Dji pocket 3, reliability?

[stecee]

I’m very close to buying the above camera, I’ve read nothing but good reports about it.
However, I’ve just watched a YouTube video from a professional cameraman. He states that the camera is indeed fantastic, but he has had a couple of incidents where the camera has failed him by not powering on even though the battery was fully charged.
Has anyone that owns one had something similar happen?

[YorkshireT]

I’ve had zero issues. It’s fantastic. I also use a ZVE1 with about £2000 of lenses. Pocket 3 is superb!

[kaytronika]

Have had ours three months now, used weekly for vlogging. Not had that issue. If it does happen I'll report back.

[Gill H]

We saw that video too!

Hubby adores his, we used it all over Disneyland last November. No regrets at all.

[YorkshireT]

When you get it you can (like DJI drones) sign up to DJI care (it comes up on the app). Think I paid about £50 for 2 years. If you then break it, even if it’s your own fault and you drop it or get it in water or whatever, they’ll send you a new one.
My ZVE1 is a powerhouse but I find myself using the Pocket 3 more nowadays, surprisingly good low light (I set auto ISO to 800 max and it’s plenty bright enough).

[stecee]

Originally Posted by YorkshireT

When you get it you can (like DJI drones) sign up to DJI care (it comes up on the app). Think I paid about £50 for 2 years. If you then break it, even if it’s your own fault and you drop it or get it in water or whatever, they’ll send you a new one.
My ZVE1 is a powerhouse but I find myself using the Pocket 3 more nowadays, surprisingly good low light (I set auto ISO to 800 max and it’s plenty bright enough).

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I’ve read that about the DJI care, I think it will be worth it as the camera isn’t the sturdiest by all accounts.
As an aside, the camera is very popular as it is not available at a lot of stockists.