DJI has renewed two of its most popular products and best valued by thousands of content creators around the world. We are talking about the new DJI Ronin S2 and DJI Ronin SC2, three-axis stabilizers that come to offer everything that their previous versions were asked for at the hardware and software level.
DJI renews its most attractive range of stabilizers
The DJI Osmo Mobile are, without a doubt, the most popular gimbals from the manufacturer. They are designed for mobile devices and that helps make them so popular. Even so, the DJI Ronin are the most attractive stabilizers of the brand for features and capabilities. And yes, although they are products with a professional approach, any content creator could get a lot out of them in all kinds of situations.
Now the Ronin family is updated and present the new DJI Ronin S2 and SC2. Both come with much more powerful motors to support heavier cameras, lighter construction materials, and some design changes that, together with software improvements, make them once again two of the most interesting three-axis stabilizers on the market. So, let's meet them.
DJI Ronin S2
The DJI Ronin S2 is the more capable model of both, it is intended for professional users who use heavy cameras. Hence, it is capable of supporting a set of 4,5 kg perfectly, although you have to know that the greater the weight, the more effort its motors will make and the precision of the stabilization will suffer.
However, the best thing about the new model is not only its ability to be used with heavier cameras and lenses, it is also its own reduction in weight as it is now made of carbon fiber. That winning lightness will greatly benefit the user experience. You will especially notice that it is much lighter when used during long shooting sessions or with one hand. Because the previous model came to weigh quite a bit practically without a camera.
Regarding other significant design changes, we have those that affect the new keypad and that LCD screen that has been integrated right at the top. Thanks to it, it will be much easier and more visual to modify the settings for the use of the gimbal or access the Active Tracking mode without the need to use the smartphone screen.
It also highlights the new wheel integrated in the front that with its double communication channel will allow compatible cameras handle both focus and zoom. All directly with the use of the index finger. Of course, you can also complement it with the focus wheel, which is sold separately or with the Pro Combo pack.
Finally, it is important to mention that it now offers support for type quick release plates as standard. Arca Swiss and Manfrotto. In addition to the possibility of going from vertical to horizontal recording in a quick way.
Of course, all this at the hardware level, but what about the software. Well, here there are also interesting news such as the new titan technology or Supersmooth. With the first you will have predictive technology that promises to adapt to your recording style. Thus, the more you use the gimbal, the better it will know you and automatically apply changes according to the way you record and move with it.
supersmooth on the other hand helps reinforce stabilization when using large focal length lenses. For example, if you use a 100mm you will be able to obtain a much smoother and more precise stabilization, avoiding those small tremors that are noticeable when you use a large zoom.
For the rest, to all this we must add many of the functions that we already had in the previous generation, such as movement programming with its trajectory function, different modes of use, timelapse, etc. As well as the multiple options when using it in different scenarios and with a wide variety of accessories, whether you work alone or with more human resources. For example, him RavenEye Wi-Fi Image Transmitter.
DJI Ronin SC2
Second, and not least important, is the new DJI Ronin SC2, a more compact version but equally attractive for users of lighter cameras like many of today's mirrorless ones.
Here we basically have the same news at the keypad level, control wheel, support for Arca Swiss and Manfrotto plates, use in landscape and portrait mode, etc. But we also add that although it is not made of carbon fiber, it does offer a new folding design that facilitates transport, storage and provides it with new recording options by being able to capture video at much shorter distances from the ground or other surfaces.
For this reason, this new DJI Ronin SC2 should not be discarded quickly, quite the contrary. Together with the novelties that also affect the software with the Titan and Supersmooth technology, the new DJI gimbal will substantially improve the user experience.
Of course, here the entered screen on the handle itself is type OLED and it doesn't offer the same options as the Ronin S2 model, but it still improves the experience and gives faster configuration possibilities.
DJI Ronin S2 and SC2, prices and availability
The new DJI Ronin S2 and SC2 They are available as of today and their prices are 759 euros and 429 euros for the simple packs. Then, for 899 euros and 629 euros you can access the Pro pack which includes smartphone support, RavenEye transmission and a series of extras such as the focus wheel with which to gain advantage in recording.
So, here are what are currently the two most interesting stabilizers on the market for a large number of content creators of all kinds. Proposals with which DJI once again demonstrates that they know very well what they are doing and what users are looking for.