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Filming where you would not risk a normal camera
The opposite trade-off to a pocket camera: waterproof out of the box, magnetically clipped to a helmet or a chest harness, and stabilised well enough that a bike descent looks like a dolly shot. The 1/1.3-inch sensor is large for an action camera, so low light holds up better than the category usually manages. The Adventure Combo is the pack worth having — three batteries, a charging case and a 1.5m extension rod.
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Filming where you would not risk a normal camera
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An action camera with a second screen on the front, which is the whole reason to pick it over a cheaper one: you can see your own framing while you talk to it. Behind that sit 4K30 video, 20MP stills, 6-axis EIS 2.0, and an IPX7 body that survives rain without the case. Two batteries, a remote and a mount kit come in the box.
Finding out whether you'll actually use an action camera
The cheapest honest way into action footage. It shoots 4K30 and 20MP stills, and arrives with the parts a premium camera charges extra for: waterproof housing, wrist remote, two batteries with a dual charger, and a box of helmet, bike and board mounts. Not the camera to buy once you know you need one — the camera to buy while you find out.
Pocketable footage a phone or action cam can't match
A 1-inch sensor on a real 3-axis gimbal, in something that fits a jacket pocket. The sensor is the point: it holds up in a dim room and gives genuine shallow depth of field, neither of which an action cam can do, and the lens is a natural field of view with no fisheye. The 2-inch screen rotates to face you and powers the camera as it turns. Shoots 4K at 120fps.
DJI Osmo Action 4 Adventure Combo
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