DJI Osmo Pocket 3
Also known as: Pocket 3, Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo
DJI's 2023 pocket gimbal camera with a 1-inch sensor and a two-inch screen that rotates to switch between horizontal and vertical recording.
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What it means
The Pocket 3 is a small handle with a three-axis Gimbal and a camera on top. It follows the DJI Osmo Pocket and Pocket 2, but the jump to a 1-inch sensor made it a real low-light camera rather than a toy.
Its rotating touchscreen is the clever part. Turning it sideways flips recording between landscape and portrait, so one device covers a YouTube vlog and a phone clip without cropping.
For travel, city walks and Self-filming while talking, it gives stabilized footage that a phone or action camera struggles to match in dim light.
How it works in practice
Record 4K at 30 or 60 frames per second for general use; higher frame rates are there for slow motion. D-Log M and 10-bit modes help if you grade, and the standard profile is fine if you do not.
Face and subject tracking keeps a walking speaker centered, which suits vlogs. A DJI Mic 2 transmitter can connect directly, so a Wireless microphone needs no extra receiver.
The battery is built in. A Power bank or the battery handle from the Creator Combo extends long days, and careful Composition with the steady gimbal makes slow reveal moves easy on foot.
What to watch out for
It is not an action camera. There is no waterproofing, the gimbal is exposed, and a crash on a bike or a fall onto rock can break the motors. For hard sport, a GoPro Hero 11 or similar is the safer choice.
Dropped loose into a pocket with keys, the lens picks up scratches. The magnetic cover that ships with it is worth using every time.
Long 4K sessions warm the body, and the internal battery does not swap. Plan a charging break, or the camera quits during the moment that mattered. Travel vloggers who pair it with a DJI Flip for aerial angles should pick one orientation for both, or the day ends with two shapes to reconcile.
How RawClip handles it
Pocket 3 files upload to RawClip as they are, 4K or 1080p, H.264 or HEVC. If every clip in an order is vertical, the highlight comes out vertical; a mix of vertical and horizontal gives a horizontal highlight with the upright clips pillarboxed, so nothing is cropped away.