DJIOsmo Mobile 3 - 3-Axis Smartphone Gimbal Handheld Stabilizer Vlog Youtuber Live Video for iPhone Android

This device is absolutely amazing! The stabilization that it provides is stunning for a 3-axis gimbal. It has and continues to work flawlessly.The only word of caution is with their application. They provide a compatibility list on their website and THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT LIST. If you're exact phone brand and model isn't on the list, it's highly likely their DJI Mimo app will NOT work on your phone. What this means is that you WON'T be able to use their cool app video features, like automatic subject tracking. It also means you won't be able to use some of the buttons on the gimbal that are designed to work specifically with their app only.What you CAN do is still use the gimbal with any other video recording and editing app you like. Other apps just won't have a Bluetooth connection to some of the gimbal buttons. You will still be able to use the power button (which is also used to switch horizontal and vertical orientation) as well as the "joystick" button to tilt the phone up, down, left, and right.UPDATE 5/8/2021This device was working perfectly with my Google Pixel 3A XL, including the DJI MIMO app. Then I tried to do a firmware update that DJI pushed. The update failed and the device became completely useless. I was very angry. I contacted DJI support and much to my amazement, they pointed me to a place on their site to fill in a repair request. The rep was cautious about promising me anything about the cost. After I sent them the proof of purchase (it was WAY out of warranty) and explained in the online ticket what happened, I was amazed to find that DJI provided free shipping to their facility in California, free shipping back to my home, and they gave me a completely refurbished device COMPLETELY WITHOUT CHARGE even though I was WAY out of warranty. This is the type of company that I would always want to buy products from! Nice going DJI.UPDATE 1/1/2020The DJI Mimo app is so frustrating and is definitely not up to par relative to the DJI OSMO Mobile 3 hardware. I just discovered that the app does NOT support external microphones on my Moto G6 phone. Maybe not on any phone. I'm not sure. I did a wind test with the built-in phone mic and then an external mic I have using a "dead cat" furry wind screen. When I did this test with Open Camera, an open source app, there was a dramatic difference in the wind noise with and without the external mic plugged in, indicating the mic jack works fine for Open Camera. When I performed the same test with the DJI Mimo app, there was no difference in the wind noise, clearly indicating that even though I had en external mic plugged in, the app still used the internal mic. Very disappointing. Furthermore, there are no mic audio settings in the app to even switch the type of mic being used for recording videos.UPDATE 12/14/2019I was pleasantly surprised to discover recently that the DJI Mimo Android app now works with my Motorola Moto 6 phone. I presume they updated the app and/or the firmware for the device. So this is a nice step forward, however, I'm still leaving the 4-star rating because even though I can use the app, it has limited functionality on Android compared with IOS. For example, I can't shoot 1920 x 1080 video at 60 fps even though my phone hardware supports it and I can shoot video with this using other apps like the Open Source app Open Camera. Shooting at 60 fps is extremely important for shooting fast moving subjects or if you pan left and right a lot when shooting.

I'm very pleased with the quality and functionality of the Osmo 3, and its software.Expect a little learning curve of the stabilizer and the software, and get some hours of practice making stabilized videos.The best thing is, your pictures and videos are always LEVEL! No "rocking boat" effect like you get with those "Merlin"-style mechanical balance stabilizers. I built several of those, and active stabilization is just MUCH better, and worth the cost.The roll axis (horizon) just stays level. The tilt and pan axes smoothly follow your movements, with about a 15 degree "lag" behind your movement. This lag is how you guide it around without shaking it.Don't expect to make perfect "flying" videos while walking -- it stabilizes the angles, but not not the position of the camera (like any hand-held stabilizer); so as you walk along, objects in the near-field hop and wiggle a little bit, while the far-field stays still in the frame.I'm using it with a Galaxy S9+, a big phone with a great camera. You DO need to remove the phone case, even a thin one.Balancing is easy; just hold it by the upper arm and slide the phone in the clamp until it doesn't tilt (with the Osmo off).You DO need the app; the Osmo comes to life after turned on AND paired with the app.At first I used the QR code on the box to download the app from DJI. It didn't work! I uninstalled it and downloaded it from Play Store and it worked fine.The app easy to use; just poke around in the menus & settings, like any app, to see what all it does.The handle has 2 buttons, a 4-way slider, a zoom slider, and a trigger. I found it hard to remember what 1,2,3 presses does, so you do need to use it a good while to memorize the button/trigger functions.Don't expect all features to work with all phones. For example, on my S9+ it will not do slow-mo, but will do hyper-lapse. And the zoom is jerky, not smooth, with the zoom slide switch.Be sure to get a little 3-wing table-top tripod for it; you can't set it down without one.Battery life is fine; last a lot longer than you'll want to carry it around making videos.Overall, this picky techie is very pleased with it, and recommends it if you want a best-in-class phone gimbal, from a well-trusted brand. (I was NOT compensated in any for my review.)--KV5R