I would love it if you checked out my Ultimate Insta360 Video course here: bit.ly/3RAI40e I worked SUPER hard on it and there's now over 60 lessons. It really does teach you everything you need to know about how to use the X4 to its full potential. The discount code for my TH-cam viewers is: ultimate20
Good stuff... I think for me, I use the One Inch for motorcycle action videos in day and night. The X4 is better for daylight and the One Inch is better for night videos. Overall, they are both good and I already have the One Inch. If you don't have either video cameras and had to choose one, get the X4 cause its lower price.
Yeah I have the x3 and 1 inch so when the x4 was announced I was like..wellllp. But the 1 inch is primo in low light but will prob sell off the x3 already have a buyer.
As usual this is such a solid comparison. I am excited for what the 1inch Mark II edition will bring to the table - I wish it will be waterproof. And let’s not forget that there is lately a lot of 360 degree marketing activity from the GoPro so maybe the Max 2 will be announced soon. Happy shooting, Cheers!
Thanks for mentioning the time-lapse interval failure on the X4. 👍🏼 I have been hounding Insta360 support about this too, hopefully they pay attention as like you said, it really cripples that mode.
They definitely need to update their 1 inch pro line with something new (non r/rs). The r/rs modules got real confusing with the naming scheme and they never fleshed out the modularity. We just got left with tiny screens. A 12k, 4:2:2 10bit, higher bitrate, 1 inch (or larger) prosumer all-in-one body 360 cam would be awesome! With some weather/water proofing considering they get ride of the modular aspect.
I believe that the comparison in manual mode not valid. It appears that Insta360 messed up the ISO sensitivity calibrations, so ISO400 on the X4 is a lot darker than on the 360 1". The X4 aperture is f/1.9 and the 1" is f/2.2, so at the same ISO and exposure time the X4 is supposed to produce a brighter image. But it's significantly darker instead, showing that ISOs don't match between the two cameras. Therefore this test doesn't show that the X4 performs worse in low light, only that the ISOs are mis-calibrated (and Insta360 should fix that). Until then it's best to leave the cameras in auto-exposure, or match their exposure manually - for comparison purposes. Besides that, I'm guessing the X4 should perform worse since the total amount of light captured is lower, but I'm liking how they handle the dynamic range with much smoother highlight roll-off than they had on older generations.
You answered your own question dude. The 1" collects a lot more light. ISO is an GAIN setting, not an exposure setting; there is no industry calibration on what a "100 ISO" picture should look like, brightness-wise.
@@nowandrew4442 that's a misunderstanding. An Insta360 X4 at ISO 400, 1/100, f/1.9 is supposed to produce an image the same brightness as a full frame Sony mirrorless with the same settings and a f/1.9 lens. Except the full frame Sony image would have massively less noise since it's massively larger and captures more light. In the instance of this video, I suspect that the 360 1" is the one with mis-calibrated ISO, because 1/100 at ISO 400, even at f/2.2 is rarely suitable for a low light environnement. But possibly both are.
@@supercurioTube "supposed to" and reality are not the same. ISO is still a factor of gain. The standard (ISO is literally the Standards body) would in principle create the "same" exposure but that hasn't been the case for many generations. If it were, full-frame cameras would need ISO 10 or 2 to produce any usable photos in daylight. As a result, ISO can no longer be thought of as a pegged standard. It can only realistically be used as a ratio.
@@nowandrew4442 we can agree that camera manufacturers are not making a very consistent effort to match the standard. Usually, the ISO calibration matches between cameras of the same manufacturer, which is not the case between the 360 1" and X4. What you wrote about on full frame cameras that would need between ISO 2-10 to produce images in bright conditions and how you describe the concept of ISO is still the opposite of how it works tho. That's why any camera equipped with a bright lens like f/1.8 must use a very fast shutter speed in daylight conditions even at ISO 100.
@@supercurioTube yes, my point being that if a full-frame camera at ISO 400, f/1.9, 1/100 is to produce the same exposure as a tiny action cam sensor, then the shutter needed for a bright daylight scène on that FF even at ISO 100 would be into the 100,000+. And thus a setting of ISO 10 or something like that would be needed to avoid those extremely high shutters. Not to mention it would make bokeh entirely impossible in daylight, which we know is not the case. The culprit is of course the advance of sensor technologies. If ISO 100 today still "meant" the same as it did back on negative film, given the advances in sensitivity etc we would need ISO 0.00002 to get anything usable from them. 😬😬 (Exaggerating obviously. 😊)
I suspect that some of that X4 tech will bleed into a new release of the One Inch towards the end of the year... unless they decide to merge the X4 and One Inch into the planned December 2025 X5 release... either way, Dear Santa... 😁😁
@@MarcellJjr Morris? LOL. First off, it's "Moore's". Second, you're applying it completely incorrectly. By your calculation, we should've had 20k video on mirrorless cameras years ago.
Thanks for the comparison! I was eyeing 1 Inch just for 360 photos and I must say the tech in X4 has REALLY progressed so far ahead that it can be quite hard to persuade someone into choosing 1 Inch instead of cheaper and newer X4. LEt's hope next year the 1inch get's a hardware upgrade. It's quite exciting to see how far 360 cameras have advanced in just few years...
Great video! Have you tried upscaling videos from any of the older models (e.g., X3 at 5.7k or 1 inch at 6k)? I'm curious as to how that compares to the X4's 8k.
