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1.0 out of 5 starsLove That Its Unique But 🤨
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021
I love this camera in its design. It's like DJI listened being very forward thinking and revolutionary but some things were not worked out before they released this.
This takes a rip from the Mocacam. Except the Mococam was nowhere near this level of quality but the concept is the same. Same magnetic modular concept.
But we're not here to talk about that camera we're talking about this Action 2. Let's go over the 5 aspects a camera should be.
Image quality: Its good. Good colors clarity its there for an action camera. On par with the leading competitors. Good POV 4x zoom nice controls Pro option for a little more hands on adjustments.
Image stabilization: It is one of the best without a mechanical 3axis gimble. Again on par with the leading competitor. Nice horizon lock and options. Its quite good and a leader in this area.
Audio: Records Good audio. Good playback speaker as well. But ya gotta be in a somewhat quiet area. No need for audio boosts in post. The recording gets better using the attachable module. More mics 👍
Audio input: External mic input. I can plug in my mics with USBC. Trying to find an adapter from 3.5mm to USB C ... 😐 Good thing I have mics with USB C.
Waterproof: The camera is waterproof but only the main camera not the secondary screen or battery pack with SD card. 😕
So this is pretty cool and I like it for the most part. They came up with the simple magnetic lanyard that I have been making myself with magnets for mounting on my shirt for years. I use round magnets that you can purchase anywhere. I started this with the Snapcam as there was no stability in wearing a camera around your neck. Its a simple thing.
The magnets on this camera are strong and it's backed up with clips 👍 must have read my Mocacam review. 😆...🤨
This comes with good attachments. Gopro style mount a table top stand the lanyard you can screw on to a 1/4 20. I like this camera. It's pretty good but could use some updates and changes. So if I like this why does it only get 1 star? ....
This thing overheats fast. It gets hot in 5 min. Not warm HOT. Even not recording in 4k. In 4k depending on ambient conditions the camera too hot warning im going to turn off and if your not paying attention to my screen because you're focused on your video you're not going to know and get mad later warning comes on in 10min - 20min 😳 in 1080p there's a power reserve setting and I can go 35min before the warning but the camera is hot. Right now it's a nice hand warmer 👌 it's about 50deg.
Battery life is tricky. The main camera can get about 35-40min before the red bar. And you kinda think we'll it is tiny so... but my Hero Session goes way longer. So does my Drift Compass. Even my Polaroid Cube goes longer. 😮
But I still like this camera.
The other thing that I have complained about to DJI because I have the Action, 4 Pocket 1 and 2s and gimbles and whatnot is the Activation and App. It took me hours of downloading and redownloading and turning off just about all my security measures on my phone to download this intrusive spyware app. I tried from the Playstore and it did not work and had to go to their website. The Action 2 isn't even listed. So scan again and again the QR code, my phone even gives me a warning that downloading from this site could damage my phone. 🤨 I sign away all my security just to activate this camera. 😡
We all know it's a data grab. Why do you need access and control to all of my phone. Contacts text messages why are you tracking me? I said I would never purchase another DJI product because of this because it does compromise your security. Spam and Eggs.. But this was a camera I thought of and DJI made it. The price tho is a bit high at $520. When action cams go over $400 ... 🤡
Is this a camera you should go out and buy? No. You're not going to be happy with its flaws. Is this a camera you buy because you're a camera nut like me and can live with its quirks because the revolutionary outweighs the quirks. Yes. I will say though you probably should wait for a price drop and I have a feeling this will go on sale for Black Friday. 😉
