Magnetic Universal Extension Bracket for the DJI Osmo Action 4 — Does It Work?

I need something that will help me film with my Osmo Action 4 while out and about. What did I pick up?

But First

I have an Osmo Action 4

And yes, I have a cage on it. It is a small rig cage.

 Yes, it is metal and magnetic. 

So I could hook it to metal surfaces.

But I need something different. So, I thought.

Magnetic Universal

The extension bracket is what I picked up.

It is a unique little bracket designed to help mount the Osmo Action in places with metal. Yes, this is a Magnetic mount, and it needs to go on something metal.

So the instructions state the following:

1. Take out the Action universal magnetic mount and align the camera interface with the mount’s buckle. Press it into the camera, which can be installed in either orientation.
2. Attach the magnetic plate to the desired shooting location, then adjust the angle of the rotating linkage for shooting.

So basically easy to use.

Real World

I tried to use this mount without the cage on it

Would only do the vertical orientation. See above

But I found it was too heavy and wouldn’t sit just right.

So I took the cage off and

I tried this a couple of different ways, and it just didn’t sit right.

Now, the best way to do this is to take the camera out of the cage and mount it.

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I don’t like that, as it leaves the camera unprotected in case of a drop. No one wants to have a broken action camera.

You can use this on top of a tripod. It does have a 1/4″ thread, so that I could mount it that way as well

But I would mount it to another magnetic mount.

My Thoughts

Well, I was expecting something else. But it works just like it is supposed to. I wish it would work with the cage and the camera. But it is what it is. It works like it should with the camera, bare and naked.

It is a nice little addition. I will have to play with it some more and run more tests.   So look for some good old videos using this mount.

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