DJI Osmo Action 4 low light test with gimbal

[@theyouth2000]

Thanks for this. Gonna test these settings out after my gimbal arrives. Tried shooting with the Osmo Action 4 without the gimbal and the shots were jittery noisy mess.

[@hugogamelas]

That happens if you let the camera set the shutter speed automatically. Once there's little light, shutter speed drops bellow 1/100, and that is where the jitters occur, because each frame is no longer sharp, thus eletronic image stabilisation gets confused and causes the jitters, this happens with every camera that relies on electronic image stabilisation, be it Gopro, Dji, Insta360 or others. The solution for handheld is not allowing the shutter speed to drop bellow 1/100, you can set a range of speeds on the OA4, i find that 1/100 to 1/8000 still gives acceptable results for walking around. For the ISO I also set a range from 100/3200 with rocksteady on. When on a gimbal you can try 1/25 to 1/8000, iso 100/3200, and rocksteady OFF. One thing i find makes a difference is removing the lens protector glass, and using the suplied lens hood, to reduce the lens flares. The big advantage of the Insta360 Ace Pro over the Action 4 is pure video mode, in this mode the Ace Pro bumps up the iso really high to keep the shutter speed also high and insure good stabilisation, then, when you stop the recording, the in camera AI chip applies agressive denoising and sharpening to get nice results on low light.

[@davidpoo66]

AWESOME! Do you recommend LLE on without gimbal? Please tell me what gimbal you have, thinking of getting for action 4. Just awesome 👌 👏 👍 ! Thx!

[@hugogamelas]

Hi, yes LLE On is very much recommended when there is going to be low light. EIS on the other hand i dont quite like, and prefer setting a minimmum Shutter speed suitable for handheld (ideally 1/200).

[@davidpoo66]

@@hugogamelas Gimble?

[@hugogamelas]

@@davidpoo66 not sure what you mean =D

[@larskuhn8231]

Which gimbal works perfectly with Osmo action 4 DJI?

[@KuntoWibisonoVideo]

the image looks really good. You dont need pocket 3. Did you turn off the Rock Steady Stabilization when using gimbal?

[@hugogamelas]

Thanks for your comment, on these clips Rocksteady is on, because the Shutter is not allowed to do bellow 1/100. But i have tried with slower Shutter speed, with rocksteady off and its as good or even better.

[@hugogamelas]

Pocket 3 is a different camera, for different purposes, and in my opinion, if you dont need to use the camera in the rain, or for action sports, pocket 3 is much better. But for all other uses, action 4 is much more versatile, because it can take a fall, or go under water, and image quality white not being as good as pocket 3, its very usable.

[@KuntoWibisonoVideo]

@@hugogamelasthank you for the reply.

[@imboredDB]

I'm confused every review I read recommend stabilization with use of a gimbal for the smoothest possible footage? This footage you show is is incredible 😮!

[@hugogamelas]

@@imboredDB For these clips I used electronic image stab with the gimbal, because there was enough ambient light to have a decent shutter speed (1/100 and moderate iso) but for really low light it is best to reduce the shutter speed, and just rely on the gimbal for stabilisation, ditching the electronic stab. In very low light if you rely on the electronic stabilisation built in the camera, even with the gimbal, you have 2 scenarios, or a blurry mess and good light if the shutter speed is low enough, or stable but dark/grainy footage, because of the high shutter speed and iso needed to ensure correct electronic stabilisation. You can check out a video I did in very low light with electronic stab off and gimbal, with shuter speed at 1/25 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4HKdJWAmaydnJo

[@escaperoute1312]

Great

[@hyogasaintseiya4601]

Wow

[@hugogamelas]

Thanks for watching!

[@papayaman78]

Nice

[@hugogamelas]

Thanks for watching!