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Unleash Your Adventure: DJI Osmo Action 4 Adventure Combo Review

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024

Style: Adventure ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

As an avid adventurer and content creator, I recently acquired the DJI Osmo Action 4 Adventure Combo, and I must say it has exceeded my expectations in terms of performance, versatility, and convenience. This comprehensive kit offers everything needed to capture stunning action footage and photos during outdoor excursions and adrenaline-packed activities.

The DJI Osmo Action 4 camera itself is a powerhouse of technology, boasting impressive 4K video recording capabilities and advanced stabilization features that produce smooth and steady footage even in the most dynamic environments. The camera's dual screens—a front-facing and rear touchscreen—enable effortless framing and composition for vlogs, selfies, and action shots.

The Adventure Combo includes an array of essential accessories that enhance the Osmo Action 4's capabilities and provide added value for outdoor enthusiasts. The included waterproof case allows for underwater shooting adventures, granting access to depths up to 60 meters and ensuring protection against water damage.

I particularly appreciate the multiple mounts and attachments included in the Adventure Combo, such as the handlebar mount, chest harness, and adhesive mounts, which facilitate hands-free filming and creative shooting angles during various activities like cycling, hiking, and watersports. The included carrying case provides convenient storage and transport for all components and accessories, keeping everything organized and easily accessible on the go.

The Adventure Combo's extended battery life ensures prolonged shooting sessions without interruptions, enabling me to capture all the action and excitement of my adventures without worrying about running out of power. The overall build quality and durability of the Osmo Action 4 and its accessories inspire confidence during rugged outdoor activities, making it a reliable companion for all my adventures.

In conclusion, the DJI Osmo Action 4 Adventure Combo is a comprehensive and high-quality kit designed for adventure enthusiasts who demand top-notch performance, durability, and versatility in their action cameras. This combo offers an exceptional value proposition for capturing and documenting memorable moments in the great outdoors with unparalleled ease and precision.

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Digital Donkey

Triumphing in the Adventure Cam Showdown

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024

Style: Standard ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

In the world of adventure videography, the competition is fierce, especially among top contenders like the GoPro Hero 12 Black and the Insta360 Ace Pro. However, after extensive testing and comparison, the DJI Osmo Action 4 has emerged as my favorite, surpassing its rivals in key areas that matter most to me: video quality, thermal management, and overall value.

When it comes to video quality, the Osmo Action 4 shines brightest. Its footage is crystal clear and rich in color and detail, outperforming the GoPro Hero 12 Black. Whether I'm capturing a sunrise over a mountain peak or the intricate patterns of a rushing river, the Osmo Action 4 delivers superior visual clarity that brings my adventures to life in a way that the GoPro can't match.

Thermal performance is another area where the Osmo Action 4 excels. Unlike the GoPro Hero 12 Black, which has struggled with overheating during extended use in my experience, the Osmo Action 4 remains cool under pressure. This reliable thermal management ensures that I can keep recording without interruption, a critical factor when capturing once-in-a-lifetime moments.

While the Insta360 Ace Pro is a formidable contender with its innovative features and impressive capabilities, its higher price point makes it less appealing than the DJI Osmo Action 4. For adventurers who, like me, demand top-notch performance without breaking the bank, the Osmo Action 4 presents a more balanced package of quality, durability, and affordability.

The dual-screen design of the Osmo Action 4 is a feature that particularly stands out, offering convenience and flexibility that neither the GoPro nor the Insta360 Ace Pro can match. Being able to frame shots from any angle without additional equipment easily is a boon for solo adventurers.

In conclusion, while the GoPro Hero 12 Black and the Insta360 Ace Pro have their strengths, the DJI Osmo Action 4 ultimately provides the best video quality, thermal performance, and value for money. It's a robust, reliable action camera that has become indispensable to my adventure gear, empowering me to capture and share my experiences with unparalleled clarity and ease.

TL;DR: After comparing the DJI Osmo Action 4 with the GoPro Hero 12 Black and the Insta360 Ace Pro, the Osmo Action 4 is the superior choice for adventure videography. It offers unmatched video quality and thermal performance without the high price tag of the Ace Pro, making it the go-to camera for capturing high-quality, uninterrupted footage of all my explorations.

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Mike Blumenberg

This Little Guy Packs A Big Punch!

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024

Style: Adventure ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

It's about time action cameras start actually being great. This thing has nearly a 1" sensor which gives it remarkably detailed image quality...and that's just the beginning of the many good things this camera has to offer.

