I've used it quite a bit for video and its not bad. The stabilization is great. Sadly the 1st gen of this camera isn't great for stills. The near focus is really bad making it tough for even doing the holding the fish out in front of you shot, and the underwater release shot is hit or miss as well in my experience.
@NickeeGee25 күн бұрын
I can agree with you on that. This video is pretty old at this point as we're on the 4th iteration of the Osmo Action but the main points still are true. I'll be doing an updated video soon.
@bwoodfishing Жыл бұрын
I just sent both my GoPro Hero8 cameras back for warranty replacement. We'll see how that goes. They were great in the beginning, but almost a year later one completely died. Then the other became unusable because it would hang in the middle of recording. I suspect heat was a problem but it never threw heat warnings. It is super frustrating to miss a good catch because your camera craps out when you aren't looking.
@NickeeGee Жыл бұрын
You wouldn't believe how many good days of fishing were ruined because of my GoPros malfunctioning. Hopefully your warranty replacements turn out ok!
@fishing4dinner Жыл бұрын
Great rundown Nick. As an Osmo Action 1 user myself I give this a whole-hearted yes and amen. My Osmo Action has been mostly flawless. Randomly the loop recording will change from the 5:00 that I prefer and go to 1:00. It is rare but it does happen maybe every 1 in 15 trips. I really don’t love the ext mic attachment in an action environment - I find it hard to keep that USB-C secure which results in the mic ever so slightly (looks connected but isn’t) disconnecting resulting in even worse audio than had I used the standard onboard mic Hindsight feature sounds AMAZING!…still not enough to make me switch but I’m with you on the DJI firmware update. When I know I’m filming for an extended period of time waiting on fish I’ll film in a 5:00 loop. If…big IF…I catch something I’ll complete the catch/release etc. and then hit stop recording. Then immediately go back to a 5:00 loop so in the middle of a bunch of 5:00 loops, I’ll have the one clip that is an odd number. I’ve got my eyes on the #3. I’m hopeful for some more innovative features like you mentioned. Really nice video!
@NickeeGee Жыл бұрын
Really solid feedback! I mainly do the loop recording on the Osmo Action too, but found it kind of annoying how they will put the 5 minute loops in 5 separate 1 minute videos, instead of ONE 5 minute video, did you ever find that annoying or just me? lol. I am with you on the audio part, the USB definitely has to be snug otherwise it makes it sound terrible. I think the #3 has improved audio, so looking to test that also! I ordered the Osmo Action 3, and will be sure to do a review as soon as I can!
@fishing4dinner Жыл бұрын
@@NickeeGee that’s awesome! I’ll be watching for it…if I don’t pull the trigger sooner lol Keep up the great work 👊🏼
@NickeeGee Жыл бұрын
@@fishing4dinner Thanks brother!
@fishing4dinner Жыл бұрын
How are you addressing audio with the Osmo action? I have the usb-c adaptor and a small shotgun mic mounted to the top of the camera but I find the adaptor wiggling ever so slightly loose and I’m not catching it till post and it ruins the video I’m considering an external recorder but then what mic to use? Lav or shotgun or? The struggle is real lol
@NickeeGee Жыл бұрын
@@fishing4dinner Audio with fishing is always a struggle. I'm using a small LAV mic plugged into the adapter and kind of strung around and clipped to my hat pointing towards myself haha. I'm eventually going to try and get a wireless setup with a LAV mic because anything attached to the camera is just a pain in the rear.
@normansullivan1020 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick. Very helpful.
@NickeeGee Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@PHATBASSASSASSIN3 ай бұрын
What package would you get with it the 3? Would you get the fishing? Adventure ? I’ll record on my kayak some and some on my chest
@NickeeGee3 ай бұрын
I'm not familiar with the fishing combo, is that new ? I bought the action 3 adventure combo and I actually love the battery case and the selfie stick is pretty quality. IF you can afford the newer action 4, I'd highly recommend it because they have a pre record option which is fantastic especially for fishing. If you can't afford the 4 and want the 3 I actually am selling mine to upgrade to the 4, I'd give you a really good deal on it if you're interested!
@davidmolina7509Ай бұрын
@@NickeeGeestill got it?👀
@NickeeGeeАй бұрын
@@davidmolina7509 I don't man sorry, ended up selling it recently and got the Osmo action 4!
@rippinglipsadventures Жыл бұрын
My first experience with GoPro was the Hero 9 Black and all the accessories needed to make two of them have great audio and stabilized video with the Max lens. I spent over $1200 on two of them with all in. I have used them for a few years now for my fishing channel. The only thing GoPro is good at doing is failing. So far, I have had 100%... not exaggerating... every...single...time on the water, either one or both cameras have failed to record for one reason or another. I have them both connected to external power sources and that still won't keep the batteries from dying sometimes, not always. They will both overheat if the sun is out and it is 70 degrees or warmer outside. Hindsight is pretty much the reason why they overheat, as well as trying to get the best out of them with 60 fps is something you have to forget about doing if you want to also use Hindsight, which tends to overheat it even set on 30 fps. The batteries simply cannot sustain themselves for any serious fish filming. I want to sell all my GoPro equipment and go somewhere else, but am not looking forward to taking a $1000 loss and probably only getting $500 for all and then having to buy new Osmo stuff or Insta360 One RS equipment. It's a tough call. I'm right there with you, though. GoPro sucks. Only good thing in concept is Hindsight, if you are ok with seeing yourself push the start button after a hook set, too. That has become old for me on my channel content if you asked me. I don't like seeing myself fumbling on my chest cam to start recording and the one mounted on the boat. It's lame. I tried a bluetooth remote to stop that from being an issue... it doesn't connect with any consistency at all and isn't worth the money either.
