DJI Pocket 3 vs Sony A7 IV // Can you spot the 4000$ difference? 

A: Sony a7iv B: DJI Pocket 3 I like A (a7iv) better. But B (pocket 3) has some pretty good low light shots. I actually have both. Just got the Pocket 3 the other day but haven’t been able to fully get into its abilities so it’s good to see this video. Thanks for the comparison!

I actually enjoyed watching B most of the time.

I prefer A. There's times where they look near identical, but then there's times when the DJI looks like cell phone footage.

Congratulations on the video, I have both cameras, I've been using the Sony a7iv since it was launched but when I got the osmo pocket 3 I was impressed with the image quality, even more so when I record in Dlog.

Great video comparing the two! I am so impressed with the Osmo Pocket 3. I recently picked one up and have enjoyed testing it out. The footage looks so good on it! Cheers!

At first I thought B. had to be the A7IV… until I started seeing a few things in the footage. It’s weird because I preferred the colors from B.

I found myself liking B more often than A. I own the Pocket 3 and had no idea it could compete with the $4k Sony.

VERY NICE VIDEO OVERALL, MAN LOOKS LIKE YOU PUT IN A LOT OF WORK MAKING IT. FROM START TO FINISH HOW LONG DID IT TAKE? I have Osmo combo unit, A1, A7siii & bunch of prime & zoom GM lenses. Osmo is decent. Yes of course I knew which was which 😊 - well done! Where you filming in Sydney, Victoria 🇨🇦 or elsewhere?

Very good comparison. Your efforts are awesome 🎉🎉

This is done by a genius. You earned a sub brother. What lens are you using?

Which options did you use to get such a good quality video on Pocket 3? When I see other RU-vidrs using it it's way more blurred.

The level of details on the Sony is awesome!

The $3,500 camera (this setup body/lense) price difference is for a reason. The clarity & low light “quality” is like day & night.

I watched this on a 4K 75" screen and barely seen any differences. Sometimes I prefer B, sometimes A, and throughout the video I was just "I like both, I'd been happy with both". 650$ for the creator pack vs 4000$ without gimbal, extra battery etc. the choice is very easy if you are not a professional videographer or photographer and do mostly vlogging, travel videos, street interviews etc.

Both are good I almost gave up my a7iv but the color is so much better

I haven’t got to the reveal but could tell immediately the Sony is A. However, the Pocket 3 holds up well but it can’t match a full frame. A better comparison would be Pocket 3 and ZVE1. ZVE1 would not need a gimbal and is even better in low light. The ZVE1 would blast those lowest light shots with much less noise, whereas the Pocket 3 falls apart in the really low light.

Awesome video!

It's easy to tell them apart. A has way more detail in the shadows. Sony is known to have good dynamic range. B looks oversaturated most of the time. It's not bad for a pocket camera but the difference is noticable if you know what to look for. Most people probably won't be able to tell though.

Excellent video.

I have both cameras i knew right away it was A as there is more DR in the footage of A, depending on how you color grade the shadows can be brought up in the a7iv, yet for run and gun the pocket 3 will do in a pinch and i use it quite a bit as its just so easy to use. For sure the pocket 3 is a no brainer its has to be in your bag, side note i also have the a6700

Camcorders are the underrated cameras! A powerhouse of a camera within one body especially with a higher model like Canon XF400 or the Sony X70 1080HD our its 4K successor PXW-Z90V. Heck even the Sony FDR-X700 is quite nice. AX53 from Sony also looks cool and it has a built in gimbal stabilization system in it as well. Both of the cameras featured in this video look good to me. Given my current purchasing budget the DJI Pocket 3 would be what I get from these two since it's more affordable for me. I'm also impressed with the footage that comes from it. But let's all remember whatever cameras you shoot with the content also matters a lot to.

