OK! The time has come (I think) to update my camera on my helmet.
If u saw any of my videos on Youtube, they are recorded with the old and trusted Gopro Hero Session 5. The last Gopro offering that didn’t have the aerodynamic of a barn door. It is solid, still working flawless and on constant charge I can keep recording without overheating (At least here in Sweden)
Iv been following the scene, Gopro vs Insta360 vs DJI Osmo Action – and now I go ahead and buy a DJI Osmo Action 4.
So what are my thoughts here?
Why do I purchase a camera now?
For a long time the Session5 was my best camera, having a few older versions as well. It is pretty much running on overtime, and we don’t know when the Session5 gives up.
I have a few issues with it, like almost every Gopro user that is forced to use a stupid media mod. It stops charging and stops recording audio. A disconnect/reconnect of the media adapter solves this, but you don’t know it happened until you watch back on your videos and the fact is that you have a video that stopped due to camera running out of battery after less than an hour, you also get no audio if you have a video.
The media thingymabob is the worst part in the Gopro lineup for sure – and every vlogger is forced to use it!
So we need to look away from Gopro – we need to find better options elsewhere.
Insta360 is one of them and DJI Osmo Action is another.
I have also been looking at a few other brands, but as is they are not worth mentioning.
So here it is. The DJI Osmo Action 4. and dang what a heavy piece of camera!
Here are the numbers
Gopro Hero Session 5 is 74 grams.
Dji Osmo Action 4 is155grams
Add the cage/ frame (optional) 31 grams
Add the magnetic mount (required) 16 grams
So we end up with 171 grams on the helmet instead of 74 grams.
I can tell you that feels heavy on the helmet wearing it. My helmet is already on a heavy side and this will not help at all…