Lets not forget the fact that DJI offered Gopro a contract using Gopro's camera on their drones but they didnt accept it, remember when Gopro released the karma? It backfired right? And now, dji is catching up on the action camera field(which is CURRENTLY ruled by Gopro), if only Gopro accepted that offer, PERFECT COMBINATION!
I would say that the DJI has the more user friendly and intuitive menus in most cases. The DJI is also supposed to get 10 bit colour in a firmware upgrade. But I understand you can only test what is available at the time.🙂
One thing that nobody seems to care about but it's a huge advantage for the DJI is that it has a constant white balance feature for underwater shots. 10m or 16m is mostly the same because you can use a case, but the auto whitebalance is a game changer if you are a diver and want to use one of these cameras for real action.
What do you mean by constant white balance? That you can also set the white balance manually and thus fix it? That's also possible on the GoPro. On the GoPro, with Native, there is even a feature that allows the camera to capture more information in order to be able to correct the white balance better later. But it's true that you can set the white balance manually on the Action 3 much more precisely.
Wow thanks for this video. The image quality of the GoPros are impressive. And even though you like the softness of the DJI when taking a selfie video… I just thought it was impressive how well the GoPro picks up all the details of your skin texture. Kinda neat how the DJI has longer battery runtime… but I prefer the superior image quality of the GoPro and don’t mind carrying extra batteries. Batteries are rather inexpensive after all.
I appreciated this video--been having a hard time choosing, after having owned five different GoPro's over the years, but I went with the DJI. Thanks very much for this comprehensive review. 😀
@@tcvideosennistexas That doesn't make sense...I have a 7, 9, and the 11, and they all work just fine...sometimes the 9 is a little glitchy and freezes, but I just remove the batterty and try again. Hope you get your 10 sorted out. Thanks buddy!
Great review, I still think the Dji is way better with the menu system. For me the action 3 is the best camera, and with 10 bit coming soon is gonna be a easy choice. Only wish Dji could film in 5K.
Thanks for the excellent review. I upgraded yesterday, before seeing your review, to the Hero 11, with much hesitation, because I heard only everywhere that the Action 3 would be the better camera. However, I own the Action 2 as well as the Hero 10 and I found out that, despite glorifying reviews of the Action 2, the Hero 10 is a much more reliable camera for me, I can pick it up after weeks of non-use and it is ready to shoot whereas with the Action 2 I have the problem that I first have to charge the battery. Also, I had found in the past that many of the settings I want to set on the Action 2, are simply not available, whereas they were clearly available and easy to set up on the Hero 10. Equally I found the picture quality of the GoPro Hero 10 to be very good. Also, every time I set the Action 2 up for recording outside my car (while driving) I found that the Action 2 shut off after about 5 to 10 minutes for no explainable reason, something that the Hero 10 never did, it recorded until the battery ran out, every time, reliably. After viewing your review today I feel much better about having purchased yesterday the Hero 11. Thank you very much!
Great comparison. I was leaning to the Action3 for a number of reasons and now I am a bit more confused but I am still thinking for my needs and my first real action cam I will go for dji
Im selling my Hero 10, all 5 batteries, 3rd party battery charger and other GoPro stuff and buying the OA3 combo for $429. I really disliked the media mod, in fact to me it almost felt like a money grab from GoPro. It made using the camera for me overly complicated with little improvement in the sound quality. Removing the battery with the MM on is simply a PITA, much more than it should be. Sold it a few months ago. I plan to use my DJI wireless mic system plugged straight into the camera. DJI knows how to design a much better user interface, menu system, etc., in my opinion. Some aspects of the video quality might be ever so slightly better with the H11 but im willing to give that up for all the other things the OA3 offers.
Thanks for the review! It's great that I can quickly switch between horizontal or vertical shooting modes on the Osmo Action 3! Hassle-free feature that saves me a lot of time honestly!
An excellent review MountMedia!! In my opinion the GoPro is also better, and here's some reasons why: 1. Its not owned by a Chinese company, so your data won't be used by the Chinese government 2. It has better camera quality overall 3. the price is actually around the same as the DJI Cosmo 3 if you take the GoPro subscription 4. GoPro has way more accessories for their action cameras So this was an easy choice for me in the end. I got the GoPRo hero 11 Black+ accessories bundle, a 64 gb SanDisk extreme, and a chest mount for just €490. If I would have bought the DJI Osmo action 3 I would have paid over €500 for just the Action 3 adventure combo and a 128 gb SanDisk card. The price of the DJI is just not low enough to justify not buying a GoPro that has better quality. So I would definitely recommend buying the GoPro hero 11 Black with subscription (which, if you want, you can cancel It immediately after the purchase).
Thank you. An excellent comparison. I was sent both an Action 2 and 3 to look at and I just can’t get on with the focus/detail that I’m getting from them both. They lack a little sharpness and pop less than GoPro footage. At first I thought, ‘Great, less in camera sharpening’, but in post, I couldn’t get the Actions to the same level as the GoPros. That and the horrible looking softness on selfies (as you show here) has had me returning to my Pockets!
Hi Ian, thanks for your feedback. Yes, I think the same - initially you get the impression that the Action 3 takes great shots. But the problem with the minimum focusing distance is significant. Also, as I said, the shots often look muddy and there is just a lack of detail.
