DJI Osmo Pocket 3vs A7CR
DJI
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023)
Starting from £379 new
Best for Vloggers, travellers & content creators
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Sony
A7CR (2023)
Starting from £3099 new
Best for Travel, landscape & portrait photography with minimal kit
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GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Vloggers, Travellers & Content Creators — DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023): A 1-inch sensor on a 3-axis gimbal in a palm-sized body — the Osmo Pocket 3 makes cinematic stabilised footage as simple as pressing record.
Travel, Landscape & Portrait Photography With Minimal Kit — A7CR (2023): The world's smallest 61MP full-frame camera — A7R V quality in a pocketable A7C body.
Who should buy what
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023)
- Vloggers and travel creators who want a compact, stabilised camera
- Content creators who want 4K/120p in a pocket-sized form factor
- Travellers who want smooth cinematic footage without carrying a gimbal
- Social media creators who want professional-looking video from a tiny device
A7CR (2023)
- Landscape photographers who want 61MP resolution without carrying a large body
- Travel photographers who need professional image quality in the smallest possible package
- Portrait shooters who want A7R V sensor quality with the ease of the A7C form factor
- A7C owners ready for a major resolution upgrade without changing bodies
Quick take: The a7cr has the highest resolution at 61mp; the dji osmo pocket 3 is the most affordable; only the a7cr is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023) | A7CR (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £379 | £3,099 |
| Sensor | 1-inch CMOS | 61.0MP full-frame BSI CMOS |
| Resolution | 20.0MP | 61.0MP |
| Video | 4K/120p, 4K/60p, 1080p/240p | 4K/60p 10-bit, 1080p/120p — S-Log3, S-Cinetone |
| Autofocus | Omnidirectional obstacle sensing + face/subject tracking AF | AI subject recognition — phase-detect with human, animal, bird detection |
| Stabilisation | 3-axis mechanical gimbal | 7-stop IBIS |
| Burst Rate | 20fps | 8fps mechanical, 15fps electronic |
| Battery Life | 166 mins video (CIPA) | ~530 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | 179g | 514g body only |
| Dimensions | 46.0 × 33.5 × 139.8mm | 124.0 × 71.1 × 63.4mm |
| Weather Sealed | No | Yes |
| Viewfinder | None | EVF 0.70× 2.36M-dot |
| Screen | 2.0" rotating OLED touchscreen | 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.03M dots |
| Mount | Fixed 20mm-equiv f/2.0 lens | Sony E-mount (full-frame) |
| Memory Cards | Single microSD | Single CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II slot |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 5.0 |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | DJI Osmo Pocket 3 | A7CR |
|---|---|---|
| Vlogging & Video | ||
| Travel | ||
| Family & Everyday | — | |
| Street | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Sports & Action | — | |
| Landscape | — | |
| Sports | — |
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