Finally a Better Motorcycle Camera than GoPro | DJI Osmo Action 4

[@Cbr_Boy21]

I have the Osmo action 3 love the camera I am very pleased and the settings are very easy!

[@idrisoztoprak401]

Hello, thank you for the video. It's a great video. I use a Honda forza scooter and it is not as spacious in front as a naked motorcycle. That's why I don't find it logical to mount the camera on the chin of my helmet because I won't be able to photograph the road well. I use Shoei GT Air 2 helmet. Do you have any suggestions for mounting the camera securely on the top of the helmet? Thanks in advance.

[@peciknop]

Can you tell what size of step up ring fits OA4? Thanks!

[@bhouse92101]

OC: dropped the helmet cams all together and went with the Insta360 X3. No regerts!

[@hills4108]

Wich sd cards to you use with the dji action 4?? ❤❤

[@casualridingtv]

What’s ur shutter speed and iso for when using nd filter?

[@cali_stealth]

OC: I'm getting this over the GoPro

[@mrmyme]

Better than a GoPro… 👂

[@Frank_Torre]

OC: Gotta give the Action 4 a try. That nighttime footage looks so much better than my Hero 10.

[@CosmicSeeker69]

A note on the charging case. It intelligently charges the highest level battery first, that way you have very quick access to long term shoot. Neat thinking from DJI there ✌️

[@KangHM]

OC I got my DJI Osmo action 3 about 6 months ago and havent touched my gopro cameras ever since. Actually I've been giving them away to my friends who started riding to get him started. It does everything GP does but better IMO and the battery life... DJI almost 2 hours and GoPro 45 to 50 minutes. Looking forward to getting action 4 soon.

[@godzeus9702]

Does it require a subscription like GoPro?

[@hyunkang5628]

@godzeus9702 nope. No subscription.

[@godzeus9702]

@@hyunkang5628 thank you 🙏🏽 so definitely 💯 beats GoPro

[@camposvazquez]

Only advantage on the GoPro is daylight color quality ..it's noticeably better than the OA4 ..

[@kevinhearts616]

Waaay better than any go pro

[@theorthobiker]

Man, I would love this camera. I am so tired of losing video, and the go pro freezing between quick shots in some weird power down loop that can only be fixed by pulling the battery.

[@Jonasegway]

Which GoPro are you using? I don't know how the Action 4 is, but my Action 3 has actually frozen 3 times since I've had it. My hero 11 hasn't. The sweet spot with the hero cams are 128-256 GB cards rated A2 U3 Class 10. I like the Samsung High endurance cards as they seem to work well or the red/brown Scandisk Extreme cards. The next secret is to offload/delete footage off the memory card once your memory card is around 80% used. Also format it within the camera itself everytime you empty it out. Ever since I've done these things, my hero cams hasn't frozen up on me at all.

[@Jonasegway]

As far as nighttime footage goes, record in 4:3 ratio with the lowest fps and use the least amount of stabilization as you need and see how it play out. Or..... Cough up $430 after tax for just the Action 4. (Btw, if you decide to go Action 4, I'll highly recommend getting the adventure combo. It is very much worth it (don't let me be the 4th person you've heard that from and still not get it)

[@theorthobiker]

@@Jonasegway I offload my video after every ride. Many times the GoPro has frozen or locked up with a single video on the card or nothing at all. Shut down loops, being locked up after shutting down so I can't power it on unless I pulled the battery, or just randomly shutting off in the middle of recording. I work in IT so I'm not a technological idiot, but that also drives me to understand that while the software and the hardware is getting upgraded, the CPU is not. The CPU is overheating for a lot of these issues . For the record I have a hero 10 black

[@Jonasegway]

@@theorthobiker gesh. I just don't get it. I think my hero 8 was freezing alot. I started using the new features GoPro released who knows how long ago where they give you (High performance/extended battery/ low battery consumption) for the type of recording I want to do. I guess GoPro has been milking that CPU and just upgrading the processor. Ever since I started changing the mode, I haven't had any freezes at all so I don't know. I also don't record 4k footage either so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I am a 2.7k or 1080p kinda guy. I would recommend trying the hero 11 but if you don't care about telemetry data in your footage, I'd easily tell you maybe the A4 is a better choice.

[@duhbullb]

OC I am seriously considering picking this up solely for the battery life. I am so sick of carrying like 5-7 batteries with me when I go out on a days worth of riding and changing the battery out every hour or less on higher quality settings

[@JediOle]

I use only 2 batteries and a 10k mAh powerbank to recharge while driving.

[@HeldIntegral]

How we gonna recharge on a motorcycle?

