Great video, but I didn't understand the "problem" at 00:02:15 . When you are filming, what the camera sees is displayed on the screen facing you, correct? Can you confirm? If anyone could flesh out this problem a little more so I understand if it would be an issue for me, I would be really grateful!
In certain settings on the Action 4, such as 4k-60, the live view of what you are filming is only available on one screen or the other. So, basically you have to pick which screen shows the video. This was upgraded on the Action 5 Pro though.
Thank you for the informative suggestions and tips. I just purchased this camera on the weekend and gave it a fun test on a jetboat ride and later in a pool to see the underwater quality. It was amazing, very happy and also a nice sunny day for it. The quality amazed me, and this after learning I had recorded in full HD at 30 fps and not at 4K and 120fps like I thought I chose. Even the screenshots taken with the VLC player and using frame by frame or slo mo with it were exceptional. I made sure to select 4K and 120 fps for a quick test vid and couldn't really notice any big difference in quality, but the file size increases 4x as much. Full HD was about 225mb for a minute and the 4K at 120 fps was just over 900mb for a minute. Did you notice much difference in quality with your underwater shots if you tried the full hd versus the 4K at 120 fps?
Depends where you watching the clips,on a small screen or on a phone you wouldn't really notice the difference but on a 4k TV the video is more crisps and with more detail
@@Bororoish Yes I think those with the younger eyes than myself can spot such details, lol. I watch it on my 4K big screen and I really have to look hard tbh. I find both look amazing so for me it's hard to justify the 4x larger file size at 4K and 120fps. Really enjoying playing around with it so far though. Doing a vacation soon so looking forward to trying it for snorkeling and capturing the ocean life.🙂
@@dv4251 yeah I agree the 1080p already looks fantastic and I'm sure you will get some amazing footage on your vacation,so enjoy and maybe share some clips here on YT :)
Wow thx very much for this video ! I have the Action 4 and will buy the 5. For me, i still detected a defect on the 4 which I hope will be corrected on the 5; when I'm in the sea, snorkeling, the quality is impressive but... From time to time, the color turns green, before recovering within 10 to 20 seconds... Which never happens on gopro. As a result, I have to modify the colors of these "moments" on my editing software. On the internet, they say it's because of the front sensor which constantly adapts, and which the gopro doesn't have. We have great quality underwater, better than GoPro, but from time to time, it sucks as explained... Too bad.
You will want to go with auto on these, If you're using the dive housing you cant add ND to the camera so Auto shutter is best here. (i also wouldnt advice using ND on the camera underwater without a housing, the space between the lens and ND will flood) and you'll also want to use auto WB to take advantage of the OSMO's inbuilt colour temperature sensor. Just avoid long shots with significant lighting changes or you might get some weird colour shifts as the sensor adjusts.
Hi i am a scuba diving blogger that use my gopro 9+ a lot for my Instagram account. i truly love the action 5 but it is really not clear if i should use red filter with the underwater case or not? also where to buy it ? i contacted DJI and it is look like they don't have much details. they just told me that i need filters for scuba but they don't sell them . i think DJI need to do better work on explain this point for divers ...
Did you find out what to do regarding the red filter? Just bought myself the osmo action 4 and i was kinda shocked to see that they dont come with a red filter
@@Matthias-ef8yg apparently, you do not need a filter . but after investigating and checking many reviews i decided to buy the Insta 360 Ace pro 2 . but i believe the DJI is extremely similar and very good camera . i have a diver friend that had amazing videos with the Insta 360 and also the low light advantage lead ne to buy the Ace pro 2. i am creating a lot of content and i don't have time for editing and this look like the right thing for me . but lets see when i actually use it ...
I have been really impressed with the Action 4 underwater. I’ve had it on a wreck at 35m and on shallow reefs…the auto WB is amazing. When filming in 4k/120 the export is in slo-mo which has to be removed on whatever device you export to. This is a bit of a nuisance.
