On July 31, DJI launched the Osmo 360 worldwide, however not within the USA. Many YouTubers have posted their opinions already, and we’re planning on posting a written evaluate after we’ve spent extra time with the digital camera, however right here’s a fast first look and a few feedback on the official press launch.
The brand new Osmo 360, out there in lots of international locations now
The press launch’s factors are indented, with my feedback following:
The Osmo 360 delivers the sharpest images doable on the 360 digital camera market with 1-inch 360° imaging1. It’s the first 360 digital camera to shoot ultra-high-spec 8K/50fps 360° video, and is the one 360 digital camera that may shoot constantly for 100 minutes in 8K/30fps2.
8K is a crucial spec level right this moment, and although the Insta360 X5 and Kandao Qoocam 8K can each match the decision, they will’t do it at 50fps. On “1-inch imaging”:
Specifically designed for 360° seize, the Osmo 360’s industry-first sq. HDR picture sensor maintains the identical 360° picture discipline as a standard 1-inch rectangular sensor, whereas eliminating the unused space of conventional rectangular sensors. This ends in 25% extra sensor utilization, in addition to excellent picture high quality and decrease energy consumption, all in an ultra-compact, light-weight digital camera physique.
Primarily, whereas most 360° cameras challenge the fish-eye picture circle onto a 4:3 sensor and ignore the perimeters, DJI has used a customized sq. sensor to waste much less house. This may be a 1” sensor if it was 4:3, although it’s really a 1/1.1” sensor. The managed situations for steady 8K/30fps recording are at 25°C (77°F) although you may anticipate the digital camera to overheat finally if used in the summertime solar.
The Osmo 360 can also be the primary 360 digital camera to characteristic native 8K/30fps 360° panoramic video with giant 2.4μm pixels, boasting an industry-best run time of 100 minutes at 8K/30fps. The big pixel dimension – double the {industry} commonplace dimension of 1.2μm – captures extra image particulars, much less noise, higher low-light efficiency, and better dynamic vary. Additionally supporting ultra-high-spec 8K/50fps 360° video, Osmo 360 units a brand new commonplace for video decision in 360 cameras.
With a formidable 13.5 stops of dynamic vary, mixed with the bigger pixel dimension and f/1.9 aperture, which considerably will increase the quantity of sunshine consumption, the Osmo 360 captures crisp, vibrant footage – even in low-light settings or high-contrast scenes like dawn and sundown.
It’s nice to see pixel dimension and dynamic vary talked about, and opinions appear to be bearing these claims out. Not talked about right here however necessary to video professionals: this digital camera presents 10-bit recording in a Log profile. A number of extra dot level claims:
Invisible Selfie Stick: The Osmo Invisible Selfie Stick vanishes from 360° movies with no modifying wanted, offering third-person views sometimes captured by a cameraman.
It is a characteristic of all 360° cameras; the overlap between the 2 lenses implies that something instantly between the 2 shall be hidden.
Excessive Body Fee Video: For those who need to seize split-second particulars at a excessive body price, the Osmo 360 may also shoot in 4K/100fps 360° video.
Sluggish Movement: Seize video in as much as 4x sluggish movement mode to make each awe-inspiring second last more.
You’ll have to decide on if 4K/100fps or 8K/50fps is extra necessary. As most 360° cameras can solely simply collect sufficient decision to look nice, I believe 100fps will solely be used when it’s actually wanted.
Whirling a 360° digital camera above your head? You may need to swap to 100fps
120 MP 360° Photograph: To seize a single second in time, customers can take an ultra-clear 360° picture as much as 120 megapixels, reaching razor-sharp element for nonetheless photographs.
The native pixel decision of the nonetheless photographs is 15520×7760 whereas the video decision is 7680×3840, so I’m curious to see how good these nonetheless look. Early opinions have highlighted that solely JPEG taking pictures is feasible at this stage, with no RAW and no automated bracketing, so this may not be the digital camera for digital tour creators. We’ll undoubtedly check this, although.
Gesture and Voice Management: Begin or cease recording with a easy palm gesture, or use voice management to go hands-free.
On condition that creators typically go away the digital camera standing alone as they transfer round, these mechanisms may very well be helpful — however app management can also be doable.
HorizonSteady and RockSteady: With HorizonSteady enabled, the footage stays stage irrespective of how the digital camera is rotated. In single-lens mode, RockSteady 3.0 successfully reduces shakes whereas retaining the dynamic influence of movement, delivering a extra immersive first-person perspective.
Stabilization is each anticipated and required for 360° cameras, and it seems stable from what I’ve seen.
GyroFrame and Clever Monitoring: DJI Mimo’s GyroFrame permits customers to to regulate the 360° composition utilizing movement management, whereas clever monitoring makes it doable to lock onto and observe folks, autos, pets, and extra.
Multi-Platform Modifying Assist: Edit movies with DJI Mimo or DJI Studio. DJI Studio presents a full suite of instruments, and the Premiere plugin streamlines the workflow to create gorgeous 360° movies.
