DJI Osmo Action 6 with variable aperture
18/11/2025
Translation: machine translated
The new action camera from DJI has a large, square sensor and a lens with variable aperture.
Just over a year after the Osmo Action 5, DJI presents the successor model. Unusually for action cameras, the new model has a lens with a variable aperture. A value from f/2 to f/4 can be set. For the automatic aperture control, you can specify a range within which the automatic system operates - although the maximum range is already small anyway. Compared to the predecessor model, which has a fixed aperture of f/2.8, the new camera also offers more light intensity.
The shortest shooting distance at which the camera can still focus can be set with a macro attachment to 11 centimetres. In this case, it is good that the aperture can be reduced, otherwise the depth of field would probably be too shallow.
Source: DJI
The other important innovation is the sensor. It has a diagonal of 1/1.1 inch. That's quite a lot for such a small camera and also slightly more than the previous Osmo Action 5. It also has a square aspect ratio. This allows you to crop both portrait and landscape format photos and videos afterwards. Videos are recorded at 3840×3840 pixels and can thus be converted into a 4K video with any aspect ratio. However, only a frame rate of 60 FPS is possible in this format; for 120 FPS, you have to switch to the 4:3 aspect ratio or narrower and thus commit yourself in advance.
The camera is waterproof to IP68. DJI specifies a diving depth of 20 metres, 60 metres with an underwater housing. The camera runs from -20° C, the battery life is 4 hours according to the manufacturer. It has 50 GB of built-in memory, which can be expanded by up to 1 TB with microSD.
The camera is now available in the shop and will be available soon.
Header image: DJI
David Lee
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