Would you pay $500 for a DJI Action 2? Complete hands-on review for FPV pilots!

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0:00 - The Hero5 Session failed. Is the DJI Action 2 a worthy successor?
2:24 - Size, weight, form factor, menus first look
3:48 - No SD card slot. No charging port. So how do you use it?
5:16 - Test flight: Action 2 4k60 ultra wide FOV. Ultra-wide is SUPER WIDE.
6:12 - Test flight: Action 2 4k60 wide FOV. This is pretty close to GoPro Superview.
7:03 - Test flight: Hero 10 4k60 Superview FOV
8:37 - Action 2 has significantly softer image than the Hero 10. I think I know why.
9:50 - Action 2 color science is a bit worse than GoPro, but usable for some
11:34 - Internal storage and battery mean recording time is short
14:28 - My best workflow for getting footage off the camera in the field
16:34 - It overheats a lot. And EU users can't select the "high temperature" option.
18:52 - The Hero5 Session had some of these same problems and everybody loved it!
20:51 - Yes, I crashed it.
21:24 - It has two forms of stabilization: RockSteady and HorizonSteady
23:30 - Test flight: Smooth cine-style flying with horizon lock active
25:21 - Test flight: Freestyle flying with regular stabilization active (no horizon lock)
26:11 - Conclusion: should you buy it?

[cloudpandarism]

FOR YALL PEOPLE WORRIED: i got the A2 first day it came out here in china. i fly it every day. ii tested every mode and made several different anti jello mounts.
- battery time is no problem at all. while you swap lipos just snap the cam on the charger and thats enough to be able to fly for many hours.
- internal storage is big enough for hours in the field of filming under normal circumstances.
- the transfer to internal SD is slow? yes for now but i hope they will fix it with firmware later as some other small things. for now you just copy the files over wifi to your phone. its fast at 35mb/s. dont know why you got 25mb/s josh.
- video quality is brilliant for the size. not same as gopro10. there are some distortion at the most outer edges compare to gopro. its not much and doesnt bother me at all.
- stabilizer is on par with gopro and co. nothing to be ashamed of. its epic!
- overheating is NOT AN ISSUE and same "bad" as gopro. inside without airflow both cams will overheat. (i tested it inside a case in my car and it runs 12minutes and then shut off) in flight inside case it NEVER overheats. i fly at 40C° weather here. no problem at all at standard heat setting.

- give it some time for firmware updates. the cam is just out 1 week. i love it more every time i fly this cam.

[dingr]

Good vid. The most intriguing thing about this recording is your use of 'Celsius' (like the rest of the world) instead of American degrees.

[TheDro]

On the bright side it sounds like a lot of the negatives can be fixed with firmware updates. As for the power issue, maybe we can use a mag adapter to power from quad power?

[XenFPV]

This is SO almost good. It's so frustrating that all the technology exists to make the perfect FPV recording camera but the market isn't big enough to make it happen.

[BaconNinjaFPV]

"you have no idea how fast I am!" the best Bardwell quote I have ever heard.

[ohJayFPV]

DJI should add add on just like the caddx peanut in order to achieve a greater battery life

[-OG]

DJI should make an "FPV clip" with a SD slot and a power lead to run it from a BEC... Would make it a lot more viable for FPV...

[MCsCreations]

Fantastic review, Joshua! Thanks a lot! 😃
But... Honestly? The RunCam 5 Orange is good enough for me. 😬
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[StandleyHandcrafted]

I picked one up and I love it.
But, there is no way of use it like a GoPro or any other action cam for deaf or damaging it. Lol
The design is amazing, the look and feel is incredible, but I baby this thing like no other just because the lens and screens are so exploded and not easily replaced.
The audio is surprisingly good with the lens mod attached also.

[sml]

you should have kept the DJI on superview or ultra wide and compared the details with the gopro to avoid the cropping as you mentioned. that way we're testing the potential of the cam. also you should compare the DJI Action 2 to the Hero 7 which a lot of us use over the 10 for FPV since it's the best GoPro for FPV IMO since it's lighter, doesn't have a big front color screen, replaceable lens cover, etc

[AndyDreadFPV]

Runcam 5 Orange. I know i know it's not expensive so it gets glossed over but it's great.

[Johnny]

23:00 "Fast as fuck boi" 😂😂😂 Best part of this review right there

[aakashjana]

at 6:03 that rubiks cube or vanny roll was awesome!!!

[Deserthacker]

Just noticed the sign on your door - I love it!

[TheTomJon]

Great review JB! Great to see a through review for the FPV community! I'd wanted to an in-depth comparison like this but only had my hands on the camera long enough to gather footage and just review my reaction to using it in the field on an FPV trip. And great to see they've fixed the stabilization glitch on roll... I was able to replicate it consistently on my pre-production version; nice to see you didnt have that issue. Thanks for getting this info and knowledge out there! Great review as always mate!

[CDRaff]

1:42 That is some fancy ass editing Josh.

[CiottiFPV]

GREAT REVIEW, did you compare the DJi footage to Session 5 footage by chance???

[damiendemon]

I've been waiting 2 weeks for THIS review of the Action 2

[Avdlanor]

Thanks for the review JB, btw you're fast as **** boy! hahahah

[flyineyeaerialfpv]

1:36 to 1:43 sums up this whole video in terms of professional work with FPV and action cameras. 🎬

Love that shit by the way. Showing and not saying was the polite way to tell viewers without DJI hating you personally lol. F'n love it man!!