To clarify, I was asking in regards to using one of the various AI upscaling tools like Topaz AI. I've seen limited results in this area from a couple years ago, but recognize that AI tech in general (as well as TH-cam's support for 8k) has improved significantly over the past couple years.
@@LimitlessMPFactory Ah, I see, I don't use that kind of tool so I didn't think of it. I suspect that the X4 does a lot of AI stuff to manipulate image quality right there in the camera, essentially to get better looking quality footage from the same sensor as the X3 used, which didn't have the brainpower.
@@bruceskousen5451 Others have said that it's the same sensor but the X3 only used 5.7 of its pixels because the processor could not handle all of them. That makes sense to me because it could use 4k for single sided video so that would imply that a total of 8k was available for 360 video - but not used. If others were wrong about this then of course I am wrong too!
Thank you. I knew in your first moment of comparisons what I didn't know watching HOURS of other likely paid reviews. You are becoming a rare breed. Many new sales gimmicks are getting harder to recognize and are entering You tube disguised as your garden variety neighbor giving an uncensored presentation. OR quite the opposite! Loud in your face corporate industrial blatantly honest and surprisingly difficult to exit advertisements channel! Its kind of like going to Craigslist expecting garage sales of rock bottom prices just to find greedy car sales, and pages and pages of products from a retailer who is too greedy to rent or lease a brick and mortar store with electric bills, employee wages, property taxes, OR Website store, yet still sell at full retail price! We know who those creeps are... NOT YOU. -That's my three cents and once again, Thank You.
I never used 1-inch on an extended stick while motorcycling or driving. It's always clamped down on a non-extendable short stick or on a stick at min length. The camera is heavier, top-heavy and the huge lenses are a liability. X4 feels more like an action camera than 1-inch.
Thanks for this comparison. And thanks for using Auto. Just like you can hand a crappy guitar to a great guitar player and they can make it sound awesome, the same seems to apply with camera gear and people who know what they are doing. Most of us just want to turn it on and use it. Low light is the main thing I wish I had with the various 360 cameras I’ve had over the past 10+ years. Looking forward to seeing what my X4 does compared to the X2 and X3.
I've been using insta360 1RS 1Inch 360 (Leica lense) and i've been very-very satisfied with its low light performance. However i lost practicality and waterproof feature of X3 (or now X4). Do you think it's worth to replace my 360 1 RS 1 Inch, with this X4? Any comments from viewers are welcome.
Was the anti-flicker set wrong on the 1-inch in all the videos or just in that one particular? I don't know exactly how that feature makes it flickerfree but it makes me worried that it may have disqualified these tests, as a different anti-flicker value may somehow affect how much lighting is received by the sensor
Very complete and very good review, You forgot about the warming, here in spain I can récord with the 1 inch just 20 minutes and goes off 😢if I’m lucky with the weather, 30 minutes, marbella
Pretty good test, but in low light, you really shouldn't match them to the same ISO. The amount of gain being added is not the same between different cameras at the same iso, and the lenses don't have the same aperture. It would probably make more sense to just set them at the same shutter speed and then match the exposure through iso. also In low light, the x4 was preserving highlight detail way better.
Cara .. tô apanhado pra renderizar um vídeo no modo 360° ( interativo )VR , com qualidade 4k .. mesmo filmando em 8k , no insta studio mesmo aumentando os bits na hora de renderizar... vc tem alguma dica ? No vídeo chapado( 4K ) NORMAL de dia, fica legal.. mas no imersivo... tá osso ... fico no aguardo... Utilizo o Davinci resolve Studio 19 ..
Really wish they'd improve the sensor in the non-1" version. It's been very small improvements since the X2. What we really should've gotten was a 1" sensor on the X4 with 8k, not 8k shoved into that tiny 1/2" sensor. Resolution, especially when crammed onto such a small surface, isn't optimal.
I did a comparison, too, and it felt in mid-light, the X4 had a ton of noise. I usually just shoot in auto mode, though. It also felt the X4 was a tad grainy in ideal light. What are the best settings to shoot in broad daylight? Do you think the lens protection creates some of the noise/grain?
Thank you for your work. I own an Insta360 RS 1-isch camera. I use it for filming while fishing. But it’s always very scary for her - she is leaky and afraid of water. And I wanted to change it to X4. But after your review I decided that I would have to buy a new camera and keep the old one))
can you do raw video files on these cameras, i mean if that was the case then the low light performance doesn't matter that much, right? you can edit it in the software.
Great review but I think what sharpness setting you had the cameras set to will be a big test. The x4 looks artificially over sharpened and not as nice as the one inch so would be good to know what your settings were. Cheers
Very good, quick review. I have both and certainly these are not the same thing and not used for the same purposes. I religiously used the One RS 1inch until I realized the issues you mentioned here, and had to do this upgrade from x2 to x4.
Can you please compare the X4 with Insta 360 one RS twin edition on day and low light (I am more interested in low light), with the 360 lens? Also by using the 4k lens on low light?
Interesting... However, considering the 8k video file size, Yourself and many youtubers don't seem to be taking about the processing power of the pc required to deal with them Your thoughts?
Have you tried interval mode on x4? With x1 it doesn't shoot with the interval you set. Fpr example if you set 5 seconds interval it shoots in every 8 seconds. It is ridicilous that insta360 doesn't fix in 1 inch camera model :(
I shoot event videos, mostly parties, I know the one inch is the better option but when there are a lot of lights then it actually isn't that much difference. I will try the X4 first and use it when there are a lot of strobos going.
