The good and the bad of DJI Osmo Action 4
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2023
- My one month later review of the DJI Osmo Action 4. The good and the bad. Is it still as good?
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I really appreciate that you used the camera for most of the video. It's so annoying when people talk about a specific camera and we barely see it in action.
Hello. Thanks. I agree but please don't watch my Insta360 Ace pro video 😉. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens we all make mistakes 🤣
Great review man🔥
Hello. Thanks a lot. Cheers!
Nice review - good job and very informative.
Hello. Thanks a lot. Cheers!
Very professional presentation. Good info. Thankyou.
Hello. You're welcome. Cheers!
We met in Italie, Tuscany a couple of years ago. Great to see this! I’m actually going to start with the Osmo Action 4 soon. Ordered mine yesterday. Keep it up!
Hey man! Thanks for stopping by. Tuscany was wonderful ;) Hope you're doing well. The camera is really good. I do recommend. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
You are a magnet. Great content. Love from India .
Hey! Thanks a lot. Really appreciate it. Cheers!
Thank You sir for a great review and your honesty. 🙏 amazing video and funny part when you slowed and slow motion voice and action 🤣
Ha! Thanks a lot. Cheers!
Wow, great skills! Subbed!
Hello. Thanks a lot. Cheers!
Great video, big DJI fan these days after dropping GoPro a long time ago. Invested in the Action 3 and 4, even still using the original Action in my moto vlogging set up. The new Mic 2 has made vlogging even easier…
Hello. Thanks a lot. I have to try the mic 2 but the sound from the camera mic is also very impressive. Cheers!
Slovenia is beautiful that time of year. Also DJI is kicking arse.
Hello. Thanks a lot. You're welcome to visit ;). Cheers!
I've been many times, živjo!@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens
I just ended up returning my Pocket 3 I had so much anxiety with the gimbal, and seeing the Action 4 perform similarly I'm sold and placing my order!
Hello. I totally understand the gimbal issue. OA4 is very good. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
How do you feel about low light performance now that you’ve swapped?
It was terrible to be honest, I ended up returning it and buying the P3 again 😅 @@st_0121
Gonna post a controlled comparison soon @@st_0121
Great review. Which country is this btw? Looks like paradise 😍
Hello. Thanks a lot. This is in Slovenia. Cheers!
Great video 😊 in 4:12 you use some kind of selfie stick or gimbal?? What is this ??? Keep up the good work
Hello. That's the 3way selfie stick from GoPro. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
Wow super very very thank you. ..use fully
Hello. You're welcome.
nice explanation...
Thank you.
Love from India man
Hello. Thanks a lot.
I figured setting the EV to -0.3/-0.7 makes a considerable impact on the image quality, reducing a bit of the excessive brightness level.
Hello. Thanks for the insight. Cheers!
It would be nice if DJI make the next iteration of Osmo Action a 1" sensor like the Osmo pocket 3.
Oh yeah! That would be nice. I think it's the only way forward. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
I have the focus issues with my 32 day old Osmo Action 4. Sold my Gopro hero 8 to buy this. Had to complete a Repair Request Form on the DJI website and now have to post the camera to Holland from the UK, where I live. If they don't fix it I'll immediately go to my credit card company, using Section 75, which is a protection policy we have here in the UK when a customer has purchased an item which is not fit for purpose. Any action camera is only as good as the quality of service you receive when the camera goes wrong
Hello. I agree with you about the service. Is everything out of focus or just things that are close to the lens? Action cameras are focused at the hyperfocal distance which is about 3 to 4mm from the lens so anything closer will not be sharp.
Yes, I had to return my 'new' action 3 last week, again with the focus issue and the month of manufacture was August 23. It was clearly well out of focus at 30 to 40cm and still soft at 45cm on a bright day so it had to go. On the DJI website it states it should be in focus from 30cm to infinity whereas the action 4 spec sheet shows a focus from 40cm. However, you're not the only one that has purchased an action 4 recently with the same focus issue, there's plenty of reports if you look for them. Sad thing is, it's just a minor tweak/turn on the lens to fix it, turns out the lens on some cameras has been fitted a little too close to the sensor. You'd think with all the moans on UA-cam, and there's plenty, that DJI would have got their QC dept. in check by now. I think this issue has really damaged their sales and if they don't get it sorted by the action 5 release, old GoPro will bite back. One thing to add though, if you're not going to be doing any proper action stuff, just some vlogging, then the pocket 3 seems to be pretty good in most of the reviews I've seen, just wish it wasn't so expensive :(
Hello. That's really bad. I don't have this problem. The camera is in focus at about 40cm, more or less. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Absolutely great review! I plan on doing a lot of backpacking and adventure activities. After many reviews I am tossing up between Insta360 x3, Insta360 go 3 and the Action 4. What are your thoughts having used them? Thank you heaps
Hello. I haven't used the Go 3 but it looks interesting. The video quality is the best on OA4. X3 is a 360 camera so it suffers from video fidelity a lot BUT it is a 360deg camera and nothing gets close to this.
