Action cam smackdown as we pit the GoPro Hero 12 versus the DJI Osmo Action 4

A man holding up two action cameras next to each other and yelling.

Since its introduction to the market in 2004 the GoPro has become the ‘go-to’ gadget for filming action and sporting activities, and we’re currently enjoying the 12th incarnation of the device with the GoPro Hero 12 Black. DJI released a contender to the GoPro’s action camera crown in 2019 and the latest model in that line is the DJI Osmo Action 4. 

I was lucky enough to be lent a GoPro Hero 12 Black and a DJI Action 4 to test out, so I decided to see how both devices compared when filming stuntman Matt Igwe running, jumping, swinging, and flipping through 180º in London’s Barbican Centre.