kye Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 While we're on the subject of innovation in camera design and vlogging in particular.... The new DJI Action 3 looks pretty innovative, and despite being an "Action" camera is better for vlogging than most vlog cameras: For vlogging, it has: a very wide lens (they claim it's equivalent to a 11.24mm lens on FF!!!) square sensor that can record horizontally, vertically, or the whole sensor and let you stabilise/crop in post crazy-good stabilisation, including things like horizon lock GoPro-sized charging case with pop-up selfie screen that doubles as a remote monitor magnetic / sticky attachments and lots of mounting options H264 @ 80Mbps up to 2.7K Is tiny and weighs practically nothing: camera is 35.5g / 1.25oz and action camera case thingy is 96g / 3.4oz Crucially, it no longer has restricted recording times - previous models had restricted recording times that were progressively shorter when you applied heavier stabilisation (I think it was a thermal limit). Product Showcase / AD: Footage comparison to Go 2 and GoPro 11: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 My cat wants one now. John Matthews 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted June 30, 2023 Super Members Share Posted June 30, 2023 It has a great feature set for the purpose but, for me, more so as a holiday camera. The magnetic mounting pendant is very good for staying in the moment of what you are doing on holiday whilst still filming. The pre-record function is particularly good for using it in that way as you won’t actually have to worry about missing anything. Let’s face it, trying to do holiday videos with a “real” camera is a pain in the arse for EVERYONE concerned and is actually a contradiction in terms as it’s no holiday when you are titting about with lenses and ND filters and offloading footage. Let alone carrying it all and making sure it’s safe. It always ends up with the bulk of the footage coming from the first day and tailing off to nothing after a few days as it’s too much hassle to keep up. The AI editing is good too not just for taking out the tedium of doing editing but likely for taking out the tedium of the actual end result for whoever has to watch your holiday videos. No full size HDMI port means it will be a hard pass for a lot of people on here of course. kye, Snowfun, ntblowz and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 4 hours ago, BTM_Pix said: Let’s face it, trying to do holiday videos with a “real” camera is a pain in the arse for EVERYONE concerned and is actually a contradiction in terms as it’s no holiday when you are titting about with lenses and ND filters and offloading footage. Which is why I only ever use my phone these days. With a glass of gin in one hand, it’s not easy to rotate that VND. Snowfun and hyalinejim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowfun Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 56 minutes ago, MrSMW said: Which is why I only ever use my phone these days. Took 2 Sony RX0ii away last week. All the holiday memories are stored on the iPhone. Well, all but the memory of wondering why I bothered to pretend I’d use the RX0… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 7:27 AM, MrSMW said: With a glass of gin in one hand I do that with an Old Fashioned whenever filming with an Arri Alexa. Gotta stay posh. hyalinejim, MrSMW and kye 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyalinejim Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Home brew and Magic Lantern for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Nano-age is there, a 4K 'refresh' just a year later is arriving... https://www.notebookcheck.net/Insta360-announces-new-launch-event-for-rumoured-Insta360-Go-3S-claiming-4K-has-never-been-this-small.846965.0.html It's official, by tomorrow June 13: With a couple of Go 2 yet in hands, not much else to say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 41 minutes ago, Emanuel said: 41 minutes ago, Emanuel said: With a couple of Go 2 yet in hands, not much else to say... In the current digital age we live all in, it's practically inevitable to not think of that question of Truffaut about why not establishing shots on North by Northwest (1959)... and Hitchcock's answer: "Planting the camera in the countryside to shoot a passing train would merely give us the viewpoint of a cow watching a train go by." PannySVHS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Moving the camera towards a tasty cocktail would merely give us the viewpoint of a drunk fly drooling over alcohol soaked cherries and mango.😊 gt3rs and mercer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlfan Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 On 6/30/2023 at 2:11 AM, kye said: While we're on the subject of innovation in camera design and vlogging in particular.... The new DJI Action 3 looks pretty innovative, and despite being an "Action" camera is better for vlogging than most vlog cameras: For vlogging, it has: a very wide lens (they claim it's equivalent to a 11.24mm lens on FF!!!) square sensor that can record horizontally, vertically, or the whole sensor and let you stabilise/crop in post crazy-good stabilisation, including things like horizon lock GoPro-sized charging case with pop-up selfie screen that doubles as a remote monitor magnetic / sticky attachments and lots of mounting options H264 @ 80Mbps up to 2.7K Is tiny and weighs practically nothing: camera is 35.5g / 1.25oz and action camera case thingy is 96g / 3.4oz Crucially, it no longer has restricted recording times - previous models had restricted recording times that were progressively shorter when you applied heavier stabilisation (I think it was a thermal limit). Product Showcase / AD: Footage comparison to Go 2 and GoPro 11: is it better than go pro 12? I can make go pro 12 footage surreal looking. will this one have enough info in the footage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV1981 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Why not pocket 3 over this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 1 hour ago, zlfan said: is it better than go pro 12? I can make go pro 12 footage surreal looking. will this one have enough info in the footage? or better yet, will there be enough content in the footage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanveer Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Isn't it getting a 4k sports version now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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