[@duhbullb]

@@HeldIntegral smart cable management

[@AmauryWithTheApe]

Been using an action 3 this entire summer and I can honestly say yes it’s WAY better than any GoPro I’ve ever used. I’ve need a 2nd camera but I’m considering getting the insta360 x3. OC

[@gigihanmandarin]

X3 is 10+months old. Expect an X4 soon. Don't buy an X3 and suffer from buyer's remorse.

[@ListenandLearnEnglish]

360 content is super annoying to edit.

[@dcdays]

Came here for Mic setup on DJI Osmo Action 4. Disappointed that it was not addressed.

[@chaseontwowheels]

Currently working on a full video. If you've gone through the comments you'll know that you aren't alone in wanting a motovlog setup video. I gotchu fam.

[@bima6969]

I see OA4, i subscribed haha

[@scripteaze]

what are you stupid?

[@GlennyRides]

I cant stand my Go Pro at night. This one looks a little better but that white wash at night always seems to be there

[@GlennyRides]

OC!

[@neondeception2]

This is the second long ad (entire youtube video) I've seen on this camera. I'm sure there is more to come. With how amazing they make the camera sound in these ads I'll wait until I hear someone do an actual review after a year or so.

[@nuksnenuco]

Really the camera and great has always been, but the biggest problem was always even for the motovloguers microphone connection on the helmet, it was always inferior to go pro, during this video coincidence or there was no mention of it strange??? Battery time ratio it is important to note that the less resolution the more time but never all this time mentioned. I would like to see test with direct mic on the camera thank you

[@MotoPavilion]

Nobody talks about the audio distortion inside the helmet compared to the previous models. I am guessing that they just don’t know about all this. I use DJI camera since model 1. Audio has always been a problem for DJI. There is a work around that of course. In my videos, audio is pretty good (most of the time 😂). I really want to see if they fixed this issue.

[@EzioTroito86]

Wire adapter with regulated volume is the workaround ?

[@kellyfrom98]

the audio looks amazing to me. saw some audio clips from potato jet

[@MotoPavilion]

@@EzioTroito86 Yes, it is.

[@EzioTroito86]

@@MotoPavilion in theory Action 4 has -20 db instead of -12db for mic regulation so it should works better , imho but I don’t know till I have it

[@throttlejamin]

OC: Yes Chase. Please do a deep dive on how to use the Action 4. I'm also done with GoPro shenanigans. Also for aspiring motovloggers, what's the mic situation like with this camera?

[@throttlejamin]

@@godzeus9702 Got it. Will check it out. Thanks

[@chancha1916ks]

Elephant in the room is the external lav mic situation. Have they fixed it?

[@ChristopherOdd]

Hit us with that deep dive Chase!

[@SquireSCA]

Chase, my man! Hey, how does a LAV mic work with this camera? I had the DJI Action 3, and plugging a wired LAV mic in, even with the gain control all the way down, would blow out the audio once I was over 30mph... It was a known issue with the DJI... The only solution was to get the DJI wireless mic setup for $330, and it was clunky because you had multiple things to charge and mount, and I got caught in the rain and it fried. I found the wired LAV with two wind socks on it to work ok in the garage or sitting at a stop light, but the second I would get rolling and the exhaust and wind noise would rise, the audio would crackle and distort and be unusable...

[@chaseontwowheels]

I’m seeing a ton of questions about this so I’ll handle that in the deep dive since I’ll have more time to experiment 🧪

[@SquireSCA]

@@chaseontwowheels Thanks man, I appreciate that. Getting good audio quality from a LAV plugged directly into the camera while ripping down the road is essential to folks like me... The noise of an MT-10 with loud exhaust and wind noise is a real pain and the audio would blow out and not be usable with the Action 3... been struggling with this for a long time...

[@SquireSCA]

@@zzzz893 Got a link to any of your videos where I can hear how it sounds?

[@djlaurens11]

@@zzzz893I’m also interested in the sound, any video?

[@chancha1916ks]

There is a work around using the action3. The rode micro ai audio interface slots between the camera and the lav mic. There are 2 inputs which means you can hook up your lav mic and also your intercom speaker output and record this at the same time. There are a few YT videos of it. I bought one and it works perfectly….

[@riopedermikayla123]

Action 4 vs insta360 one RS?????

