Thank you. And it’s definitely comfortable. I’m using the Osmo a lot for shooting product reviews and personal vlogs so the extra battery life is very convenient for me. When I do street photography in London next time I’m there I’ll probably be using this set up to film what I’m doing, showing some of the better spots for street photography. Since I’ll be away from home and chargers for the day this battery handle will be invaluable.
I know you said 2 full charges, do you mind sharing how many hours it goes for? Also does it stand solidly on the tripod at that height or is it a bit tenuous like it might tip over?
@PeterSu I’ll run it continuously as a test to see what the maximum run time is. Should be able to let you know tomorrow. And standing just with this handle would not be as stable as I’d want. It’s top heavy so I’d either hold it, or use a tripod. You *could* stand it up, but a slight knock would tip it over. I wouldn’t take that risk myself. Using the little tripod that comes in the creator kit would be ok. Doesn’t have to be a big tripod.
Got it got it thanks. I read an ad that says it takes 32 min to charge the 4000mah battery to give 2 hours but it's a bit odd since I also read the normal battery 1300mah extender gives 1 to 2 hours more or up to 62% more for the up to 166 min normal batter life. I guess it all about works out and looks like it's an additional 2 hours of life. Ah I see so sounds like putting on a tripod and being careful is the way to go - thanks.
@PeterSu I’d take figures as a rough guide rather than exact, but once I’ve had it running with the Osmo and the handle both fully charged I’ll have a reasonable idea of actual shooting time.
Beware! It turns out that most all of these Osmo Pocket 3 battery handles actually don't quite work. I'm finding out that while they work well ergonomically in giving you a longer handle to hold on to, they are not able to charge the camera faster than the camera drains it's internal battery. So far all the battery handle's not made by DJI only seem to slow down the drain of the internal battery and are not strong enough to stop the drain. In some cases the charging is so weak that your video time is almost the same as using only the internal battery. If you use the actual DJI battery handle it is actually strong enough to charge the internal battery to stop the drain. HOWEVER, it is true the actual DJI battery handle is more expensive than the other brands of battery handles. The non DJI branded battery handles are rated at over 4 times the capacity of the DJI battery handle and cost about half as much. So it makes it sound like a great deal. BUT in real world use the non DJI branded handles might only be able to give you 1/10th of its capacity before the internal Osmo Pocket 3 fully drains. So in the end some of the battery handles with 4 times the capacity end up being less effective than the lower capacity DJI branded battery handle. Would be nice if someone comes out with a battery handle with more capacity than the DJI branded battery handle that can actually charge as powerfully as the DJI branded battery handle. So far I have yet to find this.
Thank you for replying, yes I agree with you it will make a good handle also I've been thinking of getting one more for a long video so I think I'll order another one I'm sure with 3 of them it'll last me 15 hours
Awesome review! Good to know it's light and comfortable to hold.
Thank you. And it’s definitely comfortable. I’m using the Osmo a lot for shooting product reviews and personal vlogs so the extra battery life is very convenient for me. When I do street photography in London next time I’m there I’ll probably be using this set up to film what I’m doing, showing some of the better spots for street photography. Since I’ll be away from home and chargers for the day this battery handle will be invaluable.
I know you said 2 full charges, do you mind sharing how many hours it goes for? Also does it stand solidly on the tripod at that height or is it a bit tenuous like it might tip over?
@PeterSu I’ll run it continuously as a test to see what the maximum run time is. Should be able to let you know tomorrow. And standing just with this handle would not be as stable as I’d want. It’s top heavy so I’d either hold it, or use a tripod. You *could* stand it up, but a slight knock would tip it over. I wouldn’t take that risk myself. Using the little tripod that comes in the creator kit would be ok. Doesn’t have to be a big tripod.
Got it got it thanks. I read an ad that says it takes 32 min to charge the 4000mah battery to give 2 hours but it's a bit odd since I also read the normal battery 1300mah extender gives 1 to 2 hours more or up to 62% more for the up to 166 min normal batter life. I guess it all about works out and looks like it's an additional 2 hours of life.
Ah I see so sounds like putting on a tripod and being careful is the way to go - thanks.
@PeterSu I’d take figures as a rough guide rather than exact, but once I’ve had it running with the Osmo and the handle both fully charged I’ll have a reasonable idea of actual shooting time.
Beware! It turns out that most all of these Osmo Pocket 3 battery handles actually don't quite work. I'm finding out that while they work well ergonomically in giving you a longer handle to hold on to, they are not able to charge the camera faster than the camera drains it's internal battery. So far all the battery handle's not made by DJI only seem to slow down the drain of the internal battery and are not strong enough to stop the drain. In some cases the charging is so weak that your video time is almost the same as using only the internal battery. If you use the actual DJI battery handle it is actually strong enough to charge the internal battery to stop the drain. HOWEVER, it is true the actual DJI battery handle is more expensive than the other brands of battery handles. The non DJI branded battery handles are rated at over 4 times the capacity of the DJI battery handle and cost about half as much. So it makes it sound like a great deal. BUT in real world use the non DJI branded handles might only be able to give you 1/10th of its capacity before the internal Osmo Pocket 3 fully drains. So in the end some of the battery handles with 4 times the capacity end up being less effective than the lower capacity DJI branded battery handle. Would be nice if someone comes out with a battery handle with more capacity than the DJI branded battery handle that can actually charge as powerfully as the DJI branded battery handle. So far I have yet to find this.
Thanks for that information. Yes, I’d say always take claimed capacity (of anything) with a pinch of salt.
awesome , if you edit on premiere try using on your audio track "fill right with left" so you get stereo sound.
I use Davinci, which has a similar feature. I normally use that feature.
Very good demonstration i have ported 2 of battery charger but I cant not sure how many charger will do one unit
I’m liking this battery handle. I’m mainly filming short videos, but it also makes a nice grip as well as giving extra battery life.
Thank you for replying, yes I agree with you it will make a good handle also I've been thinking of getting one more for a long video so I think I'll order another one I'm sure with 3 of them it'll last me 15 hours
@pinopisera7126 Wow. 15 hours is a lot of video! I guess you’re making a lot of videos rather than one super long video?
@mygoodstuffreviewed yes every video I'm doing about 5 minutes long then photos as well and videos with inception mode thanks again for that reply