Great vid but what is that "hazy/wobble/out-of-focus" every so often from the X4? EG. Between 6:32-6:35 (look at Harry Potter letters) and 3:47-3:57. Very strange.
Right now I'm feeling torn between the RS 1 and the x4. I wonder if it would be possible for insta360 to make an external 1 inch sensor mod for the x4 made to plug into it's usbc port? That would solve my dilemma!
What the heck happened at the angus steakhouse? The color above is red on the left, but orange/yellow on the right. Would think it would match the lower light!? I do see more color in the street light , maybe the white balance was just slightly off.. strange.
Interestingly, no one anywhere says the"real" usable resolution of these cameras. What I mean by this is that the whole 360 area is 6K and 8K, so what is the resolution of that re-framed 16:9 ratio? Someone said that 8K would only be about 3K in 16:9. I've noticed that some people don't even understand this. They think that these deliver 6K and 8K 16:9 material. I think I would buy one when it's 12K.
Excellent work. Much time and trouble in evidence. Oddly, here I can see the resolution advantage of the X4 in most shots, but in X3 / X4 comparisons it seems to me to rarely be really in evidence. If I had the X4 as well as my current X3 I would go to a field of grass, peg out some stakes at say 1m intervals, then shoot with both cameras to see where the grass stopped being grass and became a green mat in either case. Anyway, I predict that as soon as they have scored lots of X4 sales they will do to the one inch what they did to the X3, giving it a better CPU and a larger screen but keeping the general size and shape and, of course, upping it to 8k. You read it here first.
thank you for the review. at 3:28, the color difference is huge, but considering they advertise the one-inch as leica-co-designed, empowered, it is just kinda speechless.
I have a question about 360 1" edition did you noticed that battery self discharging when not used? I have this camera and if I leave it for month in case battery is empty even If it was fully charged and I don't know is it normal or this is battery fault. If I use it more often there is no problem but every time i leave it for longer time battery discharges itself.
I asked insta360 that very question and they said that it should come in later updates. For now, it’s a disappointing omission in an otherwise fun camera.
The X4 daytime footage looks way, way better. Better dynamic range, less green tint, and clearer images. Nighttime was best on the 1", but really not by much, at least compared to the daytime.
Thanks, very helpful. Your X4 8K videos look crisp and sharp compared to my X4 8K videos (and your 1-inch look duller compared to my 1-inch?) So I am doing something wrong. I do have both the X4 and RS One, and I cannot get my X4 8k videos to look as good as my RS One 6k videos ... could you do an X4 "Best Settings" video comparing X4 settings? Such as sharpness (I have used mostly low sharpness and a little at medium, none yet at high sharpness). (I usually do post in Davinci Resolve Studio to add sharpening/color/etc., but am flexible) Are you using Insta360 Studio ColorPlus and/or that new setting right below it (can't recall name, something like ClearPlus?) Anyway, please do "Best Settings" video, and, in conjunction with App and Studio Settings ... i.e. show exactly us how you are doing it, please, thanks. --- Not sure why you say at 04:17 "you should not be using the RS One in any fast moving video ...". I find the 1-inch is spectacular with fast motion! And the 1-inch gyroscope is very reactive (vs a few slow reacting 🌐360° cameras (QooCam 8k is REAL SLOW on the Gyroscope e.g. readjusting/leveling after high speed turns)). The shutter speed can be set very high because of the 1-inch sensor. I drive up to 55MPH and get crisp frames, even in tunnels and covered bridges and forest canopy. Also, Good to great athletes have no problem carrying it (they are fit and strong). (weaklings might have trouble haha). It works great on my tractor, bouncing around the fields and in the dark forest. And it is the only 🌐360° I have (out of very many) that has never had a gyroscope burp (though they are rare on most 🌐360° cameras, they do happen, epecially on overheating; when during a video, a lens suddenly goes wobbly for the rest of that viddeo)(I use 🌐360°s alot). I drive up to 55MPH and get crisp frames, even in tunnels and covered bridges and forest canopy. Also, Good to great athletes have no problem carrying it (they are fit and strong). (weaklings might have trouble haha). It works great on my tractor, bouncing around the fields and in the dark forest. And it is the only 🌐360° I have (out of very many) that has never had a gyroscope burp (though they are rare on most 🌐360° cameras, they do happen, especially on overheating; when during a video, a lens suddenly is wobbly looking)(I use them alot). Thank you for all of your hard work.
Personally in comparison videos with the X3, I don't think the extra resolution of the X4 makes a huge difference most of the time. It depends where you look in a frozen pair of frames. But other aspects of picture quality are more significant.
You need to compare the two when they're shooting the same exposure, NOT simply setting them at the same shutter speed and ISO. One set of night footage is noticeably always exposed brighter than the other. They're completely invalid comparisons as a result. Adjust EV comp values so they match at a bare minimum. Your photo shots are also not even framed the same. One will be shot with a noticeably wider field of view than the other, and your photo comparisons also don't contain any cropped in comparisons. Why? You know that TH-cam video compresses everything to crap, so why aren't you cropping in to show the differences in detail?
Agree that the manual scenario was pointless, you want to see what the camera can do, not how they are calibrated. For auto mode though it's a valid comparison, since it is showing what the camera will do on its own if you don't try to help it. Many people buying the camera will use it that way so it's worthwhile seeing what the results will be. Admittedly it's less useful showing the 1" in Auto mode since fewer people will use that mode in many conditions. A comparison of the "best possible" results from each camera, without matching any settings, would have been the more conclusive test, indeed.
