DJI’s Osmo Action 6: The Aperture Conspiracy Now Waterproof!

KEY POINTS

•DJI launched the Osmo Action 6 in China last week but excluded the US from its global rollout.
•Pricing starts at 2,998 yuan (~$422) in China, €379 in Europe, £329 in the UK, and ¥61,270 (~$396) in Japan.
•The camera uses a mechanical iris aperture adjustable from f/2.0 to f/4.0, improving low-light and depth-of-field capabilities.
•It features a new 1/1.1-inch square CMOS sensor for easier cropping and shoots up to 4K at 120fps or a slow-motion 960fps interpolated.

DJI stunned China last week with the Osmo Action 6 launch, cleverly skipping US fans because who needs Americans, right? For starting prices like 2,998 yuan ($422), £329, or €379 in Europe, you get a camera that barely changes design but boasts a mechanical iris aperture—because software apertures are just too 2024. This Osmo’s got a square 1/1.1-inch sensor, rumoured to be an Apple front-camera copycat, enabling your vertical video dreams but only if you live in say, Japan, where it costs ¥61,270. Oh, it crushes extreme cold (-4°F) and dives over 65 feet underwater, because why not make a camera tougher than your ex’s heart?