DJI Osmo Pocket 3 and Sony Z280 working together!

Doug Jensen

Doug Jensen

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When I bought NorBro's Pocket 3 last month I didn't really know what I'd use it for, but as the name says, it is easy to throw in your "pocket" and whip out whenever the moment is right. It's turning out to be a pretty handy little camera to have around. For example, I was shooting still photos a couple of weeks ago with my Sony A1 at a prescribed burn in Florida. So, I decided it would be a good opportunity to grab some 4K video for stock footage using my Sony Z280 and DJI Osmo Pocket 3. It was easy to carry all three cameras and switch between then as necessary. The Z280 clearly has the superior image quality and better focal-length range, but I have to say the Osmo did allow me to get a few shots that I couldn't have gotten as easily with another camera. I got more than 30 clips with the Osmo (65 from the Z280) that have already been accepted by Shutterstock, so I probably just paid for the Osmo already with this one shoot.

How do I know? Because I shot a prescribed burn in 2019 with the Z280 and I've already made over $14K from that one day. The Osmo only cost me $600 so I assume it will earn at least that from this one shoot.

As Bassman pointed out on another thread, the motion of the Osmo is not as smooth as a mirrrorless/gimbal would be, and I don't disagree, but its a heck of lot more convenient. Man, I wish I'd had this stuff 40 years ago!

 
Yeah, it was pretty good access. I shoot this kind of stuff the same way I shoot wildlife: Start a little distance back, avoid eye contact, never get in the way, anticipate where things are going to move, and then gradually get closer and closer until I'm practically holding a fire hose myself. The still sfrom the A1 turned out beautiful. That is one hell of a camera.
 
Nice comparison with the Pocket 3 and grading it to work with the others. Perfect timing as I'm considering the Pocket 3 as an option for when the FX6 can't be used. Did you shoot DLOG M?
 
jmone said:
Nice comparison with the Pocket 3 and grading it to work with the others. Perfect timing as I'm considering the Pocket 3 as an option for when the FX6 can't be used. Did you shoot DLOG M?
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Part of it was D-LOG but when I switched from 24 fps to 120 fps I got out of that mode accidentally. I'm not proficient with the camera yet and it escaped my notice in all the chaos. I promptly fired myself when I got home and discovered my rookie mistake. Some people say I will never work in this town again.
 
At 2" it is small compared to everything else we have these days, but they implemented everything on it really, IMO.

All looks great and the menu and the way the swiping with fingers works is awesome.
 
I know from my own experiences old eyes + small screen + outdoors + directing a client + camera I don’t use on a regular basis = my video IQ takes a big hit.

I would have fired myself long ago
 
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