If you're just starting out with your Pocket 2 and want to know the best camera settings to get started with, or you just need some recommendations for some decent accessories, I've put a useful resources page together geni.us/a8Mu

Great comparison video! You mentioned some things not many other creators have mentioned (low light and stabilization) and that is much appreciated!

I found your channel a few days ago, and I loving all the content you have. Great work. Really helpful videos.

Your channel is super underrated I just discovered your channel today and love your content so much , definitely hope your channel reaches out to more ppl and wish u all the best with your content creating I’ll also definitely be picking up the pocket 2 for vlogging thanks for helping me make up my mind between the 2 😊🙏🏾

You were one of the youtubers talking about the Pocket 2 that helped convince me to get one. I do not regret getting the pocket 2 at all. Thanks!

Love your content! Because of you I started my KZfaq channel and now do reviews on my favorite equipment/ Fire arms.

Thanks for the review. Great comparison.

(Part 1 - I wrote too much to fit into one comment 😀) The Pocket 2 is definitely a great little camera. I have both the Pocket 2 and the GoPro Hero 9. But I guess my needs and video-shooting style are different from yours, because I'm the exact opposite when it comes to choosing a camera. As much as I like the Pocket 2, when I head outside to shoot video, I always reach for the GoPro first. In case you or anyone else is curious (and just for fun), I put together a list of some reasons off the top of my head why someone like me might skip the Pocket 2 and choose the GoPro instead when going out for the day: 1. The Pocket 2 doesn't have a replaceable battery. The Pocket 2 battery dies very quickly, and when it does, I'm stuck. I can't do anything until I plug it in and wait for it to fully recharge. For that reason alone, I can't use the Pocket 2 at all. My days are too long. I prefer a GoPro because I'm able to change the battery three or even four times in a day and just keep filming. I can't do that with a Pocket 2. 2. The Pocket 2 gimbal is delicate and has to be protected. Once I start using the Pocket 2, it's glued to my hand out of necessity. I can't put it down anywhere on a market table or on a store counter or on the ground if I need my hands free for a minute or two. I can't tuck it between my knees or under my arm either. It's so easy to jam up the gimbal motors and they go a bit nuts and start whining and vibrating. With the GoPro, you can do whatever you want. There is no delicate gimbal with its sensitive motors to protect. When I'm in a store, I just plop the GoPro down onto the counter. In a cafe or restaurant, I can just put it down on the table. If I'm grabbing some snacks from a street vendor or at the local market, I tuck the GoPro between my knees or under my arm. I can't do that with the Pocket 2. 3. I can't just toss the Pocket 2 into my knapsack when I need to put the camera away temporarily. Every time you want to put the Pocket 2 away, you have to fully shut it down, make sure the gimbal is in the right position, and then put it away in its case. And THEN you can finally put it in your knapsack or pocket. Then you have to do the reverse to get it out again and turn it back on. It's a hassle and it takes a long time. With a GoPro, you just toss it in your bag. That's it. It's not going to get damaged in any way. You don't even have to turn it off. 4. I can't mount the Pocket 2 on a scooter or bicycle. You can't really mount the Pocket 2 on anything that is moving or shaking. That alone is a dealbreaker for me. A GoPro, of course, is designed for that. I can take a GoPro and use it in every situation I might encounter during a regular day whether I'm riding a scooter or walking or in a busy and crowded market or cafe or hanging out on a muddy village farm or checking out the local waterfall or cave. The Pocket 2 is very limited in terms of the situations where it can be used safely and easily. 5. The Pocket 2 isn't waterproof. So, I can't use the Pocket 2 if it starts to rain even a little bit. With a GoPro, I DO have to put away whatever external microphone I'm using and reattach the battery door to make it fully waterproof, but I can keep using it even if it's raining. That's particularly important when filming on a scooter trip or bicycle ride. And, of course, you can go swimming with it or take it into rivers and waterfalls and caves and through wet forests as you go hiking. None of that is possible with a Pocket 2. 6. The Pocket 2 LCD screen is far too small to be of any use to me except for changing settings in the menus. I can't see anything on the tiny LCD screen. I have no idea what I'm filming unless I hold the camera right up to my face, and I'm rarely doing anything like that. I usually have any camera on a selfie stick or grip relatively far from my face, and I can't see a thing on the Pocket 2 LCD screen. With a GoPro, I can see everything very clearly on both the front and the back LCD screens. They're nice and big and bright. 7. The Pocket 2 gimbal mechanism itself is difficult and complicated to use. I find the gimbal controls are awkward and fiddly. You have to devote so much time and energy to thinking about what the gimbal is doing, what mode you're in, what mode is best, how the modes differ, where the gimbal is pointing, and what it's doing. It's tiring and annoying for me after a while to have a machine and a piece of software between me and where the camera is pointing. And I often have no idea where the camera lens is pointing or what it is recording, and then I find out at the end of the day that it was pointing in the wrong direction most of the time. With a GoPro, it's simple. There's nothing between you and the camera except your own arm and hand. You just aim the camera at whatever you want to film, and that's it. It's simple. And I can see exactly what I'm filming on the large rear screen and even the smaller front screen. 8. The Pocket 2 field of view is still a bit too narrow. And in order to use a wider field of view, you have to manually attach the wide angle lens adapter. And you can't leave it on permanently. You have to put it back on every time you turn on the camera and then remove it every time you want to turn the camera off and put it away. Plus, the magnet holding it in place is so weak that even the smallest touch makes it drop off. I don't dare use the wide angle adapter, because it falls off every single time I use it. It's only by extreme luck that I haven't lost it completely yet. I've had to go back walking a long ways and scanning the ground to try to locate it each time it falls off. A GoPro has many FOVs built into it, and you can go from Narrow to Linear to Wide to SuperView. And no adapter is required. 9. The Pocket 2 has no custom presets. You have to go into the full settings menus every time you want to change something. The GoPro offers multiple presets that you can set up and customize for any number of conditions. And then you can jump from one to the other at the touch of a button and instantly change all the settings to match what you want to film or the lighting conditions. 10. The Pocket 2's single tally light is too small and dim. There's only one tally light on the Pocket 2 on the front, and it's so small and dim that I can't see it during daylight. I often have no idea whether the camera is recording. I have to hold the camera right up to my face in order to see if the recording light is on or not. GoPros have one tally light on the front and one on the back, and both are large enough and bright enough to see clearly. I use them all the time to quickly confirm that the camera is recording.