[@DonkeyDongDoug]

on my Action 3, the only mic that I have found, that works well, is the DJI Wireless Mic. It allows you to take the audio gain down another 12 decibels and get it to a usable level, but it's expensive. There is a thread in the DJI forums with several angry motovloggers who have tried many different types of lav mics with little success. DJI support seemed to indicate the they may be working on some kind of patch cable to fix this issue, but they never said it formally, nor gave any kind of time line. If they fixed the low light issues that the Action 3 had, then the 4 should be really good...besides the awful audio issues. I'm also not too happy that the app for my Action 3 (DJI Mimo) is only available for iPhone, but luckily my work phone is an iPhone.

[@Oliver0200]

Thank you for real world criticisms. I'm leary of a "review" that only says positives. This was more of an ad video imo

[@Ride_XP]

I've seen at least one video doing a bunch of tests and they seem to have fixed the gain issue so you can use wired mics no problem. I'll have to test it myself though. In the meantime, I'm also testing a cheap wireless mic (FULAIM X5) that works with the Action 3 and costs less than the DJI Mic.

[@DonkeyDongDoug]

@@Ride_XP Spite's video looked promising. I will have to find my box of lav mics to try them out again.

[@Rexg25]

**Insta 360 has entered the chat**

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

Footage finally looks decent, no more oversharpening like on all action cams before this. It really shows at 10:10, gopro completely oversharpened to compensate for the tiny sensor & poor lens performance.

[@Jojopanda195]

For moto vlog set up which mic would you recommend?

[@chaseontwowheels]

In a future video that I'm working on I'll go over all the details of that. Currently testing!

[@NoobieRides]

Hey man, I shifted from GoPro to Action 4 but observed that the ambient sound is too low on the Action 4. GoPro captures ambient sound better for me, did you also notice that on your videos?

[@damnationdefied777]

When you said "I have the gopro 10 it is my trusty sidekick" I had to giggle a little at the trusty part LOL

[@milemarkermike7234]

When I ride on my motorcycle, I have a GoPro hero 7 for my helmet camera. A hero 7 facing me and a hero 8 facing aft Utilizing the GoPro remote to activate it on and off. I have my helmet set up with my Pac talk edge so when I'm talking to my co-riders, I pick up our conversation in my video. How can I do this with the Osmo Action 4. Also, temperature is the Achilles heel of the GoPro. So, I use the quick capture mode, so the camera is on only for the shoot. As the GoPro battery I tend to let the battery discharge below 20 percent and incorporate an external power pack. Can I do all of the above with the DJI camera. Obviously, the battery pack isn't going to be an issue with external power pack if it has that kind of operational life. Thanks for a great video.

[@jaarmen3]

I hate GoPro. After 8 different camera versions they still haven’t corrected the problems with them. I’m buying the DJI Osmo action 4 this week.

[@kenparis2027]

OC; was wondering what to replace my antique GoPro Hero 3+ with! I shall look no further. Thanks for the very informative video.

[@tootzkiemoto]

I like OA camera but I still love my gopro 😂 i don't have any issues at all even on my 11 mini now lol Mao ning lisod sa reviewer kung gibayran kay bias 🤣🤣🤣

[@Coachobona]

OC - i learned to ride a motorcycle because of Chase,,,,, i bought a CF Moto 450cc because of Chase (traded it in for my GSR 750) but the Moto is great learning bike. Just not enough power…. And just bought an Action 4 because of Chase. Great camera Thanks for all your insight bro 🎉

[@StreetRides__]

i love this cam only i have mic problems, it filters background sounds :( dont know how to fix this

[@eprohoda]

how are things?- love it,great -;))

[@RamblinManMoto]

I've been wanting to leave GoPro so I first tried an Ace Pro for about 3 weeks. Then I just bought this A4. I'm still scratching my head at comments like one in here that the picture coming out of it is staggering. I honestly feel like the Go Pro and particularly the Ace Pro had a better picture. I love the magnetic attachment and I really like syncing with the bluetooth wireless DJ mic, but I'm struggling to get the picture dialed in to where I think the greens look good etc., without me having to learn about post-editing.

[@JakobKaizen]

Amazing stuff! What do you need in order to film vertically in terms of mounts with the Action 4? And is the lens really necessary or just a bonus if you are very into details?

[@BaggerzLife]

Thanks for the review. Camera looks awesome and I’m so done with my GoPro. When using for the helmet camera is the set up and mic connections similar or do you need and adapter etc. Thanks!!

[@motostroller]

OC: So, now you've had the Action 4 for a while is it still as good as you thought? Does it randomly turn off, or corrupt files, like the Go Pro products?

[@YantoSP]

Lend me one, and if good, I'll keep it and toss the Hero. Cool? When you want me to swing by? 😂

[@Moto06TV]

hey Chase thanks for the review. Is there any way to plug an external mic to capture the sound from the helmet? if yes, then can the gain be adjusted? I am struggling to get a nice sound at high speed/wind with my Hero10.

