![]() The Ultra-wide on the Action 3 vs Hyperview on the HERO11 Black. It has less distortion than Hyperview on the HERO11 since it doesn't require a dynamic stretch but gives an even wider perspective. One of my primary requirements for an action camera is the broadest possible view for POV shots, and Ultra-wide mode is possibly the best wide-angle mode out there. Wide mode is the standard setting for general use, complete with fisheye distortion, whilst Ultra-wide offers the widest field of view. The Action 3 gives a slightly wider field of view in this mode. ![]() Standard Dewarp eliminates the fish eye distortion and is very similar to GoPro's Linear mode. The Action 3 has a choice of three different 'virtual lens modes'. An interesting feature of the camera is that, unlike the GoPro, you can record at 48fps for precise half-speed slow motion on a 24p timeline. You can also opt for 240fps if you drop the resolution down to 1080p. The Action 3 maxes out at 4K resolution, but it can achieve a maximum of 120fps at that size. Lastly, DJI has followed GoPro's lead and included a hydrophobic coating on the replaceable lens protector, making the Action 3 an excellent choice for watersports. It's an excellent convenient system, a good touch. That is, assuming you aren't using any of the batteries for your Action 3 camera. The battery pack will charge the batteries when hooked up to a USB power cable, but it also doubles as a power pack itself, allowing you to charge devices such as phones from it. The magnetic mount system has been beefed up considerably.ĭJI sent us the Adventure Combo, which includes a selfie stick, a vertical cage system, a couple of different magnetic mounts, and a clever battery charging pack with three batteries. If you have several magnetic mounts, it's easy to mount a few in different places and quickly move the camera between them. Even if one of the locking clips accidentally becomes undone, it is tough to pull the unit apart. The magnetic mounting system from the Action 2 is here, except it has been beefed up considerably. It's slightly more compact than the HERO11, and as you'd expect from DJI, the build quality is excellent. The DJI Action 3 has reverted to a more traditional action camera form factor, thankfully. ![]() As an action camera, its limitations were far and wide, and the announcement of the Action 3 a year later is an indication that DJI recognised that. Its modular design was clever but perhaps too clever. The Action 2 had a lukewarm reception, not least by me. It took a few years for DJI to finally release a successor, the Action 2, which was, shall we say, an 'interesting' camera. While it had its limitations, it built a solid fan base. So, it's a difficult market for other manufacturers to truly make their mark on.ĭJI's first foray into action cameras, the Osmo Action, was a pretty successful and popular attempt to topple GoPro's crown. It is to action cameras what Hoover is to vacuum cleaners, a name so familiar that people will refer to it, even if they don't make the camera in question. GoPro will always be synonymous with the action camera. The DJI Action 3 was announced on the same day as the GoPro HERO11.
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