DJI
TL;DR DJI has announced its new action camera, the Osmo Action 6, globally.
The Osmo Action 6 features a new 1/1.1-inch square camera sensor, enabling flexible framing.
The camera also adds a variable aperture for better portrait effects and closer zoom.
DJI, a household name for drone and action cameras, has announced its newest 4K action camera for the global markets. The Osmo Action 6 introduces a few changes over the Osmo 5 Pro, and two of those changes stand out in particular. First, the Action 6 features a new 1/1.1-inch sensor, as opposed to the 1/1.3-inch sensor found on the Action 5 Pro and the Action 4.
Despite the minor increase in sensor size, the more significant change is the shape. Action 6 now uses a square CMOS sensor, rather than a traditional one with a 4:3 aspect ratio, and that allows for more flexibility in terms of shooting. That means you don’t have to worry about shooting in portrait or landscape mode and can defer the decision until you edit the clips.
Apple recently adopted a similar square sensor for the front camera on the iPhone 17 series, enabling different field of view options for selfies. Notably, DJI’s Osmo360 used a square sensor before the iPhone 17, although GoPro has offered nearly square 8:7 sensors on its Hero 11 and Hero 12 action cameras for the same utility.
DJI insists that the larger sensor also allows for more light. However, it may not necessarily translate to the same video quality because shooting in traditional aspect ratios, such as 16:9, would crop into the sensor’s area.
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