Action cameras are a summer purchase that Prime Day consistently makes easier to justify, and the DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro is the strongest argument in that category this year. Amazon has the Essential Combo at $288, off its $339 standard price, a near record low for this 4K/120fps action camera with a 1/1.3-inch sensor, 360-degree HorizonSteady stabilization, dual OLED touchscreens, 47GB of built-in storage, and IP68 waterproofing to 20 meters. This deal requires Prime membership, and the 30-day trial needs no card to activate.
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The sensor size that separates this from every other action camera
The 1/1.3-inch sensor in the Osmo Action 5 Pro is significantly larger than the sensors in most competing action cameras, including the GoPro Hero 13 Black. Sensor size is the single biggest determinant of low-light performance and dynamic range in a camera, and the numbers here back that up: 2.4 micrometer large pixels and 13.5 stops of dynamic range deliver footage in challenging lighting conditions that smaller-sensor action cameras simply cannot reproduce. Shooting into a bright sky while keeping foreground detail, filming in a forest at dusk, or capturing underwater footage without washing out colors are all scenarios where the 1/1.3-inch sensor produces results that smaller sensors don’t.
