DJI launches the Osmo+ (Plus) with optical zoom

    DJI Osmo+ vs the DJI Osmo

    DJI launched the latest version of the popular stabilized handheld camera also known as the Osmo. The latest release called the DJI Osmo+ (Plus) features a modified version of the Z3 gimbal and camera just recently launched for the Inspire 1.

    How is this Osmo+ different from the original Osmo?

    For one the new Osmo+ features a new 22-77mm (35mm equivalent) zoom lens allowing a total of 7x zoom consisting of 3.5x optical zoom and 2x digital lossless zoom (the fine print for the lossless digital zoom; is when filming in 1080p). This means if you’re shooting in 4K you will be able to take advantage of the 3.5x optical zoom, just not the digital 2x zoom. The Osmo in comparison has a prime 20mm (35mm equivalent) lens with no optical zoom.

    As with most zoom lenses at the telephoto end, meaning the lens is zoomed in, there is less light able to enter the lens as when it’s wide open. On the Osmo+ this means F2.8 on the wide end and F5.2 on the telephoto end. The new X3 Zoom gimbal weighs 47grams (1.65oz) more than the normal non-zoom X3. The minimum focus distance has been moved down to 50cm (1.64ft) allowing for even better selfies and other close-up shots, both for photo and video. The sensor is the same in both Osmo models, the 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor R CMOS featuring 12.40M effective pixels.

    The Osmo+ has the new Zenmuse X3 Zoom gimbal, similar to the Z3 Zoom gimbal for the Inspire 1 and larger drones it supports the camera on both sides. The good news is it doesn’t affect the controllable range of the Osmo+. You will get the same -35° to +135° of Tilt, ±320° of Pan and ±30° of Roll that you got on the normal Osmo. Update: The new Zenmuse X3 Zoom Gimbal and Camera which ships on the Osmo+ is now available for existing DJI Osmo owners here.

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    Interestingly the video resolutions are slightly different on the Osmo+ than the normal Osmo. 4K, UHD, 2.7K are the same, yet at 1080p the Osmo+ claims to only go up to 100p vs 120p on the Osmo. These faster fps (frames per second) settings are used for the slow motion feature. The Osmo+ also doesn’t list any 720p (1280 x 720) settings. These differences could of course, be brought out via a software update as the internals of the camera could essentially be the same.

    Osmo+vsOsmoChargersNew OS1C11 Charger for the DJI Osmo+ (Plus)

    One bigger difference between the two models is the intelligent battery. The new Osmo+ comes with a (HB02-542465) “High Capacity Intelligent Battery”. This newer battery holds 1225mAh vs 980mAh in the normal (HB01-522365) Osmo battery. This translates to 14.1Wh in the new Osmo+ vs 10.8Wh in the Osmo. We reached out to DJI and they confirmed that the new high capacity batteries from the Osmo+ will be compatible in the other Osmos. This means a 20% increase in battery capacity compared to the normal Osmo HB01 battery. The Osmo+ also comes with a more compact battery charger (OS1C11) where the battery stands up instead of laying horizontally as in the (SOY015A-1260120) Osmo charger.

    The new DJI Osmo+ also features a new motion timelapse mode which allows the camera to capture a timelapse video while the camera pans. You tell the Osmo+ where you want the capture to start and end and it will record for a preset amount of time and move the camera to the predetermined end point. We hope that through a firmware upgrade the normal Osmo’s will receive the Motion Timelapse feature.

    For more details check out the DJI Osmo+ here.

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