You're still going to hear it in the comments. Gopro has always needed EV -0.5 comp at daylight if you don't want any blown highlights and also you can "fix" the image stabilization with two settings (picture will be bit darker tho). The Ace 2 is impressive I give them that, but if you only have gopro already there are settings to fix/compensate.
That new sensor with the Leica lens is a great combo. Features like HDR and slow motion can make it even more fun to play around with and to get more unique shots.
Terrible testing. Ryan failed to show how the cameras compensate for cosmic radiation. This could have easily been done by testing in a pocket dimension that has already experienced heat death. Do better.
Wow, that was a perfect side by side comparison. I have been dying recently with the low light in my videos (lost so much in Scotland). BUT, I still don't find the stabilization to be good enough to switch. Both the Ace Pro 2 and the default GoPro have too much washing machine twist. GoPro Max Lens Mod takes care of that and gives me rock solid stabilization. Would love to switch to the Ace Pro 2 for the low light, but the stabilization is still not there yet.
Knew it was you, Loam Wolf on that Insta360 launch live! Followed you for a couple of years now due to my interest in eMTBs and glad you chose the AcePro2!
I mean, I just showed the comparison footage with matched settings. So if you think the outcome is that the Ace Pro 2 is better, then that's all you, not me haha.
yeah... I'mma get myself some Insta 360 products next. I've seen a few streamers on an RV trip last weekend. They had so many problems with their Gopros overheating, constantly being like "they last for a year and then you just have to get a new one". This review seals the deal for me.
This is why competition is good. Been a long time GoPro user, since the Hero HD, and the last few iterations just haven't been that impressive. But Insta360 is actually doing some great stuff it looks like and I'm hoping to see more from GoPro.
Tell me how can material sponsored by one party be objective? Your story ignores the fact that GoPro has 10 bits and Ace does not, which is of great importance if someone later edits the material. And many other things... shame.
Technically it can't be. That's why I 1) showed all the settings for both cameras and 2) just showed you the footage side-by-side so *you* can make the call. I also didn't want to make some kind of sales pitch that covers every single feature, because frankly, I personally only care about what I covered in this video (audio, FOV, general image quality, low-light quality). Go check out DC Rainmakers video for a full, un-biased overview, where he shows essentially the same conclusions as myself.
No 10-bit color, weighs heavier than competitors, no larger sensor, no cloud storage /upload and delete option like go pro, and this year one less "budget model" released. No significant updates from insta 360 at all!
@@AC-lt5ro What good does 10bit color do, when the picture itself is a blurry garbage? Nicer colored, blurry garbage? I cant get my head around on how GoPro just get stomped by each and every competitor out there. They invented the action cam genre, goddammit, how can they fail so miserably for such a long time?
I have been a GoPro user since the beginning and love what they are doing with the new lens options with the 13, but the Ace Pro 2 for me is now where it is at, with better sound, better all round video capture and with the flexibility of the flip up screen to enable you to set up shots. And to everyone that gets bogged down with the 8 bit/10 bit argument you really don’t have a real understanding of image technology, dynamic range is way more important and the Ace Pro two with 8 bit colour and 13 stops of dynamic range trumps most 10 bit cameras, ask any photographer and they will tell you dynamic range is so important.
Im sold on the Insta360, Great vid sir. Seems like Go Pro never learns, 13 years of tech and still stuck very small improvements. Can you also do a comparison on the DJI Osmo action 5 Pro cam ?
The Leica color profile is great straight out of the box. Shooting in 10-bit is a bit overkill, as the final video often ends up in 8-bit on social media.
10bit is a big deal for anyone who does color grading. Even though gopro seems worse than insta in a lot of ways, the 10bit colors would make me choose the gopro.
0:48 - Weird over-sharpening of everything, especially the mountain tops on the 360 1:42 - I like the audio better from the 360, it's more crisp 3:10 - The 360 has a lower exposure than the GoPro. Look at how much darker the shadows are, so it's cutting down the brightness of those highlighted areas as well. The 360 seems to have a darker exposure in general, especially when bright highlights are brought into frame. 7:43 - 360 is the clear winner in low light. Might grab one of these! Thanks dude!
The funny thing is that this vid is just like all my other action cam comparisons. Side-by-side testing, leaving it up to the audience to decide what they like better. 👍
Hi, I'm Cristóbal, a big fan of yours from Spain for many years. For the first time I disagree with you. I have a goPro 13 and one of my friends has the ACE PRO. We have compared both cameras and watched the videos on a 65” Phillips OLED TV. First of all, tell you that Spain is a very sunny country and much more in Andalucia (south of Spain) and surely that has its influence. - COLORS: much more natural and real in GoPro. The test was done on a very sunny day. Personally I don't like the blue of the sky with the ACE (it was not what we watch). - WIND REDUCTION: we were in Tarifa (windy town, kite surf town) and the result was bad in both cases. In my case I fixed it using a death cat, it's not difficult despite the grids. - UNDERWATER. Much better the GoPro. The colors come out very distorted in the ACE PRO. - SKI: the season is not yet here in Sierra Nevada (Granada) but I have the feeling that it is similar to Mammoth. So I will wait... - MINUTE 3:14 (contrast). I haven't tested it but I'm sure it can be fixed with ND filters and/or playing with EV. - LOW LIGHT conditions: Much better Ace Pro. But, for me an action cam is not for this purpose and I use my DJI OSMO POCKET 3 for it. The results are amazing as you can see on my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@calm-walk. Greetings from Spain! I love your reviews!
Besides all the GoPro problems, it gives a more natural color/image than Ace Pro 2 and Action 5 Pro. Both of the two cameras give an oversharpened image.
