what's up guys i'm ben from authentech, and we're back checking out the new Osmo
action from DJI today we'll be checking out 22 pros and cons of this new action
camera and in comparison of its direct competitor that GoPro 7 now I already
did a photo and video quality image comparison test between these two
cameras make sure you check that out in case you missed it there's some really
nice things about the new Osmo especially for that 350 price tag but
there's plenty of cons and negatives and shortcomings that a lot of other
youtubers might not be showcasing I bought both cameras with my own money so
again keep that in mind let's put a counter up on the screen and let's jump
in right after you smash that thumbs up it helps the YouTube algorithm or
something throw number one at dual screens there's
this front-facing screen that is great for selfie mode framing up your shot
when pointing back at yourself or maybe you're in a tight space and normally you
would need to connect wirelessly to your phone to frame up your shot but here we
can just switch to this front-facing screen frame it up and then go from
there now on the flip side of that you can
only view one screen at a time and I covered this in my last video it sort of
defeats the purpose for me I'm on the back screen tinkering with the settings
because there's no touch screen on the front and then we hit record and oh wait
I forgot to switch it stopped recording switch it to front record and then stop
recording oh I need to switch settings around switch it to the back screen you
get the idea with this shortcoming I'm not really finding myself using that
front screen at all Pro micro SD card slot on the side we don't have to open
up the battery door every single time like on the GoPro this is a huge win
also if we're in the case and we've snapped off that little battery door
well you can with tight little thingies slide in there and possibly push it in
getting the card out is a little bit more difficult but it is possible so I
don't know if that's really considered a con but to get that card out when it's
in the case is still sort of a pain I wish they designed it so that we can
easily swap out cards pull off the footage while keeping it in the case
mounted you get the idea one for the pro is Rocksteady stabilization again
here's some sample clips and obviously when comparing it to the GoPro it won an
overall stabilization but then for a con well it crops in a little bit too much
on frame some people are saying it's up to 18 or 19 percent for K 30
stabilization off for K 30 stabilization on for K 60 stabilization off for K 60
stabilization on in a perfect world I'd say give us the option allow us to crop
in about 10 percent like on the GoPro 4 medium stabilization and then allow us
to crop and farther in the settings if we want for even more Rocksteady
stabilization but then we're losing a little bit on camera frame give us the
option this would be a nice feature another Pro is HDR video very very nice
even GoPro doesn't have this however unfortunately in our side-by-side
footage comparison test what with spoiler alerts even with the HDR video
on the Osmo I still think GoPros picture looked a little bit better a little bit
more dynamic range as for another con well there's no HDR photos on the Osmo
action and this one is almost comedic because to my last point it can record
HDR video so why wouldn't DJI give us HDR photo option that just makes sense a
big con here there's no HEV see on the Osmo action like we get on the GoPro
this is huge for compressing down those larger 4k video file sizes as a small
example look at just the same 60 second video clip on the Osmo versus the gopro
the file sizes are almost double without the HEV see figure file sizes takes up
more space on my hard drives in the end that cost me more money now as a pro
there's this larger screen on the back which is really nice to have as icon
well the GoPro screen is actually brighter especially outside it's easier
to see in the bright sunlight and with sunglasses on I almost can't even see
the Osmo action screen as a big pro the Osmo is waterproof as is no extra case
needed down to about 11 meters and it looks and feels pretty durable I feel
like this can take a good beating as for a big con on my list there's no
hyperlapse again GoPro kills it here with good
stabilization and that hyperlapse time-lapse mode I'm really surprised we
didn't see it on the Oslo action hyperlapse on the asthma action well we
can take time lapse video however it's not using that he is it's not
stabilizing that footage here's a side-by-side comparison of the Osmos
hyperlapse or time-lapse video mode without stabilization built-in which
kind of stinks it's way too shaky as for hyperlapse
on the GoPro well it just looks really nice again I'm really surprised that
Osmo unfortunately does not have any hyperlapse mode right now as a big con
we're unsure of what actually works for external mic recording make sure you
stick around as I have a lot of mic adapters third party coming in I'm gonna
test it see if we can get it to work why
couldn't they just give us a simple three and a half mic input this would be
so sweet to have as another huge con why couldn't they just give us a standard
tripod mount like we find on the Yi's these were awesome and I know I'm not
alone when having that was super helpful to always have to pop it into its case
and then adapt it to a tripod mount it's just a little annoying and another con
there's no live streaming right now I personally don't do a lot of live
streaming from my action camera but a lot of people out there do they're
asking for it and it's not built-in yet as for a big pro there's d warp or
linear mode in both 4k 30 and 4k 60 these are better options even over the
GoPro this is really nice if you want to remove that fish I bended edges effect
and straighten it out linear mode for another con well there's limited
stabilization options like in slow motion this seems pretty basic and
important to have another con when I first unbox it and I want to start
recording what it looks like I had to register it through my phone's app in
order to just start recording I don't like that at all about to record my
first clip and what I have to activate with Nemo app I'm serious I literally
can't record without doing some sort of activate
am I missing something was there some way around it let me know down in the
comments as for a big pro while there's no freezing as of yet huge win
especially when comparing to the GoPro we've all had so many freezing glitching
battery draining issues the last firmware from GoPro was in January 2019
that's four months ago I'm not sure if GoPro is working on those glitchy and
freezing options but it'd be really nice to get a firmware update soon another
pro for the Osmo well they include this sweet little knob for twisting on the
accessories it's much easier twists than these tiny little things that the GoPro
includes another con and this one is one of my favorites we go to DJI comm visit
their FAQ section and number eight can I use HDR and Rocksteady simultaneously no
okay well thanks then this is sort of a bummer and I touched on it in the last
time I like the HDR video quality but if I can't turn on stabilization what sort
of defeats the purpose of having an action moving camera where we need
stabilization now of course this is not a comprehensive all-inclusive list I'm
gonna miss some things you guys let me know down in the comments some other
pros or cons that you found with the Osmo action this video is more of
showing you guys what goes through my head when testing out the Osmo action
there's lots of pros and good features and benefits of having a camera at this
350 price range but there's also many cons and complaints wishlist items that
I think GoPro might beat it out overall possibly now we're all waiting on that
GoPro eight it might be a few months so hold out is it gonna have a flip up or
dual screen feature as well price on the GoPro just jumped up again $400 on their
store but I always like to check Amazon first and here's a great example at the
time of filming this you can still pick up a brand new one for three hundred
sixty five bucks prime price is always fluctuating greatly on these so just
wait for one of these price drops if you're looking to pick one up so is this
a nice first hunt for DJI I'd say so it's definitely not the best of the best
yet but for the price point they did a good job also I can't wait to see what
they do it neck time Jen - Jen 3 look at the original
phantom they've come so far since then and I'm sure we're gonna see some really
sweet improvements over the years if all this does anything we'll hopefully ill
keep GoPro and others innovating and pushing the limits
whatever happened to eat I have no idea let me know if you know down in the
comments thanks guys for watching and I'll see you next time