DJI unveils Osmo Pocket 4P with dual-camera pocket design at Cannes

DJI pushed its Pocket line deeper into serious video territory at Cannes, unveiling the Osmo Pocket 4P with a dual-camera design that aims to solve one of the biggest complaints about pocket cameras: too much convenience, not enough framing flexibility. The launch landed on Day 3 of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, with DJI framing the device as the next step in its handheld cinematic push.

The big shift is simple to explain and easy to feel in use. For the first time in the Osmo Pocket family, shooters can move between wide and telephoto viewpoints instead of relying on digital zoom. DJI says the telephoto camera is around a 60mm equivalent, a focal length that should make portraits, tighter travel scenes, family moments, and backstage clips look more deliberate. That matters because pocket cameras are often carried precisely when a full kit is too much, yet the tradeoff has usually been fixed framing and compromised reach.

DJI is pairing that new flexibility with specs that point well beyond casual vlogging. The Pocket 4 page lists a 1-inch CMOS sensor, 4K/240fps recording, 14 stops of dynamic range, 10-bit D-Log, 2x lossless zoom, a 1000-nit touchscreen, and a weight of 190.5 g. The company’s current Pocket 3 is already sold as a flagship gimbal camera with a 1-inch CMOS sensor and 4K/120fps video, so the new model clearly pushes further into the kind of workflow creators usually reserve for larger cameras. DJI’s launch language leans hard on cinema-grade dynamic range, professional color grading, and tougher low-light shooting, especially for night city scenes and indoor work.

That positioning matters because the market is getting crowded fast. Insta360 said earlier this month that select creators and media had already seen an early look at its upcoming Luna pocket gimbal camera series at NAB Show 2026 in Las Vegas, a sign that compact creator cameras are no longer just accessory tech. DJI is also reminding buyers that this is not a sudden detour: the company says it pioneered the gimbal camera category in 2015, introduced one of the world’s first pocket-sized gimbal cameras in 2018, and now ties the Pocket 4P to its Ronin and Inspire line of pro imaging tools.

For travelers, parents documenting a weekend, and creators shooting behind-the-scenes footage, the appeal is obvious: one pocketable body that can frame wider or tighter without swapping into a bigger bag. The Osmo Pocket 4P still has to prove how far that promise goes in real-world use, but on paper it is the closest DJI has come to making a pocket camera feel like a small cinema rig instead of a clever compromise.