I’ll give it to insta on low light, but that’s not a big deal for my application. Honestly, in all the side by sides the GoPro just has better, more natural color. The sky on insta was straight neon, and when the sun was behind you in the beginning it just looked like if I was in Premiere and cranked the shadows slider all the way up and the highlights down. That’s not dynamic range, that’s just the curves they decided to bake in. Then you can’t undo that look. I’d certainly rather shoot in flat mode on GoPro and choose whether I want to make your face glow orange even though the sun is directly behind you, or let it actually look shadowed, like it is.
I understand comparing the cameras on like-for-like settings, but i know that most of the time these settings are not nearly optimised for each camera. I'd love to see a comparison of these 2 with the dji action 5 pro as well, where some time is taken to find the absolute best settings for each platform, and compare those settings. I know its not representative of the majority of mtb action camera users, so i can understand why this video hasn't been made, but as a camera nerd, i'd love to see it done.
Finally a review of an action camera showing its low light performance in ACTION! Had to watch half a dozen other "reviews " first that were trying to make the point while showing a walk under the street lights. Liked and subscribed just because someone knows how to do the job!
I have wind muffs all over my GP10, but it’s time to upgrade. I’m leaning towards the Ace Pro 2 over the rest. I noticed you had wind reduction ON, even with the Ace Pro 2’s new wind muff. On my GoPro 10, I’ve always switched the wind reduction OFF after adding third-party muffs because keeping it ON makes me sound like I’m in a hallway. Any thoughts on turning OFF the wind reduction on the Ace Pro 2 now that it comes with a built-in wind muff? FYI, I shoot family travel vlogs at 60fps.
Same here! I was extremely skeptical of leaving the wind reduction mode on like Insta360 suggested to me. I tested both settings and with wind reduction off, it seems to pull audio from all mics in a raw way (which makes sense), so you’d need to separate out the specific front mic to get clean audio in windy situations. They way they tuned the wind reduction mode on the AP2, it basically just does the mic isolation for you, from my tests.
The GoPro low light footage looks like it came from an action movie scene (motion blur and darker) while the Insta360 Ace Pro 2 looks like it comes from a family TV series (brighter and more detail).
3:10 Show us how biased you are …. Quickly check also the shadows how much darker insta is …. Hard to take you seriously after that …. But yes I understand, it is your source of income.
They are both set to EV 0, so it's how the camera decided to handle the lighting scenario. That counts for a lot. Did you check out the highlights and shadows through the rest of the trail? The Insta consistently includes better highlight and shadow detail. That's not me being biased, that's just me showing you the situation.
You've done the lowlight comparison. Can you now do a bright light action comparison please? And what is the weird glow around the mountains during the intro?
Bright light comparisons will look pretty much identical between the two cameras minus the Insta having a wider field of view and much better audio in windy environments.
@TheLoamRanger would you say I would be happy if I get the Ace Pro 2 for dusk/night bike dashcam(helmet mounted if matters)? My go pro is not up to it sadly..
i've always skipped a generation on GoPro and have gone from the 3, to 5 ,7, 9 and now 11. From seeing the 13 release, it felt like a backwards step for me so didn't bother. Each and every single generation i've also nerded out on getting audio right and have tried all sorts. I have audio dialed now on my GoPro 11 without it looking too stupid. So nice to see that finally someone is thinking about how to make audio good out the box.
Unfortunately the Insta360 shows some terrible fringes around objects as it oversharpenes on the medium sharpness setting. What does it look like on the low setting and is there even a lower option (zero / off)?
Working with pre-release cameras is tricky. Insta360 updated the beta firmware *one day* after I finished filming, which addressed the fringing. With tight timelines though, I just couldn't get out to reshoot! But ya, "Low" sharpness is the better choice. At the moment, there is no "Off" setting for sharpness.
Do you have any opinions on GoPro max lens mod vs stock ace2 fov. I run the gopro vertical with a mod on to give a view of the bike as well as the trail but how does the ace look running vertical? Built in wind reduction muffler is wild and crazy no one thought of it before
Yes, yes, Insta360 sent me this camera but...... Of course you all do this without any instructions from Insta360🤣. I didn't know that even this sentence was part of the instructions... but let's leave that aside. Let's talk about the facts. 8bit blurry as fxxx and a bitrate struggle without end. Details are muddy and look washed out. I was personally disappointed with the Action5, but the AcePro2 is godlessly bad
To be clear, how “blurry” an image is not really linked to whether it’s 8 bit or 10 bit. There are a huge amount of factors involved with something like that (frame rate, shutter speed, how close things are as they go past the lens, etc).
Would shooting the GoPro in 8:7 help with low light? Also, I use the 8:7 for capturing mtb & skiing using a chest mount as it is good for TH-cam, Instagram & TikTok. Does the Ace Pro 2 export to all platforms well with the 4:3 / 16:9?
You mentioned that this was the first camera ever to address the noise issue but GoPro has had their media mod for a while and cleans up sound pretty good. It would be nice if it wasn’t an extra item you had to buy but at the 360’s price point I think you still money on a GoPro setup.
Media mod audio is excellent and eliminates almost all wind noise , problem is over time taking the mod on/off the camera eventually wears out the port on the camera so it cant read the media mod and defaults back to the camera mics, lasted less than a year on my Hero 12.
