DJI Osmo Pocket 3

DJI OSMO Pocket 3 Installation and configuration - typical cheap chinese – SO i bought the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 camera based on the reviews. This review is about installation and activation. The DJI is meant to be THE premium gimbal 4K camera on the market.... the reason why i bought it HOWEVER, it reeks of cheap chinese gadget all over, especially when trying to get this camera activated. THe USER MANUAL... ZERO * out of 5.. the installation guide has nothing to do with getting this camera activated... and when you scan the two app QR codes, one of them is a DJI Store App... and the first thing it asks you (without) even trying to purchase anything is your credit card details, so obviously not a gift for any child or person without a credit card. You get the app installed you have to fumble your way around the camera... turn it on then scroll to the language you are familiar with.. nothing in the documentation.. then by chance, out of waiting in frustration it asks you to scan the QR code on the screen.... which one does, not because we know what the outcome is, but because there is nothing else left to do... now thinking its going to take one to the Play Store to download and an APp that has passed Google quality and malicious control... NO... you have to download the APK which for all intentional purposes can and may contain malicious code, which your phone warns you before you give it permission.... So you've just spend $1000 on this camera, and you have no other option but in blind faith to 'accept'. The app finally gets installed on the mobile phone.. DJI MIMO.. the app you just installed is more ADVERTS than anything else. Sort of reminds you of the TEMU or ALIEXPRESS App. They try to be very 'Apple' but it just reeks of 'try-hard' ... they are more interested in your credit card and what they can sell you than to get you started, connected and on your way recording video... which is why you bought the damn the device in the first place. At the end of the day, one just has to fumble thru the App to get sorted out.. no indication of Bluetooth or WiFi settings, how to connect cable etc...

As far as the ACTUAL camera is concerned... the quality of the finish seems very good. HOwever, I cannot tell you the quality or ease of the LightCut App.... but am sure it will ask for Credit Card details to be able to use it in full.. will update this review as time progresses.. for now. Installation and configuration is no different to any cheap Temu or Aliexpress camera... disappointing. I give it half a star out of 5.