issues with power
because you can't swap out the battery.
And you have to unplug your microphone
and then plug in the battery back
and wait til it's charged before you can keep using it.
So that's one serious limitation that firmware
is just not gonna fix and it's just something
you have to know about this camera.
You have this battery, it's not a super long battery
and it's something that you can't interchange.
Now in terms of accessories, they haven't released
any accessories for this product yet.
We have no idea in terms of price what these accessories
are gonna cost, and we don't know the full extent
of what accessories are gonna come out.
So that's just something that we have to
wait for and see right now.
Basically you just get the Optima Pocket
with the attachment for you your phone.
So if you wanna be able to mount this to things,
if you wanna be able to have these external accessories,
like the waterproof housing, they're just not available yet.
So if you're looking to accessorize this camera
and be able to mount it in different ways,
I would hold off, because you need to see what's coming out.
You need to see what products are gonna be made
around the Optima Pocket.
Another serious limitation is that this isn't waterproof.
So if you get splashed with this, if you take it out
in the rain, I don't know what's gonna happen.
I don't know if its gonna be able to hold up in weather.
We're definitely gonna start seeing some tests coming out,
I'm gonna take this snowboarding with me,
but it's not waterproof, that's one limitation.
If you're in harsh environments
you might actually destroy the camera.
Now in terns of image quality it's good.
It's very sharp, it looks great, however,
it does have limitations when it comes to mixed lighting.
So when you get to these scenes where you have
high contrast, you have sun spilling in,
that's where you're gonna see this camera
perform at it's weakest.
It doesn't have a huge dynamic range,
it does have cinelike D which allows you to flatten
out the profile and give you the ability
to color grade more in post, however,
it's not like you can push this footage super far.
You'll be able to retain some of the color
in the sky when you do that, and the feature
is definitely geared towards more pros,
however in terms of just pulling this out shooting
in the standard profile, you have to remember
that this is an f2.0 lens so there's no control
of your aperture.
So when you start having the sun bleed into your shot
its just not gonna look that good.
And when you have these high contrast scenes
the dynamic range is not gonna be able to deal
with all the exposure that you're seeing on the camera.
So in controlled lighting this camera looks really good.
If you're just kinda running around shooting this
in all situations you're gonna have instances
where this camera is not gonna look good.
So in general, yes, it's a good camera, it looks great,
but you gotta remember it's still geared towards consumer.
Overall, this is the first generation of this product
and it just came out.
So if you need a pocket gimbal, if you really want this,
then I would suggest getting it
because it does have a lot of benefits
and it is very powerful for it's size.
For me personally, I'm gonna keep it on me at all times
because I'm just gonna use it randomly
when I need to get some awesome stable footage.
However, I'm not gonna keep it as my main camera.
I'll have other cameras on me but this is so small,
there's no reason I can't just throw it in my pocket
and be able to have it as an extra tool in my kit.
Now if you're looking at this as the only camera
that you're gonna use for shooting,
you definitely need to understand the limitations.
You need to figure out what kind of footage
that your shooting and if your needs work
within the limitations of this camera.
I'll put some links down below in the description
to a few other videos I've done.
I've done a full review, I did another video
about some of the major flaws of this camera,
so I highly suggest checking those videos out
because they'll give you some more insight
on the different limitations that this camera has.
I think this camera's gonna be great for travel vloggers,
for people who are always on the go,
for professionals who just want a gimbal in their pocket
in case they don't have the time
to pull out the bigger camera equipment,
and for those of us that just don't wanna be super intrusive
when you're shooting with cameras.
If you want to be able to shoot
and just not have big cameras
then this is definitely the camera to go for.
If you're just the average shooter and you want this
to do like family videos, this is great, this works awesome
because you always have it on you, it's smaller than getting
a gimbal for your phone, and you get a lot more features
out of it than you would if you were working
with a phone gimbal.
I've actually talked to multiple people who have
thought about getting these phone gimbals,
or they've gotten phone gimbals
and they just never use them
because they can't figure them out
or they just don't wanna bring it with them.
This, because it's so small, it fits in your pocket,
it has two buttons, it's super easy to use,
I would highly suggest anyone who's just looking
for a camera that's stable, something just to capture
the moment, yes, I think this is a great camera.
If you're a professional and you're looking to add this
into your shoot, you also gotta think that,
this thing is tiny and I don't know of any situations
when I have a client standing there,
that I would pull this out and realistically say,
we're gonna shoot on this camera.
It just wouldn't go over well with most clients.
If you're shooting for yourself,
if you're shooting for YouTube,
yes you could definitely use this.
I will use this all the time when I'm traveling,
when I'm just kind of on the go because I don't have to
pull out my bigger cameras, my bigger setup,
and know that I can get shots that are very stable.
So guys I hope this video's helpful.
Like I said, if you want more information about the camera
and just wanna see more about it, I'll put links
in the below to all the different videos that I've done
and some of my friends have done.
Also, I'm doing a giveaway.
One of you could win this camera.
Make sure you enter that by going down into the description
and checking out the giveaway link.
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