MacFormat UK – September 2019

T

he Armor ATD

rugged portable

hard drive is

available in 1TB, 2TB

and 4TB versions.

The triple-layer shock

resistance relates to the

internal shock mounts, the

aluminium enclosure and a

protective rubber bumper,

making the 2TB model valid

for drops of up to 1.2m on a

carpeted concrete f loor.

The drive is quite bulky

and comes with a USB-C

cable and a USB-A adapter.

The USB-C port is hidden

behind a f lap.

The internal hard drive

has a 5,400RPM spinning

speed and 8MB cache.

Performance is average:

ATTO benchmarks yielded

read/write speeds of 165 and

140Mbps respectively while

Crystal Disk Mark notched

100 and 129Mbps.

There’s no bundled

software and no freebies.

The drive is backed by

a three-year warranty

and unlimited technical

support. It would have been

reasonable to expect a free

subscription to Upthere,

WDC’s cloud storage, but

that’s a missed opportunity.

DESIRE ATHOW

VERDICT

An average

ruggedised external

hard drive with a fairly

premium price tag.

++++++

Three-year warranty

Expensive

VERDICT

G-Technology

Armor ATD 2TB

It’s ruggedised, it’s big but is it good enough?

£119.99 FROM G-Technology, shop.westerndigital.com

FEATURES USB-C; rain, dust, crush and shock resistant

The Armor ATD is certainly tough

but performance is average.

Image credits (top to bottom): DJI, Western Digital SEPTEMBER 2019 | MACFORMAT | 81

The mechanically

stabilised camera will

help to make your

videos look good!

D

JI drones feature

clever gimbals

that enable super-

steady video in buffeting

winds. The Osmo Pocket

harnesses that magic in

a 12MP mechanically

stabilised camera that fits

in the palm of your hand

and weighs just 116g.

Sitting behind the 26mm

(35mm equivalent) f/2.0 lens,

which captures an 80° field

of view, there’s a 1/2.3- inch

sensor capable of producing

4K (3840x2160) footage at

60fps and 100Mbps.

The smart part, however,

is that as well as ironing out

the inevitable shake that

comes from hand-holding

a camera, the mechanical

gimbal enables it to track

faces or other subjects.

Controlling the camera

is easy with taps and swipes

on the screen or the press

of a button. You can also

connect it to a smartphone via

the included Lightning and

USB-C connectors. This gives

a bigger view of the scene,

and more intuitive control.

The Osmo Pocket saves

video and stills to a microSD

card and you can transfer the

files to a Mac for editing or

use your iPhone. You can

only transfer Full HD footage

(not 4K), to iPhone, but the

DJI Mimo app offers plenty of

editing control. Naturally, the

best results are created when

you edit 4K footage on a Mac,

but you can quickly produce

a slick-looking video from

the app. ANGIE NICHOLSON

DJI Osmo Pocket

Shoot high–quality videos

£329 FROM DJI, dji.com FEATURES 1/2.3–inch CMOS sensor,

12M pixels, 3840x2160 video resolution, 100Mbps, 116g

Quite pricey but

lightweight and easy

to use, and the results

are impressive.

++++++

Small, light; easy to use

Full HD footage edited

on phone output at 720p