@@nowandrew4442 yeah, so in this case on the X4 in auto just prepare for your shadow details to be all crushed and for you to get a dark image throughout. You'll have less noise and sharper details, but less visible details overall since you'll just have more absolute black thoughout the scene.
@@nowandrew4442 there's only so much you can do with that crappy 48MP 1/2" sensor. It was crap in the X3 and it's holding the X4 back now. They've basically just upgraded the processing chip but it's still being fed the same garbage by that sensor.
The 2 second Timelapse interval is unfortunate. Given that the processor is better there is no rationale for this higher interval. Timelapse is one of my primary photography techniques.
It has been out of stock at the Insta360 store for a month or two now. I have been wondering if there is a new one coming out or is it being discontinued?
thank you so much for this comparison video that I am waiting for, I am surprised, X4 handles well the night mode in most situation, except for certain difficult no artification lights or super dark situation. also x4 performs better at 5.7k mode. however, this video help me make firm decision to get the acepro and keep my X3.. 🤣🤣
We need the x4 pro with same low light pure video mode performance as the Ace Pro. Why why why did insta360 not add this to the X4? Dont understand......
Because, they dont have same senzors, and it would be quite bigger cam, almost like 1". So, to keep it smaller, its what it is. Nest step probably on x5 would be something like what you wish.
Peace be with you! Thank you for this informative video on both Insta360's new X4 and 1in Sensor 360 cameras. No doubt, their 1in 360 camera Desperately needs to be reengineered. Can the 1in shoot RAW photos? Disappointing about the X4 is that it lacks Insta360 Ace Pro's "Pure Video" AI enhanced available light video capability. Additionally, I would have thought that the Ace Pro's larger sensor would have found its way into the X4. This leaves me waiting for the releasee of Kandao's QooCam 3 Ultra 8K. While it's been announced and demoed at trade show Kandao hasn't released it so far. Thanks again!
I will wait for the version which will combine good quality in low light conditions and at the same time waterproof or robust enough to go snowboarding with... I know I'm asking a lot, don't hate me
i know you said you kept in auto.. is there any way to see actual ISO and shutter speed and FPS on each camera? maybe they had different auto settings? I have not found a way to see these stats after video taken
I would love it if you checked out my Ultimate Insta360 Video course here: bit.ly/3RAI40e I worked SUPER hard on it and there's now over 60 lessons. It really does teach you everything you need to know about how to use the X4 to its full potential. The discount code for my TH-cam viewers is: ultimate20
X4 200Mbps. One rs 120Mbps..
Good stuff... I think for me, I use the One Inch for motorcycle action videos in day and night. The X4 is better for daylight and the One Inch is better for night videos. Overall, they are both good and I already have the One Inch. If you don't have either video cameras and had to choose one, get the X4 cause its lower price.
The X4 is better than the One inch in low light when in auto mode - look at the comparisons! Its not as good when he set manual settings!!
in low lights need remove protection lenses,then will be good
Yeah I have the x3 and 1 inch so when the x4 was announced I was like..wellllp. But the 1 inch is primo in low light but will prob sell off the x3 already have a buyer.
As usual this is such a solid comparison. I am excited for what the 1inch Mark II edition will bring to the table - I wish it will be waterproof. And let’s not forget that there is lately a lot of 360 degree marketing activity from the GoPro so maybe the Max 2 will be announced soon. Happy shooting, Cheers!
Thanks for mentioning the time-lapse interval failure on the X4. 👍🏼 I have been hounding Insta360 support about this too, hopefully they pay attention as like you said, it really cripples that mode.
They definitely need to update their 1 inch pro line with something new (non r/rs). The r/rs modules got real confusing with the naming scheme and they never fleshed out the modularity. We just got left with tiny screens.
A 12k, 4:2:2 10bit, higher bitrate, 1 inch (or larger) prosumer all-in-one body 360 cam would be awesome! With some weather/water proofing considering they get ride of the modular aspect.
I believe that the comparison in manual mode not valid. It appears that Insta360 messed up the ISO sensitivity calibrations, so ISO400 on the X4 is a lot darker than on the 360 1".
The X4 aperture is f/1.9 and the 1" is f/2.2, so at the same ISO and exposure time the X4 is supposed to produce a brighter image. But it's significantly darker instead, showing that ISOs don't match between the two cameras.
Therefore this test doesn't show that the X4 performs worse in low light, only that the ISOs are mis-calibrated (and Insta360 should fix that).
Until then it's best to leave the cameras in auto-exposure, or match their exposure manually - for comparison purposes.
Besides that, I'm guessing the X4 should perform worse since the total amount of light captured is lower, but I'm liking how they handle the dynamic range with much smoother highlight roll-off than they had on older generations.
You answered your own question dude. The 1" collects a lot more light. ISO is an GAIN setting, not an exposure setting; there is no industry calibration on what a "100 ISO" picture should look like, brightness-wise.
@@nowandrew4442 that's a misunderstanding.
An Insta360 X4 at ISO 400, 1/100, f/1.9 is supposed to produce an image the same brightness as a full frame Sony mirrorless with the same settings and a f/1.9 lens.
Except the full frame Sony image would have massively less noise since it's massively larger and captures more light.
