DJI Osmo Action 3 Just Got WAY BETTER! Best Action Camera in 2023?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

⚡Link for Latest Pricing of DJI Action 3: geni.us/y9WtbO

[@Ryan_77]

Before buying the action3 I saw plenty of similar reviews on KZbin which kept me wondering whether the DJI Action 3 is worth the investment. Well, let me tell you that it definitely is. I bought it and have been using it extensively, and it has exceeded my expectations. No problems whatsoever.

[@SaraBlack88]

As someone who's had bad experiences with action cameras in the past, I feel your pain. However, I have to say my camera has been working flawlessly so far, and never encountered any focus issues.

[@hectorval89]

Honestly, I have been using the DJI Action 3 for a few months now, and I must say that it has been performing flawlessly. I haven't faced any issues or glitches so far.

[@JoshuaJ9]

I took my DJI Action 3 on a recent hiking trip, and it performed brilliantly. The footage came out smooth and clear, and I didn't have to worry about it getting damaged or malfunctioning. Definitely worth the investment for me! Sorry to hear you had issues.

[@giuliooo121]

Been using the Action 3 for a few weeks now, and I haven't had any problems with it. The video quality is fantastic, and it's super easy to use. Not sure what might have been wrong with your device.

[@frankhoward831]

I use the action 3 on a lot of motorbike rides, and it's been a game-changer. The image quality is amazing, and the built-in microphone does a great job of picking up my voice even in noisy environments. No issues to report!

[@thelundproject]

I'm really surprised how fast the hype went away for both this camera and the Hero 11. I'm still pretty interested in the Osmo Action 3 after years of difficult gopro usage. It just always seems to fail on me.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I think it’s just because when the cameras first come out there is loads of content for them 🙈 it’s a great choice if you are looking to upgrade.

[@Old-Sole]

Fails on most people.

[@nicolasbreton4104]

We're liking the new features DJI got for the Action 3! There're probably more updates to come in the next months! I'm excited for this camera!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Agreed! Love having new features come outb

[@lindair88]

The camera has been rock-solid for me and it has been a pleasure to use.

[@scottjustin540]

This is I guess the fun part about having a DJI Action 3, or any DJI stuff for that matter. The updates come about often and you get new features for your cameras!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Agreed! Makes it feel like a new product 🤩

[@Mike-Bell]

Great video. The cave timelapse must have taken forever and required lots of patience 👍

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahaha, indeed it did 😝

[@dputra]

I got this camera last month for my Bali trip, and it really is a great action cam! I initially choose this camera over GoPro because I want to save some bucks to feast in Bali 😂 Glad I made that choice! Very easy to use during my snorkeling session because it's waterproof so I don't need any housing, has great HDR and decent low light footage, never crash or losing any files, front display with touchscreen (!) and the included accessories in the adventure bundle covered most of my needs (3 batteries + case, 1.5m stick, and 2 magnetic mounts). The only thing that sucks is the frame/protector, I can't mount anything to it so I haven't been able to try it with mics or leds. I need to buy a metal cage once it's available in my country. I think it is perfect for anyone looking for their 1st action cam to buy. Easy to use, cheaper, and overall good quality product 👍

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

So glad you are stoked with it! After testing it out I am super impressed. Action cameras have come a long way! haha

[@bprabawabr]

What was your experience with the battery life? Did you ever actually need all three (four?) batteries?

[@dputra]

@@bprabawabr I used all three batteries once. One thing to note, if you use the DJI Mimo or Lightcut app, the camera battery will drain faster.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

@@bprabawabr I always had all 3 charged, but only ever used one in one shooting session! haha

[@raspootin2818]

Main reason why I started switching to DJI gears is because of their RockSteady stabilization. It's such a promising tech, you'd know when you get to try it!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Yeh it’s pretty amazing hey 🤩

[@peternguyen3732]

Great video! Was undecided between this and GoPro... But you're FPV footage sold me. May I ask what size was your FPV ? And is the DJI 3 heavy ?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Awesome to hear! It’s a 6 inch. BOB 57 o3. Link is in the description if you want to see the specs. Action 3 isn’t too heavy. Not sure exactly.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

If you’re ordering from an online store you can use the link in the description to support my channel 😎

[@lexhantig11]

​@@LukeMaximoBell1 how much time can fly? Can be used big battery?

[@cardialart]

Thanks for your honest review! Many people lie about this action camera. I think I'm gonna buy one.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏼 if you buy online check out the link in the description. I get a small commission if you buy from there.

[@solar-e-bike-touring-europe]

amazing footage (btw I use 2 action 2 and a pocket 2 for my bike travels, considering the action 3 at the moment)

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Nice! Action 3 is a good upgrade.

[@hanoitripper1809]

Great time lapse..how long did it take? Was the underwater footage from the Sony camera?

