GoKawiilDJI Osmo Nano 4 / 5 Very good pros and cons Pros Compact and lightweight design for adventures and daily use
4K/120fps recording and D-Log M profile offer excellent video quality and editing flexibility
Built-in storage and fast-charging battery. Cons Harder to recommend to newbies due to the depth of recording features
Limited durability compared to other rugged action cameras. $409 at Amazon
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It seems like everyone and their dog is recording their adventures these days. And why not? Whether it's for posterity, to bore your friends and family, or for YouTube fame, it's never been easier to capture important moments.
Unlike the cameras I used to use "back in the day" -- which required shouldering and holding up to your eye (so the person recording the moment got a weird filtered reality) -- cameras are now small enough to clip onto a baseball hat or hang off a pendant.
Cameras don't get much smaller than the DJI Osmo Nano, and I've been testing this setup quite extensively over the past few weeks.
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The Osmo Nano is marketed as a 4K POV camera and vlogging camera. It's a step down in performance and robustness compared to full-on action cameras like the Osmo Action 6 or GoPro HERO13 Black, but it's a step up in compactness and usability.
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