@fishing4dinner Жыл бұрын
Thats really an awesome real world experience. Although I don’t like reading it or hearing you’re dealing with it, it’s good to hear honest feedback. I guess all the big dogs have more GoPros onboard as backups than they let on
@NickeeGee Жыл бұрын
Man your analysis of my experience with GoPro's recently is almost exactly the same. I bought the Hero 9 as soon as it came out, and had nothing but issues with it. The touch screen was TERRIBLE. Super unresponsive and laggy which I could get over but the fact I lost a bunch of footage and audio multiple times was why I made the switch to the DJI. I lost money on my buying/selling of GoPro too, which sucks but I HAD to get out of the GoPro ecosystem. I thought the Hero 10 would be better with the new chip, which it is, but it still has bugged out on me and lost footage which I'm just over it. You do make a good point about the Hindsight making the footage seem a little annoying, I haven't thought of that myself, but I may pose that question and see if people don't really like it lol.
@NickeeGee Жыл бұрын
Also, curious what your audio setup is if you'd be willing to share ??
@rippinglipsadventures Жыл бұрын
@@fishing4dinner I'm still using them every day, but I hate them more and more each trip, too. I almost don't want to sell them to someone who may need a camera because they are so terrible, but I cannot afford to buy anything else if I don't sell them. I have owned and operated over 15 cameras for filming in the last 20 years and GoPros are not only the worst cameras I've ever used, they are a major rip off on top of it. I just recommended Insta360 One RS to a good buddy who makes KZbin videos and guides for a living... the day before the Osmo Action 3 came out, but I think he is still going to do well with what he got because he also has the 360 option when he wants. I have a One X2 for that if I need it, so the Osmo Action 3 is probably my next camera if I can trust the mic input isn't going to come out on my chest mounted camera. My current GoPro setup is beefy enough to at least not have that as an issue with a Smallrig cage and the input for the mics, but it's SO bulky.
@NickeeGee Жыл бұрын
I really considered getting the Insta360 but I'm not sure I'm ready to tackle/learn the 360 workflow. What is your current Mic setup on your GoPro's if you don't mind me asking?
@melonytoni90162 ай бұрын
Im not sure about the last part. Is hindsight a different thing than looping? If I would have a bite, fight it, net it, release it and then press the button and have the last 5 minutes saved, that should be possible with the action 3 right? Or are you talking about something different?
@NickeeGee2 ай бұрын
Hindsight and looping are similar but do have two distinct differences. With looping, you only record the previous amount of looped video in whatever interval you set. With the Action 3, they have 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 20 minutes. The annoying part is if you have a fight that's more than 5 minutes, or any sort of action lasting more than the set interval then some of your footage could be lost. To combat that, you could set a higher interval of 10 or 20 minutes, however if you have no action at all, you've just saved a 10 or 20 minute useless video to your SD card which takes up storage space and that's more footage to sift through. With hindsight, whenever you press record, it will start saving the previous 30 seconds plus all future footage to your camera. So whenever I would hook a fish, I press record. It captures everything that happens 30 seconds in the past which typically would include the cast and the hookset plus the entirety of the fight or until I press record again. If the fight only lasts 2 minutes, I save only two minutes of video to my SD card and I KNOW there is some action on that clip. If the fight lasts more than 5 minutes, it'll still save that entire fight so whereas the loop would cut off at 5 minutes the hindsight would continue recording until you hit record again. I know that was a very longwinded explanation but it can be confusing. Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any more questions!
@melonytoni90162 ай бұрын
@@NickeeGee ok, so its nice to have but not necessary. Looping is good enough for me. Thanks for the explanation.
@NickeeGee2 ай бұрын
@@melonytoni9016 Anytime!
@dmagic80 Жыл бұрын
Would you still recommend the 4th generation?
@NickeeGee Жыл бұрын
100%. I actually have the Osmo Action 3 and it’s amazing. I’ve never once had an issue with it in regards to malfunctioning and it’s new mounting system is sick.
@aaronoetken9 ай бұрын
Does it have the hindsight system on it? I know the 4 does. @@NickeeGee
@NickeeGee9 ай бұрын
@@aaronoetken the osmo action 3 doesn't have it that I know of. Does the action 4? If it does that's a game changer.
@NickeeGee9 ай бұрын
@@aaronoetken ok I just looked and YES it does! That's amazing!