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Using a button is just the way you have to use it? Most selfie sticks come with a wireless bluetooth camera button...

I have ran into an issue with exporting 360 view footage. Most computers on the market will take hours to export the files out of Insta360 Studio if the clip is longer than 30 seconds. My research is steering me to an upgraded Mac Book with M3 processor to handle the processing load on the computer.

This video is trash 😂😂

Beware the lens caps for the X3 and X4. Slipping the covers on an off can cause minor scratches on the lenses. And if you try to return the camera within the 30 days expect to be charged almost $200 because the seller (EVO Gimbals) will say the lenses are slightly scratched!

I have 2 lumix cameras, both found online, used one 12 megipixel micro 4/3 one 16 megipixel waterproof. For vacations and to just play with. I like micro photography and light painting with the micro 4/3 camera. It's just for fun, not money, so I'm not really worried about the noise.

Youve been using your 360 camera for ages but youre using it differently than most folks. I dont even use it for photos but it's great for videos, much better than gopro. It's best selling point is the ability to reframe your footage to your liking after youve taken the shot. I want to say you missed the point of the 360 camera but you do you. As others have posted, your usage is different than what most folks do.

The design flaws with Sony CX405 are:1) there is no way to have the date and time displayed on your video. Date and Time are critical for documenting home movie moments. And 2) the memory cards create a separate file for each "shot". But (LOL) as a tech at Best Buy told me, "you can buy the software to splice all the separate files together". Truly one of the stupidest comments I've ever heard. This camera is not worth the headache. Go old school and use tape.

This is by far the most informative review about the 360 that affected my decision not to buy an X3 or X4 on impulse. I'm into adventure activities and have been using my Akaso Brave 7LE action camera. Though I love the content possibilities the 360 can create, the probability of damaging the unit is much higher. In addition, going to the extra step of editing on a laptop/pc is going to be a hassle for me since I shoot-edit-upload on the go.. A lot of valuable tips learned from you. Thanks.

Bought the X3 after watching many HYPE videos about how great it is. After owning for almost 1 yr. very disappointed in the low image quality. We won't buy any more insta360 products. X4 with 8k will be = to 1080 HD more than 3 ft. from lens. Thank you

Have one. Great for club journalism. Flash helps with f stop limitations.

You saved me!! Was planning on getting one to do videos of the kids and me. Now knowing having to use their software and also having to buy extras and what clearly is a design flaw of it being unable to be put down without touching and dirtying the lenses I won't bother.

I just got the X4 a couple weeks ago, and though I've only been testing to see what it does and how to work with the 360 video files, (my first 360) I think it takes very good video and photos. I moved up from Gopro. Best Gopro I ever had was the 3 black. That one came off my motorcycle somewhere so I had to replace it with the 4 black. What a piece of junk, It will overheat and shut down at a stoplight. I sent the first one back because of the overheating and got a new one that was just as bad. So I went back to using conventional video cameras until the Gopro 10 came out with all the bells and whistles, as they say. So, after less than a yr with it, I've had to pull the battery to get it "unstuck" more times than I can count, but I used it for rides by putting it on a mount to keep wind flowing over it, but use my Sony and Panasonic video cameras when I'm not riding. I avoided the 360 cameras because of the low video quality until I saw video from the X4. So far it has NOT overheated, has NOT shut down because of heat, has NOT stuck or locked up. Every time I push the shutter button, it starts recording. By the way, you do know that black rifle coffee company called their customers "stupid" and "fat retards" don't you? They have a couple lawsuits against them for various things. Don't believe me? Easy to look up, videos on every platform on the web. The interview where they said these things can be found to. While I may have a few extra pounds on me, I'm not stupid or retarded, so I don't give them any of my money. But that's just the way I am.

Maybe I'm missing something here but from my understanding, the insta360 cameras are 360 cameras meaning you can frame an image or view from anything forward or behind you and a gopro is simply a rugged wide angle camera but has no data whatsoever behind you. It seems that aspect, there isn't a comparison. I was looking for an x4 to do video tours for real estate, rentals etc but I think I'm going to wait just a but and I thing the new 1 inch rs 360 cam will be released. That would be much better quality in low light especially.

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Wow, what a thoroughly enjoyable and thoughtful video, you had me smiling even when I wasn't entirely agreeing with all of your viewpoints! I've had a variety of 360 cameras over the years, including Kaiser Bass 360, Ricoh Theta, GoPro MAX and now the Insta360 X4. The handling of the latter, particularly when fitted with the posh glass lens protectors, is a real learning curve in how to not keep touching the domes whilst handling the camera. They are huge in size. A spotlessly clean lens cloth, along with an air blower, are both your best friend and worst enemy, all at the same time. Again, your comment is spot-on, keeping everything clean is essential and painful. Camera voice control, particularly when paired with a DJI Mic2 is generally excellent and the ability with the same external gadget to not need an odd-ball cold shoe, interface cable and microphone receiver, is probably one of the X4's winner, winner chicken dinner attributes. The DJI Mic2 is available separately for around €99. A selfie stick is also usually essential, unless the edit is such that it doesn't matter. One of my best videos and not on TH-cam, is me in a cable car in transit, then disembarking and going to get a cake and a coffee, including 360 shots of both the restaurant and the mountain. Simple stuff, but impossible to get that joy from photographs. It's also timeless and the fact that you can 'look around' at that footage after the event and see stuff that you never spotted in any of the 200 times you've previously viewed it, is, as that Credit Card company says, Priceless. Thank you again. Top Notch! 🤩