Monitoring and desktop processing are necessary for a lot of professional workflows, and DJI Studio tries to supply an equal providing to Insta360 Studio. I’ve downloaded and examined this already, and whereas it appears fairly purposeful in case you’re planning on modifying within the app, there’s no technique to batch course of particular person clips from camera-native to equirectangular. As a substitute, it’s a must to add them to a timeline and export the timeline, giving a reputation every time. For those who choose to work with 360° footage in your NLE, this may very well be a trouble, however there’s a Premiere Professional plug-in out there. We’ll check this in our full evaluate.
Early checks with DJI Studio present a few tough edges
A number of extra factors from the discharge:
Efficiency as a Single Lens Motion Digital camera
Effortlessly swap between the entrance and rear lenses with out stopping recording – excellent for capturing journey vlogs in a single seamless take. Osmo 360 can be utilized as a first-person motion digital camera with single-lens mode, providing crisp 5K/60fps flat movies with a sweeping 155° ultra-wide angle. Enhance Video mode offers an excellent broader 170° discipline of view and clean 4K/120fps video.
Recording only a single lens at a time may very well be helpful for vloggers, and the elevated decision out there might substitute an motion digital camera for some customers. If this may very well be helpful, you’ll in all probability need the tilting mount to make holding a selfie stick extra snug.
This tilting magentic mount is a good suggestion if you wish to use single lens mode
Handy to Carry, with Lengthy Battery Life
For creators on the go, Osmo 360 prioritizes comfort with 105GB of built-in storage. Weighing simply 183g, the superior stacked design permits the digital camera to pack two giant 1-inch 360 imaging lens modules into one, ultra-compact physique. Furthermore, the Osmo 360 is constructed to thrive in excessive situations, able to recording for over 1.5 hours in freezing situations as little as -20° C (-4° F)1. The battery can report constantly for 100 minutes1 at 8K/30fps decision, which will be prolonged for an additional 180 minutes1 with the Osmo 360 Battery Extension Rod. In simply 12 minutes, Osmo 360 reaches 50% energy to make sure creators are by no means with out a digital camera for lengthy.
Constructed-in storage is all the time welcome; most of us will know the sinking feeling once we press report solely to appreciate that the microSD card we thought was within the digital camera remains to be again within the reader at dwelling. 183g is noticeably lighter than my Insta360 RS 1-inch 360 digital camera at 236g, and the in depth vary of equipment offers many choices.
Any selfie stick shall be invisible, however this battery possibility contains energy and controls too
The Advantages of the DJI Ecosystem
Osmo 360’s magnetic fast launch design works with Osmo Motion collection equipment, whereas additionally that includes a 1/4″ thread gap for straightforward compatibility with conventional gear.
Osmo 360 presents the OsmoAudio™ Direct Microphone Connection3, permitting customers to attach Osmo 360 straight to 2 DJI microphone transmitters with out a receiver, capturing studio-quality sound.
Ecosystem benefits are vital: when you’ve got any present DJI Motion cameras, the magnetic mounts and batteries will be shared with this digital camera. Although a 1/4-20 on the digital camera physique means you don’t want to purchase a mount in any respect, a shared magnetic mount means simple swaps between cameras. There’s additionally no want for a receiver in case you use a current DJI Mic with this digital camera.
As much as two DJI Mic transmitters can be utilized while not having to attach a receiver to the digital camera
Worth and Availability
The DJI Osmo 360 is out there to order from retailer.dji.com and approved retail companions, with transport beginning right this moment, within the following configurations:
• Osmo 360 Normal Combo – 479.99 EUR
Consists of Osmo 360, Osmo Motion Excessive Battery Plus, Osmo 360 Protecting Pouch, Osmo Lens Cleansing Material, USB-C to USB-C PD Cable (USB 3.1), Osmo 360 Rubber Lens Protector.
• Osmo 360 Journey Combo – 629.99 EUR
Consists of Osmo 360, Osmo Motion Excessive Battery Plus, Osmo Motion Multifunctional Battery Case 2, Osmo 360 Protecting Pouch, Osmo Lens Cleansing Material, USB-C to USB-C PD Cable, Osmo Adjustable Fast Launch Adapter Mount, Osmo 1.2m Invisible Selfie Stick, Osmo 360 Rubber Lens Protector.
The massive information is after all that it’s not out there within the US but, possible as DJI is dealing with customs difficulties and tariff uncertainty. Thus far, some retailers have posted preorder hyperlinks, at US549.99 for the Normal Combo and $699.99 for the Journey Combo. For those who’re in Australia (with no tariff and decrease GST than the EU) they’re a little bit cheaper: AU$759/AU$989 at RRP.
In our upcoming evaluate we’ll take a deeper take a look at this digital camera and a few of its competitors, evaluating the Osmo 360 to the Insta360 RS 1” 360° digital camera, taking a look at nonetheless and video purposes and sharing a couple of sneaky tips to get essentially the most out of any 360° digital camera. For now, right here’s a video evaluate from Hugh Huo:
