What's up guys I'm Ben from authentech, and today we're comparing the new DJI
Osmo action versus GoPro Hero 7 black now, there's a ton to cover and of course
We're not gonna be able to cover everything in this video
But if you stick around I'll probably be doing a lot more deep dives and comparisons coming soon. Neither company sent me a camera
I bought with my own hard-earned cash. So keep that in mind Osmel action
350 bucks GoPro Hero 7 black same price three hundred and fifty dollars now
They recently updated this since it was originally 400
But I have an inkling that they wanted to stay competitive to the competition Plus that GoPro eight
Hopefully isn't too far away which might change everything. But at least for today same price level playing field
Let's compare some pixels to pixels and just the key features
Which one has the better quality?
Overall just about everyone on YouTube has already compared all the main fancy features
which I'm glad to deep dive into another video if you guys want but today I want to focus mostly on the
quality of the photos and the videos of what these cameras can shoot because at the end of the day
That's what it's mostly all about
4k 30 on each
HDR on the Osmo action first
It's awesome that the Osmo action can turn HDR on when recording video but as a huge bummer
You can't turn on electronic image stabilization in this mode
And that's at any resolution or framerate plus you can't record 4k
60 + hg re there is sort of lame and you can see just how shaky the Osmo is without
stabilization turned on in terms of the dynamic range
this is a pretty contrast ii scene with bright skies and uber dark shadows in the trees and
Funny enough the gopro seems to have better details maintained like on the bark of the tree
Even when we point up at the leaves the blue skies look much more vibrant and clear on the GoPro over the Ozma's
HDR video if we zoom way in
400% on both and peek at a few pixels. I've got to give it to the GoPro for the better looking clarity
Look at the bar the leaves in the background we can see at least a little bit of detail on the GoPro
while the Osmo looks pretty mushy and blocky pixels when I point the camera backwards and analyze my
Skin tones the GoPro. Does this horrible mushy skin smoothing effect on my flesh
It looks a little off or weird
however on the Oz Moe action
My skin is over red and a little too much contrast and crushed blacks not super crystal clear with little blotchy spots
The somewhat flatter color profile on the GoPro might look a tad better, but I'm not sure
What do you guys think and this is 4k 30fps on both again
But no HDR turned on of the Osmo action. That means we can turn on that Rocksteady
stabilization a few things
I notice here first the dark shadows and contrasts on the Oz moe action is way too harsh for my taste
I'm all about a vibrant and straight out of camera contrast look
But this is a bit too much for me at least in this shot
How did the colors and dynamic range now look with HDR turned off on as moe?
honestly, I like the colors and contrast much better with HDR turned on for the Osmo action, but without
stabilization turned on it's almost useless for me in any moving action shot and
This is an action camera after all it also looks like the field of view is wider on the GoPro
Over the Osmo and that's a good thing. 4k 30
This is setting a base standard of what?
Stabilization turned off on both cameras look like here's the field of view that you can expect
And here's the sort of stability that you can expect
pretty crazy how much shake and wobble there is on these action cameras when there's no
stabilization turned on when we turn on the stabilization on both
I notice the Osmo has this horribly laggy delay on the display
From what happens in real life to what shows on the screen just look at this small example here
I made sure all firmwares were updated and I'm not sure if this is a weak processing chip or software issue
Thankfully, it doesn't ruin the recorded shot. But that delay is sort of annoying and weird to have don't get me wrong
The GoPro is not without fault in just this video test it froze on me at least three separate times
That's super unacceptable to me
I even asked you guys on my Instagram if you have freezing and glitching issues on your GoPro
And it looks like I'm not alone. This just seems pretty unbelievable
4k 30 with stabilization turned on both now
How does the difference look in?
This simple walking test that both are producing some nice smooth results when I pick up the pace and jog a little bit
This is finally an area where it seems the Osmo action is killing the GoPro with that Rocksteady stabilization
I've done a lot of GoPro 7 stabilisation
Comparisons in the past and it always comes out on top
But it looks like there might finally be a new king in town with that
Yi is tech just look at the background and the GoPro?
It's not crazy awful or anything, but notice how the background landscape is wobbling around a bit
Whereas in the Osmo is keeping a sweet and level flat horizon without much wiggle in terms of field of view
The GoPro is slightly wider angle, which is nice and the Osmo crops in just a little bit more
I tried one of those fun wiggle and shake the cameras excessively tests and it's kind of interesting to see the third-person perspective
Laid on top of the footage and honestly, they both do an impressive job of stabilizing out a lot of the shake
But I've got to give it to the Osmo for still looking a bit
Smoother overall here when I jumped onto the rover and looking at the results the Osmo
honestly doesn't look bad by any means in terms of quality sharpness white balance and saturation and its
Stabilization is really good too. But it's also interesting to think about GoPro
They've been around for such a long time
and even though they were priced a little bit too high for a while if you
Can now pick up a GoPro seven at the exact same price. Well, which one do you go with?