I would go with OA4. I find it to be the best of the three. Insta360 X3 requires more post production work so...
Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens Amazing, thank you heaps. Really appreciate the help. Keep up the great work. Love from Australia
Enjoyed the video and wanted to drop a comment. I'm gonna grab one of these but interesting point about the batteries and not needing extra.
I've been leaning against getting the adventure combo because of just that. What do you think?
Hello. You can expect 2hr of normal video recording so it depends on how long will you be recording. Personally I don't need an extra battery. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens Yeah, I have many power banks and we usually are in our car so charging shouldnt be an issue and Im glad I decided against it because I can use that 100 dollars to get a single DJ Mic 2 Transmitter.
Hi, great video! One thing though, did you film the entire video with the Action 4's internal microphone? Thinking of picking it up for a vlog set up but not too sure how the microphone performs (for a low profile vlogging kit)
Hello. Yes everything was filmed with the internal microphone. I don't think you need an external one with this camera but if you decide to get one, then get a wireless option. This way the microphone will not pick up any sound of you holding the camera in your hand.
Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
this guy is the next big camera reviewer, mark my words
edit: i would recommend changing your name to something easier to remember for people
Ha! Thanks a lot. Really appreciate it. Cheers!
Hi sir How are thank you for your video ,What is the name of the program used in editing?
Hello. I use Davinci Resolve Studio.
Great review and your video looks stunning, love the colors! Just wanted to point out that DJI doesn't use a weird codec, they use H.265 also known as HEVC (high efficiency video codec) which is just what it sounds like, it's a very efficient video codec. It can compress much higher quality video into smaller file sizes compared to the old H.264 which is the old "normal" codec. H.264 has bigger file sizes with worse quality video so H.265 is just much more efficient and you don't need a beefy computer, you just need a computer that has dedicated encoders and decoders for H.265. Most PC's don't for some reason but every M1 and later Mac does so you can have the slowest base model M1 Mac and edit these files without any issues whatsoever. This is also why 10-bit H.265 doesn't work in the free version of DaVinci Resolve on PC's, they do not have support for 10-bit H.265 while M1 and later Macs do so you can edit 10-bit H.265 files in the free version without any issues. So what i'm saying is that this isn't a bad thing with the camera, it's just a thing your computer can't do.
Hello. Thanks for the explanation. I wanted to make it simple ;). Yes the H.265 10bit can be quite hard on a PC. The bitrates are high as well. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens that makes sense!
Thanks for the video! Do you think this would work ok for recording point of view or similar street interviews? If it was connected to DJI Mic 2 I'm guessing the sound quality etc would be a lot better too, or maybe no need for the mic if the built in mic on this is good enough?
Hello. This will work very well for POV videos and the microphone is really good but if the camera will be in contact with somthing, then the microphone will pick it up. In this case use the Mic 2. It works really well. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens Thanks a lot for the reply 😊
Great review! I am torn between the GoPro Hero 12 and the Dji action 4 but the only thing holding me back on the action 4 is for mountain biking and road cycling the footage looks too shaky in my opinion in any videos I've seen. To be fair to the GoPro footage is buttery smooth even on my Hero 9 but its getting a mind of it's own now freezing a lot and switching off mid ride! Would love your thoughts? Thanks
Hello. I think the stabilisation is very much the same on both cameras. Sometimes people put ND filters on and the record with a slower shutter speed. That makes things look really bad if the camera is shaking. I would go with DJI OA4 because of the mounting system and a longer lasting battery. Thanks for the comment. Happy new year. Cheers!
Thanks for the feedback! Happy new year to you too!@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens
Action 4 is only £289
Nice deal. Cheers!
I am thinking about upgrading from my GoPro Hero8. I like the picture and stabilization of it but it frequently freezes and crashes and sometimes I have to remove the battery to get it back running, which is of course annoying (especially when you are sitting in kayak). I have heard that newer GoPros still have that issue, so I am thinking about changing the brand. Does DJI have any similar software issues or do the cameras work reliably? What I like about the GoPro is the loud beeping so that I know it actually turned on (or off). Dies the Osmo Action have something similar (My insta360 go2 only vibrates and I never hear that...)
