Ahoj! This is DJI OM4 and this is DJI OM5. Is it
any better? How is the stabilization? Should you upgrade? Can you use extra filters and lenses with
this? Has the app been improved for Android users? Would I recommend this for advanced filming? If you don't know me, my name is Zdenka Darula.
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requested reviews on this channel. I cannot tell you how many of you were asking me if I'm
going to be reviewing DJI OM5 gimbal. This is not a sponsored video. As always I purchased this
gimbal myself. OM5 has changed. New design looks quite sleek and modern. There are positives and
unfortunately also negatives to those changes. I'm going to start with a clamp. When you're looking
at the magnetic clamp, at first it looks exactly the same as the previous one. Well it's not the
same. The graphics are simplified but that's not the only thing. That's not important at all actually. As soon as I place my phone in and at the moment I'm using an iPhone 12 pro with Moment
thin case, soon I'll change it to iPhone 13 pro, I noticed a much better grip. They made the grip
deeper and just a bit better. You can see it quite clearly when you put those clamps side by
side. The angle has changed. My phone fell out of the clamp on the DJI OM4 a few times
throughout the year. OM5 has improved clamp, it is two grams heavier than OM4 clamp. Now the
phone is holding. Let's continue with the body. It is smaller and lighter and yes you can literally
fit it in the pocket. Here are dimensions when the gimbal is folded and unfolded. Gimbal weight
is 292g. OM4 was a bit heavier, it was 390g. What hasn't changed is the maximum payload,
compatibility phone thickness and width. All measurements are displayed on the screen. Battery
has been downgraded, that's a negative for me. DJI OM4 has 18650 lithium battery. Capacity is
2450mAh which lasts a maximum of 15 hours. This new DJI OM5 uses pouch cell 1000mAh battery
which lasts a maximum of 6.4 hours. You can charge it faster. Battery can be charged
in 1.5 hours. OM4 was charged in 2.5 hours. Charging port is the same USB-C. Another minus is
that you cannot charge your phone with it. DJI OM4 has an external device charging port but this
one doesn't have it. You can use it in the same temperature 0 to +40 degrees Celsius. DJI OM5 has
this extendable selfie stick. You do need to apply a little bit of a force to pull it out and you can
actually tilt it and then you need to apply quite a bit of force again to push it back in. Now, some
of you might say, yeah, we've seen before those you know stabilized selfie sticks. But those were
only 2 axes. This one when the preview picture came out was showing at first 2 axis but luckily
now I can see that those are actually 3 axis. So it's a 3 axis gimbal on extendable selfie stick.
That means this should be a lot more stable. We will definitely test the stabilization. Let's
look at the buttons and what they can do. DJI OM5 has one new extra button. Power button is on the
side. By default it is button where you can change modes from photo to video or in the menu you can
enable quick menu. Then you can change gimbal's modes here or access other shooting modes like
panorama, slow motion and so on. Modes and zoom buttons only work in DJI Mimo. You are not going
to get that a native camera app or Filmic Pro. Zoom is the same as in the previous version and
it is changing lenses from ultra white to wide and telephoto. It kind of jumps so it's not as smooth.
You can absolutely change the zoom speed in the DJI Mimo settings. I like the way the joystick is
responding and seems to be a bit more comfortable in a hand and it seems to respond much better.
Next to it is the record button. Record button works in all apps. Native camera app or Filmic
Pro. Below is a button which will switch the front and rear camera. As soon as you select the front
camera, the selfie camera will automatically track you. To cancel tracking just hit trigger 1x. That
again works only in DJI Mimo. If you press 2x, you will be able to switch from horizontal to
vertical mode and back. Trigger is in the back. When you press 2x, it will reset the gimbal. If
you press and hold you will enter all lock mode, all motors will be locked and you will film in
one direction. The motors will not move around. If you're in DJI Mimo, you will get another function
and that is tracking. Press trigger 1x and the gimbal will start tracking. You will cancel it the
same way. Just press 1x. Let's test the tracking feature. I want to see if it is any better. I'm
gonna put it through some good tests. And now it is tracking me. So I'm just gonna go slowly at first
and see how it can handle this whole tracking. This is pretty good. It's not losing me. That has
been definitely improved. I want to talk about the extendable selfie
stick. That is absolutely a bonus because you are going to get such a better view of yourself
and you're recording yourself as you're walking. First of all, you don't have to hold your arm as
high anymore. You can have it comfortably down and the angle will be just so much more flattering.
Now, when I have it sitting here on a table, I extended it made sure it is just pointing a little
bit down at me and you are definitely getting way better angle. It's time to test the stabilization.
I'm going to be using iPhone 12 pro. There is a regular walk, ninja soft walk and full speed
run. This is when the gimbal was contracted. Let's extend the gimbal, let's extend the selfie
stick and let's just do another quick test. It might be different as the arm is now extended. Modes are exactly the same. Nothing changed there.
