In August and September this year, DJI staged a good show of “one after another”. After drones and action cameras, the new product brought this time is the mobile phone gimbal, which is DJI Osmo Mobile 6. Osmo Mobile 6 is a lightweight, portable and easy-to-use smart anti-shake mobile phone gimbal. On the premise of maintaining the foldable body, magnetic quick release, and telescopic extension rod, it adds a quick shooting function and has better stability. Sexuality and smart follow effect performance. Next, we will bring you a detailed test and explanation of the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 mobile phone gimbal.
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 Mobile Gimbal
In terms of price, the price of DJI Osmo Mobile 6 is 999 yuan. Although the price is relatively high in the market, whether it is the hardware, the adapted DJI Mimo APP, or the smooth APP used later, it can improve the user experience. Sex and post-experience, value for money. In addition, this time, we also got the accessory of the supplementary light magnetic phone clip, which is priced at 299 yuan, and we will introduce it to you separately later.
Core parameter information of DJI Osmo Mobile 6:
Product weight: gimbal 309g
Product Dimensions: Unfolded: 276 × 111.5 × 99 mm
Folded: 189 × 84.5 × 44 mm
Extension rod length: 215mm
Battery life: 6.4 hours (actual working time)
Compatible APP: DJI Mimo
Accessories: fill light magnetic phone clip (need to buy separately)
The packaging of the DJI Osmo Mobile 6
Everything in the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 package
Appearance: New Screen and Knob Design
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 offers a new colorway, Dark Rock Grey. The new color makes the mobile phone gimbal look more advanced, and at the same time, it is more attractive. Carrying it out does increase the rate of return.
The state of the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 after it is folded
The state of DJI Osmo Mobile 6 after deployment
The folded and unfolded DJI Osmo Mobile 6 is only slightly different from the previous generation. Compared to the DJI OM 4, the folded design reduces the storage volume of the product by 30%.
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 can be locked after being folded
Metal folding clasp for DJI Osmo Mobile 6
Due to the foldable structure design, many people must pay attention to the durability and firmness of the fold. You can rest assured that DJI has many years of accumulated experience in material selection and design, so there will be no product quality problems due to folding. For the part of the folding buckle, DJI specially uses a metal material design, so it is more durable and you can rest assured when using it.
It can be automatically turned on directly after expansion
Compared with the OM5, the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 has added a new function to quickly start shooting. When we unfold from the folded state, the mobile phone gimbal will automatically turn on, which shortens the shooting preparation time by 3 times compared with the previous generation, and improves the efficiency of our shooting. In addition, when we attach the mobile phone to the gimbal, the APP notification can pop up (currently only supports iPhone), we only need to click the notification to enter the DJI Mimo APP interface.
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 Magnetic Phone Clip
The operation of the magnetic mobile phone clip is very simple
Adsorption firmness test of magnetic mobile phone clip
Although we have already introduced it to you in the previous generation evaluation, many friends who are new to DJI Osmo Mobile 6 can quickly learn how to use the magnetic mobile phone clip and its firmness after adsorption through our schematic GIF.
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 is compatible with most mainstream mobile phones on the market. It is recommended to use with mobile phones with a width of 67mm to 84mm, a thickness of 6.9mm to 10mm, and a weight of 170g to 290g. This magnetic phone clip is compatible with large-sized phones such as the iPhone 14 Pro Max. The folding screen design can be used in the folded state, but cannot be used in the unfolded state. With the magnetic quick release design, it is very convenient to connect or remove the mobile phone daily, and there is no need to close the gimbal.
Tripod for DJI Osmo Mobile 6
Tripod for DJI Osmo Mobile 6
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 comes with a tripod, which can be used to help us take selfies, record time-lapse and other applications. When we shoot daily, we can also install a tripod at the bottom of the gimbal to use as an extension handle.
Front buttons and levers of the DJI Osmo Mobile 6
The rear trigger and port of the DJI Osmo Mobile 6
The side knob of the DJI Osmo Mobile 6
Compared with the previous generation, the key layout and key form of DJI Osmo Mobile 6 have changed a lot. In addition to an additional screen on the front, the lever on the side has also become a knob design. The layout of the remaining buttons and interfaces has not changed.
The adjustment experience of the knob is better
The zoom lever on the side of the previous generation has become a knob design on the DJI Osmo Mobile 6, which can be used to adjust the focus and zoom functions. When the single-machine knob is used to switch the focus and zoom functions. The operation of the knob can make zooming or focusing more delicate and smooth, which is more controllable than the operation of the lever, reduces the difficulty of operation, and improves the user experience.