Nice review. Owning a DJI Pocket 3 and a full-frame Sony a7C with a Weebill S gimbal, I can tell that A: is the Sony, and B: the DJI. Sony, Canon and others would be smart to copy DJI, at least in terms of compactness. Obviously doesn't have to be the same exact design, but with some sort of attached gimbal, and perhaps a little bigger for a bigger sensor and lens to compete, but still small and light. Actually, I find that Pocket 3 night footage (like the near, total darkness footage on the beach at 8:14) actually looks better when 'not' using the 'low light' option! You can adjust it in post, and get rid of a lot of the grain, and it looks much closer to the A7 IV, if not better! Again, nice review, but that music at 5:28!...

I really loved this comparison. I knew which camera was which, because of the way the Osmo handles focus. And I actually found otherwise that I enjoyed both footages, each slightly more at different times. For focus, it was “B”, the Osmo. Near and far objects seemed to look better. For color, it was “A”, the Sony. There is a huge “but” coming in at this point. If you only have the Osmo, you would never think that the colors have any kind of problem. In fact at times I liked the Osmo’s color better than the Sony’s…but those were rare. Mostly the Sony was better. In short I am incredibly happy with my new Osmo. Not sure when I will dive into D-Log M and Luts (sp?) files. I am aware that color management in post using that feature is considered superior to simple auto…but I’m not a professional, so auto really seems much more convenient. However if I go and film something spectacular on an epic trip, of which I have now been on four sailing vacations at different places in the world (Tonga, St Lucia and the Grenadines, Bora Bora and most recently the British Virgin Islands). I’m planning of all of them to return to Bora Bora. The beauty there is unequaled. And if doomsday ever happens I hope we are there. I’m certain that no violence would ever happen in the beautiful French Polynesia island of Bora Bora. And with those incredibly light blue, crystal clear waters, all colors are all around (particularly under water). Maybe I’ll have to buy a water proof housing for the OP3!

As expected, A is unquestionably better. Thank you for the comparison!

Wow I had it backward. I was positive B was the Sony! Especially the low light scenes. Very impressive. I'll be ordering an Osmo soon.

the first song is copyright free?

Sir can dji osmo pocket 3 used for making short films

This is the combo I use! I don't use the A7IV much since I got the Pocket but I use it when I want some longer range shots.

Excellent tutorial on the lapse functions and awesome choice of music "essence of love" for the motion lapse for the epic cinematic views!

If you had stopped the A7IV down, I would have had a much more difficult time trying to decide. I was most surprised to see the Sony hunting for exposure more than the Pocket 3 though.

i could tell at the start of your vid by the low light shot b was the osmo ... still a impressive little camera! my old dji ronin sc gimbal has active track but it requires a cell phone on top of your camera and Kind of a PITA to set up and balance. Osmo is much simpler and lighter and in good light conditions and your arms would thank you very quickly

I liked B all the way through and thought it would be the Sony but I was surprised that it was DJI pocket 3

damn, thought the B was Sony... good for me, just got the duo pocket 3 :-) well done mate

A is Sony A7; B is Pocket 3. It is very easy to tell the difference that Pocket 3 produces ugly deep space blue.

If you put pumping blur and exposure effect in post to Pocket 3 clips, it would be much harder to tell. Now I know how to make "cinematic FF look". Just pump blur and exposure and call it cinematic.

Saw B was over-sharp and plenty of distortion at the sides so its gotta be the pocket 3

It doesn’t look like you were shooting the 180 degree rule on B, but it is on a?

Thanks for this lovely comparison. Great video. Been wanting to make something like this too, but you beat me to it. We have been experimenting with this ourselves. We own a FX30 (with gimbal) and a Pocket 3. Allthough the Osmo is way easier to handle in terms of weight, setting up and ease of use, we definately prefer our FX30. There is just no way you can control your shots with the Pocket 3 as good as you can with the FX30. But the Pocket 3 nevertheless does deliver some amazing fool proof footage.

