Iancraig10
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djiuser_uTTzYY0U3hCQ Posted at 9-23 08:04
Not only bitrate - I shot in 120fps internal memory then MicroSD when full - bit rate was still rubbish and also I could not edit in LumaFusion at all - I had a right dig at them for sub par software only to discover it was the Action 5 Pro videos causing it. Mac Folder actions ,right click encode selected - to 4k re-jigs the video so now I can at least edit them. I am really not seeing how this Action 5 get's it's pro name at the moment, the action 4 seems to be better. [view_image]
I think the ‘pro’ assumption is an exaggeration as well in all honesty. I too am veering back to the 4 after playing with the 5 for the afternoon.
It almost seems like they have tried to cut it down to make it run cooler and faster but in the process, have hit some of the key quality things.
The choice of ISO has been altered so that in lower light, it will try to jump to high ISO’s so you have to go into manual mode in order to fix it. Previously, I could use say, 100 - 200, or 100 - 400 ISO which gave just one or two stops leeway and kept the quality high. Now, 100 -800 is the lowest setting.
It also seems to like faster shutter speeds …… hello jitter in low frame rates!
The bit rate is significantly lower than the 4 but so far, I haven’t seen much in the way of breakup on detailed stuff.
Sharpening on the night mode is way too high and can’t be lowered.
The HDR seems to be a bit overdone so there is a strange look to highlights sometimes. In bright sun, my face looks 'flat' as though I have pancake on.
It gives an initially impressive picture on the screen, but at the expense of picture quality in some conditions.
So at the moment, for me, I think I might be reverting back to the 4 because I think it’s a better camera at the moment and wait to see if any updates sort out the weird things on the 5! They normally send out good updates so it'll probably be improved.
If anything, instead of being a 'pro' type camera, it feels like a point and shoot camera for beginners......
Some initial thoughts for future firmware -
Put sharpening into night mode so we can take it down.
A switch to turn off HDR would be nice.
Bring back the Action 4 choice of ISO's in automatic mode.
Try to get the camera to choose less fast shutter speeds if we want them.
It needs a higher bit rate mode.
Mine is going into a case and the Action 4 will continue for me unless there are some updates for this that address those things.
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