Insta360 - Insta360 X3

Here's my take. Cameras like the X4 are great 'lazy' cameras. You don't do anything with them live - just stick them in place and let them do their thing. They are also 'you get what you get' cameras. Low light noise, visible stitch lines are part of what you get. Finally they are 'get it all' cameras with the 360 degree dome - even if the camera operator is unaware of something interesting happening - the camera will catch it. The post-processing on the app is also fun in the X4 with lots of novel shots available to you. If you're planning on using this for motorcycles - do you need more than 180 degrees? If not - then the X4 is not necessary. Get the best quality 180 degree camera you can get. Reminder - you can set the X4 into single lens mode and get better quality 180 degree footage too. I edit my videos - so I can handle the stitch lines and noise profiles easily. My favorite camera (out of GoPro, RX100VII, FX30, FX3, Pocket 3, X3, X4) is the X4. It's just goofy, easy, low-risk fun. My best camera is the FX3 (and the FX30 actually). My photo camera/daily carry is the RX100VII. The Pocket 3 proved less useful for what I do and unfortunately it gathers dust. The X4 was not really any kind of improvement over the X3 - which I believe was part of your question.

I bought the insta360x3 when it first came out, and took it on a River cruise in a few countries and the Everglades; I look forward to uploading the footage into an Apple Vision Pro.

Im a noob in this field, but they guys in the store said exactly what U wrote x4 has better quqlity and battery life, otherwise x3 pretty much has all u need. I bought my x3 and Im super happy with it. It also weights a little less than x4 so if ur using it on helmet might feel a little.

Snowboarding. It'll be the first time in feb I'll be using the x5 for snowboarding. But the X3 has been great for it. So the x5 can only be better. For skiing, you probably can't use the selfie stick if you have ski poles. But if you don't, do bring the 3m stick to try. Amazing. 360 cameras are useful in the sense you don't have to point and you don't miss anything. I like that I can catch my friends falling funny all the time.

Insta360 x3 helped with my insurance claim thank god and as pricy as hey are best thing I ever bought

I'm a Photographer who recently got into videos. I have to point out that the Insta 360 video quality is nowhere like the mirrorless cameras I've had, BUT, it's really about the spontaneous moment captured with it and not the quality that I'm impressed of. I've found footages of myself in the moments of serendipity that I know I will never achieve with any of my mirrorless camera unless somebody is following me around with it. I also tried the Osmo Pocket but I certainly love the convenience of the Insta 360 more because you can choose which frame, back, front, up or down you want to finally edit for posting. Really helpful the 360 view.

Had an x3, and while good spend the entire time paranoid about scratching the lens, and image does deteriate in low light. Lens protector is no good as they fog internally when camera is warm and outdoors is cold. Ended up selling and getting a dji action 4, great camera, just 155 angle rather than 360

Depends. In an unpredictable scenario like that, a 360 camera like the insta360 x models will go a long way in keeping her in frame and allowing you room to edit. To save a buck, however, you can get a cheaper run of the mill action cam just in standard 'wide' be it gopro 12 or insta360 ace or the best DJI you can afford, etc. Among other things. Putting a 'max lens mod' on a gopro, getting the old 360 gopro, etc. But, all things said and done I recommend the insta360 X. If it's a rigid seat that isn't getting close to the tire, it's actually pretty ideal to mount on the saddle or rails or even post.

How is the audio of the X5 in a festival setting like in the beginning of this video? The audio on my X3/X4 is barely usable in loud environments, while my iPhone 14 has no problems at all capturing very acceptable audio.

Being able to swap lenses on the X5 when you scratch them makes it worth it alone. I have an X3 too and it always makes me nervous using it because I know if I scratch a lens it's going to be a hassle to fix it myself or send it in.

Agree regarding the lenses. I keep the covers on my X3 and use it for specialty shots and then the Osmo4 for most stuff, which does have a replaceable lens. ...and when stuff happens, I add it to the pile of smashed action cameras and gimbals:)

get the insta360 x series. You can just hold them or mount them and forget about the camera and just ski. Then you can choose what frames to focus on, that way you can just focus about skiing.

