So here it is the video that a lot of you have asked me for, a comparison between the DJI Pocket
2 and the DJI Action 2. I looked at the wrong camera then, Pocket 2 and the Action 2. And
basically what I'm gonna do is just compare things like video quality, colour profiles, the audio.
A direct comparison doesn't really work for some of the features because they are very
different cameras. So it's mainly just gonna be video quality and just usability based on
what your needs are gonna be. And at the moment I'm recording, this is the audio coming from the
Pocket 2 and this is the audio coming from the Action 2. So both of them have the audio settings
set exactly the same, so it's set to Mono with all speakers on and Wind Noise Reduction on as well.
From what I could hear from those clips the audio pretty much sounds identical
in both cameras. There's a bit of a gust of wind at the moment because I came out on a different
day just to do this because I wanted to come to a place where there was a little bit more noise,
traffic and whatnot just so I could hear if there was a difference, but whether there will be,
I don't know. But yeah in the other clips the audio pretty much sounded identical so for
the rest of the video I'll probably just stick to using one audio track.
one of the things that I'll say, is that I've got the Touchscreen Module attached to the Action 2
so that I could basically do a direct comparison with the audio, so
none of the cameras have an external mic so this is the audio that's coming directly from the
microphones in the camera. So this is what the audio sounds like and this is what the footage
looks like so I'm currently shooting in D-Cinelike so that you get an idea of what it looks like.
I think the quality of the footage is definitely better on the Pocket 2,
that's not to say that the quality of the Action 2 is bad I just think it's superior on the Pocket 2.
But you tell me, you have a look and see what you think on that score anyway.
What I forgot to say about D-Cinelike was that I think that the colours in terms of the skin
tone look better on the Pocket 2, and that also goes for when you're shooting in Normal
colour profile as well. I don't really like the Normal colour profile in either of the cameras,
I think D-Cinelike is a lot better, it gives you a more natural look to the footage when
you colour correct it. but the D-Cinelike on the Pocket 2 is definitely better.
The other thing to note is that the field of view is definitely different on both.
So the Pocket 2 I've currently got a wide-angle lens on at the moment just so that I can try
and bring it as close to the Action 2 as possible. And the Action 2 I'm shooting in
Standard field of view, so it's the narrowest field of view that you can get with the Action 2.
And then putting the 15mm wide-angle lens on the Pocket 2, so just to try and get a bit closer,
but the Action 2 definitely has a wider field of view, and if that's something that you want then
that's what the Pocket 2 has, what the Action 2 has. And the other thing is that, because this is
the narrowest field of view you have got two other fields of view with the Action
2 which you obviously don't have with the Pocket 2. So you've got
Wide and you've got SuperWide for the Action 2 if you wanted that extra field of view. I feel
like I said that a lot, field of view. So yeah, that's just the difference between the two.
With the stabilisation I've been using RockSteady on the Action 2 and then obviously the Pocket 2
has a gimbal so I'm just gonna do a light jog, just to see if one's better than the other.
Whenever I do these tests I get some very strange looks.
I think they both pretty much look identical, I just played it back on the camera so I'll have a
look when I get back to my PC. I think they both look decent, but again in terms of low
light performance I think the Pocket 2 might do a little bit better as with RockSteady, because
it's digital stabilisation, when you're filming in low light your shutter speed is gonna be slower,
so stabilisation might not be as effective, but again I'll test that in the low light comparison.
Just wanted to do really quick low light test as well, so it's completely nighttime,
but there are street lights and lights from shops and stuff, so
this is the Pocket 2 footage and this is the Action 2 footage. And this is what the footage
looks like. I've got stabilisation on the Action 2 so it'll be interesting to see if
it goes a little bit funny or if it's ok. And yeah, this is just what the footage looks like.
Behind me there are some bushes, so I'm just gonna go from the light
into the shade so that you can see the comparison in low light and see which one looks better.
Unsurprisingly the depth of field is shallower with the Pocket 2 which I would have expected
because the Pocket 2 has an aperture of 1.8 and the Action 2 has an aperture of 2.8.
Each camera is completely different and both of them have great quality video,
awesome quality audio so it really just depends on which camera you're gonna be,
what you're gonna be doing with the camera. So if you are wanting to do a lot of action shots
and wanting to mount the camera anywhere on you, on a car, just anywhere and you want to vlog at
the same time then the Action2 is obviously going to be much better than the Pocket 2.
And if all you're gonna be doing is just vlogging and capturing b-roll or talking to the camera,
not really doing much else in terms of action shots or FPV shots then I would definitely
recommend the Pocket 2, because even though both cameras are great, the Pocket 2 just has
superior quality in terms of the look to the Action 2. But like I said, the Action 2 is still
a great camera and if you want something that is gonna be almost an allrounder then the Action
2 is an awesome camera for that. So yeah, just really depends on what you're gonna be filming.
But I hope this video has helped, if it has give the video a like and yeah, subscribe if you want
to see more videos. I've created playlists for both cameras so the the Pocket 2 and Action 2
both have playlists and I'm constantly adding videos to it just so that I can help you with
whichever camera you decide to get and just help with best settings and that kind of thing, so
do check out those playlist. But thanks for checking ut this video and see you guys next time.