The DJI/GoPro relationship has been an uneasy one ever since deliberate drone collaboration fell again all the way down to earth some eight or so years again. After the deal fell via, GoPro launched its Karma drone, however finally failed to seek out buy in a class that DJI continues to dominate.

DJI, alternatively, has entered the motion digicam house with significantly extra success. The Osmo Motion had some kinks to work out early on, but it surely’s additionally managed to deliver progressive concepts to a class whose second as soon as appeared to have already previous. Since then, the race between GoPro’s Hero and DJI’s Osmo Motion has tightened significantly, with the 2 cameras operating neck and neck.

Living proof, the newly introduced Osmo Motion 4. The system goes toe-to-toe with the GoPro Hero 11 Black, and from the standpoint of sheer specs, there’s actually no clear winner between the 2. One place DJI does have the competitors beat, nonetheless, is low mild. The brand new Osmo Motion has a a lot improved sensor to spice up night time taking pictures. Relying on what you’re searching for on this form of a tool, that might be sufficient cause to leap ship to DJI.

The Motion can be a bit extra compact at 70x44x33mm to the Hero’s 71x55x34mm. At 5.4 ounces, it’s additionally a contact lighter than the GoPro, despite having a barely bigger battery (1770 versus 1720mAh). The Motion’s waterproof ranking is as much as 18 meters — eight greater than the Hero.

The GoPro bests DJI on decision with 5.3K (60 fps) video versus 4K (each shoot as much as 120fps in 4K, BTW). The shows are successfully the identical. Each have a front-facing 1.4-inch show, whereas the DJI’s rear display screen is 0.02 inches bigger at 2.27 inches.

The Osmo Motion 4 is priced at $399. That’s a full $70 greater than its predecessor, but it surely places it according to the GoPro’s lowered worth (down from $499). At a look, I’d say DJI’s bought the sting right here. The Motion 4 is obtainable beginning immediately.