DJI officially revealed the Osmo Pocket 4P yesterday – and the gimbal-stabilized dual-lens vlogging camera looks formidable, thanks to its 1-inch primary sensor, 3x secondary telephoto lens, 17 stops of dynamic range, and 10-bit color log.
Unfortunately, it won’t be officially available in the US either, for the foreseeable future, due to DJI’s current FCC ban. And that’s where the new Xtra Muse 2 Pro comes in.
With impeccable timing, this remarkably similar gimbal camera from American brand
A 1-inch CMOS sensor? Check. A second 3x telephoto lens? Check. A 10-bit X-Log 3 color profile, 17 stops of dynamic range, and 103GB of onboard storage? Check, check and check.
We’ve seen this sort of thing before, both from Xtra Technology and SkyRover, two companies that sell products with remarkable similarities to DJI cameras and drones, but which, unlike those actual DJI products, are available for free for purchase in the United States.
As you can see in the teaser embedded above, Xtra’s Muse 2 Pro images showcase a range of scenarios, including nighttime and low-light performance. The gimbal movement is smooth, with crisp details and well-controlled noise.
It’s a smart choice of display case, especially when dealing with low-light scenes: after dark, that’s where the little sensors are exposed (so to speak), and the results are very impressive.
What else do we know – and what we expect
Beyond the teaser specs, the Muse 2 Pro is expected to feature a 3-axis mechanical gimbal, rotating touchscreen, and ActiveTrack 7.0.
The original Xtra Muse (a dead ringer from the DJI Osmo Pocket 3) gained Bluetooth support for DJI’s Mic Mini and Mic 2 via a firmware update earlier this year – a useful sweetener for anyone who’s already invested in DJI’s microphone line. So we can expect similar microphone compatibility from the Muse 2 Pro.
If the actual image quality of the Muse 2 Pro can back up these spec sheet numbers, it will occupy a very attractive position in the US market. The Insta360 Luna Ultra has just launched there as a dual-lens rival, starting at $769.99 – and after trying it, we can attest that it’s a serious camera. But competition is good, and with DJI’s appeal of its FCC ban still working its way through the courts, American creators are going to need options.
The Muse 2 Pro is shaping up to be very timely, and it seems likely that Xtra will be pushing for it to arrive this summer, perhaps as early as mid-July.
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