I'd like to see a comparison between the Ace Pro and the Ace Pro2. I bought the Ace Pro last year and wonder if there are enough changes to justify the upgrade
I would love to buy the Ace Pro more than anything. But being incredibly electro sensitised, I can't have wifi or bluetooth all the time. Is there an option to actually switch them off? In fact, at this point I would buy any action cam that has this option. As far as I have been been able to establish all action and 360 cams in the last few years have their wireless antenna on at all times. Particularly annoying for an evergrowing group of people that are becoming sensitised of EMF fields.
The Ace Pro 2 is a very good action camera. The only limitations left on it for me is the very odd I-Log function and the lack of 10-bit to go with it. I think if Insta360 could sort out the log function, add 10-bit, and also give users the ability to set the degree of noise reduction like rival cameras, they'd be there. What I do really like about it is the lens. Finally Insta360 has one of the best wide angles of any action camera. Likewise, if GoPro introduce a new GP3 processor and gave low light performance a boost things would even up. The Action 5 Pro is super awesome, particularly in log mode, and its low light is also pretty darn good. DJI just need to figure out what's going on with its rather funky standard colour profile.
The only aspect of that camera that I’ve seen is how the audio is by far the worst out of the three, so that’s an instant fail for me. But you can think whatever you want 😄
@@KentRoads I have an older GoPro hero 9 which (I think) lacks external audio connectivity. Can you recommend an aftermarket audio setup? I would love to keep the camera in a waterproof case.
the one thing that almost makes me consider the low light performance not a win for the 360 is the colors look a lot more dull in the low light compared to the gopro, aside from that the audio quality on the ace pro 2 is so good, might pick one up just because of that
What about timecode...did insta360 finally make a camera with time of day metadata for premiere? Without that it becomes useless for multi cam use. Also, do they offer a water resistant way to charge while in use yet? GoPro does so much more beyond the camera to fit niches... so I have been stuck even though the sensor size is really getting hard to deal with. I also wonder of insta360 has a remote that can control multiple cameras.
I haven’t tested it, but there is a timecode function in the Ace Pro 2 menu 👍 And I believe the GPS preview remote can sync with multiple cameras, so that’s probably worth looking into. I’ll be filming multiple simultaneous angles in an auto racing situation soon myself, so these things are starting to be on my radar as well.
Thanks for the review. With significantly better video and audio processing, hands down AP2 is the clear winner compared to GoPro.. Horizon Lock is an important feature I use on GoPro with Ultra Wide Lens Mod. Does Purevideo mode give option for horizon lock?
Does the Ace Pro 2 has the 360° Horizon Locker option? ...because I would like to use it in mtb too and I like to have a sort of "max lens mod" version that gopro has.. Wait for your reply. Great job man!
Since you’re a professional and know best than most for sure How’s the 8bit color vs the 10 on the gopro? Does it make a difference at all? Also, on the first clips it looks a bit over sharpened/artificial on the insta Does a low sharpness fix that?
I tried medium sharpness because I knew I wasn’t going to change the footage at all afterwards. Normally I’d always use Low sharpness and I think I still will going forward. As for 8 bit Vs 10, I think it really depends on how the camera processes the footage *and* if the user plans on doing heavy colorgrading afterwards. I’ve been playing around with some grading and so far I’m not seeing the AP2 footage break apart any faster than the Hero 13, so I don’t know if it makes a huge difference in this kind of scenario.
I tried medium sharpness because I knew I wasn’t going to change the footage at all afterwards. Normally I’d always use Low sharpness and I think I still will going forward. As for 8 bit Vs 10, I think it really depends on how the camera processes the footage *and* if the user plans on doing heavy colorgrading afterwards. I’ve been playing around with some grading and so far I’m not seeing the AP2 footage break apart any faster than the Hero 13, so I don’t know if it makes a huge difference in this kind of scenario.
@@TheLoamRanger then it sounds good, I’m still using your recommendation for settings on my hero 8 Now it’s time to upgrade, wanted to avoid GoPro but I wasn’t too convinced by the DJI and the low bitrate and over faking processing videos, was almost defeated and back to GoPro once again up until this video, I feel the Insta would be the best choice for riding
Would love to see a night ride. Been doing some with the Action Pro 5 and it’s good, but has a feature where you get some vibration from movement at night, but not during the day. The audio on the OA5 is great, though. Not even a spot for wind muffs, but it hasn’t seemed to be a major issue. Insta360 2 looks overall rad. May have to get one for night rides if it is better at night.
All the fuzz on action camera reminds me back in the days when fanboys were either Nikon or Canon.... they are both awesome.... one doesn't destroy the other ... Both are extremely good and for 98.999% of us, a GoPro 9 or DJI Action 3 are still perfectly good...
I use a hero 2018 with the hacked firmware (so equiv to hero 5), and it looks just as good as a hero 9 or 10. There are big improvements in some places, but in non low light environments, I say it's not worth it to upgrade unless you are extremely fast or want a slightly wider pov for some reason. Edit: I do my own color grading and stuff so if you don't want to color grade then a newer camera is probably more worth it
I’m glad to see some real competition for Go pro. I’ve never been impressed with their cameras in anyway. Battery life is way too short, and the interface is clunky.
I wish you compared DJI in low light, their camera is much more comparable to Ace Pro 2. We already know gopro sucks in low light. Good job anyway, it was nice to watch (and hear) the differences.
This is a fantastic review. The comparisons side by side and unbiased view points is well structured. Yes you have a partnership with Insta360 but you have in the past said when they fall short and others were better. Great video
U shud have done comparison with ace pro 1😂if they improved it let them not embargo you into not comparing and do this before they release a crippling firmware for ace pro 1 😂
Not gonna lie, GoPro has been lagging behind in an increasing number of areas over the last couple of years, gimmicky convenience with the mounts fo example, the temp sensor on the DJI, low light performance, and overall processing and response speed; but for my case use (MTB videos mostly) the image quality and stabilization in daylight (which is when I ride and film) are still the best on the GoPro. I will hold on to my Hero 10 until next year to see if GoPro makes another leap and updates its processor and sensor. If they don't, maybe by then one of the other two will have found the secret sauce for image quality.