@@MountMediaChannel This Action 3 in the video is total out of focus. you can see that in the skin tones shots 6:57 ! This is due to the Lens screwed to near to the sensor. you can screw the lens around 10° to 15° more out and this will solved it. not the firmware update, this ist just a post sensor processing to a already bad focus image with artificial sharpness. i really like this camera, but i had to send it back and wait almost 2 months to get a real good one with perfect focus. with the new firmware i´m happy now. i dont miss my gopro 8. it is maybe behind the 11, but i like the special features and the snap on machanism, which is ver good on drones. you have always the same angle. esxcahning cam is done in 2 seconds.
Great professional review. Thanks a lot. For some reason my GoPro 9 died. I was thinking of the Action 3 as replacement but it just doesn’t seem to compare in footage / sound quality in my opinion. I’ve made up my mind and I’ll break the bank. The GoPro 11 it is 😅
I own the Action 2, and last year I remember most reviewers felt it created SLIGHTLY more detailed 4k than the hero 10 (which seems to be as detailed as the 11). But everyone has noted the detail in the action 3 is far worse than the hero 10/11. Can you confirm the action 2 is actually sharper than the action 3? Or am I missing something here? Thanks for the video, you do probably the best device to device comparison videos.
saya punya keduanya dji action3 10 bit dan gopro hero 10 . jujur kualitas gambar dari gopro hero 10 tidak bisa untuk di tandingi oleh dji action 3. gopro lebih tajam dan detail terlihat alami.., saya berada asia tenggara di negara dimana banyak sekali pohon warna hijau dan ketika menggunakan dji action 3 semua warna daun jadi terlihat palsu dan saturasinya berlebihan dan tidak tajam. sedangkan gopro bisa menangani warna hijau dengan baik karna ada profil flat yang tidak terlalu flat. salah satu kelebihan dji action3 hanyalah baterai sedikit lebih tahan lama. tapi pilihan baterai gopro ada banyak dan murah..saya rasa baterai tidak pernah jadi masalah. kesimpulanya gopro masih menjadi raja kamera portable bukan hanya untuk aksi untuk vlog pun sangat bisa di andalkan.., jika kamu sudah membeli dji action3 itu juga tidak salah hanya sedikit kurang di kualitas gambar tapi bukan yang seperti kamera murahan.
Great review, thanks, but the merits of 11 are questionable. The extended dynamic range resembles phone-HDR and synthetics in the image even more than in 10, the increased intensity of the red channel adds a shade of magenta to neutral colors. I wanted to buy 11, but in every videoreview the pink shade is noticeable and it's a little annoying + skinton defects... now I'm leaning towards 10 (
It’s clear the GoPro has better image quality and that’s the most important thing. I think Dji may offer strong competition in a couple of years from now.
not bad for the OA3 considering that its cheaper than the H10 and was releases at the same time, though the H11 is newer I think the OA3 would be a good choice if you dont care much abt video quality in dark and bright areas even though that is still important
Great video! I know your test did not have them overheating, but literally nothing matters if they have a tendency to overheat (GoPro). I'd rather have slightly inferior video quality which nobody will notice and have the camera work. I've been so let down over the years buying overheating junk gopros. For their over inflated price for what they are in the first place, the overheating is not acceptable.
I trust dji in terms of drones, but i trust go pro in terms of action camera. Gopro action cam is tested both quality and durability. I still have my hero 7 until now which had been thru a lot of challenging situations and weathers and recently just acquired hero 10.
Such a pitty that DJI has used the same Ambarella H2 series chip in the action 3 as in their previous two actions cams. Gopro's GP2 chip is simply better.
Regarding the skin tones : i think it's a matter of personal taste and giving the osmi more points for blurring the face doesn't seem so objective. Just my opinion.
Long time subscriber and this is my first comment on your channel. This comparison was excellent and I thank you so much for all the hard work and effort you put into this video. I have been a GOPRO guy for a long time, but I really got the impression from this video that the DJI camera did surprisingly well. I feel as though you gave the win to gopro even though you consistently pointed out the strengths of the Osmo Action 3. Very interseting content
@@MountMediaChannel I think I will go with the hero 10 because I found a great deal only at 180$ and it is new , I live in Romania and here action cameras are a little bit more expensive that other countries
so,,,for those of 'us' who paid a high price for a go pro 10,,,,and now a year later it overheats in any situation and will film for no more that 8 minutes on 4k-30 settings , do you know or have heard of any way to get it to 'work normally ' or any place that than 'repair' it?
Hi Werner, thanks a lot for your test. I change to the Action 3 because of the many errors of the GoPro. I have a GoPro 8 Black with klicking in the tone, sometimes the camera didn't start and sometimes the camera didn't shut down. As I find in UA-cam from other users the problem is also in Action 11. I'm very angry about this - why did GoPro not solve this problems?
Hahaha funny cause before the dijo osmo 3 came out the regular price for the go 11 was $499 just for the camera right now withe the subscription and lest said a bundle you cans buy it for $399 with a 1 year of GoPro subscription.. that's the fear for a. Big camera company when something good product coming out for a big competition. Needs to lower the prices.. 🤣🤣
Overheating test with a fan to cool them down? Are you nuts? Maybe put them into a fridge and see if they don't overheat? No wonder you have no issues with overheating if you're action filming/vlogging, pulling a large 230V powered fan alongside.
Your reviews are probably some of the best I've seen. I am in love with the beauty of the place where you shoot, the place in Italy looks heavenly to me. I have a question, what kind of microphone are you using to record the clip?