In the instance of this video, I suspect that the 360 1" is the one with mis-calibrated ISO, because 1/100 at ISO 400, even at f/2.2 is rarely suitable for a low light environnement.
But possibly both are.
@@supercurioTube "supposed to" and reality are not the same. ISO is still a factor of gain. The standard (ISO is literally the Standards body) would in principle create the "same" exposure but that hasn't been the case for many generations. If it were, full-frame cameras would need ISO 10 or 2 to produce any usable photos in daylight.
As a result, ISO can no longer be thought of as a pegged standard. It can only realistically be used as a ratio.
@@nowandrew4442 we can agree that camera manufacturers are not making a very consistent effort to match the standard.
Usually, the ISO calibration matches between cameras of the same manufacturer, which is not the case between the 360 1" and X4.
What you wrote about on full frame cameras that would need between ISO 2-10 to produce images in bright conditions and how you describe the concept of ISO is still the opposite of how it works tho.
That's why any camera equipped with a bright lens like f/1.8 must use a very fast shutter speed in daylight conditions even at ISO 100.
@@supercurioTube yes, my point being that if a full-frame camera at ISO 400, f/1.9, 1/100 is to produce the same exposure as a tiny action cam sensor, then the shutter needed for a bright daylight scène on that FF even at ISO 100 would be into the 100,000+. And thus a setting of ISO 10 or something like that would be needed to avoid those extremely high shutters. Not to mention it would make bokeh entirely impossible in daylight, which we know is not the case.
The culprit is of course the advance of sensor technologies. If ISO 100 today still "meant" the same as it did back on negative film, given the advances in sensitivity etc we would need ISO 0.00002 to get anything usable from them. 😬😬 (Exaggerating obviously. 😊)
Can wait another 2 years for x5 or similar variant with 1 inch sensor.
we will have 20k video by then. Morris law
I suspect that some of that X4 tech will bleed into a new release of the One Inch towards the end of the year... unless they decide to merge the X4 and One Inch into the planned December 2025 X5 release... either way, Dear Santa... 😁😁
@@MarcellJjr Morris? LOL. First off, it's "Moore's". Second, you're applying it completely incorrectly. By your calculation, we should've had 20k video on mirrorless cameras years ago.
They just need to release a new core for the 1 inch with 8k or better.
I disagree, the glass on the one inch has a red flair. It kills it for me
Thanks for the comparison! I was eyeing 1 Inch just for 360 photos and I must say the tech in X4 has REALLY progressed so far ahead that it can be quite hard to persuade someone into choosing 1 Inch instead of cheaper and newer X4.
LEt's hope next year the 1inch get's a hardware upgrade.
It's quite exciting to see how far 360 cameras have advanced in just few years...
I just got my 1 inch yesterday and it is EVERYTHING!!! Anything it’s missing, I just use my x3 for
Waiting for X5, hope it has 1 inch. nice video
X4 just came out go buy it instead of being a cheapskate.
It's a 2 year cycle. You're gonna wait until 2026?
Great video! Have you tried upscaling videos from any of the older models (e.g., X3 at 5.7k or 1 inch at 6k)? I'm curious as to how that compares to the X4's 8k.
Reframed, the X3 typically delivers 1080p resolution. The X4 delivers 2.7k. Upscaling to a higher figure would not improve resolution.
To clarify, I was asking in regards to using one of the various AI upscaling tools like Topaz AI. I've seen limited results in this area from a couple years ago, but recognize that AI tech in general (as well as TH-cam's support for 8k) has improved significantly over the past couple years.
@@LimitlessMPFactory Ah, I see, I don't use that kind of tool so I didn't think of it. I suspect that the X4 does a lot of AI stuff to manipulate image quality right there in the camera, essentially to get better looking quality footage from the same sensor as the X3 used, which didn't have the brainpower.
@@Ozpeterit’s NOT the same sensor as the x3. It’s the same size, but it has native 8k resolution
@@bruceskousen5451 Others have said that it's the same sensor but the X3 only used 5.7 of its pixels because the processor could not handle all of them. That makes sense to me because it could use 4k for single sided video so that would imply that a total of 8k was available for 360 video - but not used. If others were wrong about this then of course I am wrong too!
I was so much hoping for the X4 to have the same sensor and Low light as the Ace pro😢
Maybe in an X4 pro? 🤭
Não iriam fazer isso, pois provavelmte lancem o 1 Inch 2 em breve
Thank you. I knew in your first moment of comparisons what I didn't know watching HOURS of other likely paid reviews. You are becoming a rare breed. Many new sales gimmicks are getting harder to recognize and are entering You tube disguised as your garden variety neighbor giving an uncensored presentation. OR quite the opposite! Loud in your face corporate industrial blatantly honest and surprisingly difficult to exit advertisements channel! Its kind of like going to Craigslist expecting garage sales of rock bottom prices just to find greedy car sales, and pages and pages of products from a retailer who is too greedy to rent or lease a brick and mortar store with electric bills, employee wages, property taxes, OR Website store, yet still sell at full retail price! We know who those creeps are... NOT YOU. -That's my three cents and once again, Thank You.
Thanks for detailed review. Same conclusion here. Already sold 1inch for X4.