Noob to action cameras, looking to pick one up so I'm doing the reseach. I enjoyed your comparison of these two DESPITE a couple of the naysayer comments below.
What is everyone doing about anyone other than GoPro having a cheap online storage option? why arent others doing that? every other option is much more than 50 bucks a year.
So here's the real question, you going to make the ace pro 2 your primary camera?? Going to drop the X4?? You didn't say.. Do you prefer the Ace Pro 2 or the DJI Osmo 5??? When you reviewed the One RS, we never saw it much after.. Will this be the same??
Yup, the Ace Pro 2 will be my primary camera when I don't need 360 shots. So likely 70% of the time. The field of view is wide enough for pretty much all my filming scenarios now. I have zero experience with the Osmo 5 other than some clips here and there. From what I've seen, the audio on the Osmo is by far the worst out of the three of them, so that would likely rule it out for me. As for the One RS, I've always billed that camera as a great choice for 'normal' filmers out there capturing their life, who want some format options available to them while doing so. Once the X3 came out, that massively overshadowed the One RS from that point onwards, IMO.
@@TheLoamRanger looks like I'll have to redirect the one rs pair to be used by others and maybe consider getting an X3 for 360 work. Insta360 could/would never get a straight answer to me on whether they would add the single lens feature to the One Rs like the X3. Gets very grainy when trying to use the One RS on the trails even though it's great for shoot and forget video gathering... We're still using the action 3 because it just works in all the +40° & - 20° & in between conditions we ride in with no appreciable loss in battery life and the DJI Mics plug right in. They add so much value. Do you know if this Ace pro 2 works with the 2 versions of DJI Mics?? With all that said, I'm looking for something to move to but it has to be a step up. Not slightly better but BETTER. Low light doesn't matter enough to count as a required feature either. Thanx for the intro, Thanx for responding quickly. Appreciate it.. Stress less, ride more.
I was actually pretty disappointed to find the go pro put the heat guard there and does make it way harder to put the wind mic on it, insta made it look so good and seamless.
Ya that was an interesting choice. I still can’t believe Insta’s wind function works so incredibly well. I’ve been trained to be automatically disappointed over the last decade I guess haha. It’s the first time I’ve never had to touch the EQ on an action cam audio track either.
It only took ten years of waiting 😂 You can find all Ace Pro 2 details and pick up yours here: bit.ly/AcePro2LR
You're still going to hear it in the comments. Gopro has always needed EV -0.5 comp at daylight if you don't want any blown highlights and also you can "fix" the image stabilization with two settings (picture will be bit darker tho). The Ace 2 is impressive I give them that, but if you only have gopro already there are settings to fix/compensate.
That new sensor with the Leica lens is a great combo. Features like HDR and slow motion can make it even more fun to play around with and to get more unique shots.
Wow awesome comparisons! AP2 miles ahead, especially in low light and audio!
That raw audio straight from the camera sounds impressive and surprisingly good.
Terrible testing. Ryan failed to show how the cameras compensate for cosmic radiation. This could have easily been done by testing in a pocket dimension that has already experienced heat death.
Do better.
I’ll do better next time, Joe. I promise!
And while he's at it, I want to know how well the Ace Pro 2 deals with gravitational waves.
Wow, that was a perfect side by side comparison. I have been dying recently with the low light in my videos (lost so much in Scotland). BUT, I still don't find the stabilization to be good enough to switch. Both the Ace Pro 2 and the default GoPro have too much washing machine twist. GoPro Max Lens Mod takes care of that and gives me rock solid stabilization. Would love to switch to the Ace Pro 2 for the low light, but the stabilization is still not there yet.
Knew it was you, Loam Wolf on that Insta360 launch live! Followed you for a couple of years now due to my interest in eMTBs and glad you chose the AcePro2!
"We all know..." the outcome if you are sponsored by Insta 😂
I mean, I just showed the comparison footage with matched settings. So if you think the outcome is that the Ace Pro 2 is better, then that's all you, not me haha.
@@TheLoamRanger thats pretty not nice, should have compare that thing to dji one...
yeah... I'mma get myself some Insta 360 products next. I've seen a few streamers on an RV trip last weekend. They had so many problems with their Gopros overheating, constantly being like "they last for a year and then you just have to get a new one". This review seals the deal for me.
Insta360 Ace Pro 2 wins all the way!!!!
That WB, wow, colors are vivid and true to life. Are we sure this was shot with an action camera? lol
This is why competition is good. Been a long time GoPro user, since the Hero HD, and the last few iterations just haven't been that impressive. But Insta360 is actually doing some great stuff it looks like and I'm hoping to see more from GoPro.
try DJI, way cheaper than this
@@KentRoads 50 dollar is not much cheaper but a solid price
100% ace pro 2 is my next new camera. Goal set! Will use all the money i save.
Tell me how can material sponsored by one party be objective? Your story ignores the fact that GoPro has 10 bits and Ace does not, which is of great importance if someone later edits the material. And many other things... shame.
Technically it can't be. That's why I 1) showed all the settings for both cameras and 2) just showed you the footage side-by-side so *you* can make the call. I also didn't want to make some kind of sales pitch that covers every single feature, because frankly, I personally only care about what I covered in this video (audio, FOV, general image quality, low-light quality). Go check out DC Rainmakers video for a full, un-biased overview, where he shows essentially the same conclusions as myself.