Hi, very detailed, very well structured and edited comparison video, I might say even the best there is on youtube! I’ve watched it because Hero 10 just got on discount where I live (240€) and it’s hard to justify Hero 11 (400€) in this case. I know I am losing some things like 10 bit color & the Enduro battery, but the battery I can buy out of the saved money, and since I barely have any idea of color grading, I guess for starters Hero 10 is enough! Thanks again for your good comparison! Keep posting!!!
all the moving images of the gopro are unrealistic. its not what the eye sees. what you complete have wrong is the shooting in changing light conditions and bad weather the action 3 does a really decent job with the new light sensor. d cinelike profile has colors spot on.. and sharpness common we all change it in post production. plus the cycling you do can barely be called an action shot. go on a moto, the dji kicks gopros ass as to how realistic the footage is. image quality is good on all those cameras.. honestly this review is for camera purist not for actual action camera users... i still use the action 1's more on 1080p then i do the gopro10 image quality causes issues in post production gopro footage renders for hours and hours that makes the better image quality almost unusable
No, you are wrong mate. Halfway down page 6 of the manual, Osmo state that the rubber ring is to dissipate heat. Also, if you take selfie shots during your ‘realistic’ activities, you’ll find that the GoPro focus close up and the Action 3 doesn’t. The close focus is not good. Distance shots are less focused than the GoPro as well. It can’t be sharpened in post either. For instance, still shots of trees gives you square blocks of green on the Osmo where the GoPro shows more of the shape. The Action 3 is essentially a camera, so camera specific criteria must be looked at in order to evaluate it. Not throw it around and state, it’s an action cam and is more realistic! I beg to differ. A good action cam has a good, sharp picture, good stabilisation and essentially, all the good things that the better cameras have… colour, contrast etc. so it is basically a camera!
Laugh as much as you like. That’s what they have written. We can only go by what they say about their own camera. Best not to make things up even if they are wrong in your opinion. Actually, the lens has a grip on it in any case.
@@iancraig yeah no shit and a complaint was it was hard to get the lens off the first time.. the rubber ring wont stay on mate.. but you will find that out soon enough. the lens also doesnt get hot, and rubber wont conduct heat
Hi, friend. Thank you very much for your review. It was quite educational and useful, even for someone like me who is barely a beginner in the video and photography world. I am a dancer and I want to purchase a camera for dance videos. Do you recommend the GoPro as a good option for recording videos of people moving very rapidly in the same place, from a distance similar to that of people who dance on TikTok? (I would make more elaborate videos where maybe I'll be a bit further away from the camera).
Bro. With what cell phone camera in terms of photo quality pixels.... compare or assimilate the camera of this dji 3? An approximate please. You who have tried phone cameras. I work with waterfalls, river, beachs. Tourism of adventure and this camera arrives this week
Like most that watch your reviews and respond here, I take a lot of time researching before I make a choice. I feel your reviews are the best out there as they are so articulate and detailed. I am upgrading from a Hero 9 Black and based on your excellent review I am buying the Hero 11. Thanks for all the great information you provide!
these functions of the cameras are insignificant functions of Oliva when I use editing. as long as the stabilizer works well. I have a Hero 10 and have been very satisfied.
Overall I find this test pretty throughout and unbiased. Not without issues however. I think the battery life is quite an important topic, on par with image quality yet your pointing scheme does not do any justice for Action 3. You give Hero 11 +1 point over the Hero 10 for lasting 7 minutes more, yet only another +1 point for the Action 3 for its extra God knows how many minutes ("over 2 hours"). That is at least 35-40% more, which deserves at least 2 or 3 points extra over Hero 11. Same goes to the no-fan overheating test: 23 min vs more than 55? That is more than double the time! It does not seem fair to give points that way, especially compared to other, less minor topics with smaller differences. Still, the outcome would be the same, I guess... What about FW stability? GoPros are not regarded to be very stable. I do not have any of them, just asking... Image quality - based on this video - is better on the GoPros though. Even if it is a bit over sharpened, it can be corrected in post. It is harder to get details back from a smudgy image. Also I do not really care, but the focus distance issue of the Action 3 can be a no go for many, because of vlogging. The compression quality of the Action 3 is also a bit of a letdown. Still I likely to go with Action 3 as my first action cam (for biking). Not completely made up my mind yet. Other candidates could be InstaOne (preferably the 1" version) and Sony RX0 II, but both of them are pricey with the Sony being a bit outdated and lacking in the "action" part (focus, stabilization).
Hi Adam, thanks for your detailed feedback. Yes, of course the awarding of points is very subjective - it's just to make the video a bit more interesting. The focus problem of the Osmo 3 is quite annoying me at the moment and I feel it worse now than at the beginning. I will clarify this again with DJI and address it in another video.
I respect the review sir but I want to buy the action 3 but there are rumours of focus issues with the dji so I am really confused it doesn't matter the 4k is fine but the focus issue is making me confused again cause I want to make action videos so I am stopped because of the confusions
Perfect comparison probably the best I have ever seen :). Now I use hero 10. Do you think that upgrade to 11 is reasonable? I use camera for hiking, bike as you can see in my channel. Thank you in advance for respond.
Keine Sorge, es wird bald kommen. weil du ein echter gopro-fan bist. Es ist in der Tat ein sehr vielseitiges Video... und für mich reine Zeitverschwendung.
I think you should do another video with the Action 3's new update. And you should get an exchange from DJI for a camera with the focus issue fixed. I'd love to see how it matches up with all the issues fixed.
@@MountMediaChannel Wonderful! I look forward to it! I just purchased the DJI Action 3. Apparently anything with a manufacture date after 11/22 has the focusing issue resolved. I think your side by side comparison of the 2 cameras is one of the best I've seen, so I'd love to see an unbiased opinion now that most issues have been resolved. Have you had issues with overheating on your GoPro?
oh no. This Action 3 in the video is total out of focus. you can see that in the skin tones shots 6:57 ! This is due to the Lens screwed to near to the sensor. you can screw the lens around 10° to 15° out and this will solved it. not the firmware update, this ist just a post sensor processing to a already bad focus image with artificial sharpness. you can follow that on dji forum or search about the guy which tested and solved it without sending it back to DJI.
