DJI’s Pocket 2 palm-size 4K vlogging cam improves on audio, video for $349
Two years ago DJI released the Osmo Pocket, a tiny handheld 4K camera stabilized on a three-axis motorized gimbal. For the follow-up, the Pocket 2, DJI dropped Osmo from the name but bulked up on features and accessories to make it an even better option for creators looking to do more with less.
Like the fresh, the Pocket 2 records 4K-resolution video up to 60 frames per additional (at a 100Mbps bit rate) and full HD at up to 120fps for slow motion. However, it now has a larger 1/1.7-inch image sensor, which normally would mean larger pixels for better image quality. This one, though, is packed with way more pixels: The Pocket 2 can seize 64-megapixel photos or bin pixels together for 16-megapixel shots with less noise and better dynamic range.
The Pocket 2 has four mics to track your subject’s divulge with the video.
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DJI also uses that resolution to give you an 8x digital zoom in its 64-megapixel photo mode; a 4x lossless zoom when shooting 16-megapixel photos or 1080p video; a 3x zoom in 2.7K; and a 2x zoom in 4K. Of streams, it’s all fully stabilized, too, so you don’t have to anguish about adding any shake or jitter to your shots when you zoom in.
The Pocket 2 also addresses one of its predecessor’s biggest weaknesses: silent quality. The new Matrix Stereo system uses four mics strategically placed so you don’t accidentally conceal them with your hand or fingers. The camera can procedure the captured audio for better directional audio for when a subjects is behind the camera or in front or both. Plus, it works with DJI’s ActiveTrack 3.0 subjects tracking to enhance audio based on the direction of the camera. The audio will also zoom with the camera.
The $500 Pocket 2 Creator Combo.
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Alone, the Pocket 2 has plenty to offer for $349 (£339, AU$599) when it arrives on Nov. 1. Paired with the camera’s Creator Combo accessory bundle, though, it becomes a pretty amazing vlogging machine. For $500, you get the camera and case, a mini regulation stick, tripod mount, a magnetic wide-angle lens, a wireless mic pack and an attachable windscreen, a micro tripod and the Do-It-All Handle. The combo will be £469 in the UK and AU$799 in Australia.
The Do-It-All Handle is most a wireless adapter — Wi-Fi and Bluetooth — which creates it possible to connect your phone wirelessly to the camera for use with its Mimo mobile app as well as the Bluetooth mic. The manage also has a speaker and a 3.5mm audio jack.
Without the manage, you can still connect your phone directly to the left side of the camera manage with included USB-C or Lightning adapters just like before. The mobile app lets you do everything from adjusting your camera settings and altering shooting modes to panning and tilting the camera and selecting productions for tracking. Used with the Do-It-All Handle, the app creates it much easier to set up your shots on your own or have someone regulation the camera while you’re out in front.
The complicated case can hold the camera as well as the named adapters, the wide-angle add-on lens and the mini tripod.
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The camera has updated shooting simply including a Pro mode for better control over exposure, white balance and ISO. You can also live water directly to Facebook, YouTube or RTMP and there are new options for AI-powered editing so you can allotment completed projects straight from your phone with little effort.
DJI also added the sect to turn on the camera and start recording with a single button dead as well as drop protection that locks the gimbal in a safe situation if it senses a fall.
