DJI - Osmo Action 4

The market seem to be steadily accelerating the transition to DJI and Insta360. With them getting more and more exposure the more people who get them. Both DJI and Insta 360 also seem to be more committed to online marketing, which seems very effective nowadays. It looks like DJI is now the undisputed king of the "regular" action camera format and Insta 360 being regarded as the pinnacle of both 360 cameras and tiny cameras. There is no doubt that GoPro still has most of the market, also helping them alot still is the abundance of accessories, both official and third party. But to me it seems more and more people who buy new cameras are switching from GoPro. Since the Insta 360 Go 1 and the DJI Action 2, GoPro has had a while to get used to competition and start making strides in innovation, but it seems they cant keep up with the newcomers. To me this seems worrying for them when they cant keep up. I personally own an Action 4, but would probably have bought a GoPro is i was a skier and not a biker. What do yall think about this and what camera do you have?

If you ride with anyone who uses gopro you will also notice that the click-on/off is also a huge feature over gopro. Reccomend getting the FOV Boost lens btw, just got it for mine and its big upgrade for only 50$. :)

Bet you havent tried Action 4 or 5 Pro

Yea, but get the cameras for yourself and you will see that they are better, especially DJI Action 4 and 5 compared to GoPro Heros

I have decided to go for DJI action 4. Can you suggest some good accessories as well like the chin mount , bike mount and what kind of mic to use.

Yes it was very smooth.. One thing I liked the most about the app is that if your camera and app are connected then you can directly download photos on your camera to your mobile phone.

I have a DJI Action 4 and it’s great. I do pov mountain biking videos and use it occasionally for an ultra wide shot in concert videos. Does well enough in low light. I’ve heard there’s no meaningful differences the 4 and 5.

I have a DJI Action 1 and a DJI Action 4 and it's leaps and bounds better in image stabilization. I previously had to apply stabilization in iMovie for the Action 1 but the DJI Action 4 footage is just great out of the camera. The v5 and v6 add better low light and ability to use more than 1 bluetooth mic.

I bought dji action 4. and after some tweaks and configuration you can see the quality [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24SdmUdhAMA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24SdmUdhAMA) Original video is even better. youtube decreases the quality

I would choose action 5, but I'm heavily biased. I used to be a big-time gopro fanboy (used all the versions from 6 to 12), but they didn't make it very easy. Switched over to Osmo Action like a year ago and haven't looked back since. Gopro has always had a lot of overheating issues, corrupt files, crashing issues, super unresponsive UI, and horrible battery life. Sure, gopro does produce a little bit better quality video, but this is also arguable. action 5 has a bigger sensor and therefore a better lowlight performance, prolly also better dynamic range, but I haven't really checked that dynamic range data specifically. Gopro does a little bit larger bitrate, so yeah, gopro wins in resolution and technical quality, but osmo action has significantly better battery life, better low light performance, and OMG it's just sooo much more reliable. After using action 4 for 1 year, I've had 0 crashes and 0 overheating issues. Constantly got those issues with gopro. Stabilization is arguably better in gopro, but there isn't much difference to be honest Also action 5 quick release system is superior to gopro in every single way. Gopro has dji beat only in two things - maybe like 5% better picture quality, and brand recognition.

Audio is bij mij nog altijd totale horror. Heb een DJI Osmo Action 4 met een DJI lavelier mic maar ondanks mijn grote windscherm en tactische plaatsing vangt ie nog heel veel wind en dat zijn geen leuke geluiden om naar te luisteren 😄 De draadloze mics van bijvoorbeeld Røde, DJI etc vind ik eigenlijk nog net even iets te duur voor wat ik er echt mee doe. Denk dat vooral van die plof-kapjes (harig bolletje) goed kunnen helpen tegen windruis.

Ik heb de DJI Osmo Action 4, echt een top ding! De Osmo 5 is er ook al maar bespaar je centen want de verschillen zijn klein in specs.

I’m loving it coming from the action 4. Much better in low light and crop ability now also with 8k is very useful if you do social media content. I also enjoy the macro lens ability. Not sure the image quality will be much better than an iPhone but the issue with phone recording is control of the image you want and overall durability. I also have the pocket 3 and usually grab the action 6 just bc of how quick and easy it is to throw it in my bag along w the durability compared to the pocket 3.

I've had great color in my osmo 4 even without a red filter.

I have an Osmo action 4 and I'm more than satisfied with it!

I don't, I'm sorry about that. Though, if you want, I can send you a couple of videos I took with my action 4 this summer? I went scuba diving in the Mediterranean, south of France, during a week of not-great weather conditions so essentially shitty light and bad visibility due to high water turbidity, and it still held up really, really well. My honest opinion being, unless you're really suffering from GAS, Action 4 fulfills every need you could have regarding underwater recording capabilities even for a semi-pro or pro workflow (battery life, IQ, lowlight capabilities, 10-bit D-Log M color depth and profile, slow-mo capable, stabilization, all that jazz) up until the point you'd have to upgrade to dedicated gear like a GH-5 or whatever. And by doing that, you'd get the quasi-same performance as an Action 6, but with money to spare for accessories or for activities on your holidays. Or paying the bills. That kind of stuff. Oh also, unlike go-pros (from what I've heard from friends that had them)... They don't overheat, lol. So far I've never had my camera thermal shutdown on me.

For the about the same price you can also grab a DJI Osmo action 4 on Amazon, and I feel it's light years ahead of an older GoPro for that purpose. But comparison videos on YouTube are your friend, and if you have to choose, your feeling matters more than just technical specs, so have a look for yourself :)