NIce review, I've got Pocket 2 also so I was interested to see the difference. Thanks for sharing.

I had lost the Pocket 2 in my considerations to upgrade but now you convinced me with the low light and gimbal use. Thanks so much.

After watching your very thoughtful video, I am now reconsidering using the pocket two again. It’s been sitting on my desk for about a year. Thanks for your video😇

Your videos are always very insightful! But what makes me always come back here, besides your clear review on this subject, is your English accent. :) I do understand it perfectly!! Thanks! (greetings from Brasil! 🇧🇷)

As always you hit the nail on the head. Every time I'm away from the Pocket 2 having illicit affairs with a range of other cameras, I fall in love with the P2 all over again when I slink back to it, shamefaced. Last week I shot a jazz concert in a small club here in Melbourne using the Pocket 2 and the Pocket 1, and also Zoom H2N audio recorder - the picture quality was very good, despite the very high contrast of the stage lighting, and the audio sounded just fine from the Pocket 2, no need to use the H2N sound. If the performers are happy with it, it will appear on my channel. Because the cameras are so tiny, it wasn't distracting to the audience or players. I used manual exposure, about -2.7EV (exposing for the highlights basically) and the shadows did not seem noisy. I don't have a GoPro to compare, but I would be surprised if would have been better than the Pockets.

Thanks for this. Very informative!

Agree with all your points on the OP2. It’s a tiny beast of a camera, shows that DJI is the undisputed champ in the drone and handheld camera category

I've used the pocket 2 for my 2nd channel for a year now. I like it. If a pocket 3 comes out I'll buy it immediately. Thanks for the video Tamara. Great comparison. Lots of sample footage made this very informative. Have a good day. 😎

Thanks Tamara, I've been considering a lot between go pro and dji pocket 2. After seeing your videos I decided to go for the pocket 2. It is compact and offers many options in PRO function. Thank you! 🌳💚🎬

Stupid KZfaq... earlier today I was washing dishes and thinking "I guess Tamara is taking an extended break for family reasons" because YT hadn't been recommending your videos to me for some time, despite the fact that I was a regular watcher. But here you are, churning out videos as always, and very good ones too. OK, I give in - despite my resolve to keep my subs very limited, I am now a subscriber to your excellent channel. So I will only have myself to blame if I miss something. Now I will watch this video!

