Which 360 camera has the best stabilization? we're gonna find out today
in this head-to-head comparison. hi my name is Mic and you're watching 360 Rumors,
the most trusted resource for in-depth 360 camera reviews and innovative
techniques. After I did my flowstate video, several of you asked me if the
Insta360 ONE now has the best stabilization. Tony asked, "I would like
to see a comprehensive comparison between 360 video cameras which support
stabilization: Gopro Fusion, Rylo and the Insta360 One." Great idea, Tony, and
that's exactly what we're gonna find out today! For those of you who are new to
360 cameras these are the three cameras with a reputation for having the best
stabilization today. Which of these 3 cameras has the best stabilization? To
find out we're going to use the RC carnage test! This is a test you've seen
before from my flowstate video and I like it because it's practical. It looks
a lot like mountain biking and we're also gonna go over gravel and pavers.
The pavers simulate hard jarring, the kind you would experience if he had the 360
camera attached directly to your body such as using a harness and you were
walking or jogging. We're gonna use a round robin format to see exactly how
they rank. At the end of this video we're gonna rank them and give them a
stabilization score. Let's begin! At first, the Fusion and the Insta360 One look
similar but when you look closely you'll see that the One is rolling slightly
while the Fusion looks completely level.
On gravel, both the Fusion and the One do great and are about equal on the pavers.
it's harder to notice so I had to watch a few times but the One moves more
with each bump so in round one, GoPro Fusion beats the Insta360 One.
Now let's look at Insta360 One versus Rylo. This comparison is trickier because the
Insta360 One maintains the heading based on the location (compass direction) while Rylo keeps the heading toward the
cameras direction. But if we look at the horizon you'll see that the Rylo is
level while the One rolls slightly just like in round 1. On gravel they both do good
On the pavers, Insta360 One moves a bit more with bumps just like in Round 1.
So in Round 2, Rylo beats Insta360 One. Now Rylo goes against Fusion. It's
easier to compare them because Fusion has two stabilisation modes. I first
used to anti-shake mode which keeps the heading in the cameras direction
just like the Rylo. We see that in anti-shake mode, Fusion rolls much more than
Rylo. On gravel, they're equally smooth. On pavers, they're very similar. so in
anti-shake mode, Fusion is a little bit less stable than Rylo just because it
rolls much more than Rylo. Now let's do a rematch using Fusion's full
stabilization mode. I've also fast forwarded the video to make differences
more apparent. With full stabilization mode, Fusion stabilization seems to be
about the same as the Rylo, whether in grass, gravel or pavers. Even when the
video is fast forwarded to exaggerate the differences, I couldn't see any
difference between Fusion and Rylo. So as you saw, all three had phenomenal
stabilization, but they weren't exactly equal. In round 1, the Insta360 One
went against the Fusion and the winner was the Fusion because the Insta360 One
had a little bit of roll whereas the fusion was completely
level. And in Round 2, the Insta360 One went against the Rylo, and the winner
was the Rylo for the same reason, with Insta360 One having a slight roll.
In Round 3, the Fusion went against the Rylo and I would say the Rylo had
slightly better performance for stabilization. So now let's give them a
score. Number one for me would be Rylo and I would score it a 9.0 because it
has a huge difference in stabilization performance compared to the average
performance of a 360 camera as of February 2018 [which is my baseline].
Next is the Fusion and I was originally gonna rate the Fusion 8.9 to show the
slight difference between the Rylo and the Fusion but recall that the Fusion
has two stabilization modes: full stabilization and anti shake mode, and
that's a really useful feature. For that reason, I'm gonna bump it back to
9.0, the same as the Rylo. Finally there's the Insta360 One
which has I would say a noticeable difference compared to
the Fusion or Rylo. And it only has one stabilization mode, so it doesn't get
that extra 0.1 bump. So for that reason, I would rate it at 8.7
Meanwhile what about the other 360 cameras such as the Xiaomi or
Garmin VirB or Yi 360 VR or even the Theta V? I'm gonna evaluate the
stabilization for all these cameras in a comprehensive comparison. But before I
show you that video, my next video is going to be a little bit controversial and I
think I'm gonna get hate mail for it but it's an important issue and it really
needs to be said. And I'm staking the reputation of
360 Rumors on my next video. Whether you're a 360'er or not, you
gotta see this video, and I'll see you in 360.