I tested a November 2022 batch, yes it is definitely not focused close up or in the distance, the image is not just soft, but not clear at all. No matter what other reviewers said. I tested it for 2 days, and I returned it. Which means quality control issue, some good some bad, that's it. I do not want to go back and forth with DJI Customer Support, which would means weeks if not months.
@@domTT i went trough it and have a perfect one. fpv friend had fixed the lens diy because he went to holiday with his quad. he has the same picture like my new one. its not cool, but if you dont have two left hands, its fixed in 20 minutes or less. but i agree, its not a move you expect from DJI at ALL. 🙂
TRUST ME DO NOT BUY ACTION 3 UNTIL YOU SEARCH FOR ALL VIDEO'S ON THE FOCUS PROBLEM IT HAS, MINE HAD IT AND I'M SURE EVERYONE'S DOES AND NO SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL FIX THIS ISSUE ONLY RECALL AND HARDWARE FIX.
6:56 Im sorry but the action 3 skin tones looked washed out and flat to me. additionally the action 3 could not even focus on him. However the action 3's stabilization in low light is very impressive.
I bought the DJI hoping I could just save to the phones SD card turns out the dji editing app doesn't allow using a sd card just the phones internal storage so unless I buy a laptop the camera is useless
your Action 3 is total out of focus. you can see that in the skin tones shots! This is due to the Lens screwed to near to the sensor. you can screw the lens around 10° to 15° out and this will solved it. not the firmware update, this ist just a post sensor processing to a already bad focus image with artificial sharpness.
Undeniably, points for the price and better user experience goes to DJI. I'd give the image quality to Go Pro but as far as my experience with GoPros go, I can't maximize the features bec. it overheats quickly. So there's the feature but it's more like just a display. Better to have the DJI tbh
Lets not forget the fact that DJI offered Gopro a contract using Gopro's camera on their drones but they didnt accept it, remember when Gopro released the karma? It backfired right? And now, dji is catching up on the action camera field(which is CURRENTLY ruled by Gopro), if only Gopro accepted that offer, PERFECT COMBINATION!
Same like when Yahoo rejected Google's offer at the very beginning.
I would say that the DJI has the more user friendly and intuitive menus in most cases.
The DJI is also supposed to get 10 bit colour in a firmware upgrade.
But I understand you can only test what is available at the time.🙂
10bit is only if you color grade. It will be d-cinerlike mode. But yes, on a tripod, it will give nice footage.
@@hurtighansen1 I know. I've no use for it. 😂
I would have bough dji but I just love better image quality too much so hosed hero. I know I will love that in a long run.
One thing that nobody seems to care about but it's a huge advantage for the DJI is that it has a constant white balance feature for underwater shots. 10m or 16m is mostly the same because you can use a case, but the auto whitebalance is a game changer if you are a diver and want to use one of these cameras for real action.
What do you mean by constant white balance? That you can also set the white balance manually and thus fix it? That's also possible on the GoPro. On the GoPro, with Native, there is even a feature that allows the camera to capture more information in order to be able to correct the white balance better later. But it's true that you can set the white balance manually on the Action 3 much more precisely.
Not needing that stupid media mod or external mic adapter for the DJI is huge, it just needs a usb c to 3.5mm that’s a huge win in my book
Mediamod essential for GoPro, it extra costs. Given 10 points to DJI.
Wow thanks for this video. The image quality of the GoPros are impressive. And even though you like the softness of the DJI when taking a selfie video… I just thought it was impressive how well the GoPro picks up all the details of your skin texture.
Kinda neat how the DJI has longer battery runtime… but I prefer the superior image quality of the GoPro and don’t mind carrying extra batteries. Batteries are rather inexpensive after all.
Agree, after all i wantaction camera to bemore unique than phone. Imo dji is too phonish quality even though it films long
I appreciated this video--been having a hard time choosing, after having owned five different GoPro's over the years, but I went with the DJI. Thanks very much for this comprehensive review. 😀
What’s your experience so far????
my go pro 10 worked GREAT for about 6 months,,,,then BAM,,,,wouldn't work at all !
@@tcvideosennistexas That doesn't make sense...I have a 7, 9, and the 11, and they all work just fine...sometimes the 9 is a little glitchy and freezes, but I just remove the batterty and try again. Hope you get your 10 sorted out. Thanks buddy!
@@tcvideosennistexas If you have subscription you can get a replacement for free
Great review, I still think the Dji is way better with the menu system. For me the action 3 is the best camera, and with 10 bit coming soon is gonna be a easy choice. Only wish Dji could film in 5K.
Thanks for the excellent review. I upgraded yesterday, before seeing your review, to the Hero 11, with much hesitation, because I heard only everywhere that the Action 3 would be the better camera. However, I own the Action 2 as well as the Hero 10 and I found out that, despite glorifying reviews of the Action 2, the Hero 10 is a much more reliable camera for me, I can pick it up after weeks of non-use and it is ready to shoot whereas with the Action 2 I have the problem that I first have to charge the battery. Also, I had found in the past that many of the settings I want to set on the Action 2, are simply not available, whereas they were clearly available and easy to set up on the Hero 10. Equally I found the picture quality of the GoPro Hero 10 to be very good. Also, every time I set the Action 2 up for recording outside my car (while driving) I found that the Action 2 shut off after about 5 to 10 minutes for no explainable reason, something that the Hero 10 never did, it recorded until the battery ran out, every time, reliably. After viewing your review today I feel much better about having purchased yesterday the Hero 11. Thank you very much!
