DJI Osmo Action 4 | Complete Beginners Guide & Best Settings
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
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In this video I unbox the brand new DJI Osmo Action 4, go through all menu options, and provide you with the best settings for video, photo, timelapse, nightlapse, and hyperlapse modes. Included are lots of samples throughout this video.
Table of Contents:
0:00 - Introduction
0:57 - Unboxing the Action 4
3:36 - Charging/data cable and thumbscrew
4:10 - Case
4:39 - Battery
5:28 - Adhesive mount
5:59 - Magnetic mount
6:35 - Attaching case
8:01 - Camera body
8:13 - Inserting battery
8:29- Inserting MicroSD card
10:15 - Camera ports and buttons
11:32 - Lens cover remove and attach
12:59 - Screens
13:09 - Installing the DJI Mimo App
14:00 - Connecting phone and camera
15:07 - Firmware update process
17:32 - General menu settings
17:48 - Custom modes
18:04 - Quick Switch
18:59 - Screen brightness
19:18 - SnapShot
20:12 - Voice control
20:40 - OTG Connection
21:05 - Wireless connection
21:39 - Video compression
22:20 - Sounds
22:48 - Grid
23:07 - Timecode
23:41 - Naming Management
24:10 - Screen off when recording
24:47 - Auto power off
25:04 - LED
25:14 - Horizon calibration
25:51 - Continue last livestream
26:25 - Bluetooth remote control
26:43 - Date & Time
27:00 - Format microSD card
27:32 - Factory Reset
27:44 - Device info
24:04 - Removing lens cover
28:27 - Orientation lock
28:39 - Screen lock
28:57 - Voice control
29:08 - Enable front screen
29:23 - Screen icons & gestures
31:10 - Video Mode Best Settings
47:03 - Photo Mode Best Settings
49:45 - Slow Motion Best Settings
51:10 - Timelapse Mode Best Settings
55:00 - Nightlapse Mode Best Settings
58:28 - Hyperlapse Mode Best Settings
1:00:08 - Conclusion
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Great job sir. Could not have explained it better. I grabbed a beer, watched your video and played with my toy…wait..that did not come out right🤣🤣🤣
🤣 Thank you for your feedback and support. Have fun with your Osmo Action 4!
Literally the first video out of maybe ~20 I've watched about this camera that explicitly mentions that nd filters are not compatible with the previous model. Thank You!
You’re welcome!
Im watching this before i get mine 😊 so far i have already learned so much from you 😊❤
I’m glad you’ve found this to be helpful.
What a comprehensive action cam tutorial I ever watch, thanks for sharing and it's really useful for a beginner.
I really appreciate your feedback.
Wow, what a great video. I am considering getting this action cam and found this video extremely helpful and comprehensive with the settings information. Liked and subbed.
Thank you. I really appreciate your support!
Thank you for this video! It's very helpful for me. It save a lot of time for me. Respect for your work and for perfect timecodes!
You are welcome!
Wow - PHENOMENAL JOB! I just got my Action 4, and was watching some of the DJI tutorials, and they just weren't cutting it. After watching your video, I feel like I have a much better handle on how to get the most out of my action camera. A million thanks!
Thank you. I really appreciate your feedback and support!
I like how he speaks at a level and speed that you can follow, and explains everything very concisely.
Good job Bro, very professional .
@jerryyeo7247 thank you.
You can further improve low light performance by removing the lens cap to let more light into the sensor. Just remember to put it back on later and remember that the camera is not waterproof without it.
Thanks for this additional helpful tip.
Amazing video thank you, just setup my Action 4 using it, looking forward to shooting with it now
Appreciate your feedback. Hope you enjoy your Action 4!
Thank you so much i just added 2 dji action camera 4 for my world bikepacking tour hoping to do it all in cinematic thanks you explained every thing cheers just subbed
That sounds like a great adventure! Hope you have a great time and thanks for your support.
Thank you so much for making these videos. They are very informative and helpful.🙏🏼
I appreciate your feedback. Thank you.
This was an entire lesson lol very thorough! Great job
Thank you!
Thank you for posting this! Huge help.
You’re welcome!
Better than any material DJI provide with the cam. Truly amazing job.
Thank you. I appreciate it!
Just what I need, a very detailed explain video.
Thank you
Thank you for alll your hard work making this Vid, is very comprehensive & easy to set up! Enjoy your Beautiful family!