I really love my Pocket 2, it's such a nice quality, low profile camera. Unfortunately, I have to deal with a weird colour cast in the corners (the left lower corner seems to have a greenish colorcast) and weird frame flickers at lower than 60 fps. I recorded my Switzerland to Istanbul train trip on the Pocket 2 (I'm going to publish them on my other channel, Félix on Rails) and I'm using your wonderful LUT for the edit. Thank you Tamara!

Very helpful. Thank you very much.

I chose the Hero 10 over the DJI Pocket back then and looking back I wish I had picked up the DJI Pocket 2 for all the reasons you‘ve mentioned. Great video, Tamara! :)

That first shot in the dark Gopro vs Dji got me saying WOW! I have been on the fence between the pocket and upgrading my gopro. The digital stabilization, especially recording in early morning hikes, always shakes so I think perhaps the combination of two would be a great choice! Wonder what gopro 11 will bring to the table, anyhoo great video, thank you!

I love my pocket 2! I gave up with Go Pro after too many software glitches and freezing up - something that, touch wood, I’ve not had with DJI. Cheers TG! 👍

Great video! I want to update my gear after watching this video.

Nice comparison! I need to have a look at the DJI P2

Thanks for the video. Which are the alternative low light cameras that you are referring to? Would they be in the same price range as these cameras in this video?

Nice reviews 👍👍👍

(Part 2 of my comment) 11. The base Pocket 2 does not have its own speaker or Wi-Fi or Bluetooth capability. For any of that, you have to get the Do-It-All Handle. Without the special handle, you can't even hear the audio of your own video when you review it, because the base model doesn't even have a speaker. The GoPro has all of this built into the camera itself with nothing extra needed. 12. Video playback and review on the Pocket 2 is extremely limited. The LCD screen being so small, it's really hard to judge anything about the video quality or even if you framed it right. In bright daylight, I can hardly make out anything. Plus, there are no video playback controls at all. You can pause and play the video, and that's it. Video playback and review on the GoPro is much better and far more advanced. You can see your video clearly on the bright and large LCD screen. Even better, there are playback controls and tools. You can add hilights as you view the video. You can view videos in slow motion or regular speed. And best of all, there is an excellent scrubbing tool to allow you to quickly move through the video and view any portion you like. EVERY camera that claims to be a "vlogging" or even a video-oriented camera should have a scrubbing tool in video playback, and it astonishes me that almost none of them do. This is an incredibly useful and powerful tool of GoPros that never gets mentioned. Those are the points that spring to my mind right now, but I have to say that I'm not entirely in agreement with most of the points that you made in this video either. I have both cameras and I've tested and compared them both quite a bit, and I don't see a difference in the stabilization. Both have excellent stabilization. Of course, the Pocket 2 is superior in low light. With its bigger sensor and gimbal-based stabilization, it still performs well in low light. GoPros are known for being bad in low light, and the stabilization fails completely. Luckily for me, I almost never film in low light. And when I do, I don't use either the Pocket 2 or the GoPro. I would use any camera that has at least a 1-inch sensor. My experience is also the opposite of yours when it comes to video quality. The video that my Pocket 2 records is quite dim and grey and drab and kind of boring. The colors straight-out-of-camera are faded and dark. I far prefer the bright, punchy, saturated colors I get from the GoPro. The normal GoPro video looks great to me. The video from my Pocket 2 is flat and kind of dull. I can't even mix clips from the two cameras in one video because the sudden change from bright GoPro video to dull Pocket 2 video is too jarring. Perhaps if you shoot in log or D-Cinelike and color grade and all of that stuff, you can tweak the Pocket 2 footage to make it look better and to your liking. But I honestly don't see the point of doing that. If image quality is so important that you spend all that time color grading, then why use a tiny pocketable camera in the first place? The whole point of a camera like the Pocket 2 and the GoPro is that they are small and fast and convenient to use. Once you shoot in a flat profile and color grade the footage (and attach it to a smartphone to get a bigger screen), you've lost all the advantages. If image quality is the most important thing, then you might as well just shoot with a real camera with a large sensor in the first place. Why not use even a Sony ZV-E10 with its one-inch sensor or something like that? You'd get much better image quality than from either the Pocket 2 or the GoPro. And the Sony ZV-E10 would probably be smaller than the combination of the Pocket 2 and smartphone that you are currently using. It's certainly a lot easier to use with many more features. And for me, audio from built-in mics is irrelevant. Even if you are shooting for KZfaq, most people would attach some kind of external mic anyway. Few people would use the built-in mics on either camera. People who are fine with the audio of the built-in mics would likely not care much about the quality anyway, just as long as you can hear what people are saying. And, to be honest, in the samples that you included in this video, I preferred the sound of the GoPro. It was louder and sharper and more pleasing to me, at least when it was playing over my laptop's speakers. Maybe my ears are weird, but the GoPro audio sounded fine to me, actually better than the audio from the Pocket 2. So, I don't see the built-in mics of the Pocket 2 offering any kind of advantage over the GoPro. Obviously, I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with the DJI Pocket 2. It's a great camera, and I own one. But I think there is a strong case to be made that for a certain type of person and for shooting a certain type of video, it would make just as much sense to reach for the GoPro first instead of the Pocket 2. I definitely fall into that category. I tried very hard to use the Pocket 2 for my regular outdoor vlogging, but I couldn't get it to work for me or fit into my lifestyle or match my needs.