Hello. This is my second DJI osmo action (I have the 1 and 4 ) and I NEVER had any software/hardware issues.
The camera makes a sound (loud im my opinion) at startup and shutdown. I have it set to mute because there are two displays that are always on and you can see if the camera turns off from both sides (you can have one sceern off optionaly).
I hightly recomend this camera.
Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens sounds good, thank you! I actually have the camera often in a position where I wouldnt see either of the screen, so the sounds really important for me
Hi yea good vido i am thinking of getting the DJI action4, to use on my holidays next year. One think dose it come or can you fit a Remote on the Action4. ??. Thanks Martin
Hello. I think you can actually get a remote/gps tracker separately. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens can you ok i look it up and thank you Martin.
Does this camera work well with wireless mics like the Rode mic? Any interference issues?
Hello. I haven't tried it yet. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
Hi, you mentioned the codec issue that slows down the editing process quite a bit, wondering if you can give an idea of how slow? Like if you were to compare it to footage from a gopro perhaps?
Hello. I don't know how the GoPro videos work but compared to my Sony A7IV in 4k and 10bit it's about the same. In both cases I have around 150Mb/s of data rate and a "high" profile of the codec (this is default on bots cameras). I have no problems on my workstation with NVIDA Quadro RTX 5000 with 16GB of VRAM but on my home PC with GTX 1060 6GB it's a different story. Here I have to work on a 1080p timeline and sometimes I make proxys for editing. I hope this helps.
Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
OK got it, thanks!!!@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens
hi amaizing video and knolwdge too , i see d log have huge diffrent in low light compare to normal profile + low light mode.. is anything else that you can try with normal to bring better condition like higher iso and noise reduction from da vinci?
Hello. If you manually set the exposure, then you will get similar results with Normal colours compared to D-log M. I've used the non-Pro mode in the video where exposure is set by the camera and it's really dark in low light. Not the best option in my opinion. I'll make another video on this topic ;). Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens I have also osmo action 1 is good time to update? I use the camera to record vacation like this year in Ljubljana and bled lake that both was very nice
I think if you can spare the money, then it's definitely worth upgrading. It's a much better camera. The Action 1 was amazing but the video quality is "old school 4K". The Action 4 is really sharp and the D-Log is a big improvement. It is more taxing on the computer though. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens what is your opinion for insta360 low light? is advertised so good because insta sponsor the youtubers ?
Very good review! Did they fix the focus issue from the dji3 ?
Hello. The camera focuses an around 40cm and beyond. Some people still have problems with their units. My unit is OK. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
on that amaizing shot that you have at night what is your settings? 4k, 25fps, dlog m, with 1/100, autoWB , iso 100-3600 or 100-1800?
Hello. My settings were 4k, 25fps, D-log M, ISO 100-3200, shutter speed 1/100-1/8000s, noise reduction and sharpening both -2.
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens do you have try 4:3 without stabilization and then stabilazed by gyroflow just to set 1/50 shutter speed?
No I haven't tryed it that way but it sounds like a good idea.
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens i try both your settings and my suggetion, my have much better light about the same noise little more shaking in lights source
i also try shutter speed 200 iso 6400 rockstedy
that was too stady even at night 6400 bring the light about the same with shutter 100 iso 3200 but have more noise
do you try any settings?
does it has any kind of heating issue, please let us know , your verdict matters.
Hello. My max time of recording was around 10min and the camera didn't overheat. I typicaly record shorter clips. From the tests of other reviewers there are no isuess with overheating. I hope this helps. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
Hi! What are you using to connect to the bag strap?
Hello. I have the PeakDesign camera mount:
eu.peakdesign.com/products/capture/
Thanks for the comment.
Please, if the temperature sensor is covered, is there a problem? If we set the temperature in PRO settings, the sensor will not make any color adjustments?
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Which settings do you normally use for your UA-cam Videos ? (for example not 4K I guess......?)
Hello. I have a video on this topic on the channel if you're interested, but in short:
4k 25fps/50tps (PAL system in Europe)
HEVC
D-Log M
Sharpness and denoising -2
Shutter speed 1/100s-1/8000s (auto)
ISO 100-1600 (auto)
EV 0.0
This works for almost all situations.
Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
Hi, may i know if your Action4 units have hot pixel issue during long exposure photo or time lapse shot? I tested 3 units and all have some form of hot pixel at above 10 sec exposure, even at ISO100. Keen to know if other owners have this issue too. Thanks.
Hello. I have no idea. I'll try my. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
Thanks. looking forward for your feedback and reviews.@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens
Is there a slight depth of field? Or is that another camera?