Huge difference, even in day light. Camera A has better sharpness, and better dynamic range. Color looks way better too. But in the end, it depends on what you're doing. If you're just going around recording yourself and scenes on travels, it doesn't make sense to get the A7iv with a gimbal, I've done it, and it's horrendous. I'm looking to buy the DJI Pocket 3 since it's so small. I have the Insta350 ONE RS 360, and that has 1" sensor but I don't like the video quality. When you do workflow on it, it's so slow because you need to extract video, convert, and re-edit.

Bro u didn't buy pixel 8 ?

Thanks. B looked better to me on most of the shots.

1:40 focus jumped:))))) definitely, B is DJI

I think the DJI handles colors better especially in shadows as in the forest walks the ground colors and tree bark colors are much better than the Sony. It got the colors and contrast better more often than the Sony. As far as highlight clipping they both clipped a little in several scenes usually different scenes.

Did you hold the A7IV on your right side A because your right arm is stronger? 😂

Wasn't hard to see the difference as soon as i saw A I knew it was the Sony a7iv the depth of field is truly the dead give away, but I still have to say te Dji looks good for being so cheap.

It was pretty obvious from the very beginning of the A cam constantly going in and out of focus

A looks better than B, so a tentative guess is that that means A is the Pocket 3?

The osmo picture looks flat, thin and less rich. Its hard to explain but it is like something is missing in the midtones all super small sensors have this look. Its still a cool camera for the price

i watched another comparison. The Full frame ZVE1 is far a lot alot alot better than Pocket 3 !

It's funny how you compare Osmo 3 that size to Sony A7. the size and power of it is way better than Osmo 3 yet for me Osmo wins. The power of that small gadget compaired to A7. You're like comparing David and Goliath.

I can spot the difference yes. The dslr destroys the dji. However I would not be able to fit this on my motorcycle

2:43 the Sony is on the left so I think sony is A

There is am ERROR, the B camera is Sony. jajajaja Anyway there is something wrong because many clips are better om B side.

i own pocket 3 i think A:pocket 3 B:Sony A7 IV im waiting for you answer thanks

Even they are pretty close, why buy $4000 ?

I guess b is osmo pocket 3 ,i am still using my pocket 1😊😊

A its sony. Great bokeh on video….another level

In one of the clips, you can see the pocket 3 in the A footage

I can see the lake, no toneh 🤣

Put a quality prime on the a74 and it wouldn’t be close. The Tammy is just avg to me.

So seeing this, why would anyone get the expensive complicated setup? Genuine question.

The big diffrence is the 1 focal lenght :)

The side by side shots are edited too short to compare

B is pocket 3 i can the bobbing effect in the footage

I could not see meaningful difference between A and B, except for the low light scenes, where B (pocket 3) looked much better. It's crazy that you get comparable or better performance for 1/6 of the price, much smaller weight, plus lots of additional features: built in gimbal, object tracking, faster framerate, etc.

B is pocket 3?

B

I ready know when I see the videos which one is Sony 😅

Very bad stabilization by DJI RS3 Mini... :(

Like B

Pocket 3 is Good

The true please dont make me confused shit 😂😂😂,i choose B so what stuff?. Dji or sony in B???.thx before.

great comparison video. actual footage and not just talking like an AI bot. lol. video conclusion: Sony color sucks. Lol. And im a Sony user. hahah

What is A what is B?

cuts in the vid are too fast... fail

'A' is superior. The images look 3D compared to 'B'. Colours are exaggerated in 'B' for populist effect, but are horrible. The picture of the Hydrangea @ 8:40 shows it best, 'B' is terrible. Definitely not a nature camera the colours are awful as is dynamic range.

And NOW: Whats the truth????

When going in a car and filming with pocket 3 it goes nuts turning opisit way of the car turning no matter what you do 👎🏻

Are you kidding us? Whats what?

A is Sony, B is DJI

B is more stable

Camera A is too digital, camera B is closer to film.