No 10-bit color, weighs heavier than competitors, no larger sensor, no cloud storage /upload and delete option like go pro, and this year one less "budget model" released. No significant updates from insta 360 at all!
@@AC-lt5ro What good does 10bit color do, when the picture itself is a blurry garbage? Nicer colored, blurry garbage?
I cant get my head around on how GoPro just get stomped by each and every competitor out there. They invented the action cam genre, goddammit, how can they fail so miserably for such a long time?
The footage is literally right there. If you have eyes and ears you can clearly tell the Ace Pro 2 is walking GoPro like a dog
I have been a GoPro user since the beginning and love what they are doing with the new lens options with the 13, but the Ace Pro 2 for me is now where it is at, with better sound, better all round video capture and with the flexibility of the flip up screen to enable you to set up shots. And to everyone that gets bogged down with the 8 bit/10 bit argument you really don’t have a real understanding of image technology, dynamic range is way more important and the Ace Pro two with 8 bit colour and 13 stops of dynamic range trumps most 10 bit cameras, ask any photographer and they will tell you dynamic range is so important.
Im sold on the Insta360, Great vid sir. Seems like Go Pro never learns, 13 years of tech and still stuck very small improvements. Can you also do a comparison on the DJI Osmo action 5 Pro cam ?
The comparison to do would have been against DJI Action Pro 5.
The Leica color profile is great straight out of the box. Shooting in 10-bit is a bit overkill, as the final video often ends up in 8-bit on social media.
10bit is a big deal for anyone who does color grading. Even though gopro seems worse than insta in a lot of ways, the 10bit colors would make me choose the gopro.
@@hansa2026honestly probably the only reason I would pick the GoPro as well.
0:48 - Weird over-sharpening of everything, especially the mountain tops on the 360
1:42 - I like the audio better from the 360, it's more crisp
3:10 - The 360 has a lower exposure than the GoPro. Look at how much darker the shadows are, so it's cutting down the brightness of those highlighted areas as well. The 360 seems to have a darker exposure in general, especially when bright highlights are brought into frame.
7:43 - 360 is the clear winner in low light.
Might grab one of these! Thanks dude!
Remember when Ryan made the best and most objective camera reviews in the MTB world?
Gotta pay the bills. I get it.
The funny thing is that this vid is just like all my other action cam comparisons. Side-by-side testing, leaving it up to the audience to decide what they like better. 👍
@@TheLoamRanger yeah, that's why the title is "LOOK HOW THE BRAND THAT SPONSORS ME IS M U R D E R I N G THE OTHER ONE!"
I like the go pro footage in the dark because because it gives a better idea of how dark it is
Hi, I'm Cristóbal, a big fan of yours from Spain for many years. For the first time I disagree with you.
I have a goPro 13 and one of my friends has the ACE PRO. We have compared both cameras and watched the videos on a 65” Phillips OLED TV. First of all, tell you that Spain is a very sunny country and much more in Andalucia (south of Spain) and surely that has its influence.
- COLORS: much more natural and real in GoPro. The test was done on a very sunny day. Personally I don't like the blue of the sky with the ACE (it was not what we watch).
- WIND REDUCTION: we were in Tarifa (windy town, kite surf town) and the result was bad in both cases. In my case I fixed it using a death cat, it's not difficult despite the grids.
- UNDERWATER. Much better the GoPro. The colors come out very distorted in the ACE PRO.
- SKI: the season is not yet here in Sierra Nevada (Granada) but I have the feeling that it is similar to Mammoth. So I will wait...
- MINUTE 3:14 (contrast). I haven't tested it but I'm sure it can be fixed with ND filters and/or playing with EV.
- LOW LIGHT conditions: Much better Ace Pro. But, for me an action cam is not for this purpose and I use my DJI OSMO POCKET 3 for it. The results are amazing as you can see on my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@calm-walk.
Greetings from Spain! I love your reviews!
Besides all the GoPro problems, it gives a more natural color/image than Ace Pro 2 and Action 5 Pro. Both of the two cameras give an oversharpened image.
What about strong dappled sunlight? How does the Insta360, handle transitional filming, strong lights and shadows?
I’ll give it to insta on low light, but that’s not a big deal for my application. Honestly, in all the side by sides the GoPro just has better, more natural color. The sky on insta was straight neon, and when the sun was behind you in the beginning it just looked like if I was in Premiere and cranked the shadows slider all the way up and the highlights down. That’s not dynamic range, that’s just the curves they decided to bake in. Then you can’t undo that look. I’d certainly rather shoot in flat mode on GoPro and choose whether I want to make your face glow orange even though the sun is directly behind you, or let it actually look shadowed, like it is.
I understand comparing the cameras on like-for-like settings, but i know that most of the time these settings are not nearly optimised for each camera. I'd love to see a comparison of these 2 with the dji action 5 pro as well, where some time is taken to find the absolute best settings for each platform, and compare those settings. I know its not representative of the majority of mtb action camera users, so i can understand why this video hasn't been made, but as a camera nerd, i'd love to see it done.
Finally a review of an action camera showing its low light performance in ACTION! Had to watch half a dozen other "reviews " first that were trying to make the point while showing a walk under the street lights. Liked and subscribed just because someone knows how to do the job!
Is Purevideo available at 4k 60fps settings? how was it at night?