Battery life is really good. I generally shoot in 4k 30fps open gate, and you can expect at least an hour and a half of continuous recording. The batteries can be recharged quick, too. They can go from dead to full in less than an hour. The Rocksteady image stabilization works well, but I prefer to use the gyro data that's captured in the "wide" field of view to stabilize the video in post. For either of those options to work properly, you have to keep the shutter speed at 1/200 or faster. Luckily, there's plenty of options to either set the shutter speed and iso to a fixed setting, or you can select from a range of speeds and iso. 10 bit color and a Log profile gives you plenty of flexibility when it comes to color grading.

A few negatives would be the stabilization and gyro data being worthless at slow shutter speeds. If there's motion blur captured in the individual frame, there's gonna be ghosting when you try to stabilize it. That's just the way it goes. So while this camera does have impressive low light performance, you're pretty much limited to the camera being on a tripod, or gimbal and leaving the stabilization off. I also wish there was a way to select on the screen where you want the camera to set the exposure from in the auto modes. It seems to adjust according to the brightest thing in frame, which on a cloudy day is the sky, so if you have the sky in frame, the camera will adjust the exposure to that which makes everything else in the image underexposed. This problem becomes even more apparent on partly cloudy days...

All in all, this camera is awesome despite it's drawbacks. One other thing that seems kinda shady is you need to install an app just to get the camera to work. It's probably loaded with Chinese spyware, but oh well. What can ya do?

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Kevin

A nice combo kit

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2023

Style: Adventure ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

While expensive, if you need the extra batteries, it's definitely a good deal. It's nice being able to charge the batteries in their case rather than having to plug the camera itself in to charge.

I didn't really think I would need the Extension Rod (aka selfie stick) , but it is very nice. I have ended up using it quite a bit. It's really lightweight but it feels very sturdy. It collapses to a very small size but it extends to almost 5 feet long (the description says 1.5 meters). I used it recently along with the remote viewer in the phone app, to check my gutters to see if they needed to be cleaned out, without having to get out a ladder.

The camera itself seems to take great video. The image stabilization works well. The wind noise cancellation could definitely be improved on. Even with it on, I had to do some significant noise reduction in my video editor afterward.

The camera mounts with a little bracket that clips onto the camera and has that standard mount that other cameras like Go Pro use. The camera has magnets that help it automatically align with the clips in the adapter. It makes it much easier to snap in place when you can't see what you're doing, like if you have it mounted on your helmet.

It doesn't have very good vibration isolation. - I tried the handlebar mount and just riding on a chipseal paved road made so much vibration that it caused image distortion, and the vibration noise from the road is transmitted through the frame right into the microphone. For me this was unusable, but others I've seen have had no issues. Maybe my bike just has poor shock absorption. I usually mount the camera on my helmet, to avoid this issue.

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jcody_parker

Weird lens flares, overall awesome camera

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023

Style: Adventure ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

I love this camera. Great stabilization, best low light performance for an action camera, & super wide lens.

Found a few downsides so far. One is the super weird looking lens flares. Normally a camera puts off a straight streak of light, but this camera has a weird droopy looking flare on every direct light source or the sun. Its super noticeable and annoying, so far nobody has a fix for it because I think it just might be a lens design issue.

Another downside for me is that you cant switch focal length mid recording. Not really something most people enjoy, but I got used to doing it on my phone a lot and was bummed out when I saw this can only do a slow digital zoom while recording.

Firmware update also reset all my settings, im hoping this doesnt happen every time I update. Also for $500 you'd hope for it to at least come with a small memory card and charger brick. I had them already myself, but some people don't and it's a bit weird they ship out a product that you can't even use straight out of the box.

Last thing is that with loud audio like concerts, the audio is TERRIBLE. When the bass hits it cuts out the sound and is super blown out. I was really hoping I didnt have to use my shotgun mic with this but I guess I do.

Other than that, I'll be using this camera a lot and definitely not returning it just for those things alone. I'm glad I chose this over the gopro 12, because that update seems pretty disappointing.

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MJ FEARN

Bought the Gopro Hero12 then 'upgraded' to the DJI. Everything about the DJI is superb!

