The biggest video-centric exhibition took place last week and brought with it a ton of news, including a new dual-lens camera from Insta360 called the X4 8K. There are a lot of conflicting reports on the video quality, though and Jordan Drake has thoughts.
Insta360's new flagship camera, the Insta360 X4, offers 8K 360-degree video, plus 5.7K/60p and 4K/100p video. It promises ease of use with its invisible selfie stick effect and a single-lens mode that is a 4K/60p action camera.
As its name indicates, Insta360 is best known for its 360-degree cameras. The recent announcement of the Ace Pro is the company's expansion into the more traditional form factor pioneered by GoPro and integrates some of the industry's latest tech, including a high-end processor and large sensor. But is it enough to set this camera apart in the crowded action camera market?
Insta360 has announced a significant update to its desktop video editing app, Insta360 Studio. The new version allows for more flexible editing and extra controls for putting together videos.
People do many creative things with 360-degree cameras. Athletes can take the compact cameras skiing, scientists can rocket them into space, and as Insta360 has shown in a new video, professional drivers can throw them around corners at breakneck speed.
Insta360 is keeping busy in the new year with plenty of announcements. Following the release of a new mount for skiing, the company has revealed that its powerful AI Warp feature will be available on even more products.
Although action camera mounts are simple pieces of equipment, they can completely change the type of footage possible. That's especially true with 360-degree cameras. Insta360 aims to offer more creative and easier filming solutions with its new Ski Pole Mount.
Insta360 showed exactly how it makes sure its action camera are rugged enough for real-world use in a new behind-the-scenes video.
Insta360 has sent a pair of Instax360 X2 action cameras into outer space, and the cameras are now orbiting Earth, capturing 360-degree views of the planet, stars, and the Milky Way galaxy. The achievement marks the first time a 360-degree action cam has reached space.
Insta360 announced the Ace and Ace Pro, two new action cameras that were co-engineered with Leica and promise to bring incredible image quality powered by blending hardware with computational photography driven by artificial intelligence.
The new Insta360 X3 Invisible Dive Kit allows for filmmakers to shoot underwater 360-degree video totally seamlessly and allows for unobstructed views beneath the waves.
Hyperlapse creator Dave Fanner has spent the past year making an epic hyperlapse video that he tells PetaPixel must be "one of the longest hyperlapses out there."
Hot on the heels of Insta360 announcing the Go 3, a compact and enjoyable action camera, Insta360 has highlighted the work of Karman Space Program (KSP), a student-led team aiming to reach space using a reusable rocket. During the team's work, it has been using Insta360 cameras to capture incredible and unique perspectives of Earth, including during a recent high-altitude balloon test, Project Eclipse.
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In its third iteration, the Insta360 Go 3 continues to hone in on what makes this series of action cameras so attractive.
Insta360's new Go 3 action camera is probably the company's most versatile yet, as it mixes a tiny thumb-sized main camera unit with a GoPro-like pod base that features 170 minutes of battery life and a flip-up selfie screen.
The American Rally Association (ARA) shared an incredible video clip on Facebook that shows a Subaru WRX rally car winding through a gravel stage at the Oregon Trail Rally.
A filmmaker dived with hammerhead sharks in a bid to get a shot from inside one of their mouths and raise awareness for shark conservation.
Insta360 recently released the Insta360 Flow smartphone stabilizer, and it can do some amazing things for stop-motion video creation. However, users don't need the AI-powered Flow gimbal to take advantage of these awesome stop-motion and hyperlapse video tips.
The Insta360 X3 recently improved after the company released a free firmware update that adds mobile-to-desktop reframe data syncing, turns the 360-degree camera into a simple plug-and-play webcam, and enhanced PureShot image quality.
A traveler attached a tiny camera to a suitcase to find out what happened to his luggage after he checked it in at airport security.
Insta360 has published a firmware update for its flagship action camera the X3 that adds the ability to use it as a webcam, improves the PureShot mode to allow for better and clearer photos, and makes it possible to import framing edits to a computer.
The Insta360 Flow is a gimbal for smartphones that, on paper, looks like the perfect solution for vlogging, YouTube creators, and social media influencers. The Insta360 Flow’s promise is artificial intelligence (AI) tracking in a compact gimbal that can be folded and taken anywhere.
Insta360 is probably best known for its compact cameras but it's deviating from its core competencies with the launch of the Flow, a smartphone stabilizer that promises silky smooth video thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) tracking.
Director Mikhail Parkhomenko's latest project creates an impossible-looking shot that was completed in a single uninterrupted take without using any computer generated-imagery (CGI) using a combination of a drone and a 360-degree camera.
A flying Santa has been throwing cameras to people from the sky. But instead of using a sleigh, he's paragliding.
Insta360 has made a set of its compact action camera compatible with Matterport on iOS devices, with support for Android coming "soon."
Insta360 has released a new firmware update for its flagship X3 action camera that adds a new pre-recording mode, which allows users to capture footage prior to actually starting the recording, in addition to expanded framerate options.
Richard Browning, who is also known as the "real-life Iron Man" teamed up with professional kite surfer Jeremie Tronet to produce a collaboration video that required months of careful planning and preparation.
Thanks to a trained eagle wearing a 360-degree camera, this video lets anyone feel what it's like to soar high in the air over Neuschwanstein, the castle that inspired Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty castle.
San Francisco-based filmmaker Jesse Chandler has shared a mesmerizing aerial hyperlapse film that gives viewers a stunning view of this year's Burning Man event.
Robot dogs are being trained to carry out Google Maps-style 360 virtual walkthrough tours in construction sites.
This past May, Nathan Paulin set a world record for the longest highline: a 2,200 meter long (nearly 1.4 miles) walk over 100 meters (about 328 feet) in the air at Mont-Saint Michel, a UNESCO world heritage site in France.
Thanks to the power of high-resolution 360-degree cameras and 3D compositing technology, production companies can produce full commercials for new cars before any model ever makes it off the line.
Insta360 has announced the X3, a 360-degree camera that features a larger sensor and bigger touchscreen than its predecessor as well as the ability to capture 5.7K 360-degree video and 72-megapixel photos.
Earlier this year, a major vulnerability in Insta360 camera software was discovered by users on Reddit. In short, it let anyone connect to any Insta360 camera and download the photos. Seven months later and much of the issue remains unfixed.
Insta360 is expanding its camera portfolio with the announcement of the Link, a 4K-equipped and artificial intelligence-powered (AI) webcam.
With the dream of making everyone a pilot, the team behind the Jetson ONE is on a mission to create a commercially available personal electric flying "sports car."
Insta360 has announced the One RS 1-Inch 360 Edition that was co-engineered with Leica. The camera features dual one-inch sensors that can shoot up to 6K 360-degree video and 21-megapixel photos.
Every year, action camera companies come out with new and, often, incrementally improved models that fix a few things and keep the rest the same. Insta360’s One RS is a different kind of action camera that has swappable modules for future flexibility.
Insta360 has released a video celebrating the iconic F1 Monaco Grand Prix, which takes place this weekend, by using several of its cameras to film a lap of the historic circuit.