Dji osmo mobile 2 handheld smartphone stabiliser gimbal - grey

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DJI OSMO MOBILE 2 HANDHELD SMARTPHONE STABILISER GIMBAL - GREY The DJI Osmo Mobile 2 is an affordable handheld gimbal for your smartphone. It smooths handheld videos (“butter-smooth” is a phrase you often hear applied to DJI Gimbals!), offers several time-lapse modes, and has a long-lasting battery. Although the most obvious use for a gimbal is “hand-held” or ”on-the-go” filming, I have been surprised to find how useful it also is tripod-mounted (it has a standard ¼“ tripod mount on the base). This arrangement allows for very smooth pans, tilts AND zooms by means of the gimbals controls. One benefit over the Osmo Mobiles versions 3 and 4 is that it can also be used in ‘Flashlight’ (or ‘Torch’) mode (which some find to be a more natural grip for film-making, allowing for a steadier shot). This gimbal is in excellent condition, comes complete with charging cable (it can be charged from your computer or numerous other chargers). User Manual & Quick Start Guide will be provided in pdf format (although these can also be downloaded from the DJI website). Not surprisingly, DJI gimbals receive rave evaluations. Below is a sample review, followed by further details about the product and its functions: ON-LINE REVIEW: “If you're looking to capture incredibly smooth footage from your smartphone then the DJI Osmo Mobile 2 will certainly give you the results you want. And then some. It's already become a staple for our videos, much to the happiness of our video editor. With impressive stabilisation for ultimate smoothness, plus new features, a better battery and a cheaper price than the original product, the DJI Osmo Mobile 2 rarely puts a foot wrong. It's mighty impressive. • Super-smooth stabilisation in multiple modes • Improved hardware controls • Long battery life • Also charges your phone” ADDITIONAL DETAILS: • Supports smartphones 58.6-84.8mm wide / up to 8.4mm thick • New zoom buttons, improved button configuration • ¼ “ standard fitting for tripods & accessories • Weighs 485 grams The design of the new Osmo Mobile 2 follows the same approach as the original, but sees a number of improvements. A big addition to the Osmo 2 is the inclusion of zoom controls on the handle - allowing you zoom control via your thumb, rather than being forced to use the phone's screen - plus a reconfiguration of the buttons to makes everything much easier to control. Some buttons offer double or triple functionality. For those who want to use a tripod with the Osmo Mobile 2 there's a ¼ -inch standard accessory mount at the bottom. Another major new feature is portrait shooting mode (presumably for SnapChat fans!). THE DJI GO APP: • Free-to-download iOS and Android app • Edit and share your creations with the DJI community To access the various modes and other features you will need to use the company's DJI Go app (for iOS and Android). It's free to download and easy to use, letting you control your phone's camera from the unit's buttons (via a Bluetooth connection). Beyond filming, the app also offers basic video editing options, mainly by auto-editing your footage to make it more exciting. FILMING WITH THE Osmo Mobile 2: • Improved AI ActiveTrack technology • Uses DJI's proprietary SmoothTrack technology • M button for physical control override • App provides control over phone camera's functions, like zoom for example The Osmo Mobile 2 features a number of capture modes to make your video shooting as smooth as possible. There's SmoothTrack mode, which will smoothly follow your arm's movements to reduce shake; ActiveLock, which will do it's best to lock onto a specific point regardless of where you then move; and Face Tracking, which locks onto a subject target's face. The Osmo Mobile 2 uses DJI's proprietary SmoothTrack technology (as found on its drones), plus a three-axis gimbal that compensates for any juddery movements that you make. Try as you may, it will be virtually impossible to make video look shaky with the Osmo Mobile 2. Even jumping up and down on the spot will smooth-out the capture. Of the various available modes there are three main ones that will probably be used the most. A single tap of the M button on the hilt of the unit and you'll turn on ActiveLock, which is great for keeping things still and focusing on a single plain of space rather than just the gimbal following your every movement. A double-tap of the M button will centre the phone in the cradle, while a triple-tap of the button switches it to selfie mode for those vlogging moments. Beyond the filming modes you can control the movement either by the very sensitive joypad on the hilt, or by moving the gimbal slowly with your hand, which proves easier at first. One of the staples of DJI's entire ecosystem is ActiveTrack, which allows you to draw around an object or person and have the camera lock on to them. This, powered by AI, is the Osmo's most impressive feature. It will happily followed someone around a room. It's not just people either, it can track any object (although you'll get better results if the object you are tracking is clearly defined). In addition there are stop-motion capture modes: Timelapse, which needs a fixed camera to capture intervals of a scene; Hyperlapse, which is similar to Timelapse, but can be used with the gimbal hand-held; and Motionlapse, which allows you to set the start and end positions and then the length of the timelapse you want to create, so as to produce motion through the scene. These are really cool, especially Motionlapse. Intervals can be set from half a second to a minute, with duration from 30 seconds to three hours overall. The mounted gimbal then goes off and does what you need, producing incredibly smooth results. And because of the new enhanced battery it won't run out of juice mid-way through capture. Battery life is great • Improved 15 hour battery life • It can charge your phone at the same time The gimbal can also charge your phone while you use it to extend your phone's filming time. That means no more worrying about whether or not it will survive a full day's worth of shooting. It's a great feature. PLEASE NOTE: 5 photos for this ad are of the item for sale itself. The remaining ones are “generic” (although they are also of a DJI Osmo Mobile 2, identical to the one for sale). This ad is for the gimbal plus charging cable ONLY – no mobile phone is included! UK P&P + £3