DJI’s new Osmo Motion 5 Professional is right here to compete with the brand new GoPro Hero 13 Black. The corporate’s newest action camera is smaller and lighter, has 47 GB of built-in storage, and has battery life that GoPro owners do not even dare to dream about.
Throw in a brand new, higher-resolution picture sensor, improved low-light capabilities, topic monitoring, and out-of-the-box assist for the DJI Mic 2 wireless microphone, and you’ve got a digital camera that is not solely able to getting that shot however has the battery life to maintain getting the shot lengthy after the competitors has shut down.
Go Longer
The Osmo Motion 5 Professional stands out from the remainder of the action camera market for its battery life. It will possibly shoot nicely over two hours at 4K decision and 60 frames per second, which is much and away the longest run time of any motion digital camera I’ve ever examined (and I’ve examined loads). I point out this primary as a result of one thing that always will get misplaced in opinions and spec comparisons is the straightforward incontrovertible fact that any footage is best than no footage.
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To supply a concrete instance, I do not love the colour rendering of the Osmo Motion 5 Professional in 10-bit Regular coloration mode, however I am going to take it over no footage in any respect, which is what the GoPro Hero 13 would supply me after the 1-hour-and-45-minute recording mark when its battery would die and the digital camera would shut off. Battery life issues, and within the case of motion cameras, given that each one else—sensors, stabilization, ergonomics—could be so related, it could be crucial think about getting the photographs you need.
The Osmo’s digital camera design hasn’t modified—the physique is evenly textured, making it straightforward to carry, and it stays the identical measurement, retaining the magnetic mounting system. (I’ve at all times appreciated that the cage for the Motion sequence permits each vertical and horizontal mounting.) Whereas I haven’t got any equipment aside from some neutral-density (ND) filters, every part that matches your Action 4 ought to proceed to work with the Motion 5. And the extra succesful battery? It is backward suitable with the Motion 4.
