- DJI’s Pocket 4P has been revealed in full on the China page of DJI’s website
- It shares the main features of the Pocket 4, but adds a 3x telephoto camera.
- There is no official word yet on global availability or pricing.
We knew it was coming after a soft reveal at the Cannes Film Festival last month, but now DJI has fully revealed its first compact dual-lens vlogging camera, the Osmo Pocket 4P.
You’ll have to look for more details, of course: the Pocket 4P was only announced in China, and for now, full specs and features can only be found on the China page of DJI’s site. You’ll need to select the China region (中国大陆) for the main features of the camera, or you can stay with me here for the highlights and how it compares to the Osmo Pocket 4 and dual-lens rival Insta360 Luna Ultra.
There’s no official word on pricing and global availability yet, but based on DJI’s recent releases, I’d wait two weeks before there’s wider availability. Let’s see how the Pocket 4P compares to the Pocket 4 and Insta360 Luna Ultra. For now, DJI has confirmed a starting price of CNY 3,799 for the Pocket 4P, which works out to about $562 / £420.
1. Lenses
The core design of the Pocket 4P is the same as the Pocket 4, but with one important difference: the lenses. While the Pocket 4 has a single 20mm f/2.0 ultra-wide-angle lens, the Pocket 4P adds a second 3x telephoto lens.
The 3x lens is a 60mm f/1.8 optic and records on a 1/1.28-inch sensor separate from the ultrawide’s refined 1-inch sensor. This is truly a dual-camera device with two distinct perspectives, and it’s a design approach we’ve seen in the recent Insta360 Luna Ultra, which I’m still testing in depth as I write this article.
At first glance, the lenses of the Pocket 4P and the Luna Ultra are designed differently; The Pocket 4P’s dual lens array is arranged vertically, the Luna Ultra’s is horizontal. I’m not sure of the reasoning for this, nor what practical advantages each set has over the other.
Both the Pocket 4P and Luna Ultra offer 6x “lossless” zoom on their telephoto cameras, in addition to 12x digital zoom. I’ll be comparing the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P and Insta360 Luna Ultra in real-world tests soon, but the specs seem pretty similar:
| Row 0 – Cell 0 |
Ultra wide |
3x telephoto lens |
|
DJI Osmo Pocket 4 |
20mm f/2.0, 1-inch sensor |
N/A |
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DJI Osmo Pocket 4P |
20mm f/2.0, 1-inch sensor (reviewed) |
60mm f/1.8 sensor, 1/1.28 inch |
|
Insta360 Luna Ultra |
20mm f/1.8, 1-inch sensor |
60mm f/2.0, 1/1.3-inch sensor |
2. Dynamic range and color
Almost all of the specifications of the Osmo Pocket 4 and Pocket 4P are identical, but there is one area where DJI is pushing the more expensive dual-lens model: dynamic range and color profiles.
The Pocket 4’s dynamic range is rated at up to 14 stops, while the Pocket 4P is advertised as a ridiculous-sounding 17 stops, which would surpass the performance of high-end professional cameras. I don’t have details on how dynamic range is achieved or if a specific mode is needed to obtain it, but we’ll find out soon.
One way could be DJI’s new D-Log 2 color profile, which it says is an update to the D-Log profile used on the Pocket 4.
And as for the Luna Ultra, it supposedly has a 14-stop dynamic range and an I-Log color profile. I-Log is Insta360’s first logging profile, while DJI has iterated logging profiles in multiple versions.
As for which camera offers the best images, we’ll have to wait and see, but the shots on the Pocket 4P product page look impressive!
3. Design
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You can think of the Pocket 4P as a Pocket 4 but with an additional camera, because otherwise the design of the two cameras is practically the same; Both feature a compact design, a 2-inch rotating touchscreen, which reveals two additional buttons when placed horizontally.
Both use a 3-axis gimbal camera unit, which features a magnetic arm and touch points to which a sleek LED light is attached that is powered by the camera. I like the new slim gimbal protector on the Pocket 4 models – it’s much more compact than the hard case that comes with the Pocket 3.
Of course, there are more design differences between the Pocket 4P and the Luna Ultra. The Pocket 4P is the slimmer and sleeker of the two, and has extra buttons and that gimbal feature.
The Luna Ultra comes in a larger hard case and is overall clunkier, but it has a clever and well-implemented detachable controller with a 20m transmission range, which has won a lot of praise and is touted as a reason to choose Insta360 over DJI. The controller features a 2-inch rotating OLED touchscreen, key camera controls, and a built-in microphone.
I’ll be back soon with my in-depth Luna Ultra review and no doubt comparisons to the Pocket 4P once I get the two cameras side by side.
Having used the Luna Ultra for about a month now, I can safely say that I would have a hard time going back to a single-lens vlogging camera like the Pocket 4; These dual lens models are much more versatile, so stay tuned for more.
4. Prices
- The Pocket 4P Standard kit costs CNY 3,799 (around $562/£420)
- The Pocket 4P Vlog Kit costs CNY 4,299 (around $636 / £475)
If those price conversions are even remotely accurate to the actual price, then the Pocket 4P will be a lot cheaper than the Insta360 Luna Ultra. I think the real price will be higher.
But of course, DJI is banned in the US, so the Pocket 4P won’t be available there for the foreseeable future, so those US prices are a moot point.
The Moon Ultra costs; $769.99 / £649 / AU$1,229.99 for the standard kit, while a Creator pack costs $969.99 / £829 / AU$1,549.99. The Pocket 4 starts at £429 / AU$749 or £549 / AU$959 for the Creator Combo.
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