GoPro Hero 12 vs DJI Action 4: Ultimate Low-Light/Night Comparison Test

I might've missed it but do you use a muffler to cut out wind noise or is this the raw audio. Would I want a muffler?

Hello what was your ISO set to for your Action 4

I wonder how these cameras would do with a full-sized camera gimbal for someone walking around in the evening. I see the Insta360 Ace Pro does a better job at night but it's also quite a bit more expensive. Like you said, it depends one what and when someone wants to film and under what conditions.

I wish Action4 had gopro colours lol. Thank you for the video/

These cameras aren't designed for low light - what's the point of this ?

At the end you said, that your phone just blew out action cameras. At what point it was much better than acton 4? Because for me it's kind of similar looks of iphone 14 pro and action 4.

It’s all look crap for 2023

There are micro gitters in the day video for the DJI but it kicked the gopros ass in the night videos

GoPro for day, DJI for night? I still think the GoPro beats the DJI all-around.

What was your iso/shutter settings on?

Great video! Thank you!

Dang go pro team becoming lazy for not improving low light the ace pro of insta 360 is very good

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Для ночной съемки на рынке камер есть девайсы стоимостью 30.000+++ euro, и то изображение у них не на много лучше. Так что вполне можно довольствоваться тем, что есть + настроить хороший постпродакшен. Будет приемлемо) И кстати: в ночном режиме рекомендуют отключить все режимы стабилизации в камере, и использовать карданный подвес. Это уменьшит тряску картинки и намного ее улучшит. Так же советуют выставить низкий уровень резкости. Буду пробовать) Автору - благодарность за видео!

Gopro is over sharpen, its especially clear when you look at the trees and silluate, overall dji action 4 wins

it is sad to see gopro never developed its night mode. I have gopro 8 it is shit golro 12 is still shit

Amazing review as always! I have an ultra with 6hrs darkness coming up and I already have a tonne of GoPro accessories and batteries so not over keen to switch, am thinking of clipping a light to the GoPro! Have you ever tested that out? It will be full darkness not just low light. Thanks! Claire

DJI color is totaly washout !
GO PRO - IOS
DJI / INSTA360 / etc - ANDROID
PERIOD!

Why in DJI not Log?

GoPro is garbage in low light. However, both would massively benefit from a quality gimbal in those conditions

alright DJI wins

In case of low light situation, DJI action 4 video shows much better video quality than Go pro 12

Wow dji is more brighter...

Perhaps This is the most realistic video I was looking for, thanks for leaving it original

Gopro 12 is so good. You can see cloud, clear sky on video of gopro 12, but video is so smooth on Dji Action 4

DJI Win

I feel like the gopro is a better straight out of the box run and gun camera, while the Action 4 is similar but gives you the best quality when you use D-log and do some post processing

That's an incredible side by side comparison. I've never even heard of DJI but it's really impressive.

Fabulous comparison! Do you have an idea of how bright things were at tipping point between GoPro winning and DJI winning? Is it possible to reverse-engineer the EV or lux levels from the metadata of the footage or any still photos taken at the time? I'd guess 400 lux, but I could be miles off. Thanks for all the work in such a thorough comparison.

Hello, I have an Osmo Action 4 device... I cannot activate the low light image improvement in the video section... It is always disabled, that is, it is off. What is the reason? How can I fix it?

action 4 really good for night

@Dcrainmaker, thank you for an awesome Video! Which one would you suggest I get for MTB trails and travels?

Something not talked about much when you're shooting at night what you're seeing vrs what the camera records, think of it like you film a concert and the video looks like the lights are on, to me that's not a benefit.

Its weird. Its kinda like you need both of these cameras. One for night and the other for day.

DjI might over expose in daylight. But it has stabilizer.
You can’t use any video editor to eliminate over exposure.
So if you have dji you better not filming under sunlight.
If you have GoPro you better not filming at night.

Like man ❤

Does the DJI sound better?
To me is more loud and clear

Looks ther are not same level in the night

DJI taking the throne to GoPro

How can GoPro screw it up so badly? They aren't even trying to compete.

Still no stabilization at night from either. DJI has a little more stabilization but not $400 more.

Still garbage low light stability from gopro. Lets wait for the, lockup, freezing complaints from people including the world renowned sd card write errors that they all have had over the years. gopro should have shutdown business when DJI introduced their action camera. Thanks for taking the time to test.

After doing many tests, the provided GoPro settings are not good. The 5.3K, strangely, makes the image less appealing and introduces more grain; 4K is the top choice. Then in the settings, you should set the maximum ISO to 400 and MOST IMPORTANTLY, for color management, never leave it on "natural" but always choose "flat". It's amazing how much more detail you get, better shadows, and an overall better image compared to "natural", which generally ruins the image, regardless of conditions but ESPECIALLY in the dark. It's a game changer! In short, the best settings for a GoPro are 4K30, 400 ISO MAX, Flat colors, and stabilization at the minimum (not turned off, but at the lowest setting). This way, you save on battery and avoid motion blur in low light conditions! With these settings, the GoPro becomes an entirely different camera.

These cameras are best for day use. Night time footage is just terrible.

Interesting. GoPro has a better balance between shadows and highlights in expense of night capability, while sems DJI is overexposing to gain details, but burn our highlights. From color balance GoPro wins, but for night details DJI. Wiuld be courious about single images...