Thank you! I appreciate your feedback and support.
I just received mine yesterday. Thank you for the video
That’s exciting. You’re welcome.
13:24 WHY is that! I buy an overpriced camera and than the company wants my personal data too?
I don´t want any DJI "account"! That´s the modern way for allowing companies like DJI to spy on you! WHY is everybody just accepting that???!
35:25 OMG what the hell is that???
Overall, thank you for the video! I like the calm way to explain things/settings.
Yeah, I can’t answer for why DJI forces the app and account.
Yeah that moment at 35:25 took me by surprise. I wasn’t expecting to see an overheating message when I wasn’t even recording anything 😂
Yes Bro, it is so stupid.. it took me over one day to fix it, many problems with that!
Thank you so much for taking us threw this setting, I have been a GoPro user all this years but realizing that DJI is surpassing GO Pro and the way you have explain Osmo 4 it’s definitely a winner.
You’re welcome! It’s worth noting GoPro will likely be releasing the GoPro Hero 12 in about a month so we’ll see what that offers.
@@GreatDayForAHike After all the earlier hype following certain rumours and alleged 'leaks' regarding the 12it seems that there is nothing spectacular to report!
Yes, at this point it seems like the Hero 12 may only feature incremental upgrades but I’m really curious about that one-inch rumor. I’m wondering if this means GoPro will release a standard GoPro with the standard sensor and then a higher-end GoPro with the one-inch sensor? It’ll be interesting to see what transpires. The action camera competition is definitely heating up even more between brands.
That was a lot of information to take in but very useful.
I am considering buying the Action 4 to replace my aging GoPro so doing as much research as possible before doing so.
Thank you for your feedback. I like both the Action 4 and the Hero 12. I find each to have their pros and cons depending upon use cases.
I bought a dji for a lot of reasons but the first one that really got me liking that company was the packaging. Love how minimal it is.
Yes, DJI has done a great job with minimizing their packaging and making it as small as possible. A lot of thought went into their packaging.
Thank you for this video. Really saved my time and hope I'll do some magic with all these tutorials.
You’re welcome and I hope you enjoy your Action 4.
Thank you for putting this together.
You’re welcome and thank you for your feedback. Much appreciated.
All I can say is WOW! 🤩 Just got this camera and your detailed tutorial is a life saver!!! Thank you!
Thank you, I’m glad you found it helpful!
The problem I ran into is that when I downloaded my first 4K video to my 2013 MacBook Pro, the playback was really choppy on QuickTime. When I made another video using 1080P, it played back fine. I guess I need a new laptop! 😂@@GreatDayForAHike
Awesome video, thanks for posting!
I appreciate it. Thank you.
simply perfect - i adore that you cover evething in great detail - and also just love that you are a father of a new miracle baby on our eath - may all and every god suppurt you your wife and your son/daughter. Stay safe and happy. From a retired old man in Denmark.
Thank you for your kind words and I’m glad you found this video helpful. We love our children and find it a great joy to be parents.
Totally appreciate the tutorial!! TY
Appreciate the feedback and you’re welcome!
This video is amazing, thank you for putting in so much time on this...
Thank you. I appreciate your feedback.
That 'anti-ghosting' tip is extremely usefull, THANK YOU.
Good video, happy to see you went into this realy deep!
I have found the anti-ghosting setting to really help in a lot of situations with this camera already, including on a bike ride today with Osmo Action 4 when I went on and out of shade and also through a dark tunnel. Thanks for your feedback and support!
@@GreatDayForAHike i will mostly use it for diving and leave for that next week. Will share some of my results and your settings 😃
@AlfredStoppels have fun!
cant wait to get mine as been using a S21 Ultra for a year recording making Lego
This will hopefully be a big step up
Best of the best. Thanks for sharing this complete tutorial as I'm waiting for my Action 4 to come.
Thank you. I hope you enjoy your Action 4!
This is so helpful! i just got my Action 4 yesterday and tested it indoor. The color was different from clip to cip and the image quality was not as good as it should be. I just reset everything. Can't wait to test it again tmr! Thank you!
I appreciate your feedback! Yes, for indoor settings where there isn’t a lot of natural light available I recommend applying one of the combinations of low light settings I discuss in this video including the limit on minimum shutter speed or using one of the modes with gyro data and then using Gyroflow later on to stabilize (if you want to do that type of editing). I hope you find these settings helpful for your use case. Thanks!