Definitely this is the best comparison so far, you have approached all the main specs for both cameras. Thanks a lot! 👏👏🙏🙏
I never used 1-inch on an extended stick while motorcycling or driving. It's always clamped down on a non-extendable short stick or on a stick at min length. The camera is heavier, top-heavy and the huge lenses are a liability. X4 feels more like an action camera than 1-inch.
impressive work. and the first x4 review I found about it's low-light capability. got mine today, gonna be fun! :3
I would like to see Insta360 come out with a 8k version of the 1in sensor cam with the lens of the 1in and the body + screen of the x4 [not modular].
Everytime i see your videos the whole Trainspotting soundtrack starts banging my head, and i get an urge to drop some E. Good job by the way.
Thanks for this comparison. And thanks for using Auto. Just like you can hand a crappy guitar to a great guitar player and they can make it sound awesome, the same seems to apply with camera gear and people who know what they are doing. Most of us just want to turn it on and use it. Low light is the main thing I wish I had with the various 360 cameras I’ve had over the past 10+ years. Looking forward to seeing what my X4 does compared to the X2 and X3.
I've been using insta360 1RS 1Inch 360 (Leica lense) and i've been very-very satisfied with its low light performance. However i lost practicality and waterproof feature of X3 (or now X4). Do you think it's worth to replace my 360 1 RS 1 Inch, with this X4? Any comments from viewers are welcome.
Great comparison. And you really deserve much more subscribers with such high quality content.
Thank you so much 😃
Was the anti-flicker set wrong on the 1-inch in all the videos or just in that one particular? I don't know exactly how that feature makes it flickerfree but it makes me worried that it may have disqualified these tests, as a different anti-flicker value may somehow affect how much lighting is received by the sensor
Very complete and very good review, You forgot about the warming, here in spain I can récord with the 1 inch just 20 minutes and goes off 😢if I’m lucky with the weather, 30 minutes, marbella
Pretty good test, but in low light, you really shouldn't match them to the same ISO. The amount of gain being added is not the same between different cameras at the same iso, and the lenses don't have the same aperture. It would probably make more sense to just set them at the same shutter speed and then match the exposure through iso.
also In low light, the x4 was preserving highlight detail way better.
What about stitching? Does smaller size make a difference? I owned an R, and at small distances from the subject stitching lines were obvious
Cara .. tô apanhado pra renderizar um vídeo no modo 360° ( interativo )VR , com qualidade 4k .. mesmo filmando em 8k , no insta studio mesmo aumentando os bits na hora de renderizar... vc tem alguma dica ? No vídeo chapado( 4K ) NORMAL de dia, fica legal.. mas no imersivo... tá osso ... fico no aguardo...
Utilizo o Davinci resolve Studio 19 ..
Thank you !
I seriously watched the whole thing, the low light and low light part was what I wanted to know and I got it, great contrast ~! 🥂
Really wish they'd improve the sensor in the non-1" version. It's been very small improvements since the X2. What we really should've gotten was a 1" sensor on the X4 with 8k, not 8k shoved into that tiny 1/2" sensor. Resolution, especially when crammed onto such a small surface, isn't optimal.
Decided to return my X4. Wait for new one inch.
imagine x4 8k with 1 inch sensor
I did a comparison, too, and it felt in mid-light, the X4 had a ton of noise. I usually just shoot in auto mode, though. It also felt the X4 was a tad grainy in ideal light. What are the best settings to shoot in broad daylight? Do you think the lens protection creates some of the noise/grain?
Does the Insta360 X4 have the same overheating problem during prolonged video shooting that my Insta360 ONE RS 1-inch has when shooting long videos?
calla sonso no son iguales
Thank you for your work. I own an Insta360 RS 1-isch camera. I use it for filming while fishing. But it’s always very scary for her - she is leaky and afraid of water. And I wanted to change it to X4. But after your review I decided that I would have to buy a new camera and keep the old one))
Thanks for this comparison. convinced me I’d be better off waiting for a 1 inch upgrade ( are you listening insta 360?)
Thanks! I was waiting for such comparison!
can you do raw video files on these cameras, i mean if that was the case then the low light performance doesn't matter that much, right? you can edit it in the software.
I am just waiting for this comparison. Thanks a lot and appreciate it
3:52 x3 😂 of course you mean X4 just playing. Always greatfull to your comparisons very helpful...
Great review but I think what sharpness setting you had the cameras set to will be a big test. The x4 looks artificially over sharpened and not as nice as the one inch so would be good to know what your settings were. Cheers
Low for both
Very good, quick review. I have both and certainly these are not the same thing and not used for the same purposes. I religiously used the One RS 1inch until I realized the issues you mentioned here, and had to do this upgrade from x2 to x4.
Can you please compare the X4 with Insta 360 one RS twin edition on day and low light (I am more interested in low light), with the 360 lens? Also by using the 4k lens on low light?
Your videos and reviews are excellent. Keep it up.😄
Interesting...
However, considering the 8k video file size,
Yourself and many youtubers don't seem to be taking about the processing power of the pc required to deal with them
Your thoughts?
It takes longer to process the 8K videos and yeah you'll need a decently powered laptop/desktop
Have you tried interval mode on x4? With x1 it doesn't shoot with the interval you set. Fpr example if you set 5 seconds interval it shoots in every 8 seconds. It is ridicilous that insta360 doesn't fix in 1 inch camera model :(
Thank you very much for create this video, Sir!
Great thx I was waiting for this video comparison.
I shoot event videos, mostly parties, I know the one inch is the better option but when there are a lot of lights then it actually isn't that much difference. I will try the X4 first and use it when there are a lot of strobos going.