Have to totally agree, having bought x2 then x3 and now ordered X4 with my own money, the lens are very vulnerable, the stick on lens’s are not very good, X4 finally have the twist on plastic or glass lens protection but can see from other reviews there can be slight lens flare occasionally depending on lighting conditions, personally I use a metal cage and a cheap Silicon case as if you drop them they will scuff up easily, I use a screen protector on mine like a smart phone, if you damage them the used resale will take a hit. The X4 now has hand gesture mode to turn it on and off, yes the buttons do take considerable force to turn them on and off, as you say it’s important to know what your buying this for and it’s fantastic for action videos where you decide exactly what you want to see when editing compared to the more limited viewing angle of a single lens Go pro, DJI Osmo ect ect

I bought the X4 and have only played with it a few times but i really like it. Ut dies some amazing things. But i also decided that i also still wanted an action camera. So a couple days later I bought the Ace Pro. And im very happy with both of them. They both seem like huge upgrades since my last action camera i bought 11 years ago in 2013. A GoPro Hero 3. Now i am buying some mounts because i want to use both cameras at the same time on my motorcycle. And also at the same time doing some creative projects.

Just ordered the X4. I’ve been watching a lot of reviews about it from sponsored and non sponsored reviewers and I think that I got a pretty good view of the device. It’s going to be my first 360 camera so it’s kinda exciting. It’s mostly going to be used for my travels and that my wife can film a bit as well. It doesn’t require full attention to film and getting an overall image. My wife is not the type that enjoys focused filming with a camera. She is comfortable with using her phone but that’s it. I hope that this camera will take out some of the strain for her. Secondly, I got this for the creative shots. I’d like to use its full creative potential and versifying my shots with it. I personally use a Fuji xt4 and a GoPro 7 when traveling and I think that this would be a great addition. Your tips with the stick is very helpful. I did not take that into account but I got one of those invisible sticks with it so we’ll see how it will look. Thanks for your insights.

I guess no more than 1% watch content on large screens... 99% consume it on smart phones and tabs, so 2.7k, 4k and for that matter even 1080p makes no difference for them... X4 indeed is a good upgrade over x3, but if they could drop it to $350 at least instead of $400 then x3 will be a better value to money camera than x4 with current $500 tag...

There's a lot missing here. The 4 has a much larger battery and is capable of filming up to 180 minutes on a single charge depending on the selected mode. Another aspect to not overlook is that their editing program is not your final formfactor for edits. It's actually a pretty good editor with a lot of nice affects for the 360 captured video including the ability to select any field of view that was captured. It's pretty incredible by comparison, where the GoPro must always maintain direction toward your subject, the Insta 360 does not. You don't have to use a selfie stick to use the camera either. It can be hand held in single lens mode witch actually gives you a 170 degree view, greater than the GoPro's 150 degree. There's more but that's all i have time for right now. Thank you for your perspective.

Thanks what a great video! I'm using the X2 with a button and I even didn't think about it. With the X4 it looks like I need to use more effort to shoot a video. My use cases are mostly a chest mount or with the selfie stick. Thanks for pointing out this issue. This means also that I need to use my fingers without cloves so it's not so easy to shoot a video in winter wonderland :-)

So my friend your wrong about the first 360 camera My first 360 camera was the gear 360 Looked like a golf ball I have the x3 and the go 3 witch is an awesome little camera on my cap you need one my friend as for the editing not for me I normally set the x3 somewhere in the woods and if you didn't know you can speak to your camera the x3 and the go 3 As for the stick go for the biggest they have you can't beat it am not subscribed but I liked your honest review my friend

X4 is not great for HDR Photo right now: no RAW, no playing around with EV and AEB, no separate exposure photos, not even in 18MP as the previous cameras. Weird.

too late already bought it.

How is the low light performance?

You are comparing apples and oranges

I bought the x3 and now bought the x4 and I'm going to send it back. The difference is not that big unlike what the reviews say that it's a groundbreaking. It's not. I don't see any change in image quality and the video quality improvement is marginal if at all. I can still not really zoom in without getting tons of noise. The only advantage is that the camera is a bit faster and that you can take a photo/video with a hand gesture. For this it's not worth it for me. Thanks for your honest review.

Good review! At least they got rid of the gap in video every 30 minutes, which finally drove me to the Qoocam 8k, which had plenty of its own problems. Insta360s are otherwise much more reliable and easy to use than most other 360 cameras.