I have wind muffs all over my GP10, but it’s time to upgrade. I’m leaning towards the Ace Pro 2 over the rest. I noticed you had wind reduction ON, even with the Ace Pro 2’s new wind muff. On my GoPro 10, I’ve always switched the wind reduction OFF after adding third-party muffs because keeping it ON makes me sound like I’m in a hallway. Any thoughts on turning OFF the wind reduction on the Ace Pro 2 now that it comes with a built-in wind muff? FYI, I shoot family travel vlogs at 60fps.
Same here! I was extremely skeptical of leaving the wind reduction mode on like Insta360 suggested to me. I tested both settings and with wind reduction off, it seems to pull audio from all mics in a raw way (which makes sense), so you’d need to separate out the specific front mic to get clean audio in windy situations. They way they tuned the wind reduction mode on the AP2, it basically just does the mic isolation for you, from my tests.
@@TheLoamRanger it looks like you had noise reduction set to auto on the gopro and on with the insta?
Hi.
What kind of chest mount accessories do you have? It looks great like a motocross breast plate.
The GoPro low light footage looks like it came from an action movie scene (motion blur and darker) while the Insta360 Ace Pro 2 looks like it comes from a family TV series (brighter and more detail).
Hm….ok so what settings was your insta? Mine is so shaky….. 4k 60fps and normal stabilisation. Does it need to be on more than that stabilisation?
Insta are selling it $100 above conversion rate in Aus. It’s a no brainier I’ll be getting GoPro
get dji action 4 or 5 instead, gopro isnt very good, also dji is less expensive
SOLD! Returning my 13 and the Mini today.
I think you’ll like it a lot. 👍
3:10 Show us how biased you are …. Quickly check also the shadows how much darker insta is …. Hard to take you seriously after that …. But yes I understand, it is your source of income.
They are both set to EV 0, so it's how the camera decided to handle the lighting scenario. That counts for a lot. Did you check out the highlights and shadows through the rest of the trail? The Insta consistently includes better highlight and shadow detail. That's not me being biased, that's just me showing you the situation.
You've done the lowlight comparison. Can you now do a bright light action comparison please? And what is the weird glow around the mountains during the intro?
Bright light comparisons will look pretty much identical between the two cameras minus the Insta having a wider field of view and much better audio in windy environments.
@@TheLoamRanger but what is that weird glow around the mountains?
@TheLoamRanger would you say I would be happy if I get the Ace Pro 2 for dusk/night bike dashcam(helmet mounted if matters)?
My go pro is not up to it sadly..
That’s one of the main strengths of the AP2, so definitely. 👍
@TheLoamRanger cheers
i've always skipped a generation on GoPro and have gone from the 3, to 5 ,7, 9 and now 11. From seeing the 13 release, it felt like a backwards step for me so didn't bother. Each and every single generation i've also nerded out on getting audio right and have tried all sorts. I have audio dialed now on my GoPro 11 without it looking too stupid. So nice to see that finally someone is thinking about how to make audio good out the box.
$570... Ouch
Unfortunately the Insta360 shows some terrible fringes around objects as it oversharpenes on the medium sharpness setting. What does it look like on the low setting and is there even a lower option (zero / off)?
Working with pre-release cameras is tricky. Insta360 updated the beta firmware *one day* after I finished filming, which addressed the fringing. With tight timelines though, I just couldn't get out to reshoot! But ya, "Low" sharpness is the better choice. At the moment, there is no "Off" setting for sharpness.
Do you have any opinions on GoPro max lens mod vs stock ace2 fov. I run the gopro vertical with a mod on to give a view of the bike as well as the trail but how does the ace look running vertical?
Built in wind reduction muffler is wild and crazy no one thought of it before
Yes, yes, Insta360 sent me this camera but...... Of course you all do this without any instructions from Insta360🤣. I didn't know that even this sentence was part of the instructions... but let's leave that aside. Let's talk about the facts. 8bit blurry as fxxx and a bitrate struggle without end. Details are muddy and look washed out. I was personally disappointed with the Action5, but the AcePro2 is godlessly bad
Same, at the same time I’m also disappointed by GoPro
I still feel my hero 8 is super close to the 13 not much changed
To be clear, how “blurry” an image is not really linked to whether it’s 8 bit or 10 bit. There are a huge amount of factors involved with something like that (frame rate, shutter speed, how close things are as they go past the lens, etc).
Are you still color grading your footage like you use to do back in the day? Just curious if you still have to do that or not
Would shooting the GoPro in 8:7 help with low light? Also, I use the 8:7 for capturing mtb & skiing using a chest mount as it is good for TH-cam, Instagram & TikTok. Does the Ace Pro 2 export to all platforms well with the 4:3 / 16:9?
DCRainmaker review covers that. Also will be comparing all three current action cams soon it sounds like
@@davet9633 it's out now on his channel
You mentioned that this was the first camera ever to address the noise issue but GoPro has had their media mod for a while and cleans up sound pretty good. It would be nice if it wasn’t an extra item you had to buy but at the 360’s price point I think you still money on a GoPro setup.
Media mod audio is excellent and eliminates almost all wind noise , problem is over time taking the mod on/off the camera eventually wears out the port on the camera so it cant read the media mod and defaults back to the camera mics, lasted less than a year on my Hero 12.
@@PNWEnduro coming up on 9 months with mine. So far so good. I appreciate the response.
The media mod includes a shotgun-style mic that is *very* directional. Not great for recording ride audio, IMO.
Does Ace Pro 2 have the ability to go Live with video?
Does AP2 have 360 horizon lock in 4k like the gopro 11?
your pedal caught my eye
We don’t talk about those 🤫
Is acepro 2 and x4 use same battry?
No, they’re quite different.
That AI-powered PureVideo tho... always stuggled with low light on my action cams. Creative juices are flowing.just wow🫰🫰.
