DJI Osmo Mobile 7 - Beginner's Guide & Tutorial

in this video I'll walk you through everything you need to know about the DJI osmo mobile 7 and 7p so that you know how to use it to create stunning videos we'll start with a quick overview of the gimbal talk about its features show you how to best Mount and balance it the basic button functions and dive into the DJI mimo app we'll also explore the shooting modes and when to use them plus I'll talk about the price and who this gimbal is best suited for by the end of this video you'll be ready to master the DJI Oso mobile 7 gimal like a pro now I'll be using the iPhone 16 Pro Max throughout this video but don't worry this gimbal including the DJI mimo app is also compatible with Android devices now you might think with smartphones nowadays having excellent stabilization you don't need a gimbal but trust me using a mobile gimbal enhances your phone stabilization even more and makes it easier to capture great shots while I am experienced with handled shooting my biggest struggle is keeping the Horizon leveled when filming handheld especially when shooting more complex longer moving shots a mobile gimbal like the DJI osmo mobile 7p solves this problem it also allows me to use features to extend the functionality of my phone and achieve more creative shots now that you understand what makes a mobile gimbal worthwhile let's look at the DJI osmo mobile 7 and 7p and what they can do so here is a quick overview of the DJI osmo mobile 7p it features a three AIS gimbal you have the roll tilt and pan motor then you have the recording status indicator light you've also got the built-in extension pole a magnetic phone clamp then you got this awesome multi-functional module which has a microphone indicator to pair with the DJI Mike mini a tracking camera fill light with a brightness and color temperature button at the front you have a display you've got a side wheel that functions as a zoom and focus wheel a joystick the M button a shutter record button switch button on the back the trigger button a USBC Port an integrated to tripod and at the bottom 1/420 screw hole the DJ mobile 7 has similar features to the 7p except it doesn't include the extension pole and the multi-functional module and you also don't have the wheel to the side which is replaced with a slide button let's now explore the DJI osmo mobile 7 piece features now the design is similar to the osmo mobile 4 which I liked for its one-step quick launch and it's great that they've brought back this design with the osmo mobile 7 and 7p I can just unfold it and it automatically turns on letting me start shooting immediately I also like that I'm able to keep the clamp attached to the gimbal that wasn't possible with the osmo mobile 6 and what's really cool is that when I turn off the gimbal the gimbal will adjust the foam perfectly so that I can fold it and quickly take it off now the magnetic foam clamp design has also been improved it also has enough room to be used with a case however with the osmo mobile 7 not the 7p you get the standard clamp now they recently introduce the magnetic phone mount which is fully mag safe compatible a sliek system for quick setups that won't interfere with the camera button and you can also use it as a stand however you can't attach the multi-functional module to the magnetic phone mount now the Oso mobile 7 is lightweight at just 324 G compared to the 381 G of the osmo mobile 6 it's portable lightweight and easy to carry as it fits right in your pocket now the integrated tripod is also a new feature that makes the setup Compact and pocket friendly and by having an integrated tripod it really makes it simple and fast to use and this is great for setting it up on flat surfaces to record yourself now the most significant Improvement is the multi-functional module it combines several features smart tracking a built-in microphone receiver and a fill light now to mind the AI module simply line up the magnetic pins on the module with the phone clamp once connected the camera light will turn red showing that the module is ready to use you can then use the tracking feature and fill light now by using the USBC and connecting the module to your phone you can use the module like a receiver and pair it with the DJI mik mini transmitter for easy audio recording to remove it simply press the release button can attach it in reverse allowing you to use Smart tracking with both the selfie and rear cameras the module doesn't affect the gimbal balance or the axis arms letting you you move freely in any direction even when filming vertically when using the cable you might need to adjust it slightly to avoid blocking the gimb movements so let's begin by talking about how to use the tracking feature the great thing is that you can use the intelligent tracking without needing the DJI memo app it works great with the native camera app professional video apps like Blackmagic camera live stream apps like Instagram or YouTube and many other recording apps even for calls or video conferences there are three guestures that you have to remember remember the first gester is the V sign or P sign which will start and stop recording after the camera indicator blinks yellow for 3 seconds then there is the Palm guesture which will start following you or the subject the camera indicator then turns solid green if you raise your palm again it will stop following the subject and the indicator will turn solid red finally there's the double elester that pauses tracting so you can adjust your composition the camera indicator will then turn solid yellow after moving to a new position hold up the guesture again to resume tracking with the new composition and the camera indicator will turn solid green next there's the built-in