Name: DJI Osmo Pocket 3
Brand: DJI

Our verdict

The Osmo Pocket 3 is a pocket-sized video camera on a three-axis gimbal, a motorised mount that keeps the picture steady as you move. It has a 1-inch sensor, large for a camera this small, and a rotating 2-inch touchscreen, with landscape and portrait recording modes. Trusted Reviews found footage “very sharp and natural-looking” and the gimbal “incredibly smooth and stable”. Digital Camera World’s Adam Juniper said face tracking was “quick to select a subject and holds onto it well”. It records to a microSD card, which is not included, and still photos are only 9.4MP. Its UK RRP is £489, or £619 as the Creator Combo with a wireless microphone and battery handle, though DJI now sells both for much less. We have not tested it ourselves: this review draws on DJI’s specifications and reviews by TechRadar, Amateur Photographer, Digital Camera World and Trusted Reviews.

Buy it if

You want steadier, better-quality video than your phone while walking or travelling
You film yourself talking to camera and want it to keep your face in frame
You want a small camera you can carry every day without a bag

Skip it if

You mainly take still photos
You want to film in water, rain or rough adventure sports
Your recent phone already gives you video you are happy with

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Everyday use

Holidays and city walks

Reviewers agree the gimbal smooths out footsteps, and Trusted Reviews found evening street footage stayed sharp with natural colours, if a little noisier than in daylight.

Vlogging and talking to camera

Face tracking keeps you centred, and the Creator Combo’s Mic 2 transmitter clips to your clothes. Trusted Reviews and Digital Camera World both found the microphone a clear step up for voice.

Vertical videos for social media

Choose portrait recording for vertical social clips. The rotating screen also controls power, so the capture behaviour depends on its settings. The cited reviews report up to 3K portrait video, while Low Light and Slow Motion are landscape modes.

The details, in plain English

Video quality

The camera records 4K at up to 60 frames a second, with 4K at 120 frames only in Slow Motion mode, plus 10-bit D-Log M, a flat colour profile for editing. Trusted Reviews found footage “very sharp and natural-looking”, and Amateur Photographer called video quality “great”. TechRadar’s Paul Hatton noticed softer detail towards the edges of the frame. Digital Camera World found the auto exposure tends to brighten scenes.

Stabilisation and tracking

The three-axis gimbal is the main reason to buy. Amateur Photographer called it “excellent” with no walking shake. ActiveTrack 6.0 follows faces and subjects: TechRadar found it worked without problems, and Digital Camera World said it holds on well. Both Amateur Photographer and Digital Camera World found it can lose small subjects in busy scenes or behind obstacles.

Screen and controls

The 2-inch OLED touchscreen rotates, and turning it can also control power. Portrait recording is a separate capture mode; Digital Camera World used the on-screen menu rather than relying on rotation alone. That review praised the larger display but found its power behaviour took getting used to. TechRadar found settings text cramped. DJI’s Mimo phone app adds remote control and file transfer.

Battery and storage

DJI claims up to 166 minutes at 1080p/24fps with Wi-Fi and the screen off, and 80% charge in 16 minutes with a suitable charger. TechRadar reported roughly two hours filming in 4K, under different conditions. The Creator Combo’s battery handle adds running time. There is no built-in storage; DJI specifies microSD support up to 1TB. A mains charger is not included. DJI’s specification page lists guaranteed software updates until 31 December 2026; this is a minimum commitment, not a date on which the camera stops working.

Sound, photos and the Creator Combo

Three built-in microphones record stereo sound; Amateur Photographer found they pick up some background and wind noise. The Creator Combo adds a DJI Mic 2 transmitter, battery handle, wide-angle lens, mini tripod and carrying bag; Digital Camera World found the Mic 2’s 32-bit float recording, which resists distortion from loud sounds, hard to overload. Photos are 9.4MP, and every reviewer advises against buying it mainly for stills.

Strengths and drawbacks

What it does well

Gimbal-smooth walking footage: Trusted Reviews called it “incredibly smooth and stable”
1-inch sensor copes well in dim light, according to Amateur Photographer and Digital Camera World
Rotating 2-inch touchscreen and a portrait recording mode for social video
ActiveTrack 6.0 face tracking worked “with no bugs or issues” for TechRadar
Creator Combo adds a DJI Mic 2 wireless microphone that connects straight to the camera

What to watch out for

No built-in storage, so you must buy a microSD card
Still photos are only 9.4MP; Amateur Photographer called them “just ‘ok’”
Not waterproof, and more delicate than an action camera (Digital Camera World)
TechRadar found it can get hot when filming, and the menus cramped on the small screen
Zoom is digital and Amateur Photographer found it “quite disappointing”
DJI’s published minimum software-update commitment runs to 31 December 2026

A recent smartphone can film steady 4K video too, so the Pocket 3 makes most sense if you want a larger sensor, a physical gimbal and subject tracking in a small camera. Waterproof action cameras are better suited to water and rough adventure sports. We have not tested these alternatives side by side.

Alternatives we have reviewed

Product	Our verdict	Price	Buy
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (this one)	A brilliant first video camera for travel, vlogging and family filming, with gimbal-smooth 4K footage and tracking that keeps you in shot.	£489RRP · Osmo Pocket 3 (standard, RRP recorded 31 Oct 2026	Check price
DJI Osmo Pocket 4	A good fit for travel and vlogging, with steady walking footage, subject tracking and room to record without buying a memory card.	£445RRP · Standard Combo, RRP recorded 31 Oct 2026	Check price

Where our findings come from

This research-based review uses DJI’s specifications and exact UK standard/Creator product pages, the UK after-sales policy, and the cited hands-on reviews by TechRadar (Paul Hatton, 25 October 2023), Digital Camera World (Adam Juniper, updated 30 November 2023), Amateur Photographer and Trusted Reviews. No author is inferred from a photograph credit. The older review findings are attributed and may reflect earlier firmware. DJI’s public specification page confirms 179g and its published software-support commitment; the UK policy confirms the camera’s 24-month warranty. UK product-page offers and these ownership sources were rechecked on 31 October 2026. No checkout or delivery-to-address test was performed. We have not tested this product ourselves. Measurements and listening or camera findings belong to the named reviewers.

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