DJI is launching the most recent iteration of its sports activities motion video digicam: the Osmo Action 4. At $399, the new standard combo possibility is about $70 costlier than the Osmo Action 3 it’s succeeding — however the firm is promising “remarkable low-light performance” with the brand new one because of a brand new, bigger 1/1.3-inch picture sensor.

With the brand new sensor, Osmo Action 4 can seize extra gentle by its f/2.8 aperture 155-degree ultrawide lens, which is analogous to the one affixed to the Action 3. In addition, Action 4 can shoot footage in 10-bit D-Log M for larger dynamic vary, providing you with extra colour correction flexibility within the enhancing room. Action 4 additionally helps bigger 512GB microSD playing cards to carry doubtlessly bigger video information.

Even although the Action 4’s sensor is greater than the Action 3’s 1/1.7-inch one, each fashions seize 4K footage at as much as 120 frames per second max. That compares to GoPro’s present flagship Hero 11 Black digicam, which might match that and assist as much as 5.3K / 60fps footage.

GoPro has had a small function benefit: a built-in GPS. But DJI has a brand new accent that may inject GPS metadata into the video information on the Action 4. The new $79 Osmo Action GPS Bluetooth Remote Controller straps to your wrist or handlebar so you possibly can remotely begin or cease recording, change between modes, or look on the digicam’s standing on its small display.

The RockSteady 3.0 Plus function included is an upgraded model of the corporate’s digital stabilization system. There’s additionally HorizonSteady, which might lock the lean of a recording to maintain footage straight — even when the digicam does a barrel roll. DJI’s InvisiStick mode, which makes the corporate’s 1.5-meter selfie stick invisible, has been upgraded to be used in additional situations in comparison with the Action 3, which usually labored finest with much less advanced backgrounds like snowy mountains.

There’s improved waterproofing on the Action 4, too, permitting the digicam to be submersible as much as 18 meters in comparison with the three’s 16 meters. Since the physique of the Action 4 matches the earlier mannequin, you possibly can proceed to make use of equipment you would possibly already personal, together with the diving case, so that you just’re not restricted by the marginally improved sealing.

The related appears to be like between the Action 4 and three additionally prolong to most of the options. Both cameras use the identical battery that lasts about 2.5 hours, have the identical back and front touchscreens, wirelessly hook up with the identical AI enhancing LightCut app, and extra.