fill light that's perfect for vlogging and shooting in low light you can select from four brightness levels and four color temperatures ranging from 2,500 Kelvin to 6,500 Kelvin so this is brightness level one level two level 3 and level four let's change the color temperature number two three three and four and back to number one the next part I'm really excited about is the ability to record high quality audio with the module and like I said it is also a microphone receiver and you can connect it to the DJI mik mini now you can simply use the power cable to connect the module to your mobile phone now because I already paired it it will automatically connect once I turn on the transmitter it will be indicated as a solid green color on both devices now now what's cool is that I can also connect two transmitters making it perfect to record two people the transmitter also has a button to turn on noise reduction when activated the indicator will light solid yellow you can also use the DJI Mike mini with third party apps like Blackmagic camera Final Cut camera and even the default camera app you can change the audio settings using the DJI mimo app which we will look at later as of making this video the DJI Mike 2 transmitter is not supported so this is how the audio quality sounds sounds like using the DJI Mike mini transmitter that is connected to the multifunctional module on the DJI osmo mobile 7p as you can see as I walk away the audio quality will stay consistent also if I turn my back you'll still hear the audio and it sounds great so I'm now recording the audio through the internal mic on my iPhone 16 Pro Max which shouldn't sound that bad but as soon as I move further away from the camera the audio won't be as clear and now I have the DJI Mike mini transmitter connected to the iPhone 16 Pro Max via Bluetooth and it won't sound as good as when connecting the transmitter to the multifunctional module but still I can walk away from the camera and capture decent audio quality another great feature is the ability to charge your phone with the gimbal you can charge your smartphone via the gimbal grip or use the AI module this is especially helpful during long shoots or when traveling as you might not always have access to a power outlet while it may use more battery from the gimbal it's much better than having a dead phone I can use it while it's turned off or while the gimbal is on now the gimbal can operate up to 10 hours and it takes about 2.5 hours to charge it fully regarding external lenses the osmo mobile 7 and 7p do not support heavy thirdparty lenses like the 160 mm w wide angle lens from sandmark for example however filters such as clipping on a v andd will work just fine just keep in mind that the gimbal has a max payload of 300 G now the mounting and balancing process is easy first attach the clamp to your phone ensuring It lines up with the camera icon based on your phone's camera Direction check that it's centered and leveled next connect your phone to the gimbal align it with the connection points then simply unfold it it will then start balancing out your phone and you don't have to make any manual adjustments if you prefer you can also unfold it first and then Mount your phone the gimbal features strong magnets making it hard for the phone to fall off even with a good shake so let's now move over to the basic button functions understanding those can help you shoot more efficiently so first up is the m button when powered off press the M button once to check the battery level to power it on press and hold the M button once on you can press it once to switch between gimbal modes press the M button three times to enter standby mode to turn it off press and hold the power button then you have the joystick where you can move the phone in any direction then you have the trigger button pressing it once will start or stop the tracking pressing it twice will recenter the gimbal pressing once then press and hold will enter fast mode to exit it you can simply release the trigger by pressing and holding the trigger button you will enter lock mode which will lock all of the motors then you can press the trigger button three times to rotate R ated 180° around the pan axis to use the rear camera for vlogging then you have the shutter record button pressing it once will take a photo or start and stop recording press and hold it will create a burst shooting in photo mode when using the DJI mimo app then you've got the switch button by pressing it once you'll switch between the front and rear camera inside the DJI mimo app pressing it twice will'll switch between landscape and portrait mode pressing it three times will switch between photo and record mode inside the D D mimo app then you've got the side wheel on the 7p pressing it once will switch between focus and zoom inside the DJI memo app you can rotate to control Focus or Zoom so let me now walk you through the DJI mimo app which allows you to access even more features and customization options with your osmo mobile 7 or 7p so starting off up here we have the home button which brings us back to the main page and if you want to get back to the camera page just select the camera icon at the bottom then up here especially if you're a beginner you can access their shooting templates for example if you're hiking in the woods you can check out different shots and get ideas on how to capture those so for example you're doing a hike you can select that and if you go down for example you want to create this establishing shot select apply and then it will show you exactly how to create it so you can see the final result as well as the behind the scene and you have other themes available such as Park City at home to get some ideas then up here you have your indicator