PS. I also didn’t appreciate that the Action 2 has lost more than 50% of its value and is being sold extremely cheaply right now.
Thx for your feedback Astrid!
I prefer the DJI Osmo Action 3! Love the quick release magnetic mount! Cool…😊
The OA3 can essentially use any USB C external mic , only issue is using a external mic with a external battery bank at same time.
Can the gopro use an external mic and external battery bank at the same time?
Extremely detailed review. Your video has been such a big help. Lots of love from India 🇮🇳
Excellent review. I appreciate the detail level and all categories covered.
Great comparison. I was leaning to the Action3 for a number of reasons and now I am a bit more confused but I am still thinking for my needs and my first real action cam I will go for dji
It's not even sharp for ground or background osmo 3.. stay away
Да половина из выше перечисленного тебе не надо.
so far the best comparison video i saw
Im selling my Hero 10, all 5 batteries, 3rd party battery charger and other GoPro stuff and buying the OA3 combo for $429. I really disliked the media mod, in fact to me it almost felt like a money grab from GoPro. It made using the camera for me overly complicated with little improvement in the sound quality. Removing the battery with the MM on is simply a PITA, much more than it should be. Sold it a few months ago. I plan to use my DJI wireless mic system plugged straight into the camera. DJI knows how to design a much better user interface, menu system, etc., in my opinion. Some aspects of the video quality might be ever so slightly better with the H11 but im willing to give that up for all the other things the OA3 offers.
If you want to use the Action 3 for vlogging, I would think twice - mimimum focusing distance is a problem.
Well said I think if vlogging, no one cares for not focus if still clearly see your face for me OA3 is the best 🙏
@@MichaeCapote reallydont metter?
Thanks for the review! It's great that I can quickly switch between horizontal or vertical shooting modes on the Osmo Action 3! Hassle-free feature that saves me a lot of time honestly!
An excellent review MountMedia!! In my opinion the GoPro is also better, and here's some reasons why:
1. Its not owned by a Chinese company, so your data won't be used by the Chinese government
2. It has better camera quality overall
3. the price is actually around the same as the DJI Cosmo 3 if you take the GoPro subscription
4. GoPro has way more accessories for their action cameras
So this was an easy choice for me in the end. I got the GoPRo hero 11 Black+ accessories bundle, a 64 gb SanDisk extreme, and a chest mount for just €490. If I would have bought the DJI Osmo action 3 I would have paid over €500 for just the Action 3 adventure combo and a 128 gb SanDisk card. The price of the DJI is just not low enough to justify not buying a GoPro that has better quality.
So I would definitely recommend buying the GoPro hero 11 Black with subscription (which, if you want, you can cancel It immediately after the purchase).
Thank you. An excellent comparison. I was sent both an Action 2 and 3 to look at and I just can’t get on with the focus/detail that I’m getting from them both. They lack a little sharpness and pop less than GoPro footage. At first I thought, ‘Great, less in camera sharpening’, but in post, I couldn’t get the Actions to the same level as the GoPros. That and the horrible looking softness on selfies (as you show here) has had me returning to my Pockets!
Hi Ian, thanks for your feedback. Yes, I think the same - initially you get the impression that the Action 3 takes great shots. But the problem with the minimum focusing distance is significant. Also, as I said, the shots often look muddy and there is just a lack of detail.
@@MountMediaChannel This Action 3 in the video is total out of focus. you can see that in the skin tones shots 6:57 ! This is due to the Lens screwed to near to the sensor. you can screw the lens around 10° to 15° more out and this will solved it. not the firmware update, this ist just a post sensor processing to a already bad focus image with artificial sharpness. i really like this camera, but i had to send it back and wait almost 2 months to get a real good one with perfect focus. with the new firmware i´m happy now. i dont miss my gopro 8. it is maybe behind the 11, but i like the special features and the snap on machanism, which is ver good on drones. you have always the same angle. esxcahning cam is done in 2 seconds.
@@rolliseventeen Hi, I have since had mine replaced as well. As soon as I find the time, I'll do a new comparison test.
Great professional review. Thanks a lot. For some reason my GoPro 9 died. I was thinking of the Action 3 as replacement but it just doesn’t seem to compare in footage / sound quality in my opinion. I’ve made up my mind and I’ll break the bank.
The GoPro 11 it is 😅
I own the Action 2, and last year I remember most reviewers felt it created SLIGHTLY more detailed 4k than the hero 10 (which seems to be as detailed as the 11). But everyone has noted the detail in the action 3 is far worse than the hero 10/11. Can you confirm the action 2 is actually sharper than the action 3? Or am I missing something here? Thanks for the video, you do probably the best device to device comparison videos.
Based on your review, I cancelled Action 3 order. Don't like the video quality of the Action 3. Thanks for the review!
saya punya keduanya dji action3 10 bit dan gopro hero 10 . jujur kualitas gambar dari gopro hero 10 tidak bisa untuk di tandingi oleh dji action 3. gopro lebih tajam dan detail terlihat alami.., saya berada asia tenggara di negara dimana banyak sekali pohon warna hijau dan ketika menggunakan dji action 3 semua warna daun jadi terlihat palsu dan saturasinya berlebihan dan tidak tajam. sedangkan gopro bisa menangani warna hijau dengan baik karna ada profil flat yang tidak terlalu flat. salah satu kelebihan dji action3 hanyalah baterai sedikit lebih tahan lama. tapi pilihan baterai gopro ada banyak dan murah..saya rasa baterai tidak pernah jadi masalah. kesimpulanya gopro masih menjadi raja kamera portable bukan hanya untuk aksi untuk vlog pun sangat bisa di andalkan.., jika kamu sudah membeli dji action3 itu juga tidak salah hanya sedikit kurang di kualitas gambar tapi bukan yang seperti kamera murahan.