Some people will have brand loyalty til death like hardcore GoPro or DJI
One over the other no matter what and I personally don't lean that way I'd say whichever
Camera has the most bang for your buck is the one to purchase
Now when we switch to 4k 60 is on both we can notice just how much more the Osmo crops in on frame as
for image quality clarity and stabilization
Well, they're both doing a nice job again
Even as I'm rattling and shaking all around on the cycle board as for that crop in I understand in certain
Situations this would be a huge bummer for the Osmo
But at least in this little test I found it to still be wide enough though
GoPro is still a win for me with the punch your colors and wider feel of you all while keeping a smooth stable shot
4k 30
Superview turned on the GoPro now. This one is super interesting
Look at just how much wider the GoPro is over the ASIMO and EISs still turned on both
Look at those vibrant blue skies details in the green grass and the leaves even the brown mulch
Everything on the GoPro side looks so much more
Vibrant and pops off the screen making it look like a beautiful sunny day on the Asthma side
It's so washed out almost looks overcast earned overexposed and blown out. 4k 30
stabilization turn
Oh
This is a windy audio test
This is a windy audio test out of the audio sound
And this is the GoPro Hero seven black, how does the audio sound and compare
Let's live
authentic in my windy audio test man that Osmo sounded way too quiet with no editing applied to either
Now even though they both can hear that wind noise. The GoPro wins it again for me
I'm currently looking into
third-party mic
adapters to see what would work with the Osmo stay tuned for maybe a whole video on that coming soon and this is an
Indoor audio test a little bit more quiet and controlled in here
Here's the Osmo action audio and this is audio on the GoPro Hero 7 black audio test
one two three, four audio test one, two three
Four in that indoor test while the Osmo got a bit louder and better sounding
However, the GoPro is still louder and a bit fuller sound. Remember both these cameras have built-in
Waterproofing. Thus their mics aren't usually lacking in good quality. It's a trade-off
I jumped inside for a medium to low ish light test and it looks like this
Saturation and colors on the GoPro are a little too saturated here. The Osmo looks to have possibly better colors, though
It's pretty grainy and noisy. Then again. GoPro is pretty noisy as well
Not as bad, but both of these cameras have such small sensors
Neither are awesome in low lights
Then interestingly after turning on the HDR for the Osmo even though it's still pretty grainy the bright
Overexposed windows and dark wood walls, they're much better exposed and maintain better details over the GoPro. Very cool
I shot two more quick super
Low-light video tests this one at 4k 30 and the Osmo looks much warmer in color tones while that LED lamp is clean
White so it looks like GoPro has a little bit more accurate colors here both have pretty rough noise and grain
Going on in 4k 60 pretty much the same here grainy
Pixelated to warm on the Osmo and the GoPro just looks mushy though
At least we can see a bit more detail in the shadows over the Osmo
I snapped a few photos in the bright sunlight and contrast II scenes
I don't think we can shoot HDR photos on the Osmo which is sort of strange as it can shoot HDR video
But maybe that's coming in a software update seems unfortunate to me
Anyway, we can clearly see that it's a needed feature as the HDR photos on the GoPro
Just pop off the screen and look much more vibrant
The Osmo still takes some nice standard photos with good sharpness and clarity
but the dynamic range just looks a little
Limited without HDR on a GoPro negative side while we can see with that
HDR can bring some possible ghosting or motion blur as these tests were all handheld and
Probably had a little shake during the exposure in a couple low-light photos a both look a little rough
But then again the Osmo looks a tad sharper in clarity and details, which is nice
Both cans can shoot up to 240 FPS 1080p the colours and clarity look better on the GoPro
The GoPro looks to have some pretty gnarly chroma subsampling
Issue and those finer details of the barque shooting out the asthma action looks a bit
Pixelated and Bakke a little sad that neither can shoot 480 fps yet
Hopefully next model one key featured a note here in the high frames when both cams record 240 FPS
Neither can turn on the stabilization
however
Another point of wind to the GoPro when we step down to 120 FPS at 1080p
What we can turn back on that standard stabilization as for the Osmo action
Well, unfortunately
even at the 120 FPS 1080p the Rocksteady is
Unavailable kinda another bummer as we can see in the side-by-sides
The Osmo is shaky even in the slo-mo while gopro looks smooth a few thoughts in all these tests
well
I have to congratulate DJI for entering into this action camera market and we all need to be thankful as competition is
Healthy and it'll help others to continue to innovate
And push the envelope which is good for all consumers
The front-facing screen on the Asthma was really great in
concept but has one massive flaw which seriously makes me almost never use it and that's because you can't
Preview your shot on both screens at the same time lame and if you're mid recording and you want to switch from one
Display to the other well, then you need to stop the video recording
So again, I love the idea of having a front-facing screen to frame up that selfie shot
But without it being touchscreen up front and you can only view one screen at a time
Well, it sort of breaks the feature for me
I thought I would recommend the Osmo for overall good balanced quality and features for a cheaper price tag
But now that you can snag a GoPro 7 for that exact same price of 350
Well, I'm not sure I would lean that way anymore also
Keep in mind the GoPro 7 is about 8 months old
which means hopefully
The new GoPro 8 will be announced or released soon
And hopefully that model will bring some fresh new features and quality improvements
Oh and lasts up if you really want some fresh and unique action camera shots
Make sure you check out my in 60 videos. Those guys are killing it and I definitely think DJI and GoPro fusion
They're working on an insta 360 camera killer. I'm excited to see what they come out with soon
Thank you guys for watching and leave me your thoughts and questions down in the comments. I'll see you next time