[@bigmikes901adventures]

Your stabilization test looks great but I hear of people saying it’s a problem…. something in the settings? I’m in the market for a new adventure camera for off-road trips. Cheers

[@felipegarciatn]

Welp, I drowned my Action 2 by accident. I debated getting an Action 3 or a GoPro. I went for the GoPro and DJI comes out with the 4. C'mon man!

[@mdgraphic]

When you ride a K5, K6 GSXR 1000, than you will have a clear mind about this new High Tech Sportbike…

[@motordemic]

I'm pretty sure the 4x3 recording mode is a full sensor read out whereas 16x9 just crops the top. So field of view (width) will be the same on both with the 4x3 having more height.

[@roysterben863]

It's also more stretched(fish eye effect) with the 16×9 using ultra wide than the 4×3

[@eddale5557]

The battery pack can also be used as a powerbank too! And if you have a micrphone adapter on the camera you can attach the battery pack to the USB C port so you have almost unlimited battery time.

[@peteroneill3189]

One thing you touched on but need to go into more detail is Jitter problems when say on your bike following some one else and riding through mixture of shade and sun from trees this causes severe jitter on the other person and ghosting i believe from watching other videos this is because stabilisation cannot keep up it is a really bad fault that no one wants to talk about and dji need to come up with a fix hope you will look into this because you say you only want the very best footage straight out of the camera it is whats stopping me from buying the action 4 at the moment thank you cheers

[@scripteaze]

If i can only get 1, which one? DjI action 4 combo or the insta360 x4 and why?

[@CarlosB0578]

OC Would be great if you could eventually do a kind of guide of how to get started motovlogging with this for us newbies...!🙌

[@chaseontwowheels]

That would be a long video. lol. You learn a lot doing something for over a decade. If the people would wanna see something like that I’m sure I could work something into the schedule.

[@Jonasegway]

I got you covered. I kinda have videos on this but I can get one published this week and loaded either this Friday or saturday

[@IbbySS.]

OC. ya might get this over the Insta360 ace pro just bc of the field of view. Would like to get the ability to see the handle bars from end to end

[@kellyfrom98]

the lowlight footage of oa4 is so decent!

[@MT_20_24]

Just got bought the dji osmo action 4, Can anyone help with What setting do you recommend to get the best smooth 4k settings for street vlogging ?

[@Remo_1997]

The night time quality sold me on this cam. Years of GoPro being 💰💰💰 and being shit in low light.

[@claqyagami6914]

09:39 thought you were gonna make a Joke/pun about black magic davinci resolve vs adobe video editor.

[@ThatsjustRyan]

9:22 that dude squidding on a moto2 Street triple is crazy lol

[@ikloyVlog]

Sir san po pwede maka bili nga type c adapter and mic po pa sagot po plss. Wala kasi ako mahanap naa compatible

[@MrMaiaMotovlog]

I just lost my time, came here to see MotoVlog test and saw a paid promotion. My action 3 was returned because audio sucks

[@chaseontwowheels]

Not paid, they just sent the camera out to be reviewed. I’m planning on doing a motovlog specific video with this camera in the future though

[@MrMaiaMotovlog]

@@chaseontwowheels ok, thanks

[@rgetso]

It's too bad the Action 4 won't connect to my helmet's intercom without wires.

[@robertomariscal]

Way too much hype, not even close to the gopro. It is a good camera but not a go pro killer specially not at the same price

[@paulmedcalf8149]

Mate whats your settings for colour/exposure?

[@ShutterUp]

Wow, DJI just went in full assault mode. This is the 4th new release in my subs pushing the Osmo 4. smh Doesn't give me the warm fuzzy, more like a scam. It's either the best camera on the planet or DJI pays well. Could be either.

[@chaseontwowheels]

This is how smart companies are choosing the market their new projects. Nothing scammy about it.

[@oversteer_9339]

Ive had too many problems with the gopro and i wanna try these now 😂

[@KemDIY]

Would be interested in how it pairs with in helmet audio. The setup, which mics to use etc. I know there lav mics are awesome so hopeful that there is a good helmet setup.

[@KentRoads]

It isnt better tho..

[@HeldIntegral]

You'd think they would send you the motorcycling kit...

[@benjaminrushton5888]

Would you say this better than the insta360 x4?

[@proudofmokum]

I just ordered one and now watching this video gets me even more excited!

[@SoDakTwisties]

I've only got two words for GoPro: Bye Felicia!

[@SWTrailsAndWheels]

Crazy that a Chinese camera company has the audacity to price their camera the same as GoPro.

