The upcoming Osmo Action 6 has leaked from a couple of reliable corners online, and the early peek shows a camera that looks familiar at first glance — until you notice the front. The lens housing is huge, and there’s a good reason for that.

Two major leaks dropped almost back-to-back. The New Camera shared what seems to be the Action 6 shell sitting next to the Action 5 Pro, and XdronesStudio went further, posting a full retail box along with what appears to be a production unit. Put together, the leaks paint a pretty clear picture of where DJI is heading.

The camera itself doesn’t grow much in size, which is good news for people who already have mounts or cages. But the redesign up front hints at the headline feature: a variable-aperture lens. DJI is reportedly letting users switch between f/2.0 and f/4.0, which opens up a lot of flexibility. You get a brighter image and nicer background separation at f/2.0, and when the sun is blazing, f/4.0 helps keep everything sharp without slapping on ND filters every five minutes.

The sensor is getting a bump too — up from 1/1.3-inch to 1/1.1-inch. It’s not a gigantic jump, but it’s enough to squeeze out cleaner footage, especially in low light, where the older models struggled a bit.

Despite the bigger lens module, the shell is more or less the same as the Action 5 Pro. Early pricing leaks suggest it’ll land at around £329 in the UK, €379 in Europe, and somewhere near $379 in the US, so a mild price increase but nothing wild.

GoPro’s Hero 13 Black still has its ecosystem advantage, but if these leaks hold up, DJI’s giving users something GoPro hasn’t touched: actual optical control. For action-cam shooters who bounce between bright outdoors and sketchy indoor light, that alone could make the Action 6 worth a serious look when it launches later this month.

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