DJI Osmo Mobile 2 will be the visited camera stabilizer you buy
DJI already owns the camera drone market by offering better tech than its competitors at aggressive prices. It’s now taking the same path with its camera stabilizers.
The Osmo Mobile 2 handheld stabilizer brings the same aloof and steady videos DJI’s drones are known for to your phone’s camera. You get autotracking capabilities, programmed shots, direct camera controls and more for $129. (That’s throughout £95 or AU$165 converted, with real UK and Australian prices TBA.)
Much of the heavy lifting for its shooting features is done with DJI’s Go app for iOS and Android. That (and a Bluetooth connection) are what allow the Osmo to talk to your phone’s camera and do things like control your digital zoom with a slider on the boss and change settings for ISO and shutter speed. You can have it automatically track enchanting subjects, create panoramas and shoot motion time-lapse and hyper-lapse videos, too.
The new nylon body keeps it lightweight while manager room for a battery that lasts up to 15 hours. It’s not removable like the original’s, but that tapped out at throughout 4 hours. This way you can stay running all day and there’s even a USB port so you can charge your phoned off the Osmo’s battery while you shoot.
The Osmo Mobile’s controls have been cleaned up and simplified, too, and the phone clamp can be positioned horizontally or vertically. There’s even a tripod mount on the bottom now.
You’ll be able to preorder the Osmo Mobile 2 on Jan. 23 exclusively from Applecom. In early February, it will also be available at DJIcom.
DJI Ronin-S for DSLR and mirrorless cameras.
DJI
If shooting with a “real” camera is more your tying, DJI also announced the Ronin-S, the company’s first single-handed stabilizer that will be available in two frame sizes for DSLR and mirrorless camera controls. DJI says the motor system can handle zoom lenses and works with in-body and in-lens stabilization systems.
Like Osmo, the Ronin-S has a mobile app that will give for automatic camera moves. There are also dedicated control buttons for the camera, joystick for precise positioning and a Sport mode that gives the motors to keep pace with fast-moving subjects. Hot-swappable batteries let you keep shooting exclusive of having to stop.
Unlike the Osmo Mobile 2, except, the Ronin-S isn’t expected until the second quarter of 2018 and no pricing is available. According to the DJI representative I spoke with, belief, you can expect it to be competitive.
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