I shot adult semi professionally for years and now still shoot personal adult for fun. If you're shooting handheld, you're going to run into tons of stability shake issues for anywhere you'd need the go3's size aside from public/voyeur style shoots where you really don't want to draw attention. But a phone would be just as good in most of those situations. And in the few the go might be more discreet its lighting and dynamic range are going to suck as much as the x3. The x3 can be relatively just as discreet if you act cool and you (as you should) have subjects coordination and consent. Just did a fun upskirt walking with my partner last month with the x3 on a selfie poll (screen set to 5s off after recording) held down at my side with a swoop between the legs when the coast was clear. People don't think of the 360 as capturing what it does and with auto screen off and screen facing out so it looks "off" with it between you and your partner so it wouldn't be capturing anyone else there's nothing that would flag concern in peoples minds. And you make sure that you're holding it against your leg with your partner on the other side and high enough so that it wouldn't capture anyone else inappropriately because the sight line would only capture someone walking directly next to you and coordinating their walking to capture the shot. Really for shooting indoors you're going to need to focus on lighting lighting lighting. Use directional but diffused lighting from multiple angles so it's not creating harsh spots unless you're doing an artistic style. Otherwise expect to be using lots of lighting/natural lighting. You'll basically have to learn the same skills as a small budget indie film/documentary but less on the artistic lighting side unless that's the style you find customers prefer (example is kink.com's brand enhancing scene lighting). Anyways that's not what I thought I'd be spending a long time commenting on in the insta360 sub so I'll wrap it up there but hopefully it helps. And for insta360's product sake "although I wouldn't recommend the GO series for adult work I would highly recommend the X series 360 camera as a secondary camera for intro price range inventive and innovative consensual adult shooting. To bring new possibilities for all content consumers and creators of legal age in their respective countries "

I would get the thumb sized [Go3](https://www.insta360.com/sal/go-3?utm_term=INRDA5L) if you want something simple for a 10yo. You really have to get a bit stuck in editing to use the 360 cameras, that being said, if you go for a 360 camera I second going for a metal case for added protection or get the [X3](https://www.insta360.com/sal/x3?utm_term=INRDA5L) which is a bargain compared to the twice more expensive [X5](https://www.insta360.com/sal/x5?utm_term=INRDA5L), however the X5 has an option of replacing broken lens guards. I have been using my Go2/Go3/Go3s for vacations and biking, cooking and general fpv videos, you just clip it on your shirt via a magnetic pendant you wear under your shirt (included), or attach it to a baseball cap or just about anything. Your son will love any one of those cameras, it just depends on your budget and how confident he is on the editing side if you go for one of the 360 ones.

I have an insta360x and it's not good in low light IMO Ace pro has a 1/1.3" sensor so not big but bigger than some of these small action cameras. Larger physical sensor gathers more light The Osmo pocket 3 is quite decent in low light with its 1 inch sensor and stabilizing gyro

I have to suggest the 360 cams. Based on what you want it for. Its really the perfect tool to capture quick moments. Not having to frame the shot, being able to just put it on a tripod and let it run knowing it will capture everything is a huge factor. Imagine wanting to take a quick group shot or video. U don't even need to make sure everyone is in frame. Just press the shutter. Now if u want to do like a baby FPV or have your kid hold it then yeah the nano or go ultra If not 360 cam all the way. Insta360 specifically for the editing in the app. Reframing in post edit is not that difficult once you get the hang of it.

Insta360 is the way to go I got an x3 2 years ago and I love it

Go pro is probably not the first choice anymore. DJI Osmo action 4 and 5 are better imo. Insta 360 also have the ace series which are not 360 cameras despite the name. 360 cameras like the insta 360 X3 and X4 can shoot normal video too. All the do is record 2 feeds and mege then, front back back cameras with super wide angle lenses. I have an Osmo action 3 and 4 and an insta 360 X3. If you aren't interested in 360 video, the action 4 or 5 is a great choice. Much more rugged than the insta 360 and more shooting options in regard to frame rate and resolution. Another thing to consider is audio. If you want speaking in the videos, you'll need external mics. The Osmo action 4 and 5 can connect a DJI mic2 via Bluetooth. The insta 360 don't natively support external mics, but I've heard of a hack connecting the mic as a Bluetooth earphone in the menu and it working, but I haven't tried it.

My first 360 camera was the x3. I had some fun with it but a lot of the footage ended up being really low quality. X5 seems to have the quality I'm looking for but I prefer the size of the Max 2. I'm just waiting for the preorder to arrive. Some regret after learning about the low light capability but I have other gear for night stuff so I'm not too disappointed.

