Welcome to this adventurous river island on my great 360 camera test.
I will show you how you can use Insta360 X3 and ONE RS 1-Inch 360 cameras hand in hand in a shooting situation,
taking the advantages of both cameras in different cases.
I’ll spend two days on this river island, far from town with no shops, restaurants or drinking water sources,
even more I have to take care of my accommodation myself, building a small tent.
But hopefully it will be a great location for camera tests,
as I could capture nice autumn shots in this wonderful environment.
I brought some food in my backpacks but bringing heavy bottles with drinking water for two days seemed to be impossible,
especially because I also had to bring along my tent and all the camera staff.
But as you can see, I have a lot of water around me,
so besides testing cameras, I’ll test another invention, a water cleaning system,
which will provide me clean drinking water from the river in these two days.
First, I take care of my camp and set up the tent and my water cleaning system,
and of course, I start using my 360 cameras to take some b-rolls.
The 8K Timelapse function of X3 helps me in capturing the process of pitching the tent.
This way I can create an even more dynamic high quality timelapse
with some camera movements, added in post.
While thanks to the 1-inch sensors and Leica lenses,
my ONE RS videos can be mixed with any traditional 4K clips,
while shooting first and framing later in high quality.
So while I fill my 6 liters gravity bag, I can capture the whole process in nice and unique angles,
using X3 in some underwater shots, while 1-inch 360 in an overhead position,
taking the advantage of the waterproof body on one side, and the high quality 6K video on the other side.
This big bag of water next to the tent will be enough for me for the next days.
Of course, could use this small filter, too, to drink directly from the river,
but in this case, it’s more convenient having a bigger amount of water right next to the tent.
But if you are walking around in a forest or by the river, without a fix campsite, this small tube can be very helpful, too.
I can use this sky blue portable filter in several ways, even to drink directly from the river,
or with some accessories, like an extension tube, a glass or a plastic bottle,
which fits perfectly on the end of the filter.
But as I’m done with preparing my camp, it’s time to go on with further camera test.
Besides comparing X3 with the 1inch 360
I will investigate the difference between the Standard, Vivid and the mysterious LOG profiles on both cameras.
And of course, I wanna see what about active HDR, which is actually missing on 1-inch, but such a powerful option on X3.
The first basic difference between Standard and Vivid profiles is the amount of saturation.
Looking at the sky or at the leaves, you can see that Standard look is a little bit more natural,
while the ground with less colors, looks more similar.
Maybe there’s a small difference in tint, too, as Standard looks more purpleish,
while Vivid is more greenish, and overall, it looks a little bit warmer, too.
Looking at it at 100 percent, you can see, that the Standard video looks more detailed.
On the Vivid side the bushes and trees seem a little bit denser,
while on the Standard side you can see the branches better one-by-one, and you can even look through them.
And it doesn’t matter if we look at the clips of X3 or ONE RS 1-Inch 360, we can see the same type of difference.
Maybe there’s a slightly smaller difference between the clarity of the clips in this case.
So, the Vivid video is more detailed then in case of X3.
And the overall dynamic range of the 1-Inch seems better than X3 in normal video mode.
But let’s take a look at the wonder weapon of X3, and check out Active HDR.
As you can see on the bottom video, Active HDR has an impressive dynamic range in outdoor situations,
doesn’t matter if it’s a sunny day or an overcast day, like this.
The overall HDR video looks a little bit more saturated too,
but comparing to the Vivid profile, it’s not so saturated.
It’s somewhere between the saturation of Standard and Vivid.
And looking at them at 100 percent, the Vivid video looks a little bit more washed out at the shadow areas
and less sharp around the high contrasty parts, where the trees meet the sky,
while maybe it’s slightly more detailed at the middle tones, especially looking at the trunk on the right side.
But let's look at the most feared profile by many camera reviewers, called LOG.
Of course, it may look a little bit weird at the first sight, especially because it looks undersaturated and washed out,
but as you can see, it has a great dynamic range both in highlights and shadows.
The highlights are not as good as in Active HDR mode, but way better than in any other normal video mode,
and don’t forget, if you shoot with manual settings,
you can set your exposure to the highlights, without loosing details at the dark areas.
So, LOG has many possibilities if you’re willing to learn a little bit about post-production and color-grading.
Just look at the 1-Inch 360 in LOG mode.
It has perfect highlights while preserving the shadows, and we don’t even miss Active HDR so much.
So after all, if you are looking for a fast and easy solution with no need of color grading with automatic settings,
and with the best dynamic range possible, I think X3 with Active HDR can be a great choice for you.
But if you don’t mind working a little bit more in post, maybe shooting manually, One RS 1-Inch 360 won’t let you down.
And if you are shooting with other cameras with LOG profile,
it will be very easy to fit your videos in the same project, if you shoot in LOG with your 360 camera, too.
And basically, that can be a main difference between X3 and One RS 1-inch 360,
that X3 is more like a great action cam with a lot of features for people who don’t wanna bother so much with the settings,
among others with Active HDR function, Bullet Time and 8K Time Laps mode.
And of course, X3 has a huge, super handy touchscreen
where you can browse your favorite settings and modes quickly and easily.
In the meantime ONE RS 1-Inch 360 can be used even in professional works,
in very high quality, but with a little bit less extra features.
It just simply gives you the best out of a 360 camera,
doesn’t matter if you create 360 contents, or shoot first and frame later for more traditional contents.
I hope you enjoyed this short video, recorded out of the studio, in the “wild”,
and you found this camera comparison useful.
I hope I could demonstrate how these great 360 cameras can complement each other
and how we can use them with different purposes.
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