Excellent video! Love all the details you shared!
Great review, thanks, but the merits of 11 are questionable. The extended dynamic range resembles phone-HDR and synthetics in the image even more than in 10, the increased intensity of the red channel adds a shade of magenta to neutral colors. I wanted to buy 11, but in every videoreview the pink shade is noticeable and it's a little annoying + skinton defects... now I'm leaning towards 10 (
I was waiting this comparison? Cheers bro
It’s clear the GoPro has better image quality and that’s the most important thing.
I think Dji may offer strong competition in a couple of years from now.
not bad for the OA3 considering that its cheaper than the H10 and was releases at the same time, though the H11 is newer I think the OA3 would be a good choice if you dont care much abt video quality in dark and bright areas even though that is still important
Excellent video. Pity that you didn't include a DJI Osmo Pocket 2 in this test.
Great video! I know your test did not have them overheating, but literally nothing matters if they have a tendency to overheat (GoPro). I'd rather have slightly inferior video quality which nobody will notice and have the camera work. I've been so let down over the years buying overheating junk gopros. For their over inflated price for what they are in the first place, the overheating is not acceptable.
I have both cameras, I guess I will use the one that works best on the conditions.
Best comparison so far! Keep it up!
I trust dji in terms of drones, but i trust go pro in terms of action camera. Gopro action cam is tested both quality and durability. I still have my hero 7 until now which had been thru a lot of challenging situations and weathers and recently just acquired hero 10.
You actually did an audio test indoors! It was short but more than enough!
Best camera review I ever watched❤
What happened to the topic “gopro keeps breaking down/freezing”? DJI for me
Really very nice and comprehensive video of all features. 👍
wind noise reduction is 10 point for gopro 11 😂
Such a detailed review. Thank you. Excellent work
Such a pitty that DJI has used the same Ambarella H2 series chip in the action 3 as in their previous two actions cams. Gopro's GP2 chip is simply better.
Regarding the skin tones : i think it's a matter of personal taste and giving the osmi more points for blurring the face doesn't seem so objective. Just my opinion.
Long time subscriber and this is my first comment on your channel. This comparison was excellent and I thank you so much for all the hard work and effort you put into this video. I have been a GOPRO guy for a long time, but I really got the impression from this video that the DJI camera did surprisingly well. I feel as though you gave the win to gopro even though you consistently pointed out the strengths of the Osmo Action 3. Very interseting content
Thanks Walter - yes, the Action 3 has many qualities, but all in all I would objectively go for the GoPro.
Hello , I need help , My budget is low , and I am looking for a camera to film my mtb runs , which should I get ? hero 10 or dji action 3?
Both are really good cameras - the Action 3 had a focusing issue - but it should be solved with newer cameras
@@MountMediaChannel I think I will go with the hero 10 because I found a great deal only at 180$ and it is new , I live in Romania and here action cameras are a little bit more expensive that other countries
Congratulation you are the only one I know who has no problems with overheading at Gopro cameras, unbelievable😮
A3 get's 10point for direct usb c mic input. So sorry, wind np
so,,,for those of 'us' who paid a high price for a go pro 10,,,,and now a year later it overheats in any situation and will film for no more that 8 minutes on 4k-30 settings , do you know or have heard of any way to get it to 'work normally ' or any place that than 'repair' it?
Hi Werner, thanks a lot for your test. I change to the Action 3 because of the many errors of the GoPro. I have a GoPro 8 Black with klicking in the tone, sometimes the camera didn't start and sometimes the camera didn't shut down. As I find in UA-cam from other users the problem is also in Action 11. I'm very angry about this - why did GoPro not solve this problems?
Hero 11 is cheaper for me (I have gopro subscription) the bundle price for the Action 3 is $40. more than the Hero 11 Bundle.
Hahaha funny cause before the dijo osmo 3 came out the regular price for the go 11 was $499 just for the camera right now withe the subscription and lest said a bundle you cans buy it for $399 with a 1 year of GoPro subscription.. that's the fear for a. Big camera company when something good product coming out for a big competition. Needs to lower the prices.. 🤣🤣
THIS is a comparison video, great job💯❗️
Overheating test with a fan to cool them down? Are you nuts? Maybe put them into a fridge and see if they don't overheat? No wonder you have no issues with overheating if you're action filming/vlogging, pulling a large 230V powered fan alongside.
Excellent video! I was just about to purchase one but not sure which one to go for. Thank you very much.
Your reviews are probably some of the best I've seen. I am in love with the beauty of the place where you shoot, the place in Italy looks heavenly to me. I have a question, what kind of microphone are you using to record the clip?
Thank you - a Sennheiser MKE600
@@MountMediaChannel Thank you
Hi, very detailed, very well structured and edited comparison video, I might say even the best there is on youtube!
I’ve watched it because Hero 10 just got on discount where I live (240€) and it’s hard to justify Hero 11 (400€) in this case.
I know I am losing some things like 10 bit color & the Enduro battery, but the battery I can buy out of the saved money, and since I barely have any idea of color grading, I guess for starters Hero 10 is enough!
Thanks again for your good comparison!
Keep posting!!!
Hey, can you share your experience.
