Insta360 X3-360 Action Camera with 5 7K 360 Active HDR Video 4K Single-Lens Camera Waterproof FlowState Stabilization 2

The media could not be loaded. If you’re interested in capturing your sports, activities, or even just your daily life, the Insta360 X3 is probably the best and most versatile option to look at. I would go so far to say that this is the best action camera i’ve ever had. I’ve had so much fun with it; it takes amazing and high-quality 5.7k videos, and up to 72 megapixel 360° photos! I bought the Insta360 X3 Get Set kit, which includes a selfie stick, lens cover and a 32mb SD card. It’s exactly what you need to get started. The superb 360° video quality and in-camera stabilization are my favorite features of this camera and the build quality is phenomenal. I’m serious when I say Insta360’s FlowState stabilization is next-level! All of your footage is smooth like you’re using a gimbal! The X3 is a vast improvement over the One X2, mainly because of the touch screen. The X3 features a 2.29” touch screen and it is smooth and as responsive as your phone! I can now change settings easily while running or on my bike (something I couldn’t do with the small screen on the One X2)! The camera also has haptic feedback, so you feel a slight vibration when you change settings or start recording! Ok, so you’re obviously interested in this camera because it can shoot 360° footage, but a big bonus of the X3 is the ability to shoot 4k 30 in single lens mode! Basically, this allows you to use the X3 like a normal action camera, and to get the 4k footage we all want! The X3 now features several physical buttons in addition to the touch screen. This is HUGE! Sometimes we need to just press a button and go, and the X3 lets you start/stop recording with a easily accessed button on the front as well as easily switch between lens modes with another front facing button. There is a customizable Q button (quick menu) on the side which allows you to quickly switch between using the 360° lens or single-lens mode. It may not sound like much, but this has made my video creation so much quicker and easier! The X3 now has 3 microphones, so it picks up sounds much better than the One X2. This means that if you’re using this camera to vlog, the camera will pick up your voice better! Tbh, it still sounds like an action camera, but it gets the job done. I have made videos while running in windy conditions and the mic picked up my voice perfectly! The X3 is waterproof to 10 meters. I have taken mine in the pool and the ocean and it works like a charm coming in and out of the water. I love Insta360’s color science and you are able to shoot video in Vivid, Standard, or LOG (flat) color profiles. Most of my footage is shot in the Vivid color profiles because the type of footage I take with this camera looks best when the color really pops! The X3 now features 1/2” sensors. This may or may not mean something to you, but because the sensors are bigger than previous cameras, it can film better in low light situations. If you’re new to filming with a 360° camera, it is a real treat! The 360 lenses capture everything around the camera so you can choose which direction you want to see in the video in post-production and export it as such. Working with 360° footage takes a little longer than filming with a normal camera (that only shows the direction you point it), but the results are amazing. In normal 360° mode you will need to reframe your footage to show what part of the 360° sphere you want, but all your friends will be wondering how you got those shots. New on the X3 is the “Me mode” which eliminates the need to reframe your footage. In “Me mode” the camera records you when you hold the camera. In “Me mode you can’t look around the entire sphere, but you will remain in the center of the shot! It can be a real time saver when you want to film yourself! The very best part of using the X3 is that the AI is able to remove the selfie stick from the image so it appears as if the camera if floating around you. This is done because the camera’s two lenses overlap each other in what they capture. The X3 has a 1/4 20 mount on the bottom, so will attach to any standard selfie stick or tripod with that mount. If you’re attaching the X3 to a standard action camera finger mount, a tip for 360 camera users is to ensure the camera is positioned straight directly above the selfie stick. (If the camera is not straight on the selfie stick, you may see a little of the selfie stick in your video). This does not happen if you screw the selfie stick directly into the camera! Again, video stabilization is excellent. It really is amazing how I can do so much stuff (running, biking, snowboarding, etc) with the camera shaking and the final video comes out looking smooth. Battery life is good and I usually can take the camera out for a day of shooting without having to recharge. This is probably because I take a lot of short videos. The camera specs say the battery will last 81 minutes when filming in 5.7k 30, and I think that is probably accurate. I think the best thing I can say about the battery life is that I don’t have battery anxiety from it. This is a good thing! There are a lot of other features I don’t use that will make this camera valuable to others; you can use it as a webcam and you can livestream your 360° footage! I expect good quality from Insta360, and the camera delivers. Moreover, the X3 is feels solid and imo is Insta360’s best built camera yet! I don’t leave home without this camera. Oh, one more thing that is not about the camera but makes the camera better: the app! Insta360 has a desktop and mobile app in which you can reframe your videos and apply filters and can make special effects! To say the app is great is an understatement and it will allow you to level up your video production and content creation skills. Read more