Have an insta 360 X3 and my brother has a GoPro 7 or some shit. First of all I had the issue of the GoPro just turning itself off at random, overheating. Just doing weird shit. Also being a biker, skier and snowboarder mounting if has to be spot on or all of your footage is for shit. Insta 360? Helmet, ski pole, on your bindings on your snowboard. Handlebars. On an invisible selfie stick and guess what if it's not in the perfect position that's ok you have 360° to play with later. Downsides lens is easy to scratch you have 2 180 degree domes to smash into all kinds of stuff the X3 that I have has no way to replace them. The x4 you can literally just unscrew the lens and put a new one in. Pissed wish I waited a year because my x3 has a scratch and I'd have to send it in, wait 2 months and then hope they send me a refurbished one. They don't bother fixing them anymore they just send you a replacement... So worry about scratching the lens but have 360° of editing wiggle room later. The x4 has easily replacable lenses so there is that. Definitely get an x4 just for this reason. You also have a stitch line to play with it's where the two lenses come together your always going to have a slight missing area in the middle. That's why you see some distortion in 360 footage that's the stitch line the small gap between the two lenses. This is also how you hide a selfie stick it's in that gray area should we say where it misses a small sliver of footage between the two lenses Or Hope your camera doesn't nuke itself for fun, for no reason and oh if the angle is off might as well have just left it in the car. I never once took my brother's GoPro out and it didn't die or shut off for no reason. Not only that I'd be lucky to get 2 hours out of a battery in ideal conditions. The insta360 easily 3-4 hours even in below zero temps in the wind and cold helmet mounted. lucky to get hour at best out of a gopro. So that's a lot of the reason. GoPro used to have a big pro following but 360 seems to be converting a lot of them as well it just gives you more creative freedom. Shoot now and edit later. GoPro is get it right all or nothing. 👍 My next camera will be an osmo action pro whatever number it is now. Mostly because 360 is fun but it's a lot of editing and id mostly be chin helmet mounting it for mountain biking now so could careless about the 360. Like imagine going down a hill each corner you have to pan the camera. You can lock it to 1 direction but that doesn't really help in most cases.... This is also why a lot of cameras sit on a shelf somewhere. Are you going to learn premier pro (fuck adobe pricing) or another editing program because what you see online is not raw footage. It's color graded, edited, cleaned up, oh and if it's not shot well to begin with I mean you need to understand how to actually shoot good raw footage to begin with.. so there is that. Actually uploading it correctly only to realize not all YouTube channels are created equal a small YouTube channel videos get compressed and pixilated to death (there are fixes for that) while the big YouTube channels get let's just say preferred treatment...what you see is alot of work. I wish I could just shoot amazing footage without 4 hours of editing later and btw that takes a computer with lots of balls. Transferring video files are huge. So i mean I've complied videos that have taken all night to render. See it's more than just shooting video it's a process.

You want action or 360? If you need 360, that's not one camera, it's 2. It's affordable. It's 4k - but clumsy. Really needs phone/desktop software to work, and that's kinda clumsy. I've had 3 360 cams. - ricoh theta sc (ok, old, can do one button image or long press video.) - moto z phone with 360 cam addon (amazing? The moto z 360 addon was going for $50. Decent quality, but bring party of the phone made the interface amazing.) - insta 360 x3 - current. Had accessories like lens protectors (important!) interface on the camera itself is great. Can shoot RAW if you want to attempt processing the image yourself. I looked at the Kodak and considered it, but paid the little extra for the 360. Usability is worth it. None of these give great video, but the images are quite nice. VLC can open either. The 360 x3 video was a nice bump, but if you don't need 360, a regular action can will give better video.

The X3 is fine as a dashcam on my bicycle. I have caught 5 motorcycle riders on the cycleway since I started using it 3 months ago, numberplate and faces were clearly visible.

Primary camera- dji Secondary ( for b rolls) insta 360

A 360 is cool too. I use the Insta360 X3. I'm intrigued by the new DJI 360 though. I'm a big an of DJI stuff. Just works well.

Big advantage for me, I went X3, skipped X4, X5, was the user replaceable lenses. This means you can actually use the camera as an action cam, as opposed to having to nanny it.

Honestly the x3 is similar to the X2 - can't recommend the insta 360 enough. x2/x3 to x4 is a bit of a bump unless you are in low light. They are all great cameras and the x2 is the least bulky of the three.