Now you will regret it. Why did you buy Action 4 . Such outdated features in this camera
I buy a variety of action cameras when they are released and love to mess with them to get the best possible content from them. I already like this camera way more than the Action 3. It has pros and cons just like every other action camera, though.
Patiently waiting for mine on the mail. Pre watching your videos so when my OA4 comes, i am prepared. Thank you 😀
That’s exciting. Hope you enjoy your Action 4!
It has arrived and the first thing I did was re-watched ur videos and played around with the settings you saved 😀
@avici0182 Great, I hope you enjoy it and have a lot of fun capturing content with it!
Such an informative video. Very appreciated for the work 🧡
Thank you and I appreciate your support!
Thank you. It's really helpful :)
You’re welcome and I’m glad you found it helpful.
At 46:00, I would recommend everyone with a basic rule of recording with camera is that shutter speed must be double or above the chosen FPS. 60FPS should be 1/120 above.
This is a great tip, especially if using RockSteady and in and out of low light. I find RockSteady works best at a shutter speed of around 1/200 and faster.
Very very detailed review, as for me it was very helpful as a first time experience with this camera👍🏼
Glad you found this helpful.
Wowww! ❤ Really amazing tutorial video. The only great useful, complete and informative video i found about this camera.
I am a newbie and I saved this video and will watch again when my Camera arrives.
Thanks a ton for this video. 😊
A new Subscriber 🎉
I really appreciate your feedback and support and hope you enjoy your new Action 4!
Great video. At 46:22, I would caution against using 1/24 shutter speed in low light with any camera movement. You can do this only if there is minimal camera movement You will have intra-frame blur that stabilization (RS or gyroflow) won't be able to fix. You mention earlier in the video keeping the shutter speed at 1/200 or above with RS which is a good idea. I just wanted to clarify for anybody trying to get stabilized lowlight video. (Like running marathons that start before dawn)
Thanks for your feedback. Yes, if using 1/24 in low light having that camera stationary or nearly stationary will be important. If lots of movement even with RS off the shutter speed needs to be a bit faster. Thanks!
Thanks for the efforts!! Thankyou
Thank you, I appreciate it.
Great video, a bit long, but very clear and in depth 👊
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this, I watched it over and over before even buying the camera. I am pretty new to this; I only got my first GoPro about ten months ago but this camera already seems so much better. I'm going to Churchill, Manitoba, to see the Polar Bears in the wild in October and feel I'll get better footage with the Action 4. I'm also hoping to see the Northern Lights and get some good night lapse video; I'm thinking it's probably the same principle as the GoPro settings, I'll try and make it work. There's a solar eclipse in October, good opportunity to practice. Anyway, thank you again for this, and all you do for me, and others in the same boat as me.
You’re very welcome and I really appreciate your feedback. That sounds like a great adventure you have planned and I hope you have a great time!
@@GreatDayForAHike I'll definitely post videos on my channel.
Thanks for the great video!
You’re welcome!
A superb tutorial and guide. Thank you very much.
Thank you. I appreciate your feedback.
35:24 The device is overheating because it is being used while fast charging. It is not advisable to use any device while fast charging. This will shorten the battery life.
Great video. Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your feedback and you’re right. I have not had the Action 4 overheat while using it in the field so that’s been great.
Thanks, helpful guide explained well 👍
Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate it.
Hi, I recently bought the action 3, watched and followed your instructions and ideas for the quick settings on a previous video 👍. Problem I have is I can’t download anything over 1080? Even using D to E cable from camera to iPad or my android, what am I doing wrong any ideas?
U give me lot of information man good job
Very helpful, thank you.
I appreciate it.
Wow! This vid must have taken you ages to film, let alone to edit as well! Thanks for so much detail, mine is literally arriving in a couple of hours, and after using GoPros, I'm looking forward to getting to grips with this little cam. Thanks so much for all the effort you have put into this. It's been invaluable! Great job! 🙂
I appreciate your feedback and support! Yes, it did take quite a bit of time to create this one. I hope you enjoy your new Action 4!
@@GreatDayForAHike Thankyou! Loving it so far. So easy to set up 😊
@Morphaplasm great to hear!
Congrats on a superb video!
Thank you!
Why does everyone I see try and unmount the camera by unlatching to the left or right - they always struggle ! Squeeze both latches and roll the camera forward or backwards - its soooo much easier :-)
Thanks for the helpful tip!
thank you sir, this helped a lot!!!
