LOW LIGHT TEST - GoPro Hero 13 vs. DJI Action 5 Pro vs. Insta360 Ace Pro 1

Breaking down the GoPro Hero 13 Black, DJI Action 5 Pro, and Insta360 Ace Pro 1 in low light situations. Which do you like best is the only question that matters!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:59 - Test Footage
03:18 - EXTREME Lowlight
04:52 - Breakdown
06:18 - Sensor Breakdown
07:45 - Wrap Up

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[DavidManningvlog]

How important is low light performance to you? Super curious to hear your thoughts on this comparison!

[EasternChennai]

03:20 Gopro Rest in Peace Bruh. Future is either DJI ACTION series or Insta360 Ace Pro Series. David I'm huge fan of you from India. We need Ultra Dark Test. I want to see which is best of best among DJI / INSTA360. Your are better than most of the TECH influencers.

[djcrash]

My eyes kept gravitating to the Action 5 Pro. Even in the scenes where the Insta was brighter, I felt the DJi image was cleaner and more pleasing in general. Great video, as always! 👌

[JRCarReviews]

Ace Pro looks still the best for low light. Can’t imagine how 2. gen will be even better.

[Anukulous]

I’d prefer the Insta360 AcePro. The GoPro13 is blend on the color spectrum, the Action 5 still has blurring and hardware or software post-processing garble in the image. Acepro has good color saturation, you don’t see that alising-look along the edges, and the pure-video mode isn’t ramping up a gamma feature or brightness on the final images.

The Silicon on both the AcePro and Action5 might be the same, the revised version on the action5 could be a small hardware tweak or an optimized version of the chip and the way it captures photons. It still doesn’t do the Action5 justice, and its post-processing needs to be worked out more because it looks like garble.

I think your GoPro13 is exactly as it is advertised, and that’s an action camera without the post-processing. I suspect the post-processing is done more by the hardware than software, and it’s a feature you won’t find on the GoPro, which is probably a blessing more than a curse. It means people will have the freedom to edit footage and re-render it into a better video.

[BrandonTalbot]

The Ace Pro 2...I mean 1 looks really damn good.

[snowmanism]

I'm only 3 minutes in but the Ace Pro 1 is my choice... It's not quite as bright as the Action 5 but the quality of the picture is superior in my opinion. When there is a little bit of light, I almost prefer the gopro over the blown out action 5. It's certainly brighter but looks as though it has the most artifacts. When it gets dark the GoPro just doesn't hold up.. Ace Pro for the win after 3 minutes of video.. lol

[WanderEats]

Low light is important for indoor recording that's for sure especially during travels. Going in and out of markets here in Asia is a classic example. In your comparison and my own tests, just use the Action 5 Pro normal mode will do as it already does very well. No need to even touch their SuperNight mode unless DJI fix it via firmware update. For now I am already very happy with the standard/normal mode in lowlight with my Action 5 Pro.

PS. David definitely have the Ace Pro 2 under his table somewhere.. lol!

[giriprash]

Hey David. The way you explain is too good. Keep it growing, love from india.
I'm waiting for insta360 Ace pro 2 to hit the market and your review, then I would pick based on your review.

[ExoticRiderr]

As someone who motovloggs, i prefer gopro for day time recording.

For the night rides i would definetly love to have the Action 5 for night time recording.

At the same time i dont wanna have to have 2 cameras on me. But i really like the gopro for daytime.

Either way, its up to the consumer.

[MrBacilon]

I agree. Action cameras are for bright action but for me i want a small rugged 4k video camera i can take anywhere not just for action but to have the flexibilty to use at night and or low light as well. Action5 hands down, sold my Action 3, have the Action 5 coming tomorrow.

[andyabajo]

You sneaky David! I have a feeling you already have the Ace Pro 2! Blink twice if you have it. Dont worry, we wont tell Insta360.

[seanfichera]

I like the Action 5, Ace Pro 1, and the Hero 13 is garbage in low light. I really like your real-world comparisons.

[bungalogic]

I bought a an Action 3 recently thought I was good.... this action 5 is just too good to not ignore. thanks for this.

[snowmanism]

I think what GoPro should do is make their Black series for action sports.. Then if people do want a camera for travel... Make like a GoPro Gold or something like that which will be a little bit bigger but has a bigger sensor, has better low light and costs a little bit more. They make the smaller camera with hacked off performance, so why not a next level up or not even better but just different.

[neil]

Nice review. When will Ace Pro 2 come out? Should I get the DJI action 5 pro now or wait for the Ace Pro2? I will travel soon. Is the flipped screen really needed for vlogging? Thanks

[DavidTeo]

David, do you sometimes feel that flip LCD of the AcePro gets in the way sometimes if you vlog, and you want to shoot yourself, yet show viewers what it’s like around you?

I feel that for one handed operation the front lcd is way better than having a fancy flip out screen!

[Markchance]

Hey David, Could you please make a video about DJI birate issues?

[Rollerlife]

love that you made the video in skates!

[TimBrownTown]

Hi david. You and others have mentioned that cameras have gotten so good it's sometimes difficult to do these comparison videos. I agree and I think it's also why people love low light comparisons because the difference is really stand out in low light. Most cameras including our cell phones look good with the right lighting. So when I'm looking to buy something to supplement my cell phone I definitely want something that's good in low light.