You are reviewing this from the perspective of YOUR use case. Photographers and videographers can't speak out for the masses. A persons gear is personal to their usage style. For example this video ignores the fact that most people buy this for video. It also ignores the ability to use a smart phone and/or a remote control to operate the camera. Yes, My arthritic fingers hate the buttons on the X3 and X4. I consider reframing half the fun. Most of the time, there is no bad gear, just bad users.

The wireless mic set you are using. You did sync that in post? No way to connect to the camera, correct?

Thanks for the review! I have never owned an action camera and many of the sponsored reviews said the same thing about the X4. I was trying to decide between this and the Ace Pro. I will get the Ace Pro 💜 The fact that I have to use a selfie stick with the X4 is a no go for me. Maybe one day I'll get the X4 but as a newbie I'll stick to the Ace Pro! Again thanks a lot for your review!

Thanks for the honest opinion. I’ve been using GoPro Fusion and currently Max for immersive experience and it has been a hoot over the years. I also looked at 8k footage of X4 and it looks pretty much the same as X3 so I might pick up X3 at a cheaper price in the near future.

1080p... what is the fps?

I’ve got one and sincerely DJI is out.

Ok In a controlled audio environment all 3 settings sound great. W/ rode wireless you get the best sound quality. But if you’re going to vlog outside or do something else in a uncontrolled audio environment that’s when the Media Mod comes in handy. Like you I prefer the mic adapter for the versatility but the media mod look more simple and professional.

Thanks for the comment. As a kid I loved thumbing through the Sears and JCPenney catalogs, so I can relate. But, as an adult, I sure do miss brink and mortar stores.

I've used to buy gear from B&H paper catalog 40 years ago and they had liberal return policy so I've been living in "buying first" system all my life. Worked for me just fine. What changed is were I get my research from nowadays - no more pop photo or shutterbug but more reddit and TH-cam.

As a 1inch Leica lens owner I'd like to know about the Ace Pro's image vs the RS 1 inch? I haven't seen that comparison yet.

The only reason why Im looking at ace pro is the low light capability. Im also not a fan of the flip screen but for what i use it for, i don't have to flip it up because it will be in a dive case.

Thanks for the comment. While I am intrigued by the Ace Pro, I don’t want to jump in too early. Still waiting to see its long term reliability and durability. 👍

The title seemed a bit misleading - maybe "Darn Near Perfect" would have been better, since you do like the X1 and its features. I've had mine for just over 6 months, and it has done all I hoped it would do, and Zero Zero Robotics continues to release updates and more features. I'm impressed with it even more after the latest update offers Side Track and the ability to control some flight mode with hand gestures. Yep, darn near perfect.

I've been using gopro hero 11 for the last year and a half, but thinking to replace it with the insta360 ace pro just for the low light capabilites

Thanks for covering this handycam. I am a stills shooter but was playing with one that belonged to a relative. Found the CX405 on ebay and decided to take the plunge.

Hey is it a good purchase for people who have never bought a camera or has no knowledge how to operate one?

Spot on! If I bring 2 cameras I end up using one that's more convenient and other becomes just a backup I have to drag around. Less is more.

Just a couple of quick comments. When editing, I always normalize audio. Background noise becomes an issue, and although the Rode sounds softer on your test, it also sounds cleaner. So the end result would likely be better. Second, the media mod offers an HDMI port with is much more important to me as a production person. Unfortunately many reviews have exposed a problem with the media mod that makes it unreliable and therefore not an addition I would pay such a premium price to add.

Have both Mini 3, and 4 Pro drones, and was thinking of adding this one-person ‘flying camera’ to top off some fun features for added adventure! Having something so small, fits in my pocket for some instant on-the-fly reaction shots! What a great idea! Thanks for your review! Will get one soon!

I have no problems setting up drones, but can't get the Hover X1 working ! It just gives a series of automated messages, and sits in my hand over heating.

I prefer to fly with 1080p and HDR, one of the filming options when using it. Great point about how to recover it. I haven’t yet used the “birds eye” flight route. I have used others, and do recall a time when it came back, hovering at a high distance. I am 6’1, and I had to use all of my body frame in order to reach up and put my hand into position for it to land. Why in the world would the programmers instruct the unit to behave in this way? I understand you can use manual mode to tell it to land. But that defeats the purpose of the drone, to fly a predefined pattern and come back easily to the user. I am taking my drone on a two week vacation to the British Virgin Islands and will be leaving the day after tomorrow (2/20/24). This means I will need to practice another few times. Perhaps there is something in settings that I will be able to adjust, but I’m not optimistic. With all of this said, I truly do love this little flying camera. It’s awesome. Just remember one thing…it doesn’t like wind. The stabilization features work incredibly well, but if the wind is over 12 miles an hour, just pick another time to fly it. Otherwise you run a bit of a risk in terms of retrieving it. And who wants to crash their $330 drone?

I have an AX53 4K camera and want a second one to use with OBS to capture a different angle. I think this would be perfect. XAVC 50-60fps FHD HDMI out, is surely still very useful and relevant, and will be for quite some time. I was going to get another AX53, but they are still a high price.