You’re welcome!
best video about osmo 4 ever!
Thank you
even though I researched my a4 a lot I still found a couple of new things that improved my workflow
thanks!
You’re welcome and I appreciate your feedback and support!
Thnx, Great Lesson, my A4 is on it's way. Main reason I ordered it, = it dive "naked" without housing to -18meters depth. My needs is only -16m ... Liked and subscribed
I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy your Action 4.
I’m waiting for mines to come in. I got the action bundle I think that was the name of it.
Good video. My first time owning a action camera. I own a Detailing business and I’m in the process of starting my channel on CZcams. 🤞
Thank you. I hope you enjoy the Action 4 and good luck with the channel!
GREAT video, but I am confused on something... on my new Action 4, when I go to Pro mode to set the EV and ISO, I am not able to change the shutter speed on Auto like you did at the 37:38 mark. I have to click on M(anual) to be able to set the shutter speed. How did you do this? Thank you!
Thank you.
You’re welcome.
Can the camera record video without battery, with power supplied via a pass-through cable from an external battery? It can be done with GoPro
Does the Bluetooth remote control pair with 2 cameras simultaneously? Could you control both from the same device?
Subbed! Excellent tutorial
Thank you for your support!
best review ever
Thank you for your support.
The Best Teacher 👌👌👌
Thank you.
Cảm ơn! mọi người đã chia sẻ ,video rất hữu ích,cảm ơn
Can the OA4 be mounted securely at the rear of a mountain bicycle, upside down, and do not detach during jumps and all sorts of other vibrations during mountain bike cycling?
Great video! 😮
Thanks!
Thank you for this comprenshive guide. My interest would be taking advantage of the bigger sensor and wide angle fov for photography, in times I don’t have access to an ultra wide lens. Few questions if you don’t mind. When doing photos 1. Does it use the whole 155 Fov? 2. Does it take advantage of the EIS/Rocksteady? 3. How’s the quality of the photos compared to ultrawide of phones (either Iphone or Android). Thank you.
Where's your answer?😮
Top video thank you.
Thank you.
Great video can I ask why your shooting in 4:3 vs 16:9?
Thanks. I do 4:3 because 1) it uses the full sensor without a crop in camera, 2) so that later on when editing I have some framing flexibility vertically on a 16:9 timeline.
so how do you use it to a tv monitor with no mini hdmi to srandard hdmi?
You did cover the Orientation Lock, but is there a, for lack of a better term, a "horizon" lock? I was using the camera in a headband-type mount and when I took it off to adjust the hat, the video orientation flipped, so it began recording upside down. I called /asked DJI and they read from a script about the Orientation . . . I am going to try to replicate it. Any thoughts?
Hi. What is the settings for full screen video?
How can telemetry overlays be inserted in the video? Does OA4 record GPS data?
SO cool
Thanks.
Yo I’m having an issue where if I change the ev comp and then go to the shutter speed the shutter just changes back to -3 in the top left corner. But if u set my shutter and go back, the ev comp is correct but I’m not too sure it’s actually at 0.7 ev comp.
I can send a video of it if you want. Will make it easier to visualise.
Great video can you tell me if the action 4 overheat?
Thanks
Thank you. Great question. Around 35:26 in this video, the Action 4 flashed a message about overheating and I wasn’t recording. I found that odd but when I have been recording I have not received any overheating errors or power offs due to overheating (so far).
very vevry inorfmative for this is my first time to have Osmo action 4.
Thank you. Enjoy your Action 4!
thanks mate,,will there be an dji mimo for pc or mac...??? its just very hard to edit videos on the phone hehehe@@GreatDayForAHike
@werhnerfelixtorres3913 I don’t think DJI has any plans to release a PC or Mac version of their app. This footage can be edited in nearly any video editing app though.
That was a lot of details in one video! Whats the difference between 4k/120 in video mode vs 4k/120 in slo-mo mode ?
Great question. 4K 120 in video mode comes out of the camera at actual speed. 4K 120 in slo-mo mode comes out of the camera slowed down to 4X slower than actual speed.