great video! you got yourself a new subscriber 👍🏻👍🏻

Great Information thx 💯🎉

Great explanation, Tamara. I guess the form factor of the DJI camera is very important too, with the handle making for much easier "handling" than the GoPro unless you fit that with an accessory handle. I follow a guy in Singapore who uses the Pocket 2 for his Singapore City Walks channel, and he gets amazingly good results, even in night-time scenes. It's certainly an excellent camera, and I wonder just how they are going to improve on it with the next version. I hope they don't stuff it up!

Small world, same area as myself and looks like you may live in North guessing from where you are in the night shot, which is where I am. Great video!

I love the Pocket 2 and I just need to use it more often. I find that I am starting to use my GP10 less and less. Another great video!!

I like that you can not only remote control the Pocket 2 but also decide where it points. As I do a lot of cycling videos with the Pocket 2 strapped on my back, I like that I can adjust the frame as needed, even point it sideways, if I need that.

Thanks for the review! I just bought the Go Pro Hero 10 to compare it with my Pocket II. I like the Pocket II but since there is SNAP mount now that allows filming Go Pro Hero with it clipped on my shirt, it's so much easier to vlog. I also noticed that it's so easy to lose ND filters, and similar accessories with the Pocket II. I've already lost wide angle lens 2x and find that taking the Pocket 2 in and out of the case takes extra care. Hopefully, I'll like the video quality of the Go Pro or comparable. :)

Good comparison video Tamara.

Great comparison. Thank you for the info. I like that it is portable and say to use. I would go with DJI

Well said! I have both of these devices and although I love my GoPro. I must say that the DJI Pocket 2 has It beat in a few key areas.

Thank you for sharing the info I like with your video and its amazing greeting from Indonesia🇮🇩

Thank you for this video. I had the pocket 1. Traded it for the action. But also had the gopro 9 and compared them…I liked the action a lot more. But as I’ve been going I really miss having the pocket camera. With the creator okc I really want the pocket 2. And you’re video is really pushing me into it. 😂

Thank you for this video, I notice so much needed for the go pro. This video has made me buy a pocket 2. You are Beautiful by the way.

Great vid!

I just enjoy watching your videos about these cameras I watch in anticipation of the day I will finally be able to afford the dji 🥺

Great comparison! What do you recommend for low lighting? What are your thoughts on the ZV-1 and do your LUTs work with any editing program like DaVinci?

Does this make the DSLR/phone camera obsolete? I don't understand all the options. Also I don't want to have to worry about the rain. And what would you recommend for low light. And are any of these wider in angle?

