It’s hard to believe that DJI didn’t release the Osmo Mobile 7 last week as a replacement for the budget Mobile SE. With similar pricing and feature omissions from its bigger brothers, is the Osmo Mobile 7 the new king of budget smartphone gimbals?
Last week, DJI announced the Osmo 7 Series of smartphone gimbals. The two gimbals came alongside the Multifunctional Module, which added limited tracking and gesture control for any camera app you can use on your smartphones. It also features a light for illuminating subjects and a receiver for the DJI Mic Mini.
The Osmo Mobile 7 comes in at $89, $20 more than the SE but $50 cheaper than its sixth-generation counterpart. This, along with the similar omission of a built-in extension rod, helps support the argument that the Osmo Mobile SE‘s days could be numbered.
Those extra $20 give you a lot. Here are a few upgrades you get on the Osmo Mobile 7 that you won’t get on the SE.
Increased battery life and phone charging
The Osmo 7 introduced a larger 3,350 mAh battery, nearly three times larger than the Osmo 6 and nearly 30% larger than the Osmo SE. This gives you roughly 10 hours of battery life to capture content with your phone.
Because of this added battery space, the Osmo Mobile 7 also supports phone charging with USB-C ports both on the handle and on the gimbal arm. This reduces the limitation of having a charged phone to create content. However, the downside is that it reduces your new gimbal’s battery life.
Built-in tripod
Another addition that came to both Mobile 7 gimbals was a built-in tripod. A standard feature on other phone mounts and gimbals, the tripod for the Mobile 7 can now just pop out from the bottom of the handle. Thankfully, this hasn’t replaced the quarter-inch thread that was used for the original OM Grip Tripod or other pieces of equipment.
Multifunctional Module ready
Released alongside the Osmo Mobile 7 Series, the Multifunctional Module is an exclusive accessory for the Mobile 7P (which comes with it included in the box) and the Mobile 7 (as an add-on purchase). Similar to the LiDAR tracker for the RS 4 Pro and the Intelligent Tracking Module for the RS 4 Mini, its goal is to add certain functionality to any camera system – in this case, any app that you could find with first-party DJI products.
Quick Launch support
The Osmo Mobile 7 also supports Quick Launch, a faster way to start capturing content and spend less time setting up your gimbal. By simply unfolding the gimbal arm, the Mobile 7 instantly turns on and calibrates itself with your phone. The Osmo SE is currently the only gimbal that doesn’t support this feature from DJI.
So is it worth the extra cash?
The bulk of the Osmo Mobile features, no matter the model, come from the DJI Mimo app. So even if you choose to stick with the SE or save some money by ordering it over the Mobile 7, you’ll still be getting the latest ActiveTrack 7.0 and gesture controls when using it. However, if you’re all about using the native camera app or another specialty camera app for photo and video, the Mobile 7 with the Multifunctional Module might be the better option so you can get at least some of the features found inside the Mimo app anywhere.
However, at that point, you might as well get the Osmo Mobile 7P, which includes the module and the extension rod for only $11 more.
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