DJI Osmo Pocket - Handheld 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer with integrated Camera 12 MP 1/2.3” CMOS 4K Video, Attachable to Smartphone, Android, iPhone, Black

1.0 out of 5 stars

By Kindle Customer - Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2018

Cannot use camera at all without agreeing to invasive permissions.

The Osmo will not operate without installing DJI's Mimo app. The Mimo app *requires* that you create an account and upload data about your phone to their server as part of an "activation" process. The Mimo app demands location information (on both Android and iOS) and refuses to run unless you agree to these terms. This is a completely unacceptable privacy violation. I bought the camera. I should be able to use it without having to "activate" it first - especially when the activation is a privacy nightmare.

2.0 out of 5 stars

By Dimitri Dark - Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019

Ordered for Christmas, only to learn it did not take micro USB and had to be registered.

Be warned that if you send this for a refund, you will lose $100 I'm not sure why my original review was deleted. I ordered this for Christmas, and learned that it would not work with a micro USB phone (they did not advertise this at the time, they updated it mid January) and the device has to be registered in order to work. I contacted DJI support to be told that there was nothing that can be done. A few days later I was able to get it working but using it without a phone limits a lot of the features and usability. So I sent it back for a refund and got $200 back instead of the $350 I paid. After contacting customer support, I was able to get an additional $50 back. I loved the original osmo and always wanted one but this was such a disappointment. I don't know why you have to register it before you can even use it. They should confirm it works before charging money.

3.0 out of 5 stars

By Abhijeet - Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018

A good gimbal - camera combo however needs some basic fundamental updates and features

A fairly good product however does lack some basic festures and has some FW and App bugs, seems like DJI rushed into releasing the product to catch on the holiday shopping bus. These are just my personal views as a honest commoner for the benefit of the larger amazon community and are not influenced by any company, person : Pro’s / Con’s / Feedback for DJI : 1. Shoots brilliant 4K and gives an option to choose multiple frame rates starting from 24 all the way till 60fps (in PRO Mode) 2. Very good tracking and follow mode, crisp video and good detection range however, no option to use follow mode in 4K 60FPS (maybe a FW fix). 3. When connected to the MIMO app, syncs photos, videos etc with built in phone gallery. (provide an option to disable this) 4. Lacks zoom (no digital zoom either), maybe DJI will add this with a firmware update. 5. No option to shoot superfine with 4K at 60FPS (again a FW fix) 6. Lacks wide Pano (beyond 3x3) maybe 6x3 or 9x3 etc. max possible to cameras panning capabilities. 7. Unable to switch Camera modes without exiting the PRO setting (if disconnected from the phone). Exiting the PRO reset’s all camera quality settings (this seems like a FW bug and DJI needs to fix this ASAP) 8. The product comes with only an iPhone connector and a USB Type C, hence in a way folks having an older device wont be able to connect. Which essentially also means the product cant be activated (activation needs you to connect the osmo pocket to a phone). I an wondering how much of a cost is it to include a 2nd Gen type of a usb connector. DJI should seriously think about including it in v2.0 of the hardware and at this point provide an option to the existing buyers to buy it. 9. No option to reduce shutter below 1/60 in 4k / 60p video mode using manual settings and 4k / 24p to less then 1/25. Quite a limitation when doing video shoots in indoor environment with manual setting. 10. If you use Auto during indoor shoots, the ISO always defaults to 1600 or 3200 and this produces a super grainy (noisy) picture. If there is an option to fix the apperature setting then I dont think there is a need to use ISO at that high range (needs some tweaking and fixing at the image quality level). 11. DJI please provide an option for Shutter / Apperature priority along with Manual and Auto. This is more of a FW fix and would be off convenience to a lot of users. I will update this review in a few weeks as I see responses and updates from DJI. Moreover I am headed to a Cruise next week and I am hopefull that the Cruise will be a good use case for testing this thing out in real life. At this point in time, it still does not replace my Hero 7 Black on a Gimbal.

3.0 out of 5 stars

By IA - Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2018

Stay away until they get it to work as advertised

USo DJI is happy releasing a beta product. Can't track anything, loses subject all the time. Jerky movement. Ends up pointing in random directions. Interface isn't remotely intuitive. DJI is like Apple. Great hardware. Most of the time anyway. But your software is lacking, buggy.

2.0 out of 5 stars

By AmazonPrimeAddict - Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018

DJI OSmos Pocket Great Idea but Not worth the headache

So, when i first saw the Osmos Pocket, I was like this is cool. I am buying this and not the go pro 7. When the Osmos Pocket arrived on 12/15, my headaches with this product began. I opened it up, oops, my phone has micro usb port and the osmos has a typ-c port. How the hell did i miss this?...Annoyed but not going to freak out. No worries, i will make it work. Went to Dji website to order their wireless base, SOLD OUT!!!..Search Amazon, $109 . ...Nope not paying $109 when on their website is around $70 bucks. Order adapter typc-micro usb... $7 dollars later, the adapter arrived. Once again, optimistic, this is soo going to work. WRONG AGAIN! NOT WORKING.. Software does not load automatically, no sign of starting the activation process. The only message I see on osmos pocket is: " not activated". FUDGE!!!! Yesterday , micro sd card came, put into slot, NOPE, the sd card keeps popping out and wont stay inside the slot....SADLY, 6 DAYS LATER, Hours of frustration, ABOUT TO GO ON VACATION, SENDING THE DJI OSMOS BACK!!! TRULY DISAPPOINTED. Go Pro 7 here i come.