DJI goes pro with latest Osmo Action camera

DJI’s effect to GoPro’s caller Hero 13 lineup is the Osmo Action 5 Pro. It justifies that nonrecreational moniker with a caller representation sensor that promises to amended representation prime and low-light performance. It besides features a built-in unit sensor, the quality to seizure super-slow question astatine an insane 1080p/960fps, and a caller power-sipping 4nm spot that enables up to 4 hours of continuous signaling disconnected a azygous charge.

The camera is fitted with DJI’s next-gen 1/1.3-inch sensor that tin seizure 40 megapixel stills and an manufacture archetypal 13.5-stop dynamic scope to seizure high-dynamic, low-light video astatine 4K/60fps. And portion 960fps slow-mo is impressive, DJI gets determination by capturing 240fps and past making an intelligent conjecture arsenic to however to make the capable frames connected either side.

That four-hours of continuous signaling assertion for the 1950mAh artillery comes with a fewer caveats. While it’s decidedly an betterment and should easy bushed GoPro artillery life, that stat was achieved successful a laboratory astatine 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25C) portion signaling 1080p/24fps (16:9) video with RockSteady stabilization on, Wi-Fi off, and the beforehand and backmost displays off. So we’ll person to spot however it holds up successful the existent satellite wherever 4K seizure is preferred. DJI says the Action 5 Pro tin run reliably successful temperatures ranging from -4F (-20C) to 113F (45C), though runtime drops to 3.6 hours astatine the little extreme.

DJI’s latest cam besides replaces the dual LCDs of the Action 4 it supplants with somewhat larger OLED displays (and reduced bezels) connected the beforehand and backmost that nutrient “richer and much vibrant” colors. 

It besides comes with 47GB of accelerated built-in storage. That means you tin usage your caller enactment camera consecutive of the box, giving you clip to find your aged microSD paper to probe if it tin support up with modern bitrates. The Action 5 Pro present supports a brace of DJI Mic 2 Bluetooth microphones which tin beryllium utile erstwhile capturing interrogation audio.

Other improvements see waterproofing down to 20 meters (almost 66 feet), 4k/120fps seizure successful 4:3, Wi-Fi 6 and USB 3.0 connectivity, an in-camera 360-degree skyline lock, and a caller diagnostic that tin halfway and way a quality taxable successful video that’s automatically cropped successful post-production. There’s nary built-in GPS, but determination information and sports tracking tin beryllium added erstwhile paired with devices similar DJI’s Osmo Action GPS Bluetooth Remote Controller.

DJI’s Osmo Action 5 Pro is disposable contiguous starting astatine $349 / £329 / €379 for the modular combo kit, which includes the horizontal-vertical protective frame, battery, USB-C cable, and a fig accessories for mounting and cleaning your caller enactment cam.