Two pocket gimbals from the same generation. The Pocket 4 has one camera, a 1-inch sensor behind a 20 mm f/2.0 lens. The Pocket 4P adds a second camera, a 60 mm f/1.8 tele for 3x optical zoom, plus DJI's D-Log 2 profile and ActiveTrack 8.0. The question is whether you will use the tele often enough to carry 39.5 g more and give up 30 minutes of rated runtime.
Updated: October 2026
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Choose if: You mostly film yourself at arm's length, want the smaller and lighter camera with the longer rated runtime, or record four-channel audio with DJI Mic transmitters.
Choose if: You film interviews, portraits or events, want a real 3x optical step, or want the D-Log 2 profile and log footage in slow motion that DJI states for the 4P.
| Spec | DJI Osmo Pocket 4 | DJI Osmo Pocket 4P |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor | 1" | 1" + 1/1.28" |
| Video | 4K240 | 4K240 |
| AF Points | Intelligent AF | Intelligent AF |
| Buy | Check price at Amazon | Check price at Amazon |
| Specification | DJI Osmo Pocket 4 | DJI Osmo Pocket 4P |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 1-inch CMOS, 20 mm equiv., f/2.0 | 1-inch CMOS (LOFIC), 20 mm equiv., f/2.0 |
| Main camera focus | From 0.2 m | From 0.09 m |
| Tele camera | None | 1/1.28-inch CMOS, 60 mm equiv., f/1.8, focus from 0.2 m |
| Zoom | 2x lossless; up to 4x digital in video | 3x optical; up to 12x in video, 9x in photo |
| Dynamic range (DJI figure) | 14 stops (Normal and D-Log) | Main: up to 17 stops (D-Log 2). Tele: 14 stops (Normal and D-Log) |
| Colour profiles | 10-bit D-Log | 10-bit D-Log 2 (1x zoom only); D-Log |
| D-Log in Slow Motion | DJI's pages contradict each other | Yes, per DJI (D-Log) |
| ISO, main camera | 50–12,800; Low-Light Video to 25,600 | 100–25,600; Low-Light Video to 51,200 |
| Photo shutter | 1/8000 s to 4 s | 1/16000 s to 4 s |
| Stills | Approx. 37 MP | Approx. 37 MP (DJI does not say which camera) |
| Normal video | 4K at up to 60 fps; vertical 3K | 4K at up to 60 fps; vertical 3K |
| Slow Motion mode, 4K | Up to 240 fps | Main up to 240 fps, tele up to 200 fps |
| Max bitrate | 180 Mbps (HEVC) | 180 Mbps (HEVC) |
| Subject tracking | ActiveTrack 7.0, up to 4x zoom | ActiveTrack 8.0, up to 12x zoom; Multi-Person Tracking up to 8 people |
| Screen | 2.0-inch OLED, 556 × 314, 1000 nits | 2.0-inch, 556 × 314, 1000 nits |
| Storage | 107 GB built in + microSD up to 1 TB | 103 GB built in + microSD up to 1 TB |
| Four-channel DJI Mic audio | Yes (Mic 2, Mic 3, Mic Mini) | Not stated by DJI |
| Battery | 1545 mAh, 11.95 Wh | 1545 mAh, 11.95 Wh |
| Rated runtime | 240 min | 210 min |
| Charging (65 W charger) | 18 min to 80 %, 32 min to 100 % | 18 min to 80 %, 32 min to 100 % |
| Dimensions | 144.2 × 44.4 × 33.5 mm | 159.5 × 63.3 × 33.5 mm |
| Weight | 190.5 g | 230 g |
Runtime for both is DJI's figure at 25 °C and 1080p/24 with Wi-Fi and the screen off. DJI does not say what either weight includes. Figures from DJI's spec pages for the Pocket 4 and the Pocket 4P and their product pages, checked 16 October 2026.
The 4P's second camera has its own 1/1.28-inch sensor and a 60 mm equivalent f/1.8 lens. Sixty is three times the main camera's 20 mm, so the 3x step is optical. For the same head-and-shoulders framing, the 4P can stand three times further from the subject than a 20 mm lens would need, which keeps the camera out of people's faces and flattens perspective. On the Pocket 4, tighter framing means its 2x lossless zoom or up to 4x of digital zoom in video.
Winner: Pocket 4P, if you film other people. If you film yourself, you will rarely switch to it.
DJI quotes 14 stops for the Pocket 4 in both its Normal and D-Log profiles. For the 4P's main camera it quotes up to 17 stops, but only in the new D-Log 2 profile, which works at 1x zoom only. Both record 10-bit, both offer HDR 10-bit video, and neither lists HLG.
The clearer difference is slow motion. DJI states that D-Log works in both normal video and Slow Motion on the 4P. For the Pocket 4, its own pages disagree: the product page says Slow Motion supports D-Log, a footnote on the same page limits 10-bit D-Log to normal Video mode.
Winner: Pocket 4P, on DJI's figures and on the clearer slow-motion statement.
Both use what DJI calls Intelligent AF; DJI does not say whether either uses phase detection. The Pocket 4 runs ActiveTrack 7.0, which DJI says keeps tracking at 4x zoom. The 4P runs ActiveTrack 8.0, which DJI says tracks at up to 12x zoom and holds subjects centred across different holding positions. The 4P also has Multi-Person Tracking for up to eight people (no zooming while it is active) and lets you register up to three subjects.
Winner: Pocket 4P.
Winner: Pocket 4.
Both are 1-inch cameras behind a 20 mm equivalent f/2.0 lens, but DJI's specs differ: the 4P's main camera is listed with LOFIC, up to 17 stops in D-Log 2, ISO 100 to 25,600 instead of 50 to 12,800, focus from 0.09 m instead of 0.2 m, and a 1/16000 s shutter instead of 1/8000 s. DJI does not say whether the sensor is shared.
2x lossless, and up to 4x digital in 4K, 3K and 1080p video. Zoom is not available in Low-Light, Slow Motion or Timelapse. All of it comes from the single 20 mm camera.
DJI does not say. The Pocket 4's product page and press release promise four-channel recording with Mic 2, Mic 3 and Mic Mini transmitters. The 4P's press release lists OsmoAudio microphones among compatible accessories, but neither it nor the 4P's product page mentions four-channel recording. If that workflow matters, check DJI's current compatibility notes before choosing the 4P.
Both record vertical video at 3K (1728 × 3072) or 1080p at up to 60 fps. DJI notes for the 4P that 4K is not available when shooting vertically. For vertical clips the deciding factor is the same as for horizontal ones: whether you need the tele.
For self-filming vloggers: The DJI Osmo Pocket 4. It is lighter, narrower and rated 30 minutes longer, and its single 20 mm camera is the one you would use anyway.
For filming other people: The DJI Osmo Pocket 4P. The 60 mm tele, D-Log 2 and ActiveTrack 8.0 at up to 12x are worth the 39.5 g if you use them on most shoots.
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