DJI Osmo Mobile 7P Gimbal Stabilizer for iPhone. Android. Native Tracking. Lighting. 3-Axis Phone Gimbal. Quick Launch. One-Tap Edit. Built-in Extension Rod & Tripod. 10hrs Use. Phone Charging

A MUST READ for Anyone Considering This Gimbal!!!

TL;DR: This should NOT be your first gimbal. If you’re not monetized on YouTube (1k subs and 4k watch hours), you shouldn’t buy this product. Buy a cheaper gimbal or an Insta360, but not this device. The learning curve is way, way too steep.

Most users who don’t meet the above requirements will have two outcomes:

Outcome #1: Get frustrated and return the item.
Outcome #2: Get frustrated, stick it in storage, and never use it again—until you eventually sell it to a pawn shop for $20.

Full Review:

I just purchased a DJI OSMO Mobile 7P and I’m using their MIMO app. It stores all my videos in INTERNALSTORAGEDCIMDJI Album or the DJI Export folder, and for the life of me, I cannot change it. I’m on Android.

In app settings, when I choose the MIMO app and then select Storage—like I’ve done with many other apps I’ve moved to my SD card—there’s no option to move the app or its videos to SD.

How long has this been an issue? This is my first gimbal, and I am already frustrated enough that I don’t want to record anymore. I actually feel defeated—like maybe I’m not good enough to be a “real” content creator.

Other Pet Peeves:

Random Limp Mode: Without warning, it will just go limp, the phone swings down, and it sways back and forth. Turning it off and back on fixes it—but I already have enough things in my personal life that go limp. At least that problem can be fixed with one blue pill and 30 minutes. I’m over 50, so I don’t need my gimbal competing with my health.

Follow and Hand Signals: Great idea, poor execution. Worked for the first week. Two weeks later, it’s dead. No start/stop recording from hand gestures, no tracking. Maybe in OSMO Mobile 8 they’ll add a Viagra slot so when it goes limp, you can pop a pill and get back in business.

Solo Recording Failures: The whole point of a gimbal is to help you record alone. This one? Works maybe 50% of the time. Too often, I have to run around to check the shot, only to find I’m out of frame. Yes, it’s “close,” but close doesn’t cut it.

The MIC: The only reason I didn’t return this in week one is because the mic works flawlessly.

MARKETING OVER USABILITY:

DJI, why does your MIMO app feel like 95% marketing and 5% actual shooting functionality? I rarely get a usable clip out of it. Where’s the feature parity with Android’s native camera app? Instead of shoving ads for your drones, OSMO 360, and OSMO Action 5 in my face, spend that developer time making the app usable.

Right now, I could give someone a better rundown of your entire product catalog than I could explain how to properly use the gimbal I actually bought. This app should be dedicated to shooting video, not as a showroom for your other gear. Whoever greenlit this direction should be shown the door. The app is complicated, bloated, confusing, and the tutorial is garbage. Why not have actual new users write the beginner’s guide? And why waste a whole section on “Advanced Techniques” when people can’t even get basic shots to work?

Bottom Line:

DJI makes great hardware—maybe too great for novices—but their software is a disaster. I’ve worked in IT for over 30 years, have a Master’s in Electrical Engineering, can repair PCBs at the board level, and even know assembly language. I’ve built every PC I’ve ever owned and installed every OS from Windows to Linux to OSX (including Hackintosh). If I find this app and gimbal frustrating to use, beginners are going to drown.

Fire the app team. Build an app dedicated to capturing video and photos. Want to make money? Go freemium—charge $50 to remove ads. I’d pay it today just to stop the constant marketing inside an app that’s supposed to help me create content.

Think this review is bad? Wait until you see my YouTube video showcasing your top-tier hardware ruined by bottom-tier software. It’s not too late, DJI—fix this abomination.