For those who are not familiar with gimbals, who are new to this, let's run through them
very quickly. All follow mode, tilt lock mode, all lock mode, sports mode, fpv mode and spin
shot. Although it's fairly fast to click and pull out the menu to change the mode, the only downside
is that you have to do it only in DJI Mimo app. So if you are filming in a native
camera app or if you are filming in Filmic Pro and you want to change your
gimbal's modes, you have to go back to DJI Mimo, click the quick menu, change the mode, close the
DJI Mimo and go back to Filmic Pro. So you have to go back and forth. This is unfortunately a
minus for me because all the recent gimbals are reviewed on this channel such as Zhiyun Smooth
Q3 or Hohem iSteady V2 or other Moza gimbals, they all have the option to change the modes
directly on the gimbal. You don't need to go to their appropriate app. However, if you know
that you will be filming mainly in DJI Mimo, that doesn't apply to you. I've been filming with
smartphone gimbals over 3 years now and I know my style of filming and I know exactly what type
of range of movement I'm looking for. If you're someone who just needs something very quick on the
go, just need some quick filming for family stuff, reels, shorts, Tiktok stuff, Instagram, this is
really more than what you need. If you are more into very complex filming type of b-roll stuff
with filters extra lenses and all that, we'll get to that a little bit later. Let's review the
range of movement as I noticed that it has changed a bit. Comparison of mechanical range between
OM4 and OM5 will be displayed on the screen. Tilt movement is now way smaller. Look at the tilt on DJI OM4 and take a
look at the DJI OM5. Drastic change there. Roll movement was way better on DJI OM4. Take a look at DJI OM5. Now it's just
even catching a view of the gimbal. Few of you asked me if I can check if you can
see the motor while filming with ultra wide angle lens, so let's check. As you can see, there
is no more motor being shown in the shot when you are in a video mode with the ultra wide angle
lens. If you are taking photos, yes you will see the motor but if you take photos you really don't
need to gimbal. What is important is that you cannot see the motor when you are filming a video.
DJI Mimo is exactly the same as it was before. Only a few things have been added. So let's
start with Apple. You can film an automatic or manual mode in 4k, 1080p and 720p in 24, 25,
30 and 60 frames per second. Beauty feature is also available. However not in 4k, only in 1080p
and 720p. Story has 20 pre-designed templates. Panorama allows you to take 3x3 or 240 degrees
view. You can also clone yourself here. You can take photos a video, 8x slow
motion which is 240 frames per second, so no there is no 120 frames per second.
Dyna zoom, time lapse and hyperlapse. You can use a built-in video editor with either
pre-designed templates which saves you so much time, you can select clips, it will edit it for
you, you post it on social media, you can continue with your life or if you want, you can select pro
editing mode to have more control and edit the way you like. So, what have been added for OM5
users? FT feature enables you to turn on or off tracking. Meaning, as soon as you select the
front camera it will automatically track you. You don't need to select yourself to track you.
You can select auto HDR10. If the scene allows it, auto HDR10 will be automatically turned on.
Lastly, you can enable a shot guide. This is an amazing feature for beginners who are
just learning how to actually use the gimbal, what to film, how to find the shot. It is also
great for those moments when you freeze and you don't know what else to shoot.
This might give you that little kick. I see this app being very powerful for beginners
and for social media and leisure filming. For someone who just wants to pop in the phone
and film in automatic mode. Android users, what you are not getting? There will be
limitations as there are always limitations, not only with DJI. First of all, I had a very hard
time connecting DJI OM5 to Android. The bluetooth was connecting in the settings and it paired with
DJI OM5 but the DJI Mimo did not recognize it. So then I had to do a lot of research online and I
found out that right now, today is September 20th the DJI Mimo in Google play store is an old
version. You cannot use that. You have to go directly to DJI website and download the app there
or scan the QR code on the box. This is where it's going to take you, to DJI website so you can
download the new version of the app. I'm pretty sure the DJI will update it. I'm pretty sure a lot
of people already told them that. Unfortunately the app they have in Google play store
is old right now. Once I did that, it was working right away. What Android users
are not getting? It's exactly the same as before. You can only film in automatic mode, no manual,
only in 30 frames per second in 4k, 1080p and 720p. No slow motion. With DJI OM5 you are getting
FT selfie which means that it will automatically track you as soon as you turn the front facing
camera on. You are also getting auto shot guides. Auto HDR10 is not included. With Samsung Galaxy
s10 plus I can see the motor in the shot with ultra wide angle lens in DJI Mimo but I cannot
see it if I'm filming a native camera app. So you have to move the phone and use counterweights
to balance it properly. Can we use filters and extra lenses with this gimbal? If you watched
Moment guys review, then you already know that you cannot use the heavy Moment lenses with this type
of a setup. The gimbal simply cannot handle it. Maximum payload of this gimbal is 230g plus
minus 60 according to papers. Let's try iPhone 12 pro with the moment filter and
counterweights. I've added two of them and it seems to be working fine. I think that you
can absolutely film with this type of a setup. The only thing I'm noticing is that the
pan motor is not as smooth. It feels like there's a little jump in it and it's also
making sound. So let me try to record the sound. And when I have it in the vertical position I
hear actually more sound right now in this axis. I'm pretty sure that the microphone was picking
it up. I don't think it's an issue though as long as the sound doesn't get picked up when you are
recording, I think it should be fine. I don't see an issue. I think it's gonna be okay for recording
anyways. Either way I'm gonna be filming with it very soon so I'm gonna definitely test it out. Now
I have an amorphic lens on it and it's pretty much the same thing. It works just fine, I don't see
a issue with it and I have three counterweights. Now so let me put it to vertical mode and try to
record the sound if it is any louder. So that's what it gets but I don't see an issue. I think
it's going to be fine, you can totally use it with anamorphic lens and those filters. My
conclusion is that this is an excellent gimbal for iPhone users and for beginners. It is great
for someone who just wants to pop in the phone, film in automatic mode family stuff, social
media ...... If you want to film in manual mode, it's great as well. You just have to use very
light filters and light lenses like anamorphic lens. This is good option for Android users if
you're okay with filming in automatic mode and only in 30 frames per second. A bit complicated
if you're going to be filming and Filmic Pro or pro mode native camera app as you have to
go back and forth between DJI Mimo and the app you are going to film in. You cannot
switch the modes on the gimbal otherwise. I hope you like this video, give it thumbs up
and don't forget to subscribe. Let me know in the comment section below what you think
of this gimbal and what you are currently using and I'll see you my friends
in the next video. Cau.... Ahoj...