Thank you for the feedback! Glad to hear you are happy with the quality. I've been impressed too. It may be your player that is playing the 120 FPS videos back in slow motion. When I edit them in Premiere or Davinci, I have to edit them into slow motion, regardelss of the frame rate. A lot of the players, automatically recognize the frame rate and will play them in slow motion. Maybe that is whats happening?
Hi, I have a DJI Osmo Action 4, which I mostly use for scuba diving and I've watched a few of your videos. I use the protective dive case at all times, but this prevents me from being able to adjust the zoom, which I've found frustrating...is it possible to program / save a zoom of 2 when saving the settings? Thanks in advance.
Hi, it's from a local brand here in Hawaii called Poi Pounders which is sold at (gasp) Walmart. It's actually a really affordable mask and I'm happy with the quality. I'm not sure, but it might only be available in Hawaii though.
Due to high water pressure, shutter/record button is disabled automatically. Press Quick Switch button to start or stop recording diving mode How can I disable it?
Diving Mode can be turned on or off manually by holding down on the Shutter Button for 5 seconds. However, it is turned on automatically when the underwater pressure pushes on the Shutter Button. You can then use the side QS button to start and stop recording. If you want to avoid this, you can use the Dive Case for deeper dives. Hope that helps!
Great video, but I didn't understand the "problem" at 00:02:15 . When you are filming, what the camera sees is displayed on the screen facing you, correct? Can you confirm? If anyone could flesh out this problem a little more so I understand if it would be an issue for me, I would be really grateful!
In certain settings on the Action 4, such as 4k-60, the live view of what you are filming is only available on one screen or the other. So, basically you have to pick which screen shows the video. This was upgraded on the Action 5 Pro though.
Great video, thank you.
You're welcome! Thank you for the comment!🙏
Fantastic review thanks Jordan I’m buying one tomorrow for underwater Philippines footage
My pleasure to help out!!! Thank you for the comment 🤙
Thank you for - as always - your very comprehensive and clear, unbiased reviews. Very helpful! 👍🏻
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment! Have a great day.🙏
Hello. It is a capacitive touch screen, and the touch screen function is suppressed.
Thanks, very useful tips :)
Thank you and you are welcome!
Thank you for the informative suggestions and tips. I just purchased this camera on the weekend and gave it a fun test on a jetboat ride and later in a pool to see the underwater quality. It was amazing, very happy and also a nice sunny day for it. The quality amazed me, and this after learning I had recorded in full HD at 30 fps and not at 4K and 120fps like I thought I chose. Even the screenshots taken with the VLC player and using frame by frame or slo mo with it were exceptional.
I made sure to select 4K and 120 fps for a quick test vid and couldn't really notice any big difference in quality, but the file size increases 4x as much. Full HD was about 225mb for a minute and the 4K at 120 fps was just over 900mb for a minute.
Did you notice much difference in quality with your underwater shots if you tried the full hd versus the 4K at 120 fps?
Depends where you watching the clips,on a small screen or on a phone you wouldn't really notice the difference but on a 4k TV the video is more crisps and with more detail
@@Bororoish Yes I think those with the younger eyes than myself can spot such details, lol. I watch it on my 4K big screen and I really have to look hard tbh. I find both look amazing so for me it's hard to justify the 4x larger file size at 4K and 120fps. Really enjoying playing around with it so far though. Doing a vacation soon so looking forward to trying it for snorkeling and capturing the ocean life.🙂
@@dv4251 yeah I agree the 1080p already looks fantastic and I'm sure you will get some amazing footage on your vacation,so enjoy and maybe share some clips here on YT :)
@@Bororoish Thank you, looking forward to it and hopefully can share some amazing footage like others have done. ☺
Wow thx very much for this video ! I have the Action 4 and will buy the 5. For me, i still detected a defect on the 4 which I hope will be corrected on the 5; when I'm in the sea, snorkeling, the quality is impressive but... From time to time, the color turns green, before recovering within 10 to 20 seconds... Which never happens on gopro. As a result, I have to modify the colors of these "moments" on my editing software. On the internet, they say it's because of the front sensor which constantly adapts, and which the gopro doesn't have. We have great quality underwater, better than GoPro, but from time to time, it sucks as explained... Too bad.
what's your underwater ev exposure settings & shutter speed?
came here for the same answer. I don't see any videos talking about this, so possible folks are just using AWB and default shutter speeds?
