Pocket-sized cameras have always been popular with vloggers, travellers and creators looking for professional-looking footage without carrying a large camera bag. The new DJI Osmo Pocket 4P takes that idea even further, introducing a dual-lens system, improved dynamic range, enhanced low-light performance and new creative features that make it one of the most capable compact cameras DJI has produced.
After spending time filming with the Osmo Pocket 4P around Norwich's historic streets, cathedral interiors and countryside locations, it's clear this isn't simply a small update over previous Pocket cameras. Several of the new features genuinely change the way you can shoot.
A New Dual-Lens Camera System
One of the biggest changes to the Osmo Pocket 4P is its new dual-lens design.
The primary camera uses a 20mm wide-angle lens with a new 1-inch sensor, making it ideal for landscapes, architecture, travel videos and traditional vlogging. Alongside it sits an entirely new 60mm telephoto lens with a fast f/1.8 aperture, giving creators a completely different shooting perspective.
Rather than relying purely on digital zoom, the telephoto lens produces natural-looking compression and much shallower depth of field, allowing subjects to stand out against beautifully blurred backgrounds.
For storytellers, this adds a completely new visual style. Wide shots establish a location, while switching to the telephoto lens instantly creates a more cinematic look that draws viewers into the scene.
Optical Zoom That Adds Creative Possibilities
The new 3x optical zoom quickly becomes one of the camera's standout features.
Whether filming architectural details, wildlife, portraits or product shots, the extra reach allows creators to capture subjects that previously required a much larger interchangeable lens camera. The Osmo Pocket 4P also maintains impressive image quality up to 6x lossless zoom, with a 12x digital zoom available when extra reach is needed.
This proved particularly useful when filming intricate cathedral stonework and distant stained-glass windows, revealing impressive levels of detail from surprisingly long distances while still producing usable footage.
Portraits That Look More Like Mirrorless Cameras
Previous Pocket cameras have always favoured wide-angle shooting, but the addition of the 60mm lens changes portrait filming dramatically.
The longer focal length naturally flatters facial features while creating attractive background separation. Skin tones remain clean and natural, helping footage resemble shots captured using much larger mirrorless camera systems.
Whether filming YouTube introductions, interviews or social media content, the telephoto lens gives creators a far more professional look without carrying extra equipment.
Improved Dynamic Range with the New Sensor
At the heart of the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P is a new 1-inch sensor capable of capturing an impressive 17 stops of dynamic range. That's a significant improvement over previous Pocket cameras and one of the biggest upgrades for anyone who wants more flexibility when filming in challenging lighting conditions.
The Osmo Pocket 4P handles these situations remarkably well. Whether you're filming outdoors on a bright summer afternoon, walking through narrow city streets where sunlight and shadows constantly change, or recording inside historic buildings with bright windows and dim interiors, the camera does an excellent job of balancing exposure across the entire frame.
One of the best examples came while filming inside Norwich Cathedral. The cathedral's cloisters provided an ideal test, with intense midday sunlight flooding the open walkways while the stone archways remained in deep shadow. These are exactly the kinds of scenes that expose the limitations of many compact cameras. The Osmo Pocket 4P was able to retain detail throughout the image, preserving texture in the brightly lit stonework while still revealing information hidden in the darker areas without introducing excessive image noise.
Combined with the camera's 10-bit D-Log 2 colour profile, this wider dynamic range becomes even more valuable during editing. There's considerably more highlight and shadow information available to recover in post-production, giving creators the freedom to fine-tune exposure, lift shadow detail, reduce bright highlights and achieve a polished cinematic look without degrading image quality.
For vloggers, filmmakers and travel creators who regularly encounter unpredictable lighting, this added dynamic range provides greater confidence that difficult scenes will remain usable. Rather than worrying about losing detail in bright skies or dark interiors, the Osmo Pocket 4P captures a much wider range of tonal information, making it easier to produce professional-looking footage straight out of such a remarkably compact camera.
D-Log 2 Gives Creators More Flexibility
One of the most exciting additions is D-Log 2 recording in 10-bit colour.
Rather than baking contrast and colour directly into footage, D-Log 2 captures significantly more colour information, allowing creators to recover highlights, brighten shadows and create cinematic colour grades during editing.
Even footage captured using automatic exposure retains plenty of flexibility in post-production, making it much easier to achieve professional-looking results without extensive manual camera setup.
Take Colour Grading Further with Editors Keys DJI D-Log LUT Packs
If you're shooting in D-Log 2, colour grading becomes an important part of your workflow.