Hello. I add the depth of field in post with Davinci resolve studio 😉. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
I love the camera but it needs a pause recording function. Currently its only stop and then start a new recording.
Yes that would be a good feature. Maybe in an firmware update. Cheers!
How does this do with things further away in post production? I often take video of objects in the sky and they can range in distances greatly. At the moment when zooming in in post many objects look like simple black orbs. Would like to get better images in them but am limited to around the price of an action 4. I love the 120 fps and 4k resolution that's definitely what I'd prefer but am curious about zoom both pre and post production.
Hope to hear back from you. Thanks!
Hello. Action cameras have a really wide field of view so it's impossible to capture details with them. Zooming in pre and in post is pretty much the same thing. You're limited with "just" a 4K resolution so this will not work. The only way is to get a camera that has an optical zoom. Honestly a 4K 120fps camera is going to cost around 2000$+ and the price of a lens is another ~1000$+. I don't see any other way ;(
Thanks for the comment and support. Cheers!
@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens thanks for the fast reply. I have a Canon rebel t6 with a 75-300mm lens attachment but it films in 1080p but I figured the zoom wouldn't be too great. The things I'm looking to catch are very fast so the 120fps makes it so much easier to do so. I think I will just maintain the rebel t6 for now and do what I can with it, perhaps I'll get lucky. After this video I've decided to go with the action 4 it's wider fov will help get a better track of objects though detail maybe lacking.
Thanks for letting me know though I am fairly new to using cameras so good to know what would be required and price ranges.
Hello. Yes things get expensive very fast with cameras and lenses 😉.
We bought it but we are are unable to connect it to the hohem stick 😢 I have searched everywhere and I can not find how to fix this :(
Hello. It shoud connect like a Gopro but with the DJI magnetic mount. I've never used the Hohem stick so I can't really say. Thanks for the comment.
What I didn't like about this is that you didn't film everything with the DJI, or at least ALL the scenes where the DJI was not needed in frame. Also, I didn't understand if you recorded everything with a mic or without
Hello. Yes I had to incloude a few B-roll shots from the Sony fullframe. All the vlogging bits were recorded with the DJI OA4 though (except the ones were I show the camera in my hand).
All sound is strait crom the OA4. I don't think there is a need for an external mic because the sound is surprisingly good on this camera.
Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
The man who made this video is a handsome European adult man who enjoys photography
Hello. Thanks a lot ;). Cheers!
the artificial background blur looks horrible. looks like an AI picture with the tag "blurry background" lol
Ha! Good one. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
Where was the action?
Ha! That's missing in most of my videos 😆. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens You are welcome. All the best in the future.
I just came across this guy. What a breath of fresh air.
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Unfortunately, this camera does not expose correctly; from my experience, if I shoot in manual mode, I am exposed correctly, but the sky is overexposed, if I shoot in auto mode, I am underexposed, but the sky is well exposed.
Hello. Try the new firmware update. It helps with this problem. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
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Update ; I use DJI action 4. Unfortunately, the camera does not expose correctly either in manual or auto mode. In auto mode the ev should compensate by + 1 minimum but instead of being at +1 it reaches -2 and I am underexposed, in manual mode I am correctly exposed but the backroand is overexposed. I understand that the sensor is not too big, but it should expose correctly, as does my phone, which has a much smaller sensor than this camera.
In my opinion it's only software issues.
A smartphone uses computational photography to achieve a kind of HDR image. If you want to get the full 11Stops of dynamic range, then use D-log M and manually colour grade. I know it's not a simple answer but the video fidelity is much better on an action camera then an smartphone. Less rolling shutter and better micro contrast. Cheers!
@@M1R0_Life_through_a_lens Let's agree that the camera is not exposing correctly, the EV should be at +1 or higher, but it is upside down; Although the sensor sees that there is weaker light, the EV goes to -2 which is very strange. As I said before, I understand that the sensor is not physically too big, but this fact does not justify this problem, during the day it should be perfect.
Hello. You can set the EV to 0 (balanced) or whatever value you want and the camera will keep it there by adjusting the shutter speed and ISO. I don't really see the problem.
too blurry
Ha! Noted.
I have bought one use one hour and black screen !!!! Just come back and change of the dispositive because this cam has no reset material ! When you are in other country you have to come back in the country of origin for warranty ! I prefer leave this product for others. For me it is a child product. No profesional.
Hello. That's not good. However it's an consumer action camera so NOT professional. There's probably faulty units out there.
Thanks for the comment. Really appreciate it. Cheers!
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