Love them or hate them, smartphone gimbals are here to stay, with each new edition bringing just that bit more to the table. After all, whether it’s a travel vlog captured from the back of a rickety truck, or your child’s school concert where tripods aren’t allowed, there are many times where good stabilisation can make a huge difference to the quality of video captured.

Take for example, the subject of this review – the Osmo Mobile 7P.

With this version, DJI is building on what they already know works. Physically, not much has changed from the Osmo Mobile 6. It still sports the familiar design with its built-in extension rod, foldable tripod legs, and a side wheel that lets you finesse your zoom and focus. But the devil, as they say, is in the details. With ActiveTrack 7.0 and the Multifunction Module, DJI is promising smoother tracking and a new degree of creative control. It’s a bold step forward, but does it truly translate into a better mobile filming experience?

DJI says the Osmo Mobile 7P features a “more powerful three-axis smartphone stabilizer” that maintains the tracking capabilities of the Osmo Mobile 6, and adds their seventh-generation stabilisation technology – ActiveTrack 7.0 – for higher quality video capture.