DJI Osmo Mobile 6 Gimbal with Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: How well do they work together?

If you scan the internet – especially DJI Forum and Reddit – and ask how well Samsung S22 Ultra and the brand-new DJI Osmo Mobile 6 Gimbal (I received mine yesterday after ordering at launch day), you get mixed responses: from \”works great\” to \”not supported\” to \”not working at all\”.

Let\’s take a closer look into Use Cases to understand \”The Good, The Bad and The Ugly\” of this combination:

Official Support of Samsung S22 Ultra in DJI\’s List of supported Smartphone

not listed at all here:

I also looked at its smaller brother, Samsung Galaxy S22:

Official Support of Samsung S22 – not Ultra

• Supported Cameras: Main camera
• Zoom Ratio: 1x ~ 8x
• Manual Mode: Not supported
• Maximum Video Resolution: 1080p@30fps
• Maximum Timelapse Resolution 4K@30fps
• Maximum Slow Motion Resolution: 1080p@30fps
• Dynamic Zoom: 4K@30fps
• Mobile Phone Camera Control: Photo capture, Video recording

Official Support of Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

Hopefully DJI is going to support Samsung S22 Ultra soon because S21 Ultra is using 4k30 as max video resolution, also in timelapse and DynamicZoom. Also wide camera is supported.

What works using Samsung S22 Ultra Camera App or 3rd Party Apps like Filmic, TikTok or Instagram?

• Rotating the Gimbal between horizontal and vertical position
• Joystick features like left, right, up and down

What does not work using Samsung S22 Ultra Camera App or 3rd Party Apps like Filmic, TikTok or Instagram?

• Switching Gimbal Modes
• Zoom in and out (using wheel)
• Start and stop a recording
• Focus (using wheel)
• use trigger button to start and stop tracking or center the object

Experiences with DJI Mimo App

I haven\’t noticed any DJI Mimo App features which are NOT working with Samsung S22 Ultra. Face tracking works very well, Stories are helpful, DynamicZoom works as well as timelapse. Changes in settings like flash on/off are reflected to S22 Ultra.

Which Video Resolutions are supported?

• Only 1080p is supported, not 4k

My verdict

It is not the right time to encourage Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Users NOT to purchase DJI Osmo 6 Mobile. I hope that this excellent smartphone is going to be supported soon: with 4k30 and zoom in/out and recording features using native Video App which I mostly use. When I am working with external microphones, I prefer Filmic Pro which also does not really work with DJI OM 6. But if you are convinced about the DJI Mimo App – which works fine on my S22 compared to other users on the internet – you get a lot of value from DJI OM6 and won\’t find a better Gimbal for Mobile Phones.

Resources / Read more here:

• DJI List of compatible Smartphones with DJI Osmo 6
• DJI Osmo 6 Release Notes
• Best Gimbals for Samsung S23 Ultra