Best camera; nice app included! Read more

EATS THROUGH BATTERIES IN A SNAP. It's a nice piece of technology; it has a lot of features. I think its use of AI is interesting, some seriously awful music/video editing combos - you really need to spend a good amount of time experimenting with this and to me that defeats the point of some AI tech. I do struggle to physical position all of these camera - likely spent a fortune on positioning devices. Read more

Wow - so much fun. Just got started with this camera and surprised at how easy it was to use. Just basic videos and shots are all I have done but there are so many possibilities. The software on the phone is terrific. I do not know how many times an item purchased was good until the software more or less bricked its functionality. The pictures are really excellent quality and the HDR on this model makes it so good in multiple lighting conditions. One side may be dark and the other side sunshine but the contrast is really well controlled. The pictures can be viewed on the camera, phone, and in Google photos also. The way the selfie stick disappears is awesome. One of the biggest surprises were the emails with pointers from the company. Absolutely welcome compared to the junk emails you will get from other manufacturers. Good information to make your purchase shine. The last one had link to instructions on how to embed urls in sites to allow viewing in 360 'inline' (I think). I will have to learn that and may come back and add one to the review if possible. Read more

Bought this for my son, he loves it. Uses it often with friends for videos. Great product. Read more

Great little camera and 360 video is a fantastic thing, but absolutely buy the insurance because it's incredibly easy to damage the lenses: I had the camera tip over accidentally and was super-lucky the first time because it landed on its edge and didn't touch the lenses. So from then on I was WAY, WAY more careful, and I STILL damaged BOTH lenses by the end of my vacation (!). Fortunately I had purchased the insurance and I strongly recommend you do the same, because these things are simply WAY more vulnerable to damage than, say, your phone. The camera did shut down on me a few times for temperature protection, which caused me to miss some video I would have liked to have had, but it was in warm conditions (90F) and high-dynamic range (HDR) mode, which tends to run hotter, and they warn about that, so I can forgive...somewhat. Just be aware of that, and check frequently to see that the red "recording" light is still blinking. (I switched to non-HDR video eventually because of the thermal shutdown possibility; might not be a factor in colder conditions.) BIG TIP: These things record video in approximately 15-minute "chunks", after which they finalize the video for the last chunk, and then start recording a new chunk. (I suspect this is done to preserve as much video as possible, in the event of a mishap). However, it takes several seconds to finalize one chunk and begin recording the next, so if there is a critical bit of action going on right at the switch, those missing 15-20 seconds might be the exact thing you didn't want to miss! (This is especially a big deal if you're recording, say, an entire day.) So, if possible, right before something you want to make SURE you capture, it's probably worth it to stop recording, then start recording anew so that you're sure to capture the stuff you wanted. AND, one final tip: there is a programmable button on the camera that in its default setting switches to "single lens mode". If mainly what you want is 360 footage, go into your settings and change that button to be simply another 360-video recording button so you don't miss half your action. (Ask me how I learned how important this is.) In summary, these are great little cameras, just pay for the insurance, and if you can't afford the insurance, don't buy the camera because you SURE can't afford to replace it when you break it (and you WILL break it.) And keep in mind the other limitations I mentioned. Read more