DJI - Osmo Action 3

I would avoid GoPro Hero 10 or beyond. Those are the only Hero cameras I have experience with and they're a huge PITA especially for motorcycling. It either doesn't turn on, doesn't record, or records with no audio ALL THE TIME. If you happen to notice it's not turning on, then you get to pull over, take your helmet off, unmount the camera, and fiddle with it until you figure out what's not working. Usually requiring you to remove and reinsert the battery. It's the most frustrating thing ever on a bike and I'd argue dangerous since you're preoccupied with the camera instead of your ride. I tried working with a Hero 10 and 11 for over 2 years before I swore them off forever. I recently switched to Insta360 and couldn't be happier. The Insta has literally not one time malfunctioned or not recorded when I pressed the button. I also have an old DJI Osmo Action that never had reliability issues. I would say any Osmo Action gen or the previous gen Insta360 (R One or something like that I cant' remember the name) would do the job well. If part of its job is dashcam you might also consider a 360 camera. You'll have way butter luck catching incidents with it than a regular action cam. I also have a GoPro 360 MAX camera. Unlike the Hero cameras, it's been great. It's still glitchy at times but nowhere near the regularity of the Hero cameras. It's kind long in the tooth now too so you may be able to find them on a good deal somewhere.

For simplicity, if you only need to record for a couple hours. I tend to recommend something like a GoPro Hero / DJI Osmo Action / Insta360 Ace Pro. If you need to go over a couple hours consider adding a USB power bank. If you need to go for multiple days, there are dedicated construction Timelapse cameras like Brinno. Small, weather proof, can take it a little rough, and they tend to have lots of different mounting attachment options. There are some decent spring-clamp options.

Check out DJI Action cameras. I have the Action 3 which is pretty affordable and very comparable to the GoPros but with better battery life and heat management. Quality is great especially if you turn on the stabilization feature. The latest is the Action 5 now but a bit more expensive.

The main thing with a 360 camera is you don’t have to make sure the camera is pointing in the right direction so don’t miss anything. So far I’ve used mine hiking and cycling, I haven’t tried it with skiing yet. I also have a DMI Osmo Action 3 that I used to take out a lot but find I reach for the Insta 360 X4 Air more. As others have said, the editing is a bit more involved because you have to choose which view you want to save to the exported video but once you get used to it, it isn’t too bad. I find editing on the phone is fine for a quick result but you get more control on the desktop app which find quite easy. You just have to get your head around using key frames to change direction of view during the video.

I mean you can't really compare the two. The Sony will absolutley beat any action cam. However, the new DJI Action cam do have a bigger sensor vs the newest GoPro. Both of which are micro sized vs the APS-C sensor in the Sony. Action cams work better when you have video lights vs relying on natural lighting. They work great for caves when you can really lighten the whole place up.

I am disappointed for sure. X5 came out unexpectedly (most likely because they knew DJI and Gopro were releasing something soon). The X5s larger sensors and AI chips did help enhance lower light situations, and I think color improved. Osmo360 disappointed with non replaceable lenses, and their workflow/apps still seem a little behind. The footage I saw originally was, at best, equal to the X5. For some reason recent footage looks better than X5. It's also disappointing that DJIs first 360 camera is just as expensive as the leader in the market (at least in the US) I thought Gopro was going to have a "hold my beer" moment. Their regular action cams have been taken over by DJI and Insta360. They haven't had a 360 cam in 5+ years. After being king for years, I thought they would swing for the fences to regain the title. So far, I've seen average footage. It's not the worst, but it's not the best. The fact that they didn't attempt to upgrade the sensor is unacceptable. Low light looks horrible. The replaceable lenses are nice, but it looks like it causes weird lense flares. Their attempt to convince us that we get more pixels because of some stitching gimmick doesn't mean anything to me. One thing for each camera to upgrade for me to choose would be X6 - 10 bit color Osmo3602 - replaceable lenses Max3 - larger sensor

Thanks. The footage looks good, but its hard to tell if it's any better than what the X5 or Osmo360 would've captured. When I say the gopro doesn't look as good, Im referring to comparison videos I've seen. I've even seen the creator say "its clear the max2 is better", yet I'm looking at it and thinking the complete opposite. This isnt about preference either. During a comparison, I can read words on a sign, but I can't read them from the Max2. Maybe I'll warm up to it like I did with the osmo360. I think the osmo360 is the best of the 3 at the moment.

I just watched Hugh's comparison video again. In good lighting, the osmo360 looks best out of the box. It's a little bit artificially sharpened to make it look clearer, which I dont mind. When you add sharpening in post, the Max2 does look better than the osmo360.  It doesn't make up for the small sensor though. I dont think I've ever filmed a 360 video at night, but a larger sensor does make a difference in daytime situations. The osmo360 is so much better than the max2 and the X5 in those situations. As I said before, if the insta360 would upgrade to 10 bit, they win. If gopro would upgrade to a larger sensor, they win. If DJI would add replaceable lenses, they win. The DJI and Gopro editing softwares need to improve also.

We use GoPros at work for in car spiels, and we have found the latest ones annoyingly buggy. Sometimes (not often) shutting down randomly and sometimes not saving a video and throwing up an error. It also tends to overheat when mounted on the windshield since we live in a hot country (happens often). Image quality is great, to be fair, but we shifted to osmo actions because of the more reliable software, more reliable heat dissipation and longer battery life. Transfer by files is also easier on the DJI with a better iPhone app. Overall, go pro has really good video quality, but the few times it failed, they were mission critical shots, and we just can’t afford to have that gap in our workflow.

I feel like the 6 is a very small iteration that is probably worth it jumping from the 3, maybe worth it from the 4, definitely not worth it from the 5P. But, packs in good features like a square sensor and aperture ring that will be well perfected by the time 4-5 users *need* to upgrade for whatever reason. On the other hand, the aperture ring is a mechanical point of failure which I don’t love with DJI’s current situation here in the US.

I strap osmo 3’s to race cars what do you mean it can’t chase toddlers around?

Dji has 1 inch sensor. Superior to other two - that’s why the quality is always better even in low light