DJI - Osmo Action 4
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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026 Scoring
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"insane battery ... in the morning it's still not drained - and this is on a 6 year old set with worn out batteries. ... The case only needs charged once, maybe twice a month"
"Oh, and the battery lasts days even when exercising a lot (weeks without excercise)."
"the battery life is phenomenal, it lasts over 10 hours (14-16 for me i think?)"
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"Easily the best choice and best for the high contrast low light in forest shots."
"5 has better quality night video, that makes a huge difference."
"low light capabilities are lightyears better than the 4 which is necessary for me personally bc i document nightlife a lot."
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"been using for more than a year now still working as the day i bought them"
"I have a pair of anker soundcore buds that I ve been using heavily daily for like 4 ish years now. ... The battery seems to last nearly as long as it did when new. ... haven noticed a decline in the originals at all."
"It takes crashes well. ... My front screen is shattered from a 70 kph tree impact, but the camera still works fine."
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"The rocksteady stabilisation is one of the best"
"I vastly prefer my Action 4 to my Hero 12. Better stabilisation and LUT as well as the front touch screen and magnetic mounts are the reasons. ... The stabilisation bit simply isn’t true as GoPros pan annoyingly which DJI doesn’t do. ... For my content (cars) the GoPro has annoying panning which makes the stabilised footage unusable. I hardly use it anymore. ... That’s a weird cope to admit that DJIs stabilisation works better under normal circumstances. Saying driving footage is “unintended use” is laughable."
"The stabilization is great and mtb is a lot rougher than karting so I’d go with that"
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"plus gamechanger yung magnet ng osmo action series. ... again game changer yung magnet ng DJI, ... i vlog very discreetly with this setup. hindi halata na nag vvideo ako. i partner this with a monopod para sleek itsura."
"better quick release system ... action 5 quick release system is superior to gopro in every single way"
"to record travel, mounting the action 4 to the windshield is the way to go."
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"I literally only got the Action cam because it was supposed to have the best low light but it’s just rubbish on my one, the fur has zero texture, you know?"
"X3 low light is just unusable."
"I have a GoPro 10 and it’s really really shitty in low light."
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"My old Samsung S9 shoots far far better, ie no blurry soft out of focus image. ... I just got this camera and it's horrible period. Always never in full focus, it won't even focus on your bike name, dashboard or a person's face. ... Try focus on the box it came it, it can't. ... Any camera that can't focus is trash, period."
"Mine works perfectly for selfies and group shorts, but is pretty useless for macro (action cams lack focusing)."
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"File corruption is the norm. ... They have a tool to try to recover corrupted files. Yeah they had to build and release a dedicated tool for that. And it doesn't work."
"occasionally corrupt videos"
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"I had 2 DJI osmosis Actions (little cube things) and they would record about 5 min and shut off from overheating."
"I use a now really old gopro hero 5 session. In 2.7k it's really good but over heats after 45mns(?)"
"Yeah the Osmo becomes a fireball LOL"
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"There's also some strange mushy areas of video in fast action, like cycling, motorbiking etc, where trees and tarmac blur in very odd ways."
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?
r/MTB • Is GoPro dying? ->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$. :)
r/MTB • Is GoPro dying? ->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
r/MTB • Is GoPro dying? ->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.
r/indianbikes • BEST ACTION CAMERA ->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.
r/indianbikes • BEST ACTION CAMERA ->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.
r/videography • Which Action cam should i buy? ->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
r/mountainbiking • Action camera recommendations ->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.
r/gopro • GoPro Hero 13 vs. DJI Action 5 Pro – Is GoPro Still King for Adventure Filming? ->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.
r/motorfietsen • Beste camera's voor filmen op de motor ->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.
r/motorfietsen • Beste camera's voor filmen op de motor ->I've had great color in my osmo 4 even without a red filter.
r/scuba • GoPro, DJI or Insta360 ->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.
r/motorcyclegear • What camera is best for recording riding. ->I use a GoPro 10 camera and a DJI Osmo Action 4. Both have good stabilization, and the 4K 60fps footage is incredible. You can see the results on my YouTube channel. [https://youtube.com/@alaingsadventure?si=wGhYaHDucA12cWZG](https://youtube.com/@alaingsadventure?si=wGhYaHDucA12cWZG)
r/motorcyclegear • Motorcycle camera without extra features? ->I have a GoPro 10 and I recently bought a DJI Osmo Action 4, and frankly, the image quality of the Action 4 is superior, even with the same 4K 60fps settings. Not to mention how easy it is to add wireless microphones!
r/gopro • Is the go pro hero 10 better than the duo action 3 ->I got pocket 3 and action 4 just in case if the weather change. Happy for both :)
r/osmopocket • Need help deciding which camera to buy for vlogging. Action 5 Pro vs Pocket 3 vs Action 4 ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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