[@rasmokey4]

I am enjoing my Action 3! It is reliable and never turns off during a recording. Has very good battery life! And has easy to use menues too!

[@matthewbell2032]

Epic video 😊

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Theeeenks! 🥑

[@TriadMotion]

amazing! how do you move your drone like this? with my dji 3 pro i cant to movements like this.. Is this some sorth of race drone? would love to hear your awnser.

[@OzzySafa]

Nice ! What was the name of that beach that you said was warm ?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

It’s called Windmill Beach. In Simon’s Town 🙌🏼

[@trainstravelsandtrails4800]

What software do you use for corrupted SD cards?

[@petersterling5334]

Great review Luke! I really liked your Smooth Delivery speaking to the Camera! Excellent. Im sure there was No Script and its really hard to have such a Natural, Conversational Style! Im a Pro Extreme Water Sports Photographer here in Hawaii for many years and I really liked this Video.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks for the awesome comment man! You are correct. I don’t use a script as I want it to be more authentic. Really glad that it comes across that way! It is tricky to be comfortable in front of the camera but I think I’m getting there 🙌🏼 that sounds awesome. I’ve always wanted to visit Hawaii!

[@NegyedMisi]

Did the focus issues get fixed with the firmware update?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hmmm, I'm not sure, but I've never had that focus issue before...

[@jgrudnicki]

When you talk to the camera at @5:09 @5:49 and @8:07 what camera are you using? Is it the Action3 or something else?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Whenever I am talking to the camera it’s Sony A7siii and 14mm GM Lens 🙌🏼

[@jgrudnicki]

That's what I thought... Looked too good for an action cam shot 😀

[@jgrudnicki]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 When did you buy the Action 3?

[@sulogno]

We’re you editing the Timelapse video in LR?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hey! Yes it was 🤗

[@skullerhead6150]

What kind of drone is that in the beach shots?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

IFlight BOB 57 O3. Like is in description if you want to check it out

[@EmilioExploring]

Helpful video. Thank you.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏼

[@helder4u]

was that faulty card a Sandisc?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I think it was a Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB.

[@helder4u]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 I have had much better luck with Samsung which I dare recommend. also Kingston Canvas has been appropriate - mostly 256 Gbs..

[@colescalisthenics]

What does a 10second interval mean when shooting a timelapse?!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

It takes the photo every 10 seconds. Then puts that together into a video.

[@colescalisthenics]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 Oh okay, cool! Thank you

[@graphguy]

Great video!

[@Cinoo90]

For fpv osmo or gopro?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

That's a tough one. I am still comparing and analysing for myself. What I can say is that both do an amazing job. I'll be doing a comparison video in the future where I will compare them for FPV.

[@Cinoo90]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 if we compare price dji winning all the way 👍.... Gopro 11 is ridiculous price 🤮

[@mrboostification]

@@Cinoo90 i got the gopro 11 its awesome.

[@onnie1968]

Thanx for sharing Luke :) a7sIII underwater video was awesome.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Thanks! I wish I hadn't lost the Action 3 footage. Form the 2 minutes I saw it, it was amazing 🙃

[@jaysun070476]

I noticed iso setting on hdr mode is really high like 3200 way to high for a action camera i havnt found any way to change it.

[@graphguy]

I have both... Both are excellent. It turned my stomach to hear all the morons bitching about action 3 "focus".

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Hahahaha 😂 I know!

[@patrickrenschler]

A little harsh. It's reasonable to want a camera that is in focus when you drop $500. I'm glad you got a good one, but mine's going back to the store.

[@synthsforbreakfast]

Why the footage from the DJI Osmo Action 3 is so blurry? Doesn't even looks 4K!

[@vlightphotography]

Looks really good ✌ I was really considering the DJI but with all hype about the focus issue, i went with the GoPro 11. But now after all the updates, it seems to be a really good choice. I'll probably go with DJi next year if GoPro doesn't do any serious upgrades for the GoPro 12.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

To be honest they are both great choices and you can't go wrong with either in my opinion. I like some things more about the Action 3 and some things more about the GoPro 11.

[@vlightphotography]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 that's true. I'm still pissed off though that GoPro 11 doesn't have 10bit on every mode... No one talked about this 😅 It's not available in 4:3 aspect ratio and also not in timelapse mode... Exactly the two things I use the most 😂

[@SunriseRCAviator]

I don't understand why they restrain this action camera with a small sensor when they have an excellent 1" sensor in their Air2s/Phantom4Pro/Mavic2? That's why I'm sticking with the Insta360 RS 1".

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Good question! Must be for cost purposes. Maybe Action 4 will have!