The Editors Keys DJI D-Log LUT Packs are designed to help creators quickly transform flat-looking footage into vibrant, cinematic video. Rather than spending hours adjusting colour manually, LUTs provide a professional starting point that can instantly enhance contrast, colour balance and overall mood.
Whether you're aiming for natural travel footage, warm vintage tones or dramatic cinematic grading, Editors Keys' LUT collections allow you to unlock even more from the impressive dynamic range captured by the Osmo Pocket 4P. Combined with the camera's new sensor and D-Log 2 profile, these LUTs make producing polished YouTube videos and social media content considerably faster.
Better Low-Light Performance
Small cameras often struggle once the sun goes down, introducing heavy image noise and muddy colours. The Osmo Pocket 4P performs impressively well in evening conditions, maintaining clean blacks and accurate colours throughout golden hour, dusk and even near-darkness.
For even darker environments, the dedicated Low-Light Mode gives the Osmo Pocket 4P another level of versatility. Rather than simply increasing the ISO and introducing excessive digital noise, the camera does an impressive job of brightening scenes while maintaining clean detail, accurate colours and strong contrast. This makes it much easier to film after sunset, whether you're capturing city streets, campsites, evening events or late-night travel footage.
The mode gives creators the flexibility to choose the look that best suits their project. If you're aiming for a more cinematic feel, you can shoot using the standard recording mode, preserving the natural darkness of the scene while keeping image noise under control. Alternatively, switching to Low-Light Mode reveals considerably more detail in areas that would otherwise be difficult to see, producing brighter, clearer footage without sacrificing too much image quality. Having both options available means the Osmo Pocket 4P is equally capable of capturing moody night scenes or well-lit footage for documentaries, travel vlogs and social media content where visibility is a priority.
Smoother Camera Movements
DJI has also improved the shooting experience with a new 5D joystick.
This provides much smoother pan and tilt movements, making it easier to create slow, cinematic camera motion without the sudden, jerky movements sometimes associated with smaller handheld cameras.
Combined with DJI's renowned three-axis gimbal stabilisation, the Osmo Pocket 4P continues to produce exceptionally smooth handheld footage.
Remote Screen Makes Solo Filming Easier
The new detachable remote screen adds another level of convenience for solo creators.
It allows users to control camera settings, activate ActiveTrack and even switch zoom levels remotely without needing to touch the camera itself. For vloggers filming alone, this makes it feel almost as though a camera operator is following them, while DJI's ActiveTrack keeps subjects centred in the frame.
Excellent for Product Videos
The telephoto lens isn't just useful for portraits.
When filming products, gadgets or accessories, the longer focal length creates a more premium look with smoother background blur and greater subject separation. This makes the Osmo Pocket 4P an excellent option for creators producing product reviews, unboxing videos and promotional content.
Magnetic Fill Light
The optional magnetic fill light remains a practical accessory for creators who regularly film on location. Offering multiple brightness levels and adjustable colour temperatures, it provides enough illumination for faces, product shots or in-car filming without requiring a separate lighting setup.
Slow Motion in 4K
For creators wanting more dramatic footage, the Osmo Pocket 4P supports 4K recording at up to 240fps, making it possible to capture incredibly smooth slow-motion sequences.
For everyday content, 4K at 50fps also delivers excellent results, allowing footage to be slowed down while maintaining crisp image quality.
Improved Audio
The built-in microphones already deliver strong audio quality, but pairing the camera with the included DJI Mic 3 provides even cleaner vocal recordings.
For vloggers and YouTubers, this creates a complete filming solution without needing additional recording equipment.
Built-In Storage Means One Less Thing to Forget
One particularly useful feature is the inclusion of over 100GB of built-in storage.
If you accidentally leave your SD card at home, you'll still have plenty of space available to continue filming. Once finished, footage transfers rapidly over USB at speeds exceeding 800MB/s, reducing time spent waiting for files to copy.
Final Thoughts
The DJI Osmo Pocket 4P represents one of the biggest upgrades the Pocket series has seen. The addition of a dedicated telephoto lens, impressive dynamic range, D-Log 2 recording, improved low-light performance, smoother controls and enhanced remote shooting capabilities transforms it from a compact travel camera into a genuinely powerful filmmaking tool.
Whether you're creating YouTube videos, travel films, product reviews or daily vlogs, the Osmo Pocket 4P offers professional-looking results from a camera that still slips comfortably into your pocket. For creators looking to get the very best from D-Log 2 footage, don't forget to explore the Editors Keys DJI D-Log LUT Packs, giving you an easy way to achieve rich, cinematic colour grading and bring your footage to life.
Be sure to check out our full Youtube review of the new DJI Osmo Pocket 4P below!