Great vid but what is that "hazy/wobble/out-of-focus" every so often from the X4? EG. Between 6:32-6:35 (look at Harry Potter letters) and 3:47-3:57. Very strange.
isn't that the stitch line?
Right now I'm feeling torn between the RS 1 and the x4. I wonder if it would be possible for insta360 to make an external 1 inch sensor mod for the x4 made to plug into it's usbc port? That would solve my dilemma!
Of course I really have no idea what goes on inside of a digital camera. Is the lens and the sensor synonymous?
Nice comparaison thank you! Great stuff
that's the only video ive been waiting for. lets go!
Is bracketed HDR mode for photos available in less than 8K eg. 5.7K?
What the heck happened at the angus steakhouse? The color above is red on the left, but orange/yellow on the right. Would think it would match the lower light!? I do see more color in the street light , maybe the white balance was just slightly off.. strange.
3:54 what happened to the x4 right there?
Interestingly, no one anywhere says the"real" usable resolution of these cameras. What I mean by this is that the whole 360 area is 6K and 8K, so what is the resolution of that re-framed 16:9 ratio? Someone said that 8K would only be about 3K in 16:9. I've noticed that some people don't even understand this. They think that these deliver 6K and 8K 16:9 material. I think I would buy one when it's 12K.
Excellent work. Much time and trouble in evidence. Oddly, here I can see the resolution advantage of the X4 in most shots, but in X3 / X4 comparisons it seems to me to rarely be really in evidence. If I had the X4 as well as my current X3 I would go to a field of grass, peg out some stakes at say 1m intervals, then shoot with both cameras to see where the grass stopped being grass and became a green mat in either case. Anyway, I predict that as soon as they have scored lots of X4 sales they will do to the one inch what they did to the X3, giving it a better CPU and a larger screen but keeping the general size and shape and, of course, upping it to 8k. You read it here first.
thank you for the review. at 3:28, the color difference is huge, but considering they advertise the one-inch as leica-co-designed, empowered, it is just kinda speechless.
Yeah it's weird. Don't know if i accidently changed a setting for that one, but I checked for other shots and it was the same.
I have a question about 360 1" edition did you noticed that battery self discharging when not used? I have this camera and if I leave it for month in case battery is empty even If it was fully charged and I don't know is it normal or this is battery fault. If I use it more often there is no problem but every time i leave it for longer time battery discharges itself.
Yes I think it does discharge when not in use. Possible bluetooth is still on to wake the camera remotely
Known issue. Even with Bluetooth off my 1inch battery looses about 5% a day. Sending mine in for warranty, not sure what i will get in return
Good video! Thanks!
Nice competition. I think x4 better now thx
Thx for this comparison
You think we'll get bracketing in future updates?
I asked insta360 that very question and they said that it should come in later updates. For now, it’s a disappointing omission in an otherwise fun camera.
Thanks a lot! I think i wait for an upgrade from my one rs.
One RS 1 inch needs an upgrade. The low light performance is great.
It just needs the battery update and 8K30 @ 200Mbit/s H.265 from the X4.
thanks for this comparison
Wonder if we’ll be seeing an update to the 1” soon?
Well it's half way to 1inch, so no, won't be so soon i guess.. more like 1/1.3" or 2/3" before 1".
I hope they release a new core for the 1 inch with 8k or better and more mega pixels.
Great comparison … I think we just need to use a non 360 if doing low light … and that’s ok 👍
Yoooo, thanks for this! I have the leica and couldn’t help but wonder. I still want the x4 but feels a bit unnecessary
The X4 daytime footage looks way, way better. Better dynamic range, less green tint, and clearer images. Nighttime was best on the 1", but really not by much, at least compared to the daytime.
If X4 has Ace Pro CMOS then I will buy immediately. Thank you for the comparison.
Whats CMOS do?
Thanks, very helpful.
Your X4 8K videos look crisp and sharp compared to my X4 8K videos (and your 1-inch look duller compared to my 1-inch?) So I am doing something wrong.
I do have both the X4 and RS One, and I cannot get my X4 8k videos to look as good as my RS One 6k videos ... could you do an X4 "Best Settings" video comparing X4 settings? Such as sharpness (I have used mostly low sharpness and a little at medium, none yet at high sharpness). (I usually do post in Davinci Resolve Studio to add sharpening/color/etc., but am flexible) Are you using Insta360 Studio ColorPlus and/or that new setting right below it (can't recall name, something like ClearPlus?) Anyway, please do "Best Settings" video, and, in conjunction with App and Studio Settings ... i.e. show exactly us how you are doing it, please, thanks.
---
Not sure why you say at 04:17 "you should not be using the RS One in any fast moving video ...". I find the 1-inch is spectacular with fast motion!
And the 1-inch gyroscope is very reactive (vs a few slow reacting 🌐360° cameras (QooCam 8k is REAL SLOW on the Gyroscope e.g. readjusting/leveling after high speed turns)).
The shutter speed can be set very high because of the 1-inch sensor.
I drive up to 55MPH and get crisp frames, even in tunnels and covered bridges and forest canopy. Also, Good to great athletes have no problem carrying it (they are fit and strong). (weaklings might have trouble haha). It works great on my tractor, bouncing around the fields and in the dark forest. And it is the only 🌐360° I have (out of very many) that has never had a gyroscope burp (though they are rare on most 🌐360° cameras, they do happen, epecially on overheating; when during a video, a lens suddenly goes wobbly for the rest of that viddeo)(I use 🌐360°s alot).
