Insta360 GO3S vs DJI Action 2 - Battle Of The Tiny Cams

Here I compare the Insta360 Go 3S to its closest competitor, the DJI Action 2 to help you decide which mini POV action camera is most suited to your needs.

PRODUCTS SEEN IN THIS VIDEO:
Action 2:
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Main camera:
Wide angle lens:
22mm lens:
Secondary camera:
Gimbal (FeiyuTech):
DJI Pocket 2:
Osmo Pocket 1:
Osmo Pocket Wide Angle Lens:
Drone (Mavic Mini):
Motorized Camera Dolly:
Smallrig Magic Arm:
Video LED Light:

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Vocal mic:
Voiceover mic:
Lavalier mic:
Audio Interface:
Audio Field Recorder:

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[leenakamoto]

Thanks for the solid review. I picked up the Action 2 and the tip to stop it from getting lost with the extra lanyard is genius.

[Kungfupanduz]

A calm and most informative review I have across! I have a insta go3 and picked an action2 . Both are good and your use cases are immensely helpful.

Thank you for the efforts!

[FaikYesilyaprak]

Amazing!! Calm and straight to the point review. Thanks for your work man!

[PhillyFixed]

Excellent, thorough comparison. Thanks!

[TheSnoopyclone]

Great comparison with proper use of side by side pictures and videos of the two items, so we can see the difference between them.

You wouldn’t believe how people make comparison videos without a side by side pictures and video. They show you one and then flip to the other. Like how am I suppose to see the difference without a side by side? Thumbs up.

[JYLFishing]

After several years since launch, Action 2 is pretty damn good camera. I go back to it time to time for B rolls.

[HellbellyUK]

Another thing to consider is the "peripheral infrastructure" stuff. If you've got an Action 43/4 as your main action camera the Action 2 will use the same mounts, remote control, app etc. Whereas the Go 3/3S use an afferent mount etc to Insta360's other cameras like the Ace Pro. That might be enough to sway ones decision.

[jrm]

The 4k 120fps 'slowmo' clip fuction on the Action 2 is insanly good for underwater shots. Used it while snorkling with a pink lens attachment/filter. Only like 20x 30s shots before it has to charge but still very nice for that.

[Ozpeter]

I think it's important to note that the dual screen module also adds three more excellent mics to the Action 2 - and they can be configured in multiple ways - and, as one who considers these small cameras to be mics that happen to do video (well, kind of), then for me that gives the Action 2 (with that module) a significant advantage. And it can accept USB mics too, which I don't think is possible with the Go 3S (of any kind). (Having now watched nearer to the end, you did mention that). The Go 3S is probably the more robust but as I have mentioned before, I once dropped my Action 1 and my Go 2 off the top of a car park onto concrete below, by accident, and the undamaged Action 1 provided an excellent video account of what happened, still recording while I could be seen looking for it after running down the stairs. The Go 2 was dead, but it may have been run over by a car. But in a testament to the "Go" series I did replace it in due course. I missed it too much!

Overall the Action 2 was kind of ahead of its time - but the Go 3s is a later development. I agree that which is best depends on exactly what features you want.

[Awytoo]

After watching your examples - action 2 for sure! Much pleasant to look at imo.

[MrMiyagiStyle]

I'm with you Roo, I've had my A2 for almost 3 years now and it's the most expensive paper weight I have to date. I love how some of the comments have hijacked this into a 360 camera thread. Obviously we have some Insta360 haters on here lol. If the A2 is such a great camera why can't I sell my mint condition A2 for half the price and why does it not turn on when it's cold out and I'm not talking about subzero temps. I've done enough testing with the A2 against GP Session 5 and GO 3 and 3s, it sucks, sorry. I love DJI from day one with their Osmo action which I have and bought along with A2 and A4 and will probably BUY the A5 as well and gave pretty much all of them a good review except the A2. As for the bone heads who come in content creator channels chirpin about how bias they are because they were given the cameras to try out and review, it's getting old. No different then YOU not having any of the cameras test side by side and making idiotic judgements, spare me. Oh yah, if the A2 is sooo great why is a camera that still sells in the stores haven't had a firmware update in over 2 years??? It's a beautifully 'designed' camera but it has serious temp flaws and the quality is not better then the 3s, I got them both, I've done the testing, WE'VE done the testing. DJI has literally given up on the A2 with the operating temp issue, band aid solutions like 'free' plastic case to help with the over heating??? and then tweak the settings to over ride high heat tolerance shut down??? WHAT??? I've thrown more money at DJI then you can imagine in cameras and drones and if someone is going to spill their crap about "oh they got free accessories so they are bias... get bent on your down time' . Sorry Roo, I'm tired of fanboys 🤣🤣

[basketballdummies]

Thank you for sharing I am going for the Osmo 2 due to price, audio I would use dji mic2 & heat I will do cover

[LivonianTravels]

Have 2 Action 2's. The form factor suits my usage perfectly.

[SpectrumInsights]

Great review. I really liked your tip on using 4:3 over 16:9 on the Action 2. I find myself cropping the sides for every video where height is my focus. Oh...the lanyard suggestions, Genius!!! Thank you!

[theuktoday]

good video, Ive added a neomidium magnet to my insta go 3S neck stra;p to make sure it is nearly impossible to fall or get knocked off !

[ty]

I just picked up an action 2 for 150 Black Friday deal. I had the previous go 3 (not s) and wasn’t satisfied with the video quality. 150 bucks is a no brainer buy considering this camera use to be over 500 years ago

[soldierkitvictor]

You seems to forget to mention the big price gap.

[roary]

Can you forward the name or a link to the little tether you used to secure the DJI to the lanyard in case the magnet fails?

[MaskedMarble]

Thanks for the comparison. Since the Go 3S dissipates heat through the back of the camera, have you done the 4K 30fps overheating test when attached directly to the wearable pendant, and also when the pendant is behind clothing? I am wondering if the pendant acts as a heat sink?

[HereItsNow]

Which Would Be Good For Indoor Shooting . Mostly Indoor Shooting By Keeping Cam Stationary