Thanks for the comparisons Tamara. Those ducks were a bit quackers (groan) 😂😂👍🏻

thanks, tamara! i love mine too! end up using mine more than my iphone camera. my only small gripe is when you are recording for long period of time lets say 10-15 mins. theres actually a .02-.08 sec blank space in between video stitching. you know when videos get stitched up because dji does not record actually 10-15mins but instead rec. 4 mins increments. i hope you get what i am saying Lol other than that, it is a great device for 2022!

i have been using but but what i like best about pocket 2 is many time u can shoot even without anyone noticing it...so that stealth mode style photography which one can do due to felxible camera movement is super awesome and something one cant do with go pro or to be honest with any camera

Thank You so much..because of this, I'am now choosing Dji pocket 2..For me, the only pros of GP 10 against dji is the waterproofing..

Awesome, thanks for sharing. What gimbal mode you use the most when you are walking around with pocket 2?

Thanks for the video. I used my DJI Pocket 2 for the same reasons, i.e. to vlog. But I dropped it in my first month and the gimbal broke. It wasn't even a "serious" drop, it fell from a table in a coffee shop. I was told the "unit is beyond economical to repair". I was literally crying from disappointment. I loved the features of the Pocket 2 but I expect a camera like this to be able to handle a few bumps and bruises. If the Pocket 3 offers some major update to increase its ruggedness I will be interested, but otherwise I will have to switch back to gopro.

Plz give a suggestions on battery. I heared its become become very hot after 3 hour of use.

Good information

Hi I got Dji pocket2 a month ago. I really appreciate your this video. Want to know which accessories are best to use with Pocket2.

Hi thanks for the review which one would you recommend: dji pocket 2 or dji osmo action 3 over-all?

All your points are valid, but I chose the GoPro because of DJI's activation issue (GoPro lets you update manually/locally if you choose), and also because of build and weather resistance. I do like the footage from the Pocket 2 better. As an "audio person" who's just trying learn about video stuff, internal mics don't matter to me, because ALL camera mics are good enough to be legible (in a note-taking, grocery list kind of way), and NONE of them are good enough to be quasi-professionally presentable. So good audio is inevitably a 3rd-party solution. Thanks for the comp!

You may be right, im running the hero 10 with a gimbal (crane m3) with stability off, its pretty good in low light. Together with a media mod and a wireless mic the whole rig is pretty heavy. Thanks for sharing

Love your content Tamara 👏👏👏 i do like the dji one ... but my question is , does it feel ( strong ) like that hero 10 is built like a tank with no moving parts.... but the dji one 😶😶😶😶 I wouldn't want to drop that anytime soon

Great review. Now if dji could make their next one less delicate I'd definitely buy one. My go pro 11 is simply more versatile for rain, sand, etc even if the quality is not quite on par with pocket 2.

thx you made my day , ill be buy pocket 2

A esa fecha, esa comparativa está bien pero fuera de plazo porque a pocas semanas del lanzamiento del próximo Dji Pocket 3, muchísimos ya empezaron a vender sus Dji Pocket2, cosa que no impide que siga siendo interesante pero quizás esperar al nuevo lanzamiento sea inteligente al menos para valorar una opción u otra y tener una referencia para comprar en el mercado de segunda mano, pero agradezco tu vídeo y un abrazo

Great video! Been using the pocket 2 for a year now and thinking I might trade it for a Hero 10… your video has made up my mind… keeping the DJI Pocket 2 👍

Is there any information about the third edition DJI Pocket ..? and thank u a lot

Pocket 2 is my favorite travel camera. I wish it had stabilization data but it is still great.

What kind of lens is it at 1:12 ? It looks different with the one included.

Hi, Tamara. I'm crazy to use your LUTs but the conversion from real to euro makes the value too high. Do you have any discount coupons? congratulations for the beautiful work! 🙌

Do you have any full projects where you’ve exclusively used the pocket 2 only that we can view ?

I have the Pocket 2, but after 8 months it stopped connecting to the mimo app on my phone. So now I can't use it, which is a pity because I really liked the camera. Thank you for a good comparison video.

Gopro hero 10 user here. For me depeds on the user. Same good camera and some got there on pros and cons For me as a rugged user hero 10 is the best nice review.

I really wanna get the dji pocket 2 but im too clumsy and would probably end up dropping it a lot😩 any feedback with dji pocket 2’s fragileness?

wow good review , hoping all have that one , any of the two.. we have different opinion , go for it for what you think that fits for you and make you happy. and this two camera has their own designed for their useful designed. good job for this nice review. shoutout to you. have a nice day.