I'd like to see a comparison between the Ace Pro and the Ace Pro2. I bought the Ace Pro last year and wonder if there are enough changes to justify the upgrade
Is it me, or does the Ace pro 2 has a more realistic view on the steepness of mtb trails?
I would love to buy the Ace Pro more than anything. But being incredibly electro sensitised, I can't have wifi or bluetooth all the time. Is there an option to actually switch them off? In fact, at this point I would buy any action cam that has this option. As far as I have been been able to establish all action and 360 cams in the last few years have their wireless antenna on at all times. Particularly annoying for an evergrowing group of people that are becoming sensitised of EMF fields.
The Ace Pro 2 is a very good action camera. The only limitations left on it for me is the very odd I-Log function and the lack of 10-bit to go with it. I think if Insta360 could sort out the log function, add 10-bit, and also give users the ability to set the degree of noise reduction like rival cameras, they'd be there. What I do really like about it is the lens. Finally Insta360 has one of the best wide angles of any action camera. Likewise, if GoPro introduce a new GP3 processor and gave low light performance a boost things would even up. The Action 5 Pro is super awesome, particularly in log mode, and its low light is also pretty darn good. DJI just need to figure out what's going on with its rather funky standard colour profile.
I would love to see you try the action 5 pro. The ace 2 looks awesome though. No doubt.
Is the lens protector replaceable if it’s damaged?
It is! Thankfully
I like how you didn't test against the A5P, because you know it's as good and cheaper
The only aspect of that camera that I’ve seen is how the audio is by far the worst out of the three, so that’s an instant fail for me. But you can think whatever you want 😄
@@TheLoamRanger who uses onboard audio?
Pretty much… everyone?
@@TheLoamRanger no one does. Thats why all cameras have offboard audio connectivity...
@@KentRoads I have an older GoPro hero 9 which (I think) lacks external audio connectivity. Can you recommend an aftermarket audio setup? I would love to keep the camera in a waterproof case.
Dude, what Chest mount do you use to get so decent quality ?
That's the big old Camelbak sternum protector/action cam mount. Not very comfortable, but for situations like these, the extra stability is great.
First of all thanks for comparison
Second what are the bit rates on the ace pro 2?
4k30?
8K30?
Cheers
🍻
the one thing that almost makes me consider the low light performance not a win for the 360 is the colors look a lot more dull in the low light compared to the gopro, aside from that the audio quality on the ace pro 2 is so good, might pick one up just because of that
>Records in 4K 60fps
>Uploads 4K 30fps
Just, why?
What about timecode...did insta360 finally make a camera with time of day metadata for premiere? Without that it becomes useless for multi cam use. Also, do they offer a water resistant way to charge while in use yet? GoPro does so much more beyond the camera to fit niches... so I have been stuck even though the sensor size is really getting hard to deal with.
I also wonder of insta360 has a remote that can control multiple cameras.
I haven’t tested it, but there is a timecode function in the Ace Pro 2 menu 👍 And I believe the GPS preview remote can sync with multiple cameras, so that’s probably worth looking into. I’ll be filming multiple simultaneous angles in an auto racing situation soon myself, so these things are starting to be on my radar as well.
Ive got it on test as well, epic camera.... goodbye gopro....
Ace Pro 2 10 bit supported ?
I wish the the low light settings would kick in automatically
Thanks for the review. With significantly better video and audio processing, hands down AP2 is the clear winner compared to GoPro.. Horizon Lock is an important feature I use on GoPro with Ultra Wide Lens Mod. Does Purevideo mode give option for horizon lock?
Does the Ace Pro 2 has the 360° Horizon Locker option? ...because I would like to use it in mtb too and I like to have a sort of "max lens mod" version that gopro has..
Wait for your reply.
Great job man!
I highly recommend the Fortnine review, too. Impressive tech/AI.
Since you’re a professional and know best than most for sure
How’s the 8bit color vs the 10 on the gopro? Does it make a difference at all?
Also, on the first clips it looks a bit over sharpened/artificial on the insta
Does a low sharpness fix that?
I tried medium sharpness because I knew I wasn’t going to change the footage at all afterwards. Normally I’d always use Low sharpness and I think I still will going forward.
As for 8 bit Vs 10, I think it really depends on how the camera processes the footage *and* if the user plans on doing heavy colorgrading afterwards. I’ve been playing around with some grading and so far I’m not seeing the AP2 footage break apart any faster than the Hero 13, so I don’t know if it makes a huge difference in this kind of scenario.
I tried medium sharpness because I knew I wasn’t going to change the footage at all afterwards. Normally I’d always use Low sharpness and I think I still will going forward.
As for 8 bit Vs 10, I think it really depends on how the camera processes the footage *and* if the user plans on doing heavy colorgrading afterwards. I’ve been playing around with some grading and so far I’m not seeing the AP2 footage break apart any faster than the Hero 13, so I don’t know if it makes a huge difference in this kind of scenario.
@@TheLoamRanger then it sounds good, I’m still using your recommendation for settings on my hero 8
Now it’s time to upgrade, wanted to avoid GoPro but I wasn’t too convinced by the DJI and the low bitrate and over faking processing videos, was almost defeated and back to GoPro once again up until this video, I feel the Insta would be the best choice for riding
RIP Gopro (and I always used Gopro until this year)
Would love to see a night ride. Been doing some with the Action Pro 5 and it’s good, but has a feature where you get some vibration from movement at night, but not during the day. The audio on the OA5 is great, though. Not even a spot for wind muffs, but it hasn’t seemed to be a major issue. Insta360 2 looks overall rad. May have to get one for night rides if it is better at night.