The screen of the DJI Osmo Mobile 6
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 screen can switch gimbal mode, display status
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 also adds a new screen design, which can display the current gimbal shooting status, battery level, and current gimbal mode. Users can switch the gimbal mode through the single M key. The four modes from left to right are gimbal follow (suitable for shooting up and down and oblique mirror motion pictures), tilt lock (suitable for shooting panning and surround direction moving pictures), FPV mode (for simulating first-person perspective, capturing iconic objects, etc.) and swivel shooting (for push-pull and overhead shots).
215mm length extension rod
The front end of the extension rod can be adjusted 90 degrees
Starting from OM 5, DJI mobile phone gimbal has added the function of extension rod, and DJI Osmo Mobile 6 inherits this feature. The extension rod is telescopic and can be extended by 215mm. The damping of the extension rod is relatively tight, so even if a heavy mobile phone is connected to perform a large-scale operation, there is no need to worry about the problem of the extension rod sliding down and recovering by itself. The extension rod can be adjusted at a 90-degree angle, and we can have a wider range to choose from when taking selfies or shooting.
Extension rod allows for wider viewing angle of the front camera
Selfie angle without extension stick
Selfie perspective using the extension stick
In recent years, mobile phone extension rods have become very popular. The reason is that with the extension rod, the selfie camera is farther away from the user, so the range of things that can be stored is wider, and it is more suitable for selfie group photos or video creation. Therefore, DJI Osmo Mobile 6 continues this function, because users really need this function very much, and the application frequency of daily shooting is also very high.
The packaging of the supplementary light magnetic mobile phone clip
Everything in the package
The two control buttons of the supplementary light and magnetic mobile phone clip
The effect on the phone
The effect on the phone
The light-filling magnetic phone clip is a new accessory that accompanies the OM 5 and can still be used on the DJI Osmo Mobile 6. This accessory needs to be purchased separately. It is used in exactly the same way as an ordinary magnetic phone clip. There is no difference in the firmness of the magnetic suction, the function and stability of the gimbal. There are two buttons on the light-filling magnetic phone clip, the back is the control switch and three levels of brightness, and the side is to control the three levels of color temperature. There is also a USB Type-C interface for charging.
Three-level brightness adjustment of the supplementary light magnetic mobile phone clip
Three-speed color temperature adjustment of the supplementary light magnetic phone clip
The supplementary light magnetic phone clip can adjust the brightness of three gears, and can also adjust the color temperature of three gears, which is very suitable for users to use when taking selfies and shooting in dark scenes. Of course, Douyin players, Xiaohongshu players or live broadcasters can all consider purchasing this accessory.
Stability Performance: As Stable With Or Without Extension Rod
As an intelligent anti-shake mobile phone gimbal, the stability performance of DJI Osmo Mobile 6 must also be of great concern to users. Next, we will conduct a stability test. The test is divided into the stability performance of the normal state and the state of using the extension rod. .
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 uses three-axis stabilization technology, and the stabilization capability of the mobile phone gimbal is the same regardless of whether an extension rod is used or not. Since DJI’s control algorithm can perform real-time compensation according to the gimbal attitude, it can effectively control the screen shake. It can be seen from the video that the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 has a very good stability performance during our testing. Whether walking, running or rotating, the picture can be kept very stable, and users can also switch the gimbal mode to experience according to the difference in shooting and moving the lens.
Smart Follow 5.0: Turn Around and Dance
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 is equipped with the new Smart Follow 5.0 technology. The newly upgraded intelligent follow function can make the subject follow more stable and smooth, the following distance can be increased to 10 meters, and the subject will always remain in the C position of the screen during the shooting process.
It can be seen from the video that the new smart follow function has a better experience, not only the recognition is more accurate, but the effect of following is also very stable, always keeping the subject in the center of the screen. Especially when shooting children and pets, the advantages of intelligent following will be more obvious. In addition, since actions such as turning around and dancing can also be recognized and followed, the types of photography that can be taken by users have been expanded, and the scope of adaptation is wider.
The gesture control part is the same as the previous product. After the function is turned on, the DJI Mimo APP will prompt us what gesture to use. After the gesture is recognized, it will start taking pictures or recording videos, and it will automatically recognize the subject and then follow it intelligently.
When we turn on the selfie mode, the mobile phone gimbal will automatically recognize the face and automatically follow within the moving range of the gimbal. When using this function, the beauty mode will be turned on by default, and the ladies will like this function even more. This function is very suitable for recording selfie Vlog videos, Douyin videos, group photos, etc.