[@vlazielrodriguez9351]

That battery info alone is wildin….. 🔥🔥

[@pcofranc]

7:00 Your speedometer set to km/h instead of mph.

[@TheJGW]

Can you do a osmo action vs insta 360 ace pro comparison?

[@codykurpaska7766]

Can you put this on a selfie stick and attach it to your bike?

[@HeldIntegral]

Also are you using moto mounts for the helmet attachment?

[@HeldIntegral]

Also lol cfmoto advert. China is so funny

[@Daniel-dj7fh]

the fact that gopro got this far with their bs is just funny.

[@303MoTo]

OC: What is the SD card situation, how large of a card will the camera support, and also does it break down the video files like go pro does? Please tell me there is a mic adapter?? Wireless mic? I have Hero 3+, 5 Black, 7 Black and a couple of sessions. I'd love to ditch the go pro brand, but have so much invested. Swapping batteries every 30-40 minutes is a pain.

[@DonkeyDongDoug]

I have put 256GB in my action 3 without any issues. Yes, it breaks the clips up in the memory. You can use a TRS mic with a usb-c adapter or USB-C mic with the camera, but it's highly susceptible to wind noise. The camera allows you to turn the mic input down -12dB, but you really need about -24dB if you plan on using it motovlogging. The only mic that I have found that works well with this camera, for motovlogging, is the DJI Wireless Mic. Sorry. Hopefully DJI can get off their asses and get this issue fixed. Until they do, I would just record to an external recorder and not waste any money trying to find something that works, and then just fix it in post.

[@303MoTo]

@@DonkeyDongDoug - thanks for that info!!

[@seethruhead7119]

stop yelling

[@chaseontwowheels]

YOU STOP YELLING!

[@jonathonlong6504]

Never had any issues with the GoPro hero 11, but I’m shocked at how they managed to get that much from such a small battery in the new Osmo.

[@HelmutGaming]

My Hero 11 died within 3 weeks of use... It overheated and just ''stopped woking'', now im whaiting for my replace but, its taking damn to long

[@TwoTubesADV]

After struggling reliability and software glitches, over heating and poor battery life with each iteration of GoPro over the years I've just switched to DJI Action 4 and their new wireless Mic 2. Very happy 👍

[@LBreezy214]

This vid sold me pretty quick 😅

[@calleblomquist]

i have much problems with external Mic, all audio clips are clipping, i cannot use it. I test 2 mics, with gain from 0 to -15, all the same, did you have a idea.

[@Bravo4400]

GoPro is owned by Disney, if you care.

[@tombogaert1015]

Now try and show what the 🎤 hook up is like.

[@JediOle]

Nice video but no information on wind noise 😭

[@ArturoZarate13]

Is it good camera to mount on your helmet ?

[@OldGuyRidin]

What about the audio as far as any adapters you may need, what type of external mic will it accept, are there settings for wind reduction? Does the external mic pickup the sound of the bike well? Great channel by the way.

[@MRSMI13Y90]

How’s the external mic situation with adapters

[@KayakFishingAddict]

Nice work. OC! BTW, your website doesn't seem to be up and running from the link in your last frame.

[@admireinspire]

Damn that really is crazy considering hero 11 gets me about 40 mins full charge... wish you made this video 3 months ago...

[@LuckysinghADV]

What about helmet mic bro I’m using go pro 9 Now i want to change the the my action camera but I have doubts about mic

[@BeerdedMECH]

But what about getting mic'd up??

[@RichDunn]

OC: looks great. I'm usually shooting in 2.7/120 on the Insta. How does the footage compare directly with that?

[@thanhto3023]

Just purchased a Gopro 12 (first action cam) but I feel like the magnetic mounting might be a game breaker for multiple angles shots, especially if you want to film cinematic motovlog. Wish Gopro would have something like that

[@down1plus2]

There is you can swap the mount for magnetic ones like the action 4.

[@thanhto3023]

@@down1plus2 yeah but feels like it’s just laziness on gopro part. Thumb screw mount in 2023? Geez pick your shit up GoPro.

[@HeldIntegral]

They will, or they'll go out of business. They operated too long without competition 😂 they're like the netflix of action cams

[@KemDIY]

I had bought a GoPro hero 10 a while back for motorcycle rides. It’s pretty unusable. Random shutdowns, interface slow and or unresponsive. Needs a handful of batteries for an outing. Remote only works part of the time. Media mod makes it hard to use on mounts and don’t get me started on microphone use. Im done. DJI here I come.

[@saikkkkkk]

it's 4th generation. imagine if there's osmo action 11 🤯

[@shakilde]

😂😂