On July 31, DJI launched the Osmo 360 worldwide, however not within the USA. Many YouTubers have posted their evaluations already, and we’re planning on posting a written overview after we’ve spent extra time with the digicam, however right here’s a fast first look and a few feedback on the official press launch.
The press launch’s factors are indented, with my feedback following:
The Osmo 360 delivers the sharpest pictures doable on the 360 digicam market with 1-inch 360° imaging1. It’s the first 360 digicam to shoot ultra-high-spec 8K/50fps 360° video, and is the one 360 digicam that may shoot repeatedly for 100 minutes in 8K/30fps2.
8K is a crucial spec level as we speak, and although the Insta360 X5 and Kandao Qoocam 8K can each match the decision, they’ll’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 digicam physique.
Primarily, whereas most 360° cameras challenge the fish-eye picture circle onto a 4:3 sensor and ignore the sides, DJI has used a customized sq. sensor to waste much less house. This is able to be a 1” sensor if it was 4:3, although it’s truly a 1/1.1” sensor. The managed circumstances for steady 8K/30fps recording are at 25°C (77°F) although you possibly can count on the digicam to overheat finally if used in the summertime solar.
The Osmo 360 can also be the primary 360 digicam to function native 8K/30fps 360° panoramic video with massive 2.4μm pixels, boasting an industry-best run time of 100 minutes at 8K/30fps. The big pixel dimension – double the {industry} customary 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 customary for video decision in 360 cameras.
With a powerful 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 evaluations appear to be bearing these claims out. Not talked about right here however vital to video professionals: this digicam affords 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 enhancing wanted, offering third-person views sometimes captured by a cameraman.
This can be a function of all 360° cameras; the overlap between the 2 lenses implies that something instantly between the 2 will probably be hidden.
Excessive Body Price Video: For people who need to seize split-second particulars at a excessive body fee, the Osmo 360 may also shoot in 4K/100fps 360° video.
Gradual 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 vital. As most 360° cameras can solely simply collect sufficient decision to look nice, I think 100fps will solely be used when it’s actually wanted.
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 pictures.
The native pixel decision of the nonetheless pictures is 15520×7760 whereas the video decision is 7680×3840, so I’m curious to see how good these stills look. Early evaluations have highlighted that solely JPEG taking pictures is feasible at this stage, with no RAW and no computerized bracketing, so this won’t be the digicam for digital tour creators. We’ll positively check this, although.
Gesture and Voice Management: Begin or cease recording with a easy palm gesture, or use voice management to go hands-free.
Provided that creators usually depart the digicam standing alone as they transfer round, these mechanisms could possibly be useful — however app management can also be doable.
HorizonSteady and RockSteady: With HorizonSteady enabled, the footage stays degree irrespective of how the digicam 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 to be strong 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 individuals, autos, pets, and extra.
Multi-Platform Modifying Assist: Edit movies with DJI Mimo or DJI Studio. DJI Studio affords a full suite of instruments, and the Premiere plugin streamlines the workflow to create gorgeous 360° movies.
Monitoring and desktop processing are vital 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 useful in the event you’re planning on enhancing within the app, there’s no solution to batch course of particular person clips from camera-native to equirectangular. As an alternative, it’s a must to add them to a timeline and export the timeline, giving a reputation every time. For those who want to work with 360° footage in your NLE, this could possibly be a trouble, however there’s a Premiere Professional plug-in out there. We’ll check this in our full overview.
A couple of extra factors from the discharge:
Efficiency as a Single Lens Motion Digicam
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 digicam 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 easy 4K/120fps video.
Recording only a single lens at a time could possibly be useful for vloggers, and the elevated decision out there may exchange an motion digicam for some customers. If this could possibly be useful, you’ll most likely need the tilting mount to make holding a selfie stick extra comfy.
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 digicam to pack two massive 1-inch 360 imaging lens modules into one, ultra-compact physique. Furthermore, the Osmo 360 is constructed to thrive in excessive circumstances, able to recording for over 1.5 hours in freezing circumstances as little as -20° C (-4° F)1. The battery can report repeatedly for 100 minutes1 at 8K/30fps decision, which may be prolonged for one more 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 no digicam for lengthy.
Constructed-in storage is all the time welcome; most of us will know the sinking feeling after we press report solely to comprehend that the microSD card we thought was within the digicam continues to be again within the reader at residence. 183g is noticeably lighter than my Insta360 RS 1-inch 360 digicam at 236g, and the intensive vary of equipment offers many choices.
The Advantages of the DJI Ecosystem
Osmo 360’s magnetic fast launch design works with Osmo Motion sequence equipment, whereas additionally that includes a 1/4″ thread gap for simple compatibility with conventional gear.
Osmo 360 affords the OsmoAudio™ Direct Microphone Connection3, permitting customers to attach Osmo 360 straight to 2 DJI microphone transmitters with no receiver, capturing studio-quality sound.
Ecosystem benefits are vital: when you have any current DJI Motion cameras, the magnetic mounts and batteries may be shared with this digicam. Although a 1/4-20 on the digicam 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 the event you use a latest DJI Mic with this digicam.
Value and Availability
The DJI Osmo 360 is accessible to order from retailer.dji.com and licensed retail companions, with transport beginning as we speak, within the following configurations:
• Osmo 360 Normal Combo – 479.99 EUR
Contains Osmo 360, Osmo Motion Excessive Battery Plus, Osmo 360 Protecting Pouch, Osmo Lens Cleansing Fabric, USB-C to USB-C PD Cable (USB 3.1), Osmo 360 Rubber Lens Protector.
• Osmo 360 Journey Combo – 629.99 EUR
Contains Osmo 360, Osmo Motion Excessive Battery Plus, Osmo Motion Multifunctional Battery Case 2, Osmo 360 Protecting Pouch, Osmo Lens Cleansing Fabric, 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 large information is after all that it’s not out there within the US but, seemingly as DJI is dealing with customs difficulties and tariff uncertainty. To this point, 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 slightly cheaper: AU$759/AU$989 at RRP.
In our upcoming overview we’ll take a deeper have a look at this digicam and a few of its competitors, evaluating the Osmo 360 to the Insta360 RS 1” 360° digicam, taking a look at nonetheless and video purposes and sharing a couple of sneaky tips to get essentially the most out of any 360° digicam. For now, right here’s a video overview from Hugh Huo:
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