DJI Osmo Pocket 4P goes on sale. The pocket camera received a telephoto lens and can handle 4K at 240 frames per second

DJI didn’t stop at minor improvements. It equipped its pocket camera with a gimbal with a second sensor, so the Pocket 4P can zoom in on the action without losing image quality. Sales are starting in China; only a teaser is currently displayed on the Czech website.

Two cameras instead of one. The telephoto lens changes how you’ll use the camera

The main new feature is the second lens. Alongside the 1-inch sensor with a wide-angle lens (20 mm, f/2.0), a telephoto camera with a 60 mm focal length and f/1.8 aperture on a smaller 1/1.28″ sensor has been added. Thanks to it, the Pocket 4P will offer 3x optical zoom and up to 12x digital zoom – so you don’t have to crop distant objects with lossy digital zoom.

In practice, this means you don’t have to hold the camera close to your face to fill the frame. Vlogging is possible from a greater distance, and portraits appear more natural because a longer focal length compresses the perspective. The previous Pocket 3, however, managed with a single lens.

What the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P offers

The main sensor captures photos with a resolution of 37 Mpx and records video in 10-bit with the D-Log2 profile. It can handle slow-motion shots in 4K at up to 240 frames per second; the manufacturer states a dynamic range of up to 17 stops for the main sensor – however, this is a figure from DJI’s laboratory, so expect some leeway in practice.

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Stabilization is handled by a three-axis mechanical gimbal and ActiveTrack 8 object tracking. You control the camera via a two-inch rotating touchscreen display with a brightness of up to 1,000 nits; three built-in microphones handle the sound. The body weighs 230 grams and houses 103GB of storage, expandable by up to 1 TB with a microSD card.

The battery has a capacity of 1,545 mAh and, according to DJI, charges from zero to 80 percent in approximately 18 minutes. Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 are present, and a new feature is timecode support for easier multi-camera editing.

Price and availability

In China, the Pocket 4P is sold in two kits. The basic one costs 3,799 yuan, which is approximately 11,700 CZK (converted), while the more expensive Vlog kit costs 4,299 yuan, which is about 13,200 crowns. Black and white colors are available.

DJI has not yet announced the official price or start of sales in the Czech Republic, but a teaser is displayed on the official website for our market. So, we probably won’t have to wait long.

Would you swap a large camera for a pocket model with a telephoto lens?

Sources: DJI, GSMArena, Android Authority