so this is the battery life of the gimbal the battery life of your phone and this is the current gimbal mode you're in so right now it's set to pan tilt follow then over here you can switch between the front and rear camera then over here you can access your camera settings so by select colting that currently it's set to Auto but if you want more control you can set it to manual so you can dial in your ISO and shutter speed but for now we're going to leave it in Auto So Below we have our parameters so the shutter speed is currently set to 1 over50 ISO 69 and the exposure evaluation at zero then below you have your resolution and frame rate select that most of the time I shoot in 4k 25 frames per second this gives me the the highest quality possible and when I don't plan on slowing down the footage I shoot in 25 frames per second however if I do want slow motion in my video I can choose 60 frames per second and then slow the video down in the edit then below you have your glamour effects you can choose from different option for example if I want a Slimmer face I can have that but usually I don't use this feature now a quick way to lock your focus and exposure is to tap hold on the screen until this lock icon over here appears so this way when I hold my hand in front of the camera you'll see the focus and exposure won't change and as soon as I set it back to Auto and when I now put my hand in front of the camera you'll see that it focuses on my hand and also adjusts the exposure now when we switch back to the rear camera we can select between the ultra wide wide and telephoto lens and you can also do that with the zoom wheel so let's now select these three dots at the bottom left so first up we have white balance let's select that and I recommend not leaving it in Auto you can use one of these presets I like to choose custom and then dial it in myself to make it look as natural as possible so I think around here looks about right but for now I'm going to leave it in Auto then we have grid which I leave on and set to GD lines this way we get the rule of thirds which helps me set my composition then over here we have selfie flip when recording a video with the selfie camera it will flip that video afterwards then we have face track selfie once enabled when I switch over to the selfie camera it will start automatically tracking me so if you do a lot of logging this might be a feature that you would leave on so just to show you I'm going to enable it switch to the front camera and then switch back to the rear camera you'll see that it will start tracking my face then over here you can also switch to Dolby Vision to shoot in HDR usually I leave that off as I prefer to shoot in SDR and it's also a much easier process when color grading then below you have the auto shot guides which we looked at before and what it does is it will automatically be recommended when a suitable scenario is identic ified so when you're out hiking in the forest it will then suggest you the hiking template so below we have the multi-functional module and up here you can set the follow speed I usually keep it at default which is 20 then over here we have guesture settings up here you can see that by holding up my palm the tracker will start following me and to stop it I just hold up my hand again then I can also hold up the pie sign which will then start a countdown and record record a video and to stop it I can just hold up the pie sign again let's move on to the gimbal so up here you have your gimbal quick start guide which I recommend you go through if you're new to using the osmo mobile 7p then you have the gimbal mode usually I keep it at pan tilt follow but you also have other modes such as pan follow fpv and spinshot then over here you have gimbal autocalibration so if you're experiencing problems with your gimbal maybe it's not balancing correctly then you can do a calibration but before you do this I recommend you check if the clamp is properly mounted then over here you can adjust the gimbals Horizon again it tells you to first check if the magnetic phone clamp is properly mounted if so you can select okay and then you can adjust the Horizon to your liking then over here side wield mode you can select between Zoom or manual focus I usually leave that off as I don't use it that often then over here once I press the switch button three times it will either select the video or photo you can also set the joystick speed joystick control invert the joystick Direction and invert side wheeel Direction then you have extended tilt mode in this part the angle will be larger and you will be able to only control the Tilt with the joystick then you also have the sound which I leave enabled and the recording status indicator which I recommend you leave enabled this way you can see when you're recording on the DJI mimo app there's a recording indicator on the back of the Roll motor then in the active track settings you have the option to keep your composition so when enabled the gimbal follows the subject and keeps the composition unchanged and by pressing the trigger button twice you can return it to the default composition then you have tilt follow in which the gimbal will only follow the subject in tilt Direction all the other Motors are locked then in the general settings you have additional information sleep time I set to 3 minutes then there's also the beginner tutorial which I recommend if you're new to using this gimbal then you have the quick launch feature so once you connect your phone to the osmo mobile 7p the DJI mimo app will appear as a notification which allows you to quickly access the DJI mimo app and at the very bottom you can restore your gimbal parameters then over here you can enable tracking so over here you've got the