Other Feature Experience
1. Panoramic Shooting
3×3 Panorama Photo
240° Panoramic Photos
Avatar Panorama
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 offers three panorama photo modes, 3×3, 240°, and avatar panorama. Among them, the avatar panorama was very popular on the Internet in the past few years, but due to the complexity of shooting, many users did not know it, but now it can be done automatically through the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 mobile phone gimbal. There will be notes and reminders for shooting in the APP. Users only need to stand in the designated position to cooperate with the shooting.
2. Dynamic Zoom
Dynamic zoom function interface
In commercial video shooting, there is a mirror movement effect called “Hitchcock” that has been well received and has been used in major film and television works. In DJI Osmo Mobile 6, this lens movement effect is named Dynamic Zoom. DJI considers the user intimately, so this mirror movement effect is completed by the mobile phone gimbal itself. The user only needs to choose whether the background is close or the background is far away, and then the gimbal will shoot according to the user’s choice and provide a finished film.
3. Still and motion time-lapse shooting
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 offers still time-lapse video and motion time-lapse video capabilities. Still time-lapse video is very simple, you can shoot with a fixed angle of view, or you can do track time-lapse shooting. In the trajectory time-lapse shooting, DJI presets the still delay, left-to-right, right-to-left and other trajectory shooting for the user, and can also be shot by the user-defined trajectory, so that the user’s video material will be very rich.
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 also has a motion time-lapse video function, that is, users can shoot time-lapse video while walking, and the effect is very good, very interesting, and very unique. Of course, not only walking, we can also shoot on vehicles such as cars and planes, and the effect is equally good.
4. Rotate Shooting
Rotation shooting effect (video converted to GIF presentation)
Rotary shooting first appeared on OM 3. On some push-pull lenses, we can use it with rotary shooting, which can create a better picture atmosphere. Due to the excellent stability, we can see that the picture is also very stable when using the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 for push-pull rotation shooting.
5. Story Mode
Everyone should be familiar with the Story mode. This is an old friend of the DJI mobile phone platform. Story mode is actually a short film mode preset by DJI. Generally, there will be several different mirror motion effects in a template. Users can shoot different subjects according to the prompts, and then the APP will automatically synthesize a video with a soundtrack and a theme. video, let you become a video master as a novice. This mode is very friendly for novices, and you can learn shooting skills and lens movement skills, as well as post-production color correction and soundtrack skills.
6. Interaction with the Smooth film APP
Although we can use the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 to shoot excellent video and photo footage, in order to truly shine, we need to process these footage into the final film. To process videos and photos, we need post-production, so the author here recommends the post-app “Smooth Film” developed by DJI. The “Chang Film” APP is a video editing application software officially launched by DJI. It is suitable for the user’s usage scenarios, and can support AI one-click filming, massive exclusive video templates, shooting inspiration teaching, etc.
Screenshots of Changpian APP function demonstration
In the DJI Mimo APP, we can jump to the Chang Film APP, and then we can see the photos and videos taken with the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 in the album of the Chang Film APP. There are many templates set up in the Changfilm APP. Users can directly apply the material to the template to make a film, or users can use their own creativity and use the editing function to process videos and photos, such as cropping, applying filters, toning, adding Subtitles and soundtracks and more.
Osmo Mobile 6, the First Mobile Phone Gimbal In My Life
So far, our review and introduction of the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 mobile phone gimbal has come to an end. DJI Osmo Mobile 6 is a small, portable, easy-to-use, and quick-to-use smart anti-shake mobile phone gimbal. It can help users capture images with a sense of picture, plot, stability, and movement in the scene they are in. The high-quality mobile video of the effect allows users to more easily create through mobile phones and express their inner thoughts.
Shooting Guidance in the DJI Mimo APP
If users have no inspiration for shooting and their creative thinking is exhausted, they can find new directions through the shooting guidance function in the DJI Mimo APP. This time, the shooting guidance function in the APP has been upgraded, with a better interactive interface design. At the same time, the content cases cover more types. There are corresponding cases in common scenes for users to refer to, helping users to quickly improve their daily shooting. Level.
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 Mobile Gimbal
The target group of DJI Osmo Mobile 6 is entry-level users who use mobile phones as daily shooting equipment, non-professional photography level but are interested in video shooting and want to shoot better. Such groups tend to use mobile phones to record their daily life, weekend trips, self-driving camping, or photographing babies and pets. They love life and record every bit of beauty that happens around them.
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 further lowers the user threshold in terms of getting started guide, key operation, intelligent functions, etc., providing a simpler mobile phone advanced shooting channel for entry-level users, so that users who love mobile photography can create better and easier. . Now DJI Osmo Mobile 6 is here, are you ready to get it?