[@TonyBabarino]

But....did you shoot this KZbin video using only your Action 3? 99% of KZbin reviews do not. I wonder why?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Yeh the only shots with the action 3 are the ones that say shot on the Action 3 over the video. I don’t use action cameras for vlogging style shooting. It’s not that you can’t. I just prefer the image from my Sony A7s iii. But that setup is like $5k so not really a fair comparison 😂

[@alexinospeed9957]

I had Dji action 2 installed on my friend's drone and when it landed 2 guys came and ripped the dji camera from the drone and ran away now I'm left without the camera after I raised money I'm 16 :(

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Oh no, that's terrible 😭 Did you see them take it? Maybe the camera came off when it landed?

[@alexinospeed9957]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 When the drone landed I went to get it and then those two guys came and plucked the drone and the camera came off even now I haven't found it

[@cloudpandarism2627]

3:00min the footage looks absolute garbage. jello and vibrations everywhere. and its shaking. frame skipping in post or something? i got 2x action 2 for my quads and today bought the action 3 just to see how much better it is.

[@arturaszaleskis8907]

In some places video was out of focus

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Where did you see out of focus?

[@hugotribanas]

What about the focus problems

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I have never had the focus problem so can't comment. Maybe it was fixed with firmware?

[@NegyedMisi]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 There were a couple of videos about object being off-focus.

[@Cptblogh]

I am in between the Hero 11 and the DJI action 3. In terms of image quality, hdr, sharpness, considering all these updates the dji got, which one would you recommend? Money isn't an issue..

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

For overall image as you suggested the GoPro 11 wins 🙌🏼

[@Cptblogh]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 thanks 👌👌👌

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

@@Cptblogh if you are looking to buy online then then you are welcome to use the link in my latest video description. I get a bit of a commission if you do that 😎

[@Cptblogh]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 I will definitely use it. Also for the go pro?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

@@Cptblogh Yeh in my latest video where I put a GoPro inside a ball. The links are in the description.

[@Tallguysrc]

here are a few examples timestamp 1:11 beach and clouds soft 1:19 foam and water blurry 1:37 greens on the right not clear, the footage is stable but not clear in my opinion.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I’ll check it out!

[@danby7461]

I really wanna buy the action 3 but the focus issues have held me back. I am leaning towards the GoPro I’ve had a hero 6 all these years absolutely no issues. I see many issue with the GoPro freezing and overheating so I’d love to try the action but like I said the focus issues are holding me back. Is it a hardware issue or software issue on the camera

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I’m pretty sure none of the new Action 3 units have focus issues. I think it was a hardware issue on some units that they somewhat fixed with software. But I think it’s no longer something of concern.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I much prefer the Action 3 menu settings and you are right. Haven’t had an action 3 freeze on me but GoPro has a couple times.

[@danby7461]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 I just bought the hero 11. I’m crossing my fingers I had the original hero without issues. I think the SD formatting is a major thing people don’t do. Plus gps and cloud sync is major strain. People use these camera for too long of clips most clips should be 15 minute max in high quality. I film action clips no more than like 10 minutes so I should be able to dodge over heating. I still believe the GoPro is better picture however I believe unless GoPro steps it up with the hero 12 the action 4 if released has the potential to be the top in the industry

[@patrickrenschler]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 I got a 2022/12 (december batch) osmo acton 3 just recently and it has focus issues. Unfortunately some of the cameras still have problems. It's a hardware issue that can't be corrected with firmware - it's DIY fixable but you have to void your warranty by breaking the glue on the lens and screwing it in/out until it's in focus. There are some good videos on youtube documenting the issue, here's one where a guy puts various glasses in front of his action 3 and the video quality actually improves! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoenZH2vqdmofZY Also another one showing focus issues on a 2022/11 november batch camera kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX6qnmmbo5KBl8k

[@ivanivanov7617]

I can get DJI action 3 second hand for very good price but I am afraid because it is from 10/2022. What do you think guys is the camera from these date with focus issues?

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I would reccomend it 🙌🏼

[@howareyou526]

Video quality is much worse than gopro 11. Thats it. A see that dji payed a lot of money to the Bloggers for advertising.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Any video that includes paid promotion I would watch with a hint of skepticism. But I think the Action 3 greats a great image and is a very good option!

[@howareyou526]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 the quality isnt good enough,also on the youtube is a big difference between both cams and the 50-70 usd its not much for the better quality.

[@zerobiker674]

The new features are nice, but the picture quality remains poor!

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

I would disagree. It’s good enough for 90% of people.

[@zerobiker674]

@@LukeMaximoBell1 but I belong to the 10% and the quality is worse than a Gopro 8!

[@Tallguysrc]

Video still looks out of focus and soft

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Send a time code of where it is out of focus.

[@Tallguysrc]

@Luke Maximo Bell the problem is I can only watch the video at 1440 so it all looks soft

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

@@Tallguysrc well then why imply that the camera footage is out of focus and soft? 😂

[@amoled5956]

I saw a lot of noise from the footage.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Yeh in the cave there are defs in the shadows!