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024

Style: Standard ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

If you're stuck deciding between the DJI Action 4 and the GoPro Hero 12, don't make the mistake I did. Get the DJI! Bought the Gopro for Christmas, and very disappointed. Reliability of the gopro is terrible - gets super hot and shuts down within minutes. By February the DJI was ordered as the replacement. What a difference. This camera is awesome. It doesn't overheat like the gopro. The build quality is most excellent. Also comes with more accessories. Just generally the DJI seems to be designed based upon the Gopro, but is more refined and seems to be designed to what the Gopro should have been. The image stabilisation and other video options are also fantastic. Sound quality is excellent. It also seem to have more features than the gopro. Also being used as a dashcam the DJI is excellent. I just don't see any use for the Gopro now I have this. The App also seems great (on Apple), but you actually if you don't want the app, you can just use a standard SD card reader to transfer images if you just want basic access to your videos and photos.

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Mainer

Ditch the GoPro

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024

Style: Adventure ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

I am a professional motor Vlogger and have always used GoPro. I got sick and tired of always having to reset and also the overheating. Don't even get me started on the flip down legs when you're using the medium mod and how you have to essentially disassemble the entire thing just to change the battery. I put a video of my comparisons up on Backdraft bikes on YouTube, so you can see the differences. The magnetic mount is a game changer. The battery boxes these come with are awesome. The batteries last way longer than GoPro. They don't overheat. You can wirelessly connect DJI Mic 2 to it. I know this is a brief review, but trust me, you won't regret going wrong with these. Also, I think the image stabilization is far superior as it doesn't crop as much.

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Michael Weschke

2 failed units & DJI customer service not awesome

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023

Style: Adventure ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

I may be currently the only person on the planet to receive not just one, but two defective units.

The first one was plagued with a ton of problems & obviously didn't receive proper QC. DJI did do a warranty replacement on it which took a total of about 2 weeks total.

The replacement was working well, until I tried to use the DJI mic with it. Broken connection with the mic & messed up/no sound on most my footage. DJI had me do the normal silly stuff. Reset the unit, reinstall the battery, make sure firmware is current, etc.

It's worth noting that these folks while very friendly, definitely do not speak English as their primary language, so every call I made was very difficult to even understand the reps & figure out what they are telling me to do. They also seemed to struggle understanding the most simple statements about the issues.

Ultimately, they disregarded that I told them the problem happened with a USB cable hooked up as well as much worse with the DJI mic plugged in directly as intended - & instructed me to return the new DJI mic to Amazon. Amazon is taking care of that currently.

Meanwhile, I did further testing with another mic all together with the same results. It's obvious the USB port failed on the 2nd camera.

So I called DJI back to request ANOTHER replacement, which they refused. They told me since it had been 18 days, I'm no longer able to get it replaced but can send it in for repair. They did provide a ground shipping label that takes 8 days from California to Texas.

Ultimately I'm still without a functioning camera I ordered on 8/16/23 & will be lucky if they even repair mine & have it back to me by the middle of October between the slow shipping method & extended repair time windows.

To say I'm simply disappointed with this company & the product would be a massive understatement. I probably should have returned everything & went some other direction, but due to the 2 weeks they took to replace the first camera, I ran out of time by a couple of days on the Amazon return window as well. Live & learn. I'll never buy another DJI product after this nightmare.

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J.K. Fitzgerald

great little sports camera

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024

Style: Standard ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

Excellent picture quality, plenty of features, waterproof( worked great at the bottom of my pool).

I use it primarily for timelapse videos and while you need to do some experimenting to get what you want, you have automatic settings, user presets and manual modes so you can make great timelapse videos day or night. the app needs some improvements. The biggest drawback is not being able to preview a timelapse in progress, there is at least 1 other brand that has that feature but their picture quality is horrible ( I'll trade convenience for picture quality everytime). Maybe someday that feature will be available which would make this little camera perfect. Still giving it 5 stars as everything else about the Osmo is top notch!

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Hollywood

Excellent Action Cam with great battery life

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024

Style: Standard ComboSet: SingleVerified Purchase

So, like others, I’ve been a GoPro fan for many years and although I’ve had a decent experience with the cameras I’ve purchased… I kept seeing the great reviews for the DJI OSMO Action 4. Reluctantly (partly from feeling guilty like I was cheating on GoPro and partly because all my accessories are for the GoPro’s I own), I purchased one. And … I love it. Excellent quality, easy to use, camera turns on and off quickly, front touchable screen… I can go on. AND, the battery life… I have to pack two GoPro batteries and sometimes more depending on what I’m shooting, to equal the battery life on one battery for the Action 4. Now I’ve only had it a couple weeks, but I’m using it every chance I get with no issues.

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