Great video as usual. Love your settings section. I took your settings from your tutorial on the Action 3. Are these settings basically the same as what you used on the 3? Your settings for Night timelapse are what I'm interested in. I'll be trying out some timelapse for the first time soon in Switzerland. I suppose it depends on the conditions at the time but are your settings the 'general go to' for the best results. I suppose these settings come with experience and experimenting but will give it a try. Thanks for these videos,they are really useful 👍
Thank you. The settings are similar but some adjustments due to some new features on the Action 4 including my favorite: finally gyro data again in certain setting combinations. The Action 3 had no gyro data sadly. I also outline some settings to prevent jitter or ghosting with footage if in low light/shade with RockSteady on.
Night lapses I have found the Osmo Action to not be strong with. I’ve played around a bit for these settings I recommend but yes they are very situational specific and experimenting is recommended. The DNG photos the Action 4 generates do not have a lot of resulting and detail to work with for night lapses. I am continuing to experiment with night lapses on this camera to see if I can get it to produce any better results.
@@GreatDayForAHike Ok thank you. I've got two nights opposite the Matterhorn to experiment with so 🤞.
That sounds like an incredible trip. Have fun!
Thanks 🙏
You’re welcome!
Thank you
You’re welcome.
Great run through and very informative.
I have 2 questions I hope you can help.
1- If I use LightCut to edit video does it matter if I’m in 4x3 or 16x9 ?
2- This may sound stupid but I can’t find anywhere to turn or off Bluetooth, is it possible or is Bluetooth always on ?
Thank you.
1 - You should be able to edit both 4:3 and 16:9 in LightCut
2 - I do not believe it is possible to turn Bluetooth off on the Action 4. I believe it is always on.
I have a question: can I use capcut to edit my footage here? I meant, I am not a savvy tech, but I will my cycling and traveling to...
Thank you for your video, very helpful for me as new owner of this camera 🎥, just asking how much gb sd card would you recommend
You’re welcome. I recommend at least 128GB microSD.
How do I activate burst photo mode on the Action 4?
as i understood, 4:3 is better without gimbal (especially low light) and if i will edit the video after to remove all shakings and have some more field vertically? if i would not edit it 16:8 is "better" (more common) if i understood, right? thanks for answers. very usefull video!
Yes, this is generally true. However, if you film 4:3 all the time it does give you extra resolution at the top and bottom of the frame where you could add motion or reframe to the footage while editing later on if you want. 4:3 also gives more of a full sensor readout and doesn’t have the camera cropping the image internally.
Good
Thanks
Great tutorial👍 I have just unboxed my DJI Action 4 and discover at 13:21 in the video that the DJI Mimo app is required to activate the camera, AND it's not possible to install the app on my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 🤬
It’s frustrating that DJI requires this for activation especially when not everyone has a compatible device to run the app and the app is banned on GooglePlay in some places last I saw.
@@GreatDayForAHike I agree😌 Luckily I found an old Samsung phone in a drawer, and I was able to download the Mimo app👌
@smartphonevideography great. Glad you weren’t left without an option.
Any chance you’ll share what tripod you have your camera on in the video?
Sure, that one is this from from Ulanzi: amzn.to/3EeKIAR
I like it because I can use it with my phone or mirrorless camera too.
Would you leave the setting the same for higher speed long clips.? Like riding a mtb or dirt bike through the woods.
I would recommend 4K 24 FPS or 4K 30 FPS as this will really capture the speeds at which you are riding with that FPS vs something like 60 or 120 FPS which can appear slower even at normal speed due to more frames per second. If you’re doing some really intense riding you may want to use RockSteady+ for your stabilization.
👍Excellent vid. One question, and apologies in advance if I missed it ha. But when adjusting "sharpness", I noticed you could adjust through the values "+2" down to "-2" which is awesome, but I've seen on a few other reviews the options of "High, Medium and Low".
Is there some kind of option that when toggled, it changes the values from "+2 to -2" to "High, Medium, Low"? Thanks for the detailed guide.
Thank you. So my thought on this is that any videos where you saw those options listed, those may have been cameras that DJI sent to those individuals before the release date. It looks like those may have been how the options were listed prior to the firmware update that DJI released at release time for this camera.
My camera was not sent to me by DJI, of course. I purchased it on release day and updated the firmware during the unboxing.
That is my thought on what explains this.
@GreatDayForAHike Ah I see....Sharpness adjustability is a must ha. Well you have one of the best and most clear guides I've come across so far my friend. Keep up the excellent work! 👏 Thanks.
Thank you. I appreciate it!
presetting manual video settings like ISO and shutter speed, how do you know which one would have a priority? The camera's algorithm may slow down the shutter too much bluring the video instead of bumping up the ISO and vice-versa. it's a gamble without shutter or iso priority options.
