The DJI Pocket 2 is an unusual action camera with gimbal. In the test, we were impressed by the video and photo quality as well as the optical image stabilisation over three axes. The features are only satisfactory, for example the display is very small and the camera is only waterproof with an additional housing...
Very good90/100
DigitalPhotoSingle testReleaseJuly 2021
Great image quality and comes with everything vloggers need
Battery firmly integrated and not replaceable
... Although the battery life is usually sufficient for spontaneous shoots on day trips, a replaceable battery would be better. This is especially true for trips where you don't have the opportunity to recharge the battery every day. But that is also the only disadvantage that the Pocket2 revealed in our short test...
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Very good82/100
CHIP OnlineSingle testReleaseMay 2021
Optical three-axis stabiliser
Good video quality
Good battery life
Small display
Not waterproof
The DJI Pocket 2 is a pocket-sized action camera with integrated three-axis image stabiliser, which is equivalent to a gimbal. The battery and image quality convinced us in the test. However, we are a little bothered by the small display. Waterproofing of the camera without a housing would also be desirable, especially since the price for the "only" solidly equipped action camera could be lower.
