Thank you very much!

send me the pocket 2 then 🥲

I find going out to capture the world with a camera creates a reason to go to places I normally might not bother going to. You have a task to fulfil; to try to capture something interesting or something beautiful that's worth sharing with others. And that is the motivation.

If you mean how does the tracking fair between the Pocket 1 and Pocket 3 I can't test them side by side as I no longer have the Pocket 1, but the Pocket 1 tracked really well compared to the Pocket 2. Maybe as well as the Pocket 3 or close to it. I don't understand what went so wrong with the Pocket 2's tracking and why they were never able to fix it.

Thanks for commenting.

No problem.

Do you think it is better enough to justify the price bump? I can see P3 is better in most aspects, but I still cannot decide because of the price difference (£379 vs £619)

I've been thinking about this... I've owned my P2 for many years so I have a lot of experience with it and I know it like the back of my hand. The P3 is a superior camera in almost every way. I've been using the P3 for some time now and I honestly feel the gimbal algorithm is better on the P2. Example, If I pan around while walking the gimbal will follow behind as normal but I feel it does not center itself as well as the P2 at the end of the pan movement. I'm constantly hitting "re-center" or making a corrective movement to get the camera to face straight. Even the active tracking seems to "drift" occasionally and I'll have to "recenter" However, when that happens I'm usually vlogging in a moving vehicle so maybe the gyro data is getting skewed. I generally don't have an issue with the active tracking when I'm vlogging normally. At the end of the day the P3 is a better camera and I've been using that over the P2. -- I hope that helps

@@anthonyanzalone Nice breakdown! I'm also own both cameras and I agree with you on all points. And yes, the gimbal behavior on p2 is more reliable and predictable. On p3 sometimes it surprises me not in a good way.

@@anthonyanzalone as someone who is very new at this, would you recommend the P2 or P3?

man shut up.. that's not even a gimbal camera..

To get a 180 degree shutter angle for smooth motion blur in bright sun, filters are necessary on this camera. I use a variable ND on my mirrorless camera, but personally I have never bothered using NDs on any of my Pockets or action cameras. I have the Neewer set of NDs for this, but the hassle of carrying them, keeping them clean and trying not to lose them when using little cameras like this puts me off taking them out with me. If I could semi-permanently attach a variable ND to the Pocket 3 and leave it on all the time I would use it a lot, but being magnetic and easy to fall off; it's just a bit too fiddly for me. I did not use any filters in my reviews.

While I don't have the P3, I have the 1 and 2. I almost always use ND's on them to get a more cinematic look using the 180 degree rule. If you want cinematic motion blur, they're essential.

@@Roos-Reviews Thanks for the advice, I see the Neewer's are sold out but I might just see how I go for a while. They are small and fiddly and I am a novice. 👍

Zoom on the P3 is no better than cropping when editing, so it is best avoided. The greater number of pixels on the P2 allowed better than cropping results, so a point to the P3 there!

Vegas Pro

Yes, in my Pocket 2 one year review I said I thought the 1 was a better purchase for the money.

@@Roos-Reviews I recall, yes

Don't forget the FOV was less on the 1 vs. the 2. This can give you the impression that the 1 is sharper when it probably is closer to the same. However, even with that I would not disagree with you. I don't know why, but in many of my shots with the 2 there is seemingly a haze over the image that I never had with the 1. No clue why that is, but it drives me crazy. Giving some thought to moving to the 3. The only things holding me back are price, wish they extended the FOV more, and the bulkier size is a little disappointing.

Yes it's definitely sharper. But when not zooming in to an extreme degree or printing out a large print the difference is not really noticeable. The more important thing for me is that many of my Pocket 2 photos are out of focus as the tiny display does not reveal that at the time of the shot. That's why I gave the point to the Pocket 3. It's a better stills camera.

Thanks for the new video idea; "Pocket 2 vs Pocket 3 - Down The Rabbit Hole, Literally". Which factors do you mean? I test the mic quality briefly when doing these reviews, but I don't often use the onboard audio from any of my cameras. And so I haven't really been following the audio feature upgrades. The mics on the P3 are very good for a pocket camera, but the little projects I work on have no need for it. But yes, the more pissibolities, the better!

