- What is going on?
So we have just arrived in Ireland.
This is Sam's first time being jet lagged.
How do you like it?
- I hate it.
- We're just super tired all throughout the day,
and now, it's like 3:00 a.m.
and we're just like, "Let's film something."
So let's talk about this Insta360 GO
which is one of the smallest action cameras
that I've ever seen that's actually worth getting,
and this is actually just the case for it.
The camera itself (chokes).
Here it (laughs).
We're doing a giveaway with this.
(laughter)
Here. Yeah, just - No, I don't wanna touch it.
(laughter) One of you lucky guys will get it.
(laughter)
- It comes with my saliva too.
This video isn't sponsored or anything
but I just want you guys to like me.
So that's why I'm giving this away.
Just drop a comment down below within the first 24 hours
of this video going live and you'll have a chance to win.
Now, this camera comes in at about 20 grams
and to put that into perspective,
that's like less than four quarters in weight.
I mean, here's the size of the camera
and this is the size of my thumb.
- Or me when it's cold outside.
(laughter)
- So this Sam-sized camera is $199, but is it worth it?
So let's start with the big question.
How is the camera quality out of this thing?
And I must say, considering the size, I am impressed.
It's not fantastic.
It's not GoPro quality but still,
remember, this thing is tiny.
It's a fraction of the size and weight of a GoPro.
So considering that, that's pretty impressive,
and not only that.
It's also stabilized.
The footage comes out looking like it's on a gimbal.
Now, while this records video, it records 2720 by 2720.
So that's a pretty high-resolution square image
but out of that, it takes a select portion of that frame.
It could be widescreen, it could be vertical,
or it can be square, and gives you
a processed, stabilized shot.
In most cases, I just export out
a traditional 16:9 widescreen shot out of it,
and that's gonna give you a 1080p clip
at 30 megabits per second.
Again, nothing special.
You're not gonna go crazy with this footage,
but we're looking at this camera,
because it's so simple.
Also, you get this fixed lens on here which is super wide,
and I mean really, really wide,
and that's great, because if you're wearing it,
or have it on your head or whatever,
you have a nice wide perspective.
So you don't have to worry as much
about getting everything you need in your shot.
Once you get into low light, you still can see stuff
but at the same time, it doesn't look amazing.
So how's it work?
Well, first of all, it's magnetic here on the back.
So you can just slap this onto most metal surfaces,
but it also comes with a whole gaggle of accessories.
So you can mount it in pretty much anywhere you want,
but my personal favorite is right here.
Apparently, I've got magnetic nipples (laughs).
It's actually this little necklace
that you can wear underneath your shirt.
It's nice because this generally gets
a pretty nice perspective of what you're seeing,
but at any point, you can just pull it off,
aim in at whatever you want,
you can film yourself, and then slap it back on.
Now, on this whole thing, there's actually
only one button, right here on the back.
So you can press that, but when you're wearing it,
you could actually just press it from the front,
and that depresses the button on the back.
Now, what I'm using a majority of the time
is just tapping it once.
So from its off state, you just tap once,
and now, it is on and recording.
Now, when you hit that record button,
it either records a 15-second video or 30-second video,
and then cuts, and then shuts back down.
At first, I was kind of bummed
that you can't record for longer
than 30 seconds at a time, at least for right now,
but after using it for a little while,
it's actually kind of nice because while you're out
and about doing your own thing,
you could just tap it once, hit record,
and then you could forget about it.
You can continue to do whatever you're doing,
and then it just cuts itself, and then shuts down.
So you can stop thinking about it
as soon as you just tap it once.
You could also set it up so it records in intervals
which is kind of nice, because that means
you can just wear it and forget about it,
and then throughout the day, it'll just turn itself on
once in a while, and just capture whatever you're doing,
and then shut itself back off,
all without you thinking about it.
And with a sequence of button presses
you can take a photo, you can get hyperlapse
if you want to or slow motion, which is one
of my personal favorites, at 100 frames per second.
Again, nothing mind blowing, but we're
getting the pretty good 100 frame per second shot
out of something so small.
So I'm really impressed with that.
So this camera is IPX 4 water resistant.
It's not waterproof.
What's the difference?
Well, this dog is waterproof.
This dog is water resistant.
Insta360 told me I don't have to worry about splashes,
and you could submerge it in shower water
for about 10 seconds, but definitely not a camera
to go scuba diving with or anything like that.
Now, the big question for me personally
was do you really need a camera this small?
Does it really make a difference
between this and a GoPro or a Asmo Action?
- It's how you use it, Gene.