Have you used a Sony FDR X3000? It’s an older action camera from Sony that would blow both these cameras out of the water. You should get it and do a video on it.

if i'm completely new to film making, and want to make simple vlogs and add in a little cinematic clips here and there, what would you say i should get? i'm looking for run and gun, fast, ease of use. this is why i'm looking to alternatives to buying a larger actual camera that i won't take anywhere with me. at first, i was thinking of just grabbing a gimbal like an DJI OM4 and slapping my iphone on. or, i get a gopro and a gimbal. or I get a this all in one DJI Pocket 2. Thoughts? Example of use, vlogging about a mod i made to my car, and then take a few slow motion cinematic shots of the car to throw into the vlog.

Are DJI videos automatically cut down into 4 GB segments? Do I need PC to combine them?

I am planning to get the DJI Pocket, but the price is used market is still quite high. It's really a good camera for a lot of things!!

I really love both

Great Video, valid reasons.. I however, will share 2 Reasons when "GoPro" is best for you: 1- Wateeeeeeer Proof 2- Much more attachments for Action / Sport

What camera did you record this on when talking to camera.

Hi. I liked the video. I have a quick question if I may. Let's say the battery on Pocket 2 died, literally. There is no replacement for it. After a few years it is useless, am I right? What will I do when the battery completely die? Do you have any suggestion for that? Thanks again/ Have a wonderful weekend/ :)

5:52 with which camera and mic you r shooting this part?

I have them both. I really like the pocket 2 but the biggest problem for me is the tiny screen on it. I end up using more and more the Gopro for this reason with the volta and with custom settings (depending the situation) it's better than the pocket2. I always go for 5.3K / 50fps / Wide / and Flat profile and some others custom settings and in post i down to 4k . The quality is better than pocket2. The only reason i have also the pocket 2 is only for low light but i think also that with the Gopro without hypersmooth active and after capture stabilize with reelstandy program you can achive some excellent results (if you don't want use a gimbal) Overall i think that Gopro is a better device for today. Ps: I really like your videos Tamara. Thx for all you share.

Thank you for your helpful video. Can I ask for your help please? Sometimes when I record a timelapse using single auto focus, not continuous, my timelapse begins with perfect focus but then goes out of focus. Have you experienced this?

But with a phone gimbal than can mount a GoPro, would the go pro then beat the pocket 2 in stabilization and low light performance?

I am a travel KZfaqr and shoot with go pro 9 and I phone 15 pro max together but now planning to take Osmo pocket ❤

A great review from a fellow creator in my home town. Great job done here, I have subscribed, as we are both in the same town maybe we could do a colab at some point. I have often ben tempted to get the Pocket 2, your video may just have persuaded me to do so.

Is Dji Mic compatible without the 3.5 jack attachment?

Do you think the pocket 2 would still be your preference against the Hero 11 creative bundle?

How do you eliminate the z axis bounce Tamara? Without attaching it to a phone or other external things. I love my Pocket 2.

Absolutely agree with you 👍

I very much agree, by the way, as a big DJI pocket 2 user, how do you think the pocket 3 will be ?

The reviews on the Moza Moin are not the best but i do like the flip out screen. I hope DJI puts a flip out screen on the Pocket 3.

Great comparison ; the Gopro 11 should be coming soon too. Gopro 11 / pocket 3 / Iphone 14 comparison 👍🏾😄

Great and timely video!! Going on an extended trip in two weeks and trying to decide which to take (but I also throw in the Insta 360 One RS into the mix). This confirms my choice.

I really like the pocket 2 but will probably get the go pro for more action footage. Hope it doesnt give me problems tho!

Does this make a DSLR/phone camera obsolete? I don't understand all the options.

Hi Tamara I also used pocket 2 for all my vlogs and all my vlogs are in very low light conditions n it works well but for GP10 I only use it for day time vlog

And what’s the recording time in the max settings on pocket 2?

can i use pocket 2 upside down like a smartphone on gimbal? does it auto flip?

Where can I get your D-CineLike Luts?

You can check out my DJI Pocket 2 D-Cinelike Corrective LUTs here geni.us/6KhaZ