It’s officially summer and to kick off the new season, Amazon is having its big Prime Day sale. Despite the name implying otherwise, Prime Day lasts all week long—stretching from Tuesday, June 23 through Friday, June 26. It could be a great time to pick up that piece of tech you’ve been eyeing for awhile. Among the many deals is the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. This vlogging camera usually sells for $499, but the Prime Day 24% discount takes it down to just $378 for a limited time. That’s a savings of $121.
Choosing a dedicated vlogging camera over reaching for your smartphone can really help to streamline your workflow when making content. Yes, the latest phones from Apple and Samsung have great cameras on them, but there are some hiccups you run into when relying on your phone. For one, managing storage. Using you’re personal phone for content creation means your camera roll will end up as a mix of photos and recordings you take for personal and professional use. Keeping things separate can help you stay more organized. Plus, phones have limited storage so this can help keep your phone from hitting max capacity by just recording onto a microSD with the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 instead.
Impressive Videography
Now those benefits are really only benefits if the camera can handle the task at hand, and the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 certainly does. This vlogging camera can record in up to 4K resolution at up to 120 fps, allowing you to create smooth, cinematic, and highly detailed shots—even in slow-motion. If you’re moving while recording, it’ll take even been shots than your phone as it has built-three-axis mechanical stabilization, helping you to avoid that nauseating shaky cam look.
Like a smartphone, the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 lets you record either front-facing or on its rear, capturing what’s in front of you. The camera has a built-in one-inch display that is touch sensitive and can be rotated both vertically and horizontally. This allows you to shoot in the format that makes the most sense for what you’re doing with the video. Just uploading to your Instagram story? Make it vertical. Going on YouTube as part of a long-form project? Probably stay horizontal.
The camera even has its own color grading tech in the system itself. It shoots in 10-bit color depth, capturing up to one billion colors. Visuals comes out looking rich and vibrant. You’re also able to capture professional-grade audio in stereo sound on the camera alone. When you pair it with up to two DJI Mic 2 or Mic Mini transmitters, you can achieve even better sound.