I drive up to 55MPH and get crisp frames, even in tunnels and covered bridges and forest canopy. Also, Good to great athletes have no problem carrying it (they are fit and strong). (weaklings might have trouble haha). It works great on my tractor, bouncing around the fields and in the dark forest. And it is the only 🌐360° I have (out of very many) that has never had a gyroscope burp (though they are rare on most 🌐360° cameras, they do happen, especially on overheating; when during a video, a lens suddenly is wobbly looking)(I use them alot).
Thank you for all of your hard work.
Personally in comparison videos with the X3, I don't think the extra resolution of the X4 makes a huge difference most of the time. It depends where you look in a frozen pair of frames. But other aspects of picture quality are more significant.
By fast moving videos I mean things like skiing/surfing etc. It's too bulky for that
thanks I think I asked for this !
Wow... the resolution at 2:53 surprised me!
You need to compare the two when they're shooting the same exposure, NOT simply setting them at the same shutter speed and ISO.
One set of night footage is noticeably always exposed brighter than the other.
They're completely invalid comparisons as a result.
Adjust EV comp values so they match at a bare minimum.
Your photo shots are also not even framed the same. One will be shot with a noticeably wider field of view than the other, and your photo comparisons also don't contain any cropped in comparisons. Why? You know that TH-cam video compresses everything to crap, so why aren't you cropping in to show the differences in detail?
Agree that the manual scenario was pointless, you want to see what the camera can do, not how they are calibrated.
For auto mode though it's a valid comparison, since it is showing what the camera will do on its own if you don't try to help it. Many people buying the camera will use it that way so it's worthwhile seeing what the results will be. Admittedly it's less useful showing the 1" in Auto mode since fewer people will use that mode in many conditions.
A comparison of the "best possible" results from each camera, without matching any settings, would have been the more conclusive test, indeed.
@@nowandrew4442 yeah, so in this case on the X4 in auto just prepare for your shadow details to be all crushed and for you to get a dark image throughout. You'll have less noise and sharper details, but less visible details overall since you'll just have more absolute black thoughout the scene.
@@victorlin4645 correct hehe. A bit sad since the Ace Pro proves that insta360 do have the tech to produce good low-light images.
@@nowandrew4442 there's only so much you can do with that crappy 48MP 1/2" sensor. It was crap in the X3 and it's holding the X4 back now. They've basically just upgraded the processing chip but it's still being fed the same garbage by that sensor.
They were shot with the same exposure settings in every shot
The 2 second Timelapse interval is unfortunate. Given that the processor is better there is no rationale for this higher interval. Timelapse is one of my primary photography techniques.
Any idea when the new 1inch is coming out?
Has been ages since the gen1 launch
1inch+8k would be a win win!
No idea if it ever will yet
It has been out of stock at the Insta360 store for a month or two now. I have been wondering if there is a new one coming out or is it being discontinued?
Awesome review.
thank you so much for this comparison video that I am waiting for, I am surprised, X4 handles well the night mode in most situation, except for certain difficult no artification lights or super dark situation. also x4 performs better at 5.7k mode. however, this video help me make firm decision to get the acepro and keep my X3.. 🤣🤣
They should bring back those options as EV/AEB in HDR Photo mode in the X4 cfr X3 & before. Unbelievable they removed that.
Let's hope so!
Thank you!
The big question, is it worth upgrading from x3 to x4 for action shooting 🤔🤔🤔🤔
I think so just for 8K
Good review
thank you
So disappointed that they removed AEB from the X4. It was the main feature I used in the X3. Wasted my money upgraging.
AEB?
@@bouldersuechtig Auto Exposure Bracketing
@@satay71 🙏
We need the x4 pro with same low light pure video mode performance as the Ace Pro. Why why why did insta360 not add this to the X4? Dont understand......
Because, they dont have same senzors, and it would be quite bigger cam, almost like 1". So, to keep it smaller, its what it is. Nest step probably on x5 would be something like what you wish.
Peace be with you! Thank you for this informative video on both Insta360's new X4 and 1in Sensor 360 cameras. No doubt, their 1in 360 camera Desperately needs to be reengineered. Can the 1in shoot RAW photos? Disappointing about the X4 is that it lacks Insta360 Ace Pro's "Pure Video" AI enhanced available light video capability. Additionally, I would have thought that the Ace Pro's larger sensor would have found its way into the X4. This leaves me waiting for the releasee of Kandao's QooCam 3 Ultra 8K. While it's been announced and demoed at trade show Kandao hasn't released it so far. Thanks again!
Thanks. 🤗
3:51 suprised you didnt mention the weird cmos wobble effect of the 8k cam here? Is this common? Very nauseating.
I will wait for the version which will combine good quality in low light conditions and at the same time waterproof or robust enough to go snowboarding with... I know I'm asking a lot, don't hate me
If the One Rs 1 inch 8K comes out, it will be the best camera for photos and videos
i know you said you kept in auto.. is there any way to see actual ISO and shutter speed and FPS on each camera? maybe they had different auto settings?
I have not found a way to see these stats after video taken
Good stuff
Yeah 😊
All I want is 1 inch with bigger screen. Still love my 1 inch.
we might see Insta360 1 Inch 2nd gen in q4? maybe 12k :)
The half inch sensor is on the edge of acceptance
X4 is better even at dark it's not really bright but handles lights and colours better
Insta360 1 inch is Frankenstein ☠️
😂