In my place also, there is good discount on both ,
Action 3 €223
Hero 10 € 255
I want to record my mtb rides.
For mountain biking, id go with dji for better overheating and battery rating.
why? skin tone plus 2 for osmo, i think you will plus for gopro, osmo blurred, gopro real
Really good comparison very not biased. I already ordered hero11 but still watch these XD
hmmm i need some more samples with low weather :/ Thank You for this compare. It is really helpfull
Not one single review has tried to use a USB C splitter to see if a mic and power bank can be used at the same time.
What about overheating?
You are wrong mate ... the rubber ring is to unscrew the lens, its not meant to be kept on the dji osmo 3.
all the moving images of the gopro are unrealistic. its not what the eye sees. what you complete have wrong is the shooting in changing light conditions and bad weather the action 3 does a really decent job with the new light sensor. d cinelike profile has colors spot on.. and sharpness common we all change it in post production. plus the cycling you do can barely be called an action shot. go on a moto, the dji kicks gopros ass as to how realistic the footage is. image quality is good on all those cameras.. honestly this review is for camera purist not for actual action camera users... i still use the action 1's more on 1080p then i do the gopro10 image quality causes issues in post production gopro footage renders for hours and hours that makes the better image quality almost unusable
No, you are wrong mate. Halfway down page 6 of the manual, Osmo state that the rubber ring is to dissipate heat.
Also, if you take selfie shots during your ‘realistic’ activities, you’ll find that the GoPro focus close up and the Action 3 doesn’t. The close focus is not good.
Distance shots are less focused than the GoPro as well. It can’t be sharpened in post either. For instance, still shots of trees gives you square blocks of green on the Osmo where the GoPro shows more of the shape.
The Action 3 is essentially a camera, so camera specific criteria must be looked at in order to evaluate it. Not throw it around and state, it’s an action cam and is more realistic! I beg to differ.
A good action cam has a good, sharp picture, good stabilisation and essentially, all the good things that the better cameras have… colour, contrast etc. so it is basically a camera!
@@iancraig a rubber ring to dissipate heat ,🤣 too funny.. must be the reason they put 2 in the packaging, that way it works twice as well .
Laugh as much as you like. That’s what they have written. We can only go by what they say about their own camera. Best not to make things up even if they are wrong in your opinion.
Actually, the lens has a grip on it in any case.
@@iancraig yeah no shit and a complaint was it was hard to get the lens off the first time.. the rubber ring wont stay on mate.. but you will find that out soon enough. the lens also doesnt get hot, and rubber wont conduct heat
Hi, friend. Thank you very much for your review. It was quite educational and useful, even for someone like me who is barely a beginner in the video and photography world.
I am a dancer and I want to purchase a camera for dance videos. Do you recommend the GoPro as a good option for recording videos of people moving very rapidly in the same place, from a distance similar to that of people who dance on TikTok? (I would make more elaborate videos where maybe I'll be a bit further away from the camera).
Bro. With what cell phone camera in terms of photo quality pixels.... compare or assimilate the camera of this dji 3? An approximate please. You who have tried phone cameras. I work with waterfalls, river, beachs. Tourism of adventure and this camera arrives this week
Great review! I loved the comparisons! I wanted to get the DJI OA3, but is it me or it wasn't always focused? It seemed out of focus to me.
Yes, it sometimes looks very soft
@@MountMediaChannel but the OA3 seems like a great value camera. Just not quite on par with gopro 11s quality in terms of video quality.
@@CathandMel Yes, absolutely
@@MountMediaChannel should I replace my gopro hero 10 with the DJI OA3?
@@CathandMeldid you replace ?
Like most that watch your reviews and respond here, I take a lot of time researching before I make a choice. I feel your reviews are the best out there as they are so articulate and detailed. I am upgrading from a Hero 9 Black and based on your excellent review I am buying the Hero 11. Thanks for all the great information you provide!
Thx for your feedback Joe!
Имея девятку тебе нет смысла покупать это. Разницы не увидишь. Жди 12.
What a perfect test. Thanks!
Terimakasih, info yang sangat bagus buat pemula yang memilih action cam
the problem with focus about action 3, you see it really good in timestamp 7:30, everything is out of focus
these functions of the cameras are insignificant functions of Oliva when I use editing. as long as the stabilizer works well. I have a Hero 10 and have been very satisfied.
very good detaild , well made comparison!
Overall I find this test pretty throughout and unbiased. Not without issues however. I think the battery life is quite an important topic, on par with image quality yet your pointing scheme does not do any justice for Action 3. You give Hero 11 +1 point over the Hero 10 for lasting 7 minutes more, yet only another +1 point for the Action 3 for its extra God knows how many minutes ("over 2 hours"). That is at least 35-40% more, which deserves at least 2 or 3 points extra over Hero 11. Same goes to the no-fan overheating test: 23 min vs more than 55? That is more than double the time! It does not seem fair to give points that way, especially compared to other, less minor topics with smaller differences. Still, the outcome would be the same, I guess...
What about FW stability? GoPros are not regarded to be very stable. I do not have any of them, just asking...
Image quality - based on this video - is better on the GoPros though. Even if it is a bit over sharpened, it can be corrected in post. It is harder to get details back from a smudgy image. Also I do not really care, but the focus distance issue of the Action 3 can be a no go for many, because of vlogging. The compression quality of the Action 3 is also a bit of a letdown.
Still I likely to go with Action 3 as my first action cam (for biking). Not completely made up my mind yet. Other candidates could be InstaOne (preferably the 1" version) and Sony RX0 II, but both of them are pricey with the Sony being a bit outdated and lacking in the "action" part (focus, stabilization).