You will want to go with auto on these, If you're using the dive housing you cant add ND to the camera so Auto shutter is best here. (i also wouldnt advice using ND on the camera underwater without a housing, the space between the lens and ND will flood) and you'll also want to use auto WB to take advantage of the OSMO's inbuilt colour temperature sensor. Just avoid long shots with significant lighting changes or you might get some weird colour shifts as the sensor adjusts.
Hi there! Thanks for the video! D o you also have recommendations regarding white balance ans exposure underwater?
Is audio good underwater
Hi i am a scuba diving blogger that use my gopro 9+ a lot for my Instagram account. i truly love the action 5 but it is really not clear if i should use red filter with the underwater case or not? also where to buy it ? i contacted DJI and it is look like they don't have much details. they just told me that i need filters for scuba but they don't sell them . i think DJI need to do better work on explain this point for divers ...
Did you find out what to do regarding the red filter? Just bought myself the osmo action 4 and i was kinda shocked to see that they dont come with a red filter
@@Matthias-ef8yg apparently, you do not need a filter . but after investigating and checking many reviews i decided to buy the Insta 360 Ace pro 2 . but i believe the DJI is extremely similar and very good camera . i have a diver friend that had amazing videos with the Insta 360 and also the low light advantage lead ne to buy the Ace pro 2. i am creating a lot of content and i don't have time for editing and this look like the right thing for me . but lets see when i actually use it ...
hi brother
diving mode how can i turn it off
What do you use for color grading?
I have been really impressed with the Action 4 underwater. I’ve had it on a wreck at 35m and on shallow reefs…the auto WB is amazing. When filming in 4k/120 the export is in slo-mo which has to be removed on whatever device you export to. This is a bit of a nuisance.
Thank you for the feedback! Glad to hear you are happy with the quality. I've been impressed too. It may be your player that is playing the 120 FPS videos back in slow motion. When I edit them in Premiere or Davinci, I have to edit them into slow motion, regardelss of the frame rate. A lot of the players, automatically recognize the frame rate and will play them in slow motion. Maybe that is whats happening?
@@JordanHetrick I will check those players out for sure. Thank you for responding back!
Hi, I have a DJI Osmo Action 4, which I mostly use for scuba diving and I've watched a few of your videos. I use the protective dive case at all times, but this prevents me from being able to adjust the zoom, which I've found frustrating...is it possible to program / save a zoom of 2 when saving the settings? Thanks in advance.
What do you use to mount it to yourself when scuba diving?
does it do 24fps?
Yes, it does.👍
как лучше с аквабоксом или без?)
Have you tried the insta 360 ace pro? I've seen some amazing underwater footage from that camera.
Hi, tell me, what is your diving mask model in this video?
Hi, it's from a local brand here in Hawaii called Poi Pounders which is sold at (gasp) Walmart. It's actually a really affordable mask and I'm happy with the quality. I'm not sure, but it might only be available in Hawaii though.
5 should be out in a month or so
I haven't heard any confirmations of that except for a few leaks, but I am kind of expecting it too. We will see. Hopefully it's even better.
Due to high water pressure, shutter/record button is disabled automatically. Press Quick Switch button to start or stop recording
diving mode
How can I disable it?
Diving Mode can be turned on or off manually by holding down on the Shutter Button for 5 seconds. However, it is turned on automatically when the underwater pressure pushes on the Shutter Button. You can then use the side QS button to start and stop recording.
If you want to avoid this, you can use the Dive Case for deeper dives.
Hope that helps!
What is your video settings?
Hi, I showed you which settings to use in the settings section of the video. Hope that helps! It's always nice to have the right settings!
Settings starts at 5:00