DJI OSMO Action 4 Review - Larger Sensor, Great Feature Set

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DJI OSMO Action 4 Review - Larger Sensor, Great Feature Set
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Size, weight, build quality
1:25 Magnetic attachement
2:01 FoV, image quality, sharpness settings
4:01 Colors, dynamic range
4:53 Low light
5:24 Minimal focus distance
6:07 Stabilization
7:34 Stills
7:50 Rear & front display + UI
9:25 DJI Mimo App
10:09 Battery life & overheating
10:41 Adventure Combo
11:17 Audio sample
11:38 Summary

Пікірлер: 120

@hans6304 10 ай бұрын

DJI should start to make mirrorless cameras to make Sony be more serious about their customers.

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

I certainly wouldn't mind that.

@matteskyfilm293 10 ай бұрын

ever heard of hasselblad?

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

@@matteskyfilm293 Not what we are looking for.

@MrNoipe 9 ай бұрын

@@matteskyfilm293 technically mirrorless, so you're right lol

@just_inhawaii 9 ай бұрын

Imagine the glory of bringing some of that ronin 4d tech to a compact camera.

@DariuszTech 10 ай бұрын

This might be the best action camera so far. Thanks for the review 😊

@Ozpeter 9 ай бұрын

I have no plans to buy one ,but I knew that if I watched your video, I might be tempted! As always, a model of clarity, balance, excellent "standard" samples, and no greater length that the subject warrants. Thanks!

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thank you for watching!

@EspenJohan 10 ай бұрын

Without doubt the best review of action 4. Lots of good information and honest opinions

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@carlthewinner 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Quick, informative, great samples. Thanks. :)

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad that you like it!

@paulbeckmann 10 ай бұрын

Aewsome review as always. Very helpful!

@jamesmartin532 10 ай бұрын

As always a good descriptive and useful review, thank you for taking the time to present this and look forward to further reviews with the Action 4

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@stevefogden 10 ай бұрын

Another helpful review, thanks!

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@ravinschannel 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, I felt that most of the videos I watched except this was over-sharpened for my liking and I was hesitant to order one. Now I think I'll take the leap. I have the OG osmo action and it has been amazing using it.

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Sharpness settings were added just a couple of days before the release, so I guess that not everybody was willing to reshoot the samples.

@KayakFishingAddict 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful video. What settings did you use to film this? Also, do you know if the action 4 powers off when on external power? I hope not.

@scotiaastro 10 ай бұрын

Excellent upload as always...perfect balance of info and video/images without the fluff...nice job and best wishes from Scotland! :)

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate your feedback!

@amermeleitor 9 ай бұрын

Seems like a big improvement. I have an Action 2 and I haven't any problem with the camera but the Action 4 could be a good upgrade

@AbellTo 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant thanks so much. This could well be the action camera that has me convinced to upgrade from my totally awesome Osmo Action 1 and 2 years of daily use. The sensor size and mics are drawing me in

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@rufobio3036 9 ай бұрын

i just bought the oa4, tnx to all the reviews of the youtubers 😅

@rellaxum 10 ай бұрын

seems like it's the best action camera right now...no news about a new dji pocket 3 ?

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

Even if I knew, I wouldn’t be allowed to say, but at this point, I can say that I don’t know anything about Pocket 3

@rellaxum 10 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter thx

@jasontaycs7195 9 ай бұрын

Could you consider doing a comparison between the Osmo Action 4 vs One RS 1-Inch Edition? Curious to see how they compare. I wonder if the larger sensor will still outperform the Action 4 even if it is slightly older.

@DFD1 4 ай бұрын

This is an excellent review and just as good action cam too. Last year I was looking for my first action cam but ultimately went for Insta360 x3 instead. This year Action 4 finally landed in my hands and it is a little wonder of a cam for so many everyday use cases.

@TheHybridShooter 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@fleetadmiralhazen 9 ай бұрын

I hope DJI release the Pocket 3 this year.

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

So do I.

@LukesMushrooms 10 ай бұрын

Hi. Thank you for another great review. May I ask how is the audio when you compare it with DJI Pocket2, especially when you are talking from behind the camera and not from the front? Also your general comparison with Pocket2 would be nice to hear, especially in terms of image and audio quality. Thanks :)

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Unfortunately, I can't answer that at the moment, maybe I will make a comparison later on.

