DJI, more famous for its range of drones that take to the sky than mobile phone accessories, has releases a new version of its Osmo Mobile camera, this time for smartphone users not needing the device’s previously built in camera.
Launched at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, Germany, the newly updated accessory ditches the previously built-in camera on a gimble, and instead requires the user to provide their own.
Previously, the fairly expensive device insisted that users still have a smartphone, but use it only as a display to see the video they shot. Now DJI has brought the price down, and clearly believes that the cameras on the latest smartphones are good enough for most people.
The new Osmo still promises to use “DJI’s signature three-axis gimbal stabilization and SmoothTrack technology to let users shoot effortless, high-quality photos and videos on the go.”
There are three different operation modes: standard, Portrait, Flashlight and Underslung giving plenty of options for capturing movies.
Connected via Bluetooth, users of the “rig” will be able to use the device’s trigger control, to access various modes, as well as switch between the phone’s front and rear cameras. Camera settings, such as ISO, shutter speed and white balance are reachable directly onscreen through the accompanying dedicated app.
That app, the DJI GO App, will also let you do things like ActiveTrack, Motion Time lapse, Live Stream, Panorama, Long Exposure, Camera Settings saving you using a bevy of other apps from different developers.
The Osmo Mobile is compatible with most recent smartphone models, including the iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6s Plus, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Huawei Mate 8, and presumably the new iPhone 7 when it comes out later this month. It should, say DJI, accommodate any Android or iOS smartphone with a width between 2.31 and 3.34 inches.
The Osmo Mobile costs £289 and is available to buy now.
Source: pocket-lint.com
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