@@Roos-Reviews I look forward to that rabbit hole video! Factors I was thinking of include, for example, the one inch sensor being worth 3 points not just one - that kind of thing. But it would get complicated and maybe a matter of personal taste of course.

@@Ozpeter Yes, also I wanted to give the display more than one point because it solves more than one problem for me, but I wanted to keep it simple and as fair as possible. I could have given the P2 a point for being less fragile. I have dropped that camera and not damaged anything. I do not feel at all confident that dropping the P3 with the display in horizontal mode would leave me with a fully functional camera.

For low light the P2 will get you much nicer footage than the GoPro. The tiny display may present a bit of a challenge when you're used to the large display on the GoPro. But yes, the P2 is still the second best mini gimbal camera available and with its variable focus lens it can get more cinematic looking shots than an action camera because it can get a little bit of background separation. I think the Hero and P2 go well together for a lightweight portable shooting kit.

So if you were to use your Pocket 2 just to do stuff like reviewing power tools would you upgrade?

@@daveredd9832 hi Dave, I think the Pocket 2 is a great camera and the biggest drawback for me is the small screen size. I normally connect my phone so I have a bigger screen and that works fine for me. Maybe someday I'll get the Pocket 3 but for now, I decided not to upgrade. Hope that helps!

@@adamagave Thanks mate it would seem that from other stuff I have read and watched the Pocket 2 is still a good option. And a lot cheaper.😃

No, it's only 4k120 in landscape mode, and yes, you can turn the OP3 sideways to shoot vertical

The only way to get that is to hold it sideways. I just tried it and it works fine that way. The gimbal works normally and you get 4K120. You will just need to flip the footage to 9:16 in post.

​@@Wave_ZoneThanks a lot for the reply! 🙏

​@@Roos-ReviewsThank you for clarifying! 🙏☺️

@@AllinCrete you're welcome - anytime!👍

Are you talking about the controller wheel?

After activation it never needs to be connected again.

Nice, thanks!

Oh nice! I didn't know.

It's better not to waste the money if you don't need the upgraded features.

Yup - China has a lot of amazing, innovative companies.

They both are.

Not quite. Now we must swipe down, select the gimbal mode setting and choose one of the three options.

@@Roos-Reviews A trigger button for that on the back might have been good...

I can't think of a better way to fit such a large display onto this without making the camera too big. So I think it was a smart move. But you are right that it's a weakness. Some have already failed and no longer stay in either position, apparently without even being dropped. It's something that worries me. It's certainly the most fragile of the 3 Pockets.

@@Roos-Reviews I would have been OK with it being a bit bigger if the handle would have been wide enough to have a fixed landscape screen this size. Why shoot portrait videos? Especially if it is just a crop from a sensor that is always in landscape? Could easily make it portrait in post.

A compromise would be something like the one I designed. My display isn't as large, but larger than the previous versions and not so large as to make it a big fat blob. Personally I think the swivel design is the best solution. Lots of people do shoot these cams in portrait and this gives those people and us landscapies a large display that works for us all. Until we drop it...

The camera is the part on the top with the lens.

@@Roos-Reviews 😂 Can you remove the battery or is it built in please?

Unfortunately it is built in, not user-replaceable.

Shame.

That was my only reluctance on the P3… I ordered it anyway since you can purchase battery handle attachments for $70… and DJI will service it and replace the battery for $30 with free labor… still I hate not being able to just swap out the battery

What do you use it for?

The 2 is a great camera. The $430 difference that you mentioned is unlikely to be worth it if you are just doing every day vlogging. The difference in video quality in normal video mode is not very significant. The 2 is also more comfortable to carry because of its size, less fragile design and is cheaper to replace if damaged.

@@Roos-Reviews thank you so much for your Input! I can only repeat what everyone says - your reviews are amazing. Wish you so much more success with this channel .

@mattpk1609 Thank you very much!