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@@Gibson45er Thankyou - I actually have about 8 more to post but haven’t yet found the time. Indonesia, Zanzibar, Australia…

Hi and thanks for your comment. Yes I’m still very pleased with it. I can also confirm that its sturdy as in the last 3 months has survived a dozen dives in Bali and 8 more in Zanzibar including being banged around a boat. Videos will be posted soon. My only criticism remains the auto white balance and the way it can cause the tint of a clip to change quite dramatically at times. I will contact Insta360 on that. In the meantime I’ve just set up 3 diving presets, one at 4K white balance, one at 5K white balance and one at 6.5K white balance so that I can select fixed ones according to my depth.

You can! You can set presets that you toggle through using the side button and these can be video or photo mode presets.

Pleasure! As you can well see I’m not a reviewer. But I just thought I’d put a ‘normal’ perspective on a bit of kit that has attracted all sorts of opinions. I may do similar from time to time for other gear but not as a regular thing, only if I think my ideas may be useful to people.

I use 4K/30 as I find having HDR on gives best results. This means I am compromised in slowing down the footage (and as I said in the video I hope they give us 4K/60 in an update). I have set up 4 diving presets for toggling with the side button. All are identical apart from white balance (one is on Auto, and the other 3 are on 4000K, 5000k and 6500k). I shoot in DeWarp, standard colour, low sharpening, no exposure compensation.

I’ve never used the Ace Pro for still photography apart from taking stills from my videos. My guess is the 40MP would be very grainy and not good with low light due to the way they achieve that resolution. I also don’t know but doubt that AwuaVision 2.0 would be enabled on stills it any photo editor that gives you multi-factor white balance correction will do the trick. Sorry I can’t be more help but I really only do video.

I’m glad this was helpful. For snorkelling you can’t go wrong with any of the major brands to be honest (Insta360, GoPro, DJI Osmo) as you’ll tend to have a lot of light at those depths. I find that the way the Insta360 renders colours and also the way it is to use suits me better, but all these cameras are good options for you. Hope you have fun with whatever camera you choose.

This was on a trip and bottom temp was around 10C/50F. I’m used to it though as even though I’m an Aussie I live, and do some of my diving, in Nova Scotia (eastern Canada)

@@bottom_time That’s pretty cold. Here in Florida, there are a lot of springs that are 72f. That’s as cold as I like. California diving would be interesting though.

@@billweithman52 Yep that’s why I love diving the Keys; no wetsuit required.

Thanks! I actually recently edited a video taken with my old GoPro where I think the colour is ok too. But these colours come much more naturally out of the AcePro whereas I have to do a lot more editing to get anywhere close with GoPro.

Do you edit on a laptop or directly in the app on your phone?

@@TheScubaViking On my iPad in the app

I LOVE Florida diving. Next trip is in March to Miami and I can’t wait to discover the local reefs there.

Which outfit do you work for? I felt there were some good options around Palm Beach and nearby (eg Riviera etc). I should point out that my aim was not to criticise the professional online reviewers. I enjoy watching their opinions. But I thought, especially in this case where the reviews were so polarised, that I wanted to put something out there that represents how a normal regular user would use the camera and perceive its strengths and weaknesses. I actually admire how gear reviewers can put together such good info when they get so much gear thrown at them and have to pump out videos after just a few uses. My aim was simply to offer an alternative perspective based on my experience.

I did in NO way feel you were criticizing online pro reviewers… Pura Vida Divers since 2018

@@TheScubaViking I’ll come dive with you guys next time I’m down or when I book in to do my Rescue Diver cert

That would be brilliant. Make sure to take enough time to do your course AND be able to actually dive Blue Heron Bridge…and reefs and wrecks

I’d take at least 5 days if I came to do 10-12 dives including the rescue cert.maybe in the back half of this year.

I have not tried it underwater without a dive case as I always dive below 10 metres. However I have used it on land without a dive case including to film this video. The experience is very similar to GoPro on land with the 2 advantages of the flip up screen and better low light performance. I liked it (but again, 90% of my use is in a dive case).

The Aqwuavision 2.0 mode is not something that you set before going diving. Instead, in processing your clips it detects when you’ve been underwater and gives you the option to apply it. And yes you can control a couple of the settings of this filter. As I said in my video I tend only to use it rarely because I prefer the look of some of the other options. But it is very effective to filter out blue/green.

Thanks for your comment; the main thing I would recommend is that you want a short selfie stick or even just a handle. The longer a selfie stick is the more it will accentuate small movements and make your footage seem less smooth. I really only extend my selfie stick when I need to get my camera under a rock or somewhere tricky.

@@bottom_time - Thanks ever so much again for this quick reply. I really hadn't thought of your point. I want to be able to use it from my boat as well, so I guess I need to look at for two.

The one I use is the Sandmarc Pole Compact. I think it goes from 10” retracted to 25” extended so it’s quite versatile. And also very rugged!

Thanks for the wonderful video! As an alternative to a selfie stick would you recommend a tray, giving more stability and having the possibility of adding a light in the future?

Tell me if you get one. And if you do I’m looking forward to you posting your work!

Hi! If you look on my channel, I have made 4 videos with my Insta360 Ace Pro and also have a few older ones from my GoPro. I have some other footage too from other dives in the USA and Indonesia so will make videos from them too and post them. Just follow my channel and you will see them.

@@bottom_time Thank you, friend..I will wait for the latest video from you..I like spearfishing, so I want to replace my camera with an Insta360 Ace Pro..But before replacing it, I want to see the underwater video results in detail, see the color of the fish using the Insta360 Ace Pro

@@spearfishingternate Hi, here is a link to one of my latest videos using the AcePro. I really like the colours it can get. th-cam.com/video/ikwukyyG2Vs/w-d-xo.html

These are between 10 and 25m mainly. If you look at the actual videos on my channel shot with Ace Pro: - Busselton Jetty 7-10m - HMAS Swan wreck 25-35m - Rottnest Island 15-25m - Sydney Harbour Heads 15-25m

@@bottom_time Excellent, thank you for sharing this. I appreciate your perspective. I got the Acepro mostly for diving. I'll share footage after I return from Belize at the end of the month.

Thanks! I would not normally do something like this but I think the reviews of this camera are so conflicting that a non-hyped / real life experience was a useful contribution. I also hope #insta360 take note of my software update suggestions 😊

@@bottom_time Yah, there's a list for next firmware update for sure, nothing life threatening lol but this is the norm for any newly launched camera.

I wish I’d uploaded in 4K not 1080p. Thanks though!

That’s just how I exported them. I was thinking myself of re-posting in 4K, and editing the earlier ones a bit now that I’m starting to figure it all out! By the way I love your channel and your vibe.

My biggest issue is to settle an approach to white balance underwater. Trial and error I think.

@@bottom_timeYah, 4K will make a huge difference in underwater, thanks!

Just redid my first one in 4K. The Sydney Harbour Heads one. Thanks for the advice!

@@bottom_time Nice, 10x better!