smart capture so if you have a group of people it will identify those with boxes and then you can select one of the subjects to be the primary subject which the gimbal will follow then below we have guest your controls so right now it's set to follow and shoot so when I hold up my palm it will start tracking me and record a video and to stop it I just hold up my palm again and it will stop but you can also select shoot only which will only start recording a video and Below you have your media and of course you also have your record button and over here you have different shooting parameters so you can choose between Dynamic Zoom timelapse hyperlapse video photo Pano you also have parents and kids modes and over here you also have the story which is also a great way to capture Dynamic shots if you're not experienced and you can select one of these for example modern city and it will guide you through each of the shots so let me show you the settings that I use on the DJI mik mini now right now I have the DJI mik mini receiver connected to the iPhone 16 Pro Max and a popup will appear once you open up the DJI mimo app telling you if you want to record only or go to the settings of the DJI mik mini and the settings are pretty much the same also so when using the multifunctional module so let's head over to the settings now you can also access these settings inside the DJI mimo app once you have the multi-functional module connected to your phone so you see the audio meter and when we go down we have our receiver settings now most of these settings are also available on the multifunctional module so starting with the first one we have noise cancellation so depending on the environment you're recording your video if there's a lot of noise you want to choose strong but in most cases basic will do the job then you have audio Channel you can choose between mono which will record two separate tracks or stereo which will combine both of the tracks now I like to record mine in mono this way I'm able to also make use of the safety track which will record one track at a lower deciel then you also have low cut which will remove unwanted frequencies you also have Auto off which applies to the receiver and will automatically cck power off in 15 minutes if not being connected to Safe power then you have Auto on off with camera which also applies to the receiver when you enable this the mic and camera will simultaneously power on or off so this is quite convenient then you have clipping control which will automatically adjust the volume limit to avoid clipping below we have our transmitter settings so I leave Auto off on and this will automatically power off in 15 minutes if not being connected to Safe power I also leave leave power button for noise cancellation on just in case I want to use it and you also have the mic LED which I also leave enabled below you can find more information about your device so there you have it that was a basic walk through the DJI mimo app another great feature is the ability to control the gimbal with your Apple watch I even created a full tutorial using the DJ Oso mobile 6 in which the same principle appli I'll be sure to link it below by connecting your Apple watch to the DJI mimo app you can see the camera feed adjust the gimbal direction and change the composition you can also enable active track making it easier to shoot videos especially when filming yourself let's now talk about the operating modes knowing how they work will help you take the perfect shot and get the results you want and there are four basic operating modes that you should know the first and most commonly used mode is the upright mode this is ideal for eye Lev shots for example if you need to follow a subject then there's underslung mode where the gal is flipped upside down to capture lower shots this can also be used with the built-in extension Rod if you need to get lower next there is the side grip mode which is great for creating reveal shots or crane shots in which the gimbal is held to the side next is the low position mode where you extend the rod and tilt the camera and this setup is perfect for vlogging since it keeps the camera further away allowing you to capture more in the frame regarding price DJI offers two version the osmo mobile 7 and the osmo mobile 7 P the standard version is available for $89 that does not include the built-in extension Rod the multifunctional module and the knob to the left side instead you only have a lever allowing you only to zoom for the premium version you get all the features for $149 and if you want the DJI Mike mini transmitter you can go for the vlogging combo for $28 now choosing between the standard and the premium version depends on your shooting needs and budget the good news is that if you start with the Standard Version and later want the multi-functional module you can easily purchase it separately for $49 if I had to pick one I choose the premium version with the Vlog combo because it has the building extension pole the DJI magc mini transmitter and the multifunctional module that fit my shooting needs and the module makes it super convenient to connect the DJI mik mini for highquality audio recordings and I can track easily without needing to use the dedicated DJI mimo app however if you don't need all the extra features and just want steady footage for basic shots The Standard Version will definitely do the job now if you need more help I have a smartphone film making course that covers everything you need to know about filming professionally with your phone you can find the link in the video description below if you have any questions feel free to leave a comment thank you so much for watching guys have fun shooting and see you in the next one [Applause] [Music] he