DJi has just announced its brand new mobile gimbal in the OSMO family, the DJI OM 4. Instead of the usual ‘OSMO Mobile’ branding, the company is simply calling it as the OM 4.
The DJI OSMO 3 was a foldable and feature-rich mobile gimbal at a pretty affordable price. In fact, we compared the OSMO 3 with two other popular mobile gimbals last year and we were pretty happy with OSMO’s performance. This year’s DJI OM 4 carries forward the best features from the OSMO 3 but makes it more user friendly by adding magnetic mounts.
This is one of the biggest highlights of the new OSMO 4 (OM 4). You get two options to attach your phone to the gimbal. You can either use a clamp that comes with a magnet at the back or your can use a small and compact magnetic ring holder that you can attach to the back of your phone. In both the cases, you can simply snap the phone on to the gimbal in a second.
The new gimbal retains the same foldable design as its predecessor but is slightly more compact and lighter (390 grams vs 405 grams). DJI also adds that the OM 4 gimbal can carry heavier smartphones up to 230 grams in weight. So you can even mount a heavy device like the ASUS Zenfone 7 Pro. The battery capacity remains the same as the OSMO 3 – 2450mAh with a rated 15 hour battery life. The new gimbal also retains the same 3-axis stabilization as its previous version.
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The DJI OM 4 (OSMO 4) also brings improvements in the software. You get an improved Active Track 3.0 which DJI claims offer better tracking accuracy of subjects such as humans and pets and DynamicZoom which automatically zooms in or out of the subject as you move in or out, respectively. You also get a new Cloneme Pano mode which captures a series of images of a moving subject to clone him or her in different poses in a wide panoramic image.
Other features include a SpinShot mode to create a barrel roll effect, slo-mo mode, 240-degree panorama, and 3 x 3 panorama (9 photos stitched together to automatically create a super wide shot). You also get three special modes – time lapse, hyper lapse and motion lapse to create unique videos using the gimbal.
The DJI OM4 is priced at $149 in the US, which is $30 more than the OSMO 3 ($119). But note that at this price, accessories such as the grip tripod and the magnetic phone clamp and ring holder come right inside the box.
You can get the DJI OM 4 gimbal from Best Buy and DJI’s official online store.
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