{"id":33936,"date":"2016-02-10T23:58:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T03:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=33936"},"modified":"2018-03-08T17:01:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T21:01:22","slug":"review-dji-osmo-camera-gimbal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/review-dji-osmo-camera-gimbal\/","title":{"rendered":"review: DJI Osmo camera &#038; gimbal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/154566611?byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h1>review: DJI Osmo camera &amp; gimbal<\/h1>\n<p>For the birthday celebration of two of the members working for <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/category\/modern-gypsies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modern Gypsies productions<\/a>, a bunch of their friends were invited to \u00a0help assemble a Chinese Dragon &#8230; and then the\u00a0group of us wove our way\u00a0down the sidewalks of Brooklyn where we ended up at a night-club. This was also a perfect time to test my new <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/dji-osmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJI Osmo camera and gimbal<\/a>\u00a0 (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/dji-osmo-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;H<\/a><\/em> \/ <em><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/dji-osmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/em>). The camera\u00a0offers up to 4K resolution, and has a 3-axis gimbal for stabilization.<\/p>\n<p>The video clip above is a 3 minute long compilation of video footage that I shot with the DJI Osmo during the evening.<\/p>\n<p>In the low light in their apartment, and out on the streets, as well as the night-club, the camera was constantly at the max ISO available for video on the Osmo &#8211; 3200 ISO. So keep that in mind when watching the video &#8211; this is 3200 ISO from a small sensor. I think it looks remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the camera offers 4K resolution, I only needed 1080p video resolution. Originally, I had wanted to use a frame-rate of 60fps, but there wasn&#8217;t enough light for that, so I settled for\u00a0a\u00a0 frame rate of 30fps, and f\/2.8 &#8211; the widest aperture possible. White balance was set to AWB, since the color balance was constantly shifting as we moved from area to area.<\/p>\n<p>The video clip was assembled in iMovie, with no post-processing done to the video. So this video clip should give you a very good idea of how good the camera looks at 1080p resolution, directly out of the camera at such a high ISO.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/review\/dji-osmo\/Dragon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You also need to keep in mind that I was walking at a brisk pace to keep up with the dragon, or to get ahead of them. The night-club was packed with people dancing, so I was getting jostled a bit as well &#8230; and yet, the video is remarkable stable.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">(This photo above, isn&#8217;t a still capture from the camera &#8211; it is a screen capture in iMovie as illustration here.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Specifications: DJI Osmo<\/h2>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/dji-osmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/review\/dji-osmo\/DJI-Osmo_440px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_half last'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/dji-osmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJI Osmo<\/a>\u00a0(<em>affiliate<\/em>), combines their Zenmuse X3 camera &amp; gimbal.<\/p>\n<p>There is a smartphone holder to turn your phone into a WiFi-connected on-board monitor to check your video output while you move.\u00a0The Wi-Fi features a range of up to 85&#8242;, so you can operate the camera and gimbal remotely as well.<\/p>\n<p>The handle offers easily accessible buttons to switch the gimbal on or off, and to start \/ stop recording. (The handle is detachable if you want.) There is a joystick for manual pan and tilt. Better yet, you can use your camera phone to give you <strong>touch-screen control<\/strong> over the movement of the camera!<\/p>\n<p>The DJI Osmo offers\u00a0video resolution up to a stabilized 4K format &#8211; all in a\u00a0handheld form factor. The camera features a 1\/2.3&#8243; CMOS sensor that enables up to full DCI 4K (4096 x 2160) video recording at 24 or 25p as well as 12MP photo capability.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was very impressed with the speed of starting it up. The grip is a comfortable size, and the buttons ergonomically placed. The Osmo felt surprisingly well built, yet still light enough to carry around without fatigue to your hand or arm.<\/p>\n<p>At one point in the night-club, I connected with the dragon, and the camera got knocked into a different direction &#8211; two taps of a button on front of the handle, and the camera oriented itself forward again. A super-fast way to correct any hiccup like that. Also, if you tap that button three times, the camera swivels around to offer you a selfie mode. The 2nd-last snippet of video there, is &#8230; well, I think I&#8217;m recognizable enough for you to figure out.<\/p>\n<p>You can download an app, which turns your camera phone into a monitor and controller &#8211; Wi-Fi connected via the Osmo.<\/p>\n<p>The price for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/dji-osmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJI Osmo camera and gimbal<\/a>\u00a0 (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/dji-osmo-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;H<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\/\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/dji-osmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/em>), is currently around $600 &#8211; an affordable price for a device which raises\u00a0quality\u00a0on-the-run video footage, up another\u00a0big step.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For more videos, follow me on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/neilvn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NeilvanNiekerk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>review: DJI Osmo camera &amp; gimbal For the birthday celebration of two of the members working for Modern Gypsies productions, a bunch of their friends were invited to \u00a0help assemble a Chinese Dragon &#8230; and then the\u00a0group of us wove our way\u00a0down the sidewalks of Brooklyn where we ended up at a night-club. This was&nbsp;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/review-dji-osmo-camera-gimbal\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read more inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,43,367],"tags":[959,854,853],"yst_prominent_words":[1116,1115,1021,1310,10609,10607,2265,10615,2266,10603,2263,10616,10611,2267,10614,10613,10605,2264,1141,1880],"class_list":{"0":"post-33936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-equipment-review","8":"category-video-clip","9":"category-video-shoot","10":"tag-dji-osmo","11":"tag-stabilized-gimbal","12":"tag-video-gimbal","13":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33936"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33936"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44637,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33936\/revisions\/44637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33936"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=33936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}