It is value noting that a few of what you are going to learn right here will not be present in different evaluations as a result of the 8K 30 fps video capabilities weren’t added till close to the top of 2025, when DJI delivered a firmware replace which enabled 8K video. So in the event you see these preliminary, rushed evaluations going for that Google juice, saying that the Motion 5 tops out at 4K—properly, they’re mistaken now.
The brand new sensor is a 1/1.1-inch chip and it is sq., which implies you possibly can shoot as soon as and crop to numerous codecs, together with the evil that’s vertical video. One caveat there’s that taking pictures in customized mode for the most important attainable use of the sensor after which cropping to 16:9 doesn’t produce nearly as good of footage as taking pictures in 16:9 mode. I can not work out why this could be, however I’ve executed a number of checks, and it’s. Presumably the identical is true for vertical video, however nobody cares as a result of all vertical video is crap.
The opposite, higher advantage of the bigger sensor is that the stabilization function would not crop as a lot so that you get a wider area of view with stabilization enabled than you do with the Motion 5. That is additionally true of horizon leveling, which might now be set to both 45 levels in both route, or 360 levels.
Variable Aperture
Most likely essentially the most thrilling function within the Motion 6 although just isn’t the brand new sensor, however the variable aperture lens. Sure, DJI put teeny tiny aperture blades in there to permit the lens to shoot at f/2 to f/4. The thought is to enhance the low gentle functionality of the digital camera with out sacrificing an excessive amount of depth of area. So you should utilize the f/2 to shoot whereas browsing at sundown after which cease right down to f/4 when vlogging again on the lodge, or one thing like that.
Low gentle efficiency is healthier, as you’ll count on with a wider aperture lens. The video is cleaner and sharper than both the Motion 5 Professional or the Ace Professional 2. And that is true whether or not you employ SuperNight mode or not. You’ll be able to actually see this taking pictures D-Log—the ungraded footage is far brighter and sharper. I might say it is a full cease brighter.
Alas, there’s a good little bit of noise nonetheless and the codec does present its limitations at occasions. The one method I do know round that is to extend the bitrate, which sadly is not attainable within the Motion 6 (the one digital camera I am conscious of that allows you to shoot in excessive bitrates is the GoPro and that requires utilizing the GoPro Labs software program). Total although, for most individuals, the Osmo Motion 6 goes to provide the finest low gentle efficiency of any motion digital camera at the moment available on the market.
I believe it is also value noting that there’s a potential hazard right here. DJI has put a mechanical piece inside a digital camera that usually will get put by the ringer—will the aperture find yourself failing on individuals two years down the street? DJI has most likely executed a great little bit of testing, however the true world is totally different than lab checks. I might be notably fearful about excessive vibration environments like mounted on the handlebars of a motorbike, which occurs to be my most important use for an motion digital camera. I do know far to many individuals who’ve destroyed cameras simply from holding them in a handlebar bag, not to mention mounted to the precise bike. Sadly, solely time will inform.
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