Hi Adam, thanks for your detailed feedback. Yes, of course the awarding of points is very subjective - it's just to make the video a bit more interesting. The focus problem of the Osmo 3 is quite annoying me at the moment and I feel it worse now than at the beginning. I will clarify this again with DJI and address it in another video.
I respect the review sir but I want to buy the action 3 but there are rumours of focus issues with the dji so I am really confused it doesn't matter the 4k is fine but the focus issue is making me confused again cause I want to make action videos so I am stopped because of the confusions
Yes, and these focus problems do exist. You can also see it in my video.
@@MountMediaChannel well sir can you guide a little which camera then cause the action 3 is not worth it with the issue
I don’t know where you live, but it’s absolutely beautiful.
South Tyrol, Italy
@@MountMediaChannel it looked like Italian wine country to me. Very beautiful.
GoPro still has better sharpness and stabilization 🙂👍
Stabilization is the same and you need a 10k dollar tv to see the diffrence in resolution
Hi, can you recommend a good helmet mount for Action 3, thanks!
Thank you for sharing. Good job. From mjc Malaysia.
비교에서 유일하게 빠진 부분이 가격입니다. 가격 점수를 더하면 dji는 고프로11에 더 근접하거나 오히려 능가할 수 있습니다.
영상 말미에
great review.. but i must say that in other gopro 11 videos the quality of video is much better then in this video. it's almost like SD quality here.
Thx Jimmy - that's the compression - eventually try to set UA-cam playback to the highest possible resolution (4K)
Perfect comparison probably the best I have ever seen :). Now I use hero 10. Do you think that upgrade to 11 is reasonable? I use camera for hiking, bike as you can see in my channel. Thank you in advance for respond.
Hi, no I think that an upgrade is not really reasonable.
Good cam action bro.. ❤
Please correct me if I'm wrong BUT aren't you sponsored by GoPro ?
No, haven't received any money or cameras from GoPro yet - unfortunately 😉
Keine Sorge, es wird bald kommen. weil du ein echter gopro-fan bist. Es ist in der Tat ein sehr vielseitiges Video... und für mich reine Zeitverschwendung.
Thanks for comparison
What a nice nature.
Viva Italia.
I think I'll stick with GoPro but wait another model year to upgrade from my GP9.
What a great review. You get a sub and thumbs up 👍🏼
I think you should do another video with the Action 3's new update. And you should get an exchange from DJI for a camera with the focus issue fixed. I'd love to see how it matches up with all the issues fixed.
The camera was replaced after lengthy discussions. Probably another comparison will come
@@MountMediaChannel Wonderful! I look forward to it! I just purchased the DJI Action 3. Apparently anything with a manufacture date after 11/22 has the focusing issue resolved. I think your side by side comparison of the 2 cameras is one of the best I've seen, so I'd love to see an unbiased opinion now that most issues have been resolved. Have you had issues with overheating on your GoPro?
Apparently, the firmware update for the Action 3 has fixed the focusing issue, and also gave it 10 bit colors.
oh no. This Action 3 in the video is total out of focus. you can see that in the skin tones shots 6:57 ! This is due to the Lens screwed to near to the sensor. you can screw the lens around 10° to 15° out and this will solved it. not the firmware update, this ist just a post sensor processing to a already bad focus image with artificial sharpness. you can follow that on dji forum or search about the guy which tested and solved it without sending it back to DJI.
I tested a November 2022 batch, yes it is definitely not focused close up or in the distance, the image is not just soft, but not clear at all. No matter what other reviewers said. I tested it for 2 days, and I returned it. Which means quality control issue, some good some bad, that's it. I do not want to go back and forth with DJI Customer Support, which would means weeks if not months.
@@domTT i went trough it and have a perfect one. fpv friend had fixed the lens diy because he went to holiday with his quad. he has the same picture like my new one. its not cool, but if you dont have two left hands, its fixed in 20 minutes or less. but i agree, its not a move you expect from DJI at ALL. 🙂
TRUST ME DO NOT BUY ACTION 3 UNTIL YOU SEARCH FOR ALL VIDEO'S ON THE FOCUS PROBLEM IT HAS, MINE HAD IT AND I'M SURE EVERYONE'S DOES AND NO SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL FIX THIS ISSUE ONLY RECALL AND HARDWARE FIX.
Thanks!
Can we get some updates here as DJI now supports 10bit images via new FW update?
Check out my latest comparison
6:56 Im sorry but the action 3 skin tones looked washed out and flat to me. additionally the action 3 could not even focus on him. However the action 3's stabilization in low light is very impressive.
Great review
I bought the DJI hoping I could just save to the phones SD card turns out the dji editing app doesn't allow using a sd card just the phones internal storage so unless I buy a laptop the camera is useless
GoPro all the way. For me, resolution is key.
your Action 3 is total out of focus. you can see that in the skin tones shots! This is due to the Lens screwed to near to the sensor. you can screw the lens around 10° to 15° out and this will solved it. not the firmware update, this ist just a post sensor processing to a already bad focus image with artificial sharpness.
I recognize the area! It's Meran in South Tirol! :)
Ja genau :)
I'd like to see them against the zv1 f.
Insta360 oneRS is missing...
Only thing missing was the software
Thank you ♥
Undeniably, points for the price and better user experience goes to DJI. I'd give the image quality to Go Pro but as far as my experience with GoPros go, I can't maximize the features bec. it overheats quickly. So there's the feature but it's more like just a display. Better to have the DJI tbh
Great video 💯
Great video 👍