- And after using it for the last few weeks,
I would actually say, "Absolutely."
and this video isn't sponsored, by the way,
but what makes it so cool is that it's truly wearable.
There's been so many times where I slapped it on
and I completely forgot I was even wearing it,
and it's so small that it's not like it draws a ton
of attention like a GoPro.
Like, yeah, you can wear it
but everyone's like, "That guy is wearing a GoPro."
You where a GoPro chest harness into a restaurant,
they're gonna be like, "Okay,"
but here, it's literally--
No one even notices, and then there's stuff
like the spectacles or whatever.
Not for me.
This is the first time I had a camera
that I would consider wearable that I would personally use.
So one question I have is, is this a decent solution
for vlogging, because next to my Canon EOS R,
this is how it looks, and I'm holding
both out at arm's length.
Got a 16mm F4 on the Canon EOS R.
Obviously, this Canon EOS R is gonna look a bit better,
but it is probably gonna be a lot easier
to get everyone in the frame with me
with this Insta360 GO, because I can pretty comfortably
get everyone in the shot, and the EOS R,
it's a little bit more squeezed in.
Sam is freaking out a little bit.
He's getting vertigo.
He's learning how to fly drones, right now.
But overall, you can generally see the stabilization.
One thing for sure is that it's gonna be easier
to hold this Insta360 up for a lot longer
than I can hold this EOS R, because now,
my arm is getting tired.
So let's wrap this up.
I think overall, trying to vlog with it, it wasn't terrible,
but that 30-second limitation is kind of tough,
because sometimes, I'll be mid-sentence, saying something,
and then it'll just cut off, and also,
if you're in a windy place, you're definitely gonna
get some of that wind noise in here.
Another thing I think is gonna be a issue
for a lot of people is that you
probably gonna lose this thing.
It's so small and like a said, you forget
you're wearing it half the time.
So if you brush it or whatever, and then you--
I didn't even hear it.
It's so light that I--
What?
I just dropped this thing which is a issue.
I dropped it a lot.
This is not my first time dropping this thing (laughs).
So I wish there was maybe like one
little spot on here where I can attach a leash
to just for safety,
and I think people might make sleeves or cases for this.
So you can hook it up to a lanyard,
but then, my concern is that you wouldn't be able
to throw it back on here with the case still on,
but I think if there's like a little hook or something
that you can hook a lanyard up to,
that would've been really nice,
and also, that would've made it so you can't put it
in the case the wrong way,
because as of right now, it fits in both directions
just as easily, and it only charges when you have it
in the right way, and you could also probably see
that I've dropped it a couple times.
So I got a little scuff on the lens
and also over here in the corner.
So just something to keep in mind,
and also, this lid is a separate little lid.
I think they need to come up with a better solution
kind of like the AirPods.
Hey, you got some AirPods, right?
Look at that. It's just a lid just like that.
That would be so much nicer because this is, I think
something that could use a little bit of improvement.
There you go,
but again, these all fairly minor complaints.
I really applaud Insta360 for coming up with this,
because this is really cool.
I'm excited to be using this,
and I feel like it really helps capture just
these moments of just things that you wouldn't normally
be able to record because you're using both hands
or whatever, and it's just so easy.
You know, with a GoPro, you need to wear the chest harness
but this is just like easy.
So definitely something I can recommend.
- [Female] Sit down.
- [Gene] Hey, Peter, you can't stand on my face.
- [Female] No, literally.
- [Gene] Peter, stand on your own face.
Anyways, let's close this out by reading a few comments
from my last video, which was all
about Zhiyun's new gimbal, the Smooth-Q2.
Top comment was from David.
Whoever gets picked for the giveaway,
Potato Jet has to say, "Juuuwin."
(laughter)
That made Same laugh.
That's how you know that this is a funny joke.
Brad says, "Let's play a drinking game
"for every time Gene pronounces Zhiyun differently.
"Crap, I'm drunk." (laughs)
Yeah, I mean, that's such a hard name to pronounce.
I've pronounced it as Zhiyun for a while,
and then Zhiyun, and then Zhiyun.
Think it's the--
Zhiyun.
If I win the Zhiyun Smooth-Q2 does it turn
into a iwinnn Smooth-Q2?
The new action camera is the super small Insta360.
Can't wait to see that one.
How do you guys know about that?
It's supposed to still be under embargo, right,
or am I just like way late on this video?
I might actually post this video
way later than everyone else,
because the Internet here is so insanely slow.
I don't think I can upload this video in 4K.
I probably have to do it in 1080p because (laughs),
this could take all day,
and I think the embargo lifts in officially
like 12 hours or something.
So I should start editing this.
All right, see you guys later.
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