@LukesMushrooms 10 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter Ok nevadi, diky aj tak :)

@ZakariasChronicles 10 ай бұрын

A moment of silence for those who bought the Dji Action 3 recently. 😅 This is why I always search for the leaks. I knew about it few weeks ago.

@FellipeRodrigues89 10 ай бұрын

I almost made that mistake lol

@AbellTo 10 ай бұрын

I knew about this and was waiting to see if I could get the 3 on special price but honestly I think I may jump to the 4

@AbellTo 9 ай бұрын

@@davidedmunds I’ll have to sell something I recon, £500 is a lot of money for me. My action 1 cost me £180 3 years ago.

@AbellTo 9 ай бұрын

@@davidedmunds totally agree, I’m self employed working in the woods, and keep taking the hit when costs go up, some of our craft sale items have been seriously affected this year.

@AbellTo 9 ай бұрын

@@davidedmunds good plan of action. Let’s update the Etsy shop.

@rickb3356 10 ай бұрын

Any idea if there will be a DJI Pocket 3 this year?

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

No idea, but I hope so.

@rasydev 7 ай бұрын

It better then GoPro 12?

@NasrAhmadTv 10 ай бұрын

good cam

@e_e846 9 ай бұрын

Finally my dream sport camera has been released

@treysals 9 ай бұрын

Just got my camera in today. I was messing with the sharpness settings that looks different than what you have shown. It has +2 all the way down to -2 and the default is zero. What’s your opinion on a good setting based on that? Lastly, what does noise reduction do? Thanks in advance.

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

Yes, it has changed after the release, but I wasn't able to test it yes, so I can't answer that at the moment.

@wio2189 7 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter maybe now? thanks

@TheHybridShooter 7 ай бұрын

@@wio2189 I use -2, it looks the best IMO.

@wio2189 7 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter Thanks man!

@andy_ppp 10 ай бұрын

The Osmo 3 produced only huge 4k files that were too large, is there a compromise in the v4?

@stefpix 9 ай бұрын

I am tempted to buy it. But also in my experience DJI video files tend to be huge, compared to GoPro and Sony mirrorless video files. I wish someone would do a comparison. This looks great for low light and usability. But GoPro has the advantage of shooting 5.3K which allows extrapolate high resolution still photos. I had a video frame of a shark recently printed full page width on a newspaper. If I had taken it at 4K the still frame resolution would have been much lower. No one seems to mention the file size. It is an important aspect when traveling.

@stefpix 9 ай бұрын

Ps have you compared the file size from the Action 3 with a GoPro?

@MelvinYeo 9 ай бұрын

Just bought action 4 waiting for arrival! Just curious...is it better low light than pocket 2 now?

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

No, Pocket 2 has much wider aperture, it will probably never be beaten by an action camera in terms of the lo light.

@MelvinYeo 9 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter so assuming same video quality as iPhone 14 Pro max

@MelvinYeo 9 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter I'm using Samsung S22 Ultra.

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

No, it produces very different type of footage that both.

@jodybiztube 9 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter Hello, I have the Pocket 1. Is the Action 4 will perform better in low light than Pocket 1?

@nayyarakhairahqurani9952 9 ай бұрын

No more focus issue???

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

It is answered in the video.

@MAXIFOTOVIDEO462 9 ай бұрын

What about dji action 4 vs hero 11? What do you prefer?

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

That would require a separate video to answer.

@MAXIFOTOVIDEO462 9 ай бұрын

I am waiting it......soon

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

I will probably wait for Hero 12, so I don't intend to make Hero 11 comparison.

@andresgonzalezcerda7635 9 ай бұрын

Does have any voice command?

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

Yes

@ScottJWaldron 9 ай бұрын

Great job on the video! Any idea if the UVC webcam mode offers stabilization? They added UVC support to the previous model, but in that mode it doesn't do stabilization. It would be needed in situations like being the camera in an IRL streaming backpack setup.

@JZBZACK 9 ай бұрын

Does anyone know of a discreet way to chest mount this like the Action 2?

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

Action 4 is much larger than the Action 2, so no.

@JZBZACK 9 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter I just need a big magnet that allows me to slap this thing on my chest. I don’t care if it’s large. 😂

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

You can use a normal chest mount.

@TJDELACRUZ13 9 ай бұрын

I just bought action3 this year luckily they released the action4...😅😂😢

@vision-gc4hy 9 ай бұрын

Nice video. You covered all the bases.

