Simply eight months after introducing the Osmo Mobile 7 Pro, DJI has already introduced a follow-up. The new Osmo Mobile 8 doesn’t reimagine the now well-established design of the corporate’s smartphone stabilizers. Nevertheless it introduces new performance, together with the flexibility to rotate and pan a smartphone a full 360 levels, and assist for Apple’s DockKit, giving the stabilizer one other methodology to trace and observe topics autonomously whereas utilizing a wider variety of camera apps.
Just like other products that DJI announced this year, the corporate hasn’t finalized plans for a US or worldwide launch for the brand new Osmo Cellular 8. “The Osmo Cellular 8 is at present solely out there in China, and we do not need an estimated timeline for different markets presently,” in line with DJI spokesperson Daisy Kong. Pricing for the stabilizer there may be 898 Chinese language Yuan, or round $126.
The brand new OM8 options the identical Multifunctional Module because the OM7, which attaches to the facet of its now stronger and safer magnetic telephone mount. The module contains an LED fill gentle, doubles as a wi-fi receiver for DJI’s wireless microphones, and might observe and preserve topics in body by controlling the stabilizer’s actions, it doesn’t matter what digital camera app you’re utilizing. DJI has additionally upgraded the module’s monitoring capabilities to incorporate canines and cats.
Battery life remains to be rated at as much as 10 hours, and the OM8 carries ahead its predecessor’s built-in tripod legs and eight.4-inch telescoping extension rod. DJI has additionally added a counterweight mount so the gimbal stays balanced even while you use a smartphone with a big lens or when different cumbersome equipment are hooked up.