Great question. DJI doesn’t show these values live, but the Action 4 does allow for establishing the shutter speed range you want it to use. I usually set this at 1/200-1/8000 in order to ensure the shutter speed does not go slower than 1/200 which would interfere with EIS functioning properly.
Love you channel and thanks for this vid. I’m getting into creative video and editing and this was helpful for me as a beginner. I’m realizing my windows laptop (older) isn’t setup for 4K consistently as my playback is sometimes slow, choppy, and constantly flashes with random colors. I followed your video to a T. For now, I think I probably need to shoot in 1080p until I upgrade to my Mac mini. What settings do you recommend to change “C1”. Right now it’s at 4K 4:3 60. Can I simply change to 1080 by 120 and keep exp, iso the same custom settings? Thanks again!
Thank you for your feedback and great question.
Yes if you want to change the resolution to 1080 and the fps to 120, the other settings shown such as ISO and exposure should still work well with this combo.
Big thanks! Keep up the great work!
@ec5026 Thanks!
Sorry follow up question. For the short terms, Can the same approach apply to the other custom profiles for now and just change to 1080 while keeping all other settings the same? Thank you sir!
Hi!
Really enjoyed the tutorials. I just bought my Action 4 and been trying to get knowledge from as many experts as possible. I plant to use it for minor sightseeing, nothing too extreme even if we decide to do any action sports.
What is the best settings to keep footages steady? I don’t have any fancy editing softwares nor do I know how to use it. It’s quite overwhelming turning on/off certain options for other purpose to be completed in post.
I was looking for best simple settings for shooting videos minus the post editing settings. Thanks…
I will replay your video and try to follow some of the settings best suited.
Thanks and great question. To keep the stabilization as simple as possible and to use the built-in camera stabilization I recommend you keep RockSteady turned on but then adjust your shutter speed range to 1/200 - 1/8000. What this will accomplish is anytime you’re in lower light or shadows, your Action 4 won’t drop the shutter speed below 1/200. This will help ensure you don’t have jitter or ghosting in your footage. Otherwise I recommend using the standard color profile, white balance Auto, and Auto ISO. This should give you good footage that you wont need to mess with grading later on.
Wow! Thanks for a wealth of important infos. I will set up as u recommended. And, just subscribed for more videos.
@sk72 Thank you. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy your Action 4.
Hello,
I'm interested in purchasing the Action 4 to record Instagram vertical shorts. However, I've come across an issue: the vertical protective mount seems to be incompatible with the DJI wireless mic. Is there a solution that would allow me to record vertical videos while still using the DJI wireless mic?
Thank you.
Small rig makes a cage that allows the connection
Thanks for your input. Appreciate it.
Is there a scheduled capture setting
There is not. Not yet anyway. Maybe DJI will add this at some point via a firmware update.
is the camera doing processing to get to dewarp? (that’s what i assumed)
but it’s somewhat contradicted by the fact that it will only horizon balance in dewarp and can’t do it in wide/ultrawide
Yes I believe it is doing processing to dewarp but there is also a bit of a crop when doing horizon balancing which gives the footage room to balance without cutting it off on any edges.
the ghosting is from high iso and the noise reduction. i did lots of tests after i got it and was shocked lol. few others have found the same diagnosis on the forum...having 0 for noise reduction doesn't mean no noise reduction though. you need to have it set to -2 for fully off.
That’s correct. -2 is fully off for noise reduction. I like to pick the balanced middle. If you have RockSteady on and a shutter speed slower than 1/200 there will still be ghosting and jitter even if you have a low ISO and noise reduction off but lowering the ISO and noise reduction can help a bit.
@@GreatDayForAHike i use gyroflow for more control as i use it for fpv flying. so no rocksteady on. it's in low light i notice this awful effect, never seen it on gopros tbh. i have it at 60fps as i pan at speed so 30fps doesnt have enough frames to keep it smooth, and i set shutter to 1/100 or 1/120 to let a good amount of light in and keep iso low as i have it at 100-800 range. i'll try 1/200 but it means the iso has to go even higher than 800 so could look a bit mushy. i was ready to send this back and get a hero 11 but i'll stick it out and see how it goes when flying in high contrast situations more
@denaco Sounds like you have a great understanding of the camera. Gyroflow is a very useful tool.
My phone will not do APPS etc.. can you activate on you PC?