@UmbertoUderzo 9 ай бұрын

Is the standard dewarp mode still enough definite or is some interpolation visible due the crop?

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

Enough definite a relative term, so I can't answer that. There definitely is a loss of detail as you can see in the video, but I think that it is usable.

@UmbertoUderzo 9 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter thanks for your opinion!

@bodao1503 9 ай бұрын

I am in doubt about buying the Action 3 or the Action 4 but the latter has heating problems. I would like to know your opinion. thanks

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

Neither has overheating issues unless you leave it in direct sunlight. If you can, get the 4.

@bodao1503 9 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter thanks

@RukiKenishiro 10 ай бұрын

lucky i didnt pull the trigger last week, lmao

@davidalderson7761 9 ай бұрын

I like my Action3 so the 4 should be a buy. BUT its more expensive so do the 3 there is only a bit of improvement but for 100 more...hmmmm

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

It is actually a very big improvement.

@davidalderson7761 9 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter no intention on running it down. I am sure it’s way better in some respects. But it’s not a let’s spend now upgrade from 3 to 4. Maybe from 1 or 2 or from a different vendor to v4 for sure.

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

It actually is well worth upgrading from OA3, the output from OA4 is much better + there are other significant improvements.

@IanTed 9 ай бұрын

Marginal gains to the brilliant 3, quite happy with my 3 for moto vlogging…it’ll be a bargain soon.

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

Not at all, to be honest. The overall difference is pretty huge, OA4 is worth the extra price.

@ecndasamv9971 10 ай бұрын

How are you so fast lol

@DeanBKK 10 ай бұрын

They all have it scheduled to publish right after DJI's official announcement.

@clausstahl5166 9 ай бұрын

I think the differences are more or less minor. I am excited more for a pocket 3.

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

I strongly disagree, some of the upgrades make a huge differences. Sharpness settings alone are worth the upgrade.

@nickvermeire 10 ай бұрын

but still NO remote, main reason I sold switched to GO PRO. How the F is it possible that they don't have a remote ??

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

Wrong. GPS Remote control for Osmo Action 4 IS available.

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

@davidedmunds Do you have any source for that information? I don't think that it is correct.

@TheHybridShooter 9 ай бұрын

@davidedmunds An important detail is that it doesn't go to sleep after 5 minutes, it shuts down. There would have to be constant bluetooth connection even when the camera is "powered off" to make it able to be turned on by the remote control. That would destroy the batteries over time, so I think that it wouldn't be wise to do it that way. Power off time can be extended to 30 minutes, so I recommend doing that if you want to take long pauses between the clips. Edit: There actually is a setting in the camera that allows the remote control to wake up the camera within 30 minutes.

@benlambert8481 10 ай бұрын

From what I've seen it doens't have a BSI sensor like the Air 3 which is disapointing....

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

What do you mean by "from what I have seen"?

@benlambert8481 10 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter The spec sheet and many youtube videos. Does it have dedicated night mode?

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

@@benlambert8481 Most of these small CMOS sensors are BSI nowadays, I haven't seen it stated with any action camera so far. It doesn't matter whether it is BSI or not as long as it performs, which it does. There is low light enhancement mode.

@benlambert8481 10 ай бұрын

@@TheHybridShooter I didn't say it didn't perform, I said it's not be stated if it is BSI or not... wow chill out!

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

@@benlambert8481 I didn't say that you said that it doesn't perform, so I don't think that I am the one who needs to chill out :)

@hayabusaTravels 10 ай бұрын

I guess it still cannot do external power and microphone at the same time...

@frankweber356 10 ай бұрын

As long as DJI is not able to support a certain range of software version of smartphones, and let customers standing in the rain with older version i will never buy any product from them. Using my smartphone as a dongle for their products is a no-go. !!!

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

Could you be more specific?

@snokefilmmedia 10 ай бұрын

Nice review! However, until DJI wakes up and releases custom firmware to unlock more features in the same vein as GoPro did with GoPro Labs, they will continue to lag further and further behind. Compared to a _stock_ GoPro 11, the DJI Action 4 is barely competitive in a few aspects. But compared to GoPro Labs, it's not even close.

@TheHybridShooter 10 ай бұрын

Nonsense, it is more than competitive and it beats GoPro in a lot of aspects. GoPro labs features are extremely niche, vast majority of GoPro users don't even know that they exist. They are not very direct competitors due to the difference in the FoV.