All the fuzz on action camera reminds me back in the days when fanboys were either Nikon or Canon.... they are both awesome.... one doesn't destroy the other ... Both are extremely good and for 98.999% of us, a GoPro 9 or DJI Action 3 are still perfectly good...
I use a hero 2018 with the hacked firmware (so equiv to hero 5), and it looks just as good as a hero 9 or 10. There are big improvements in some places, but in non low light environments, I say it's not worth it to upgrade unless you are extremely fast or want a slightly wider pov for some reason.
Edit: I do my own color grading and stuff so if you don't want to color grade then a newer camera is probably more worth it
any idea when we will be seeing an insta360 x5?
Great video! Useful, too, because I'm planning on doing a long bikepacking trip in 2025 where I video the entire thing. !!!
Looks great and sound good too, but it's the size of a brick! This was made for bloggers...
A hmu windslayer is expensive? You can get way better sound out of the GoPro
I’m glad to see some real competition for Go pro. I’ve never been impressed with their cameras in anyway. Battery life is way too short, and the interface is clunky.
I wish you compared DJI in low light, their camera is much more comparable to Ace Pro 2. We already know gopro sucks in low light.
Good job anyway, it was nice to watch (and hear) the differences.
Great video thank you 🙏🏼
This is a fantastic review. The comparisons side by side and unbiased view points is well structured. Yes you have a partnership with Insta360 but you have in the past said when they fall short and others were better.
Great video
Unbiased? :))))))))))))
I was expecting "By not being shiet on cold weather" 😂
Well, we just got 20cm of snow last night, so it’s time to find out! Haha
Why does it look so bad. the line on the mountains is rough
U shud have done comparison with ace pro 1😂if they improved it let them not embargo you into not comparing and do this before they release a crippling firmware for ace pro 1 😂
Can you make a video on the normal insta360 Ace please
Not gonna lie, GoPro has been lagging behind in an increasing number of areas over the last couple of years, gimmicky convenience with the mounts fo example, the temp sensor on the DJI, low light performance, and overall processing and response speed; but for my case use (MTB videos mostly) the image quality and stabilization in daylight (which is when I ride and film) are still the best on the GoPro. I will hold on to my Hero 10 until next year to see if GoPro makes another leap and updates its processor and sensor. If they don't, maybe by then one of the other two will have found the secret sauce for image quality.
Super informative vid thank you
compare it to the new DJI camera. If I was replacing my 11 black it would be between those two.
Make the same comparison with DJI A5P, please.
Noob to action cameras, looking to pick one up so I'm doing the reseach. I enjoyed your comparison of these two DESPITE a couple of the naysayer comments below.
Still no 10bit on the insta?? 🤔
Not that I’ve seen in the menus.
What is everyone doing about anyone other than GoPro having a cheap online storage option? why arent others doing that? every other option is much more than 50 bucks a year.
Keep in mind all this is in low light
So here's the real question, you going to make the ace pro 2 your primary camera?? Going to drop the X4?? You didn't say..
Do you prefer the Ace Pro 2 or the DJI Osmo 5???
When you reviewed the One RS, we never saw it much after.. Will this be the same??
Yup, the Ace Pro 2 will be my primary camera when I don't need 360 shots. So likely 70% of the time. The field of view is wide enough for pretty much all my filming scenarios now.
I have zero experience with the Osmo 5 other than some clips here and there. From what I've seen, the audio on the Osmo is by far the worst out of the three of them, so that would likely rule it out for me.
As for the One RS, I've always billed that camera as a great choice for 'normal' filmers out there capturing their life, who want some format options available to them while doing so. Once the X3 came out, that massively overshadowed the One RS from that point onwards, IMO.
@@TheLoamRanger looks like I'll have to redirect the one rs pair to be used by others and maybe consider getting an X3 for 360 work. Insta360 could/would never get a straight answer to me on whether they would add the single lens feature to the One Rs like the X3. Gets very grainy when trying to use the One RS on the trails even though it's great for shoot and forget video gathering...
We're still using the action 3 because it just works in all the +40° & - 20° & in between conditions we ride in with no appreciable loss in battery life and the DJI Mics plug right in. They add so much value.
Do you know if this Ace pro 2 works with the 2 versions of DJI Mics??
With all that said, I'm looking for something to move to but it has to be a step up. Not slightly better but BETTER. Low light doesn't matter enough to count as a required feature either.
Thanx for the intro, Thanx for responding quickly. Appreciate it..
Stress less, ride more.
great review, well done. stinks to see GoPro lag behind...I've been a customer and rooting for them since their first camera
Doesn’t destroy on price. $100 OVER conversion rate in Aus. Makes sense to get the alternative now.
Compare with action 5
How fast the snow melted today 😂😂😂
Boy am I glad the snow held off *just* long enough to film this video haha
GoPro days are long over. The real competition is between DJI and Insta360.
Hope they packed 10-bit log into AP 2.
This may, the change I waited for to switch…. Great comparison. I dunno what to do. 😅
I was actually pretty disappointed to find the go pro put the heat guard there and does make it way harder to put the wind mic on it, insta made it look so good and seamless.
Ya that was an interesting choice. I still can’t believe Insta’s wind function works so incredibly well. I’ve been trained to be automatically disappointed over the last decade I guess haha. It’s the first time I’ve never had to touch the EQ on an action cam audio track either.
@@TheLoamRanger are you going to be making more videos on the Ace?
I’ll definitely be making more vids *with* the Ace Pro 2, but probably not one specifically about it.
Man I love gopro so much but they can't keep up with my needs anymore so I guess I got to get a insta360 now :(