-Today we're going to introduce another new VR camera from Insta360.
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The EVO is a 5.7K VR180 camera
with the ability to turn into a regular 360 camera
become a OneX replacement.
If you follow my channel on other VR 180 camera review
the EVO seem to be a little late in the game.
But, Insta360 bring in some new feature that none of the other competitors have.
Beside FlowState Stabilization and HDR video in VR180
EVO come with a phone cover called nakedEYE right here
will instantly turn your phone into a eye tracking through the viewing devices.
You can share your excitement with your friends and family immediately
without VR headset or complicated post-production.
Insta360 also make VR180 post-production a lot easier
with the brand new Insta360 Studio 2019.
It work great with amazing YouTube VR180 Creator tool
and can be directly uploaded onto both YouTube, Facebook, and Oculus Go.
All Samsung gear VR Headset for 5.7K 3D 180
the highest resolution possible.
Let's dive right in and take a detailed look at the camera [?].
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Hey, what's up, everybody? It's your boy, Hugh here from Hugh.HOU
I am in my hotel room in Abu Dhabi
working on a 360 live-streaming job
for a really big international client right now.
You don't see my regular kitchen background right there.
I am a 360 VR professional, not just a YouTuber.
All my knowledge, come from my hands-on experience as a DP or DIT.
Why I am obsessed with camera technology
understanding the ins and outs of any VR camera
is a crucial part of my work.
Let's back to our focus for today the Insta360 EVO.
The spec is almsot identical to Vuze XR but a lot smaller and lighter.
5.7K VR180 is the highest of consumer VR180 camera.
The IPD distance of this thing is about 2.6.2
so pretty standard but let's talk about the image quality.
Instead of listening to me talk
I will invite you to watch my VR180 video that's filmed with the EVO.
Hit the top right corner here for the link to the video.
You should watch it in YouTube VR with your Oculus Go headset
or my Facebook version in Facebook 360 app inside Oculus Store.
You cannot really see through the 180 without a VR headset.
Judging from my test video the image quality is good.
5.7K looked a lot better than Qoocam or Lenovo Mirage 4K.
I will make a comparison video next to Vuze XR to see which one is better in 5.7K.
EVO has a lot more, and HDR mode for video, just like OneX right here.
It is a lot more gradable and post-production friendly.
You have generally better dynamic range and lock
so you can bring back more detail as you see in this video.
Just be careful, if it is low light don't use lock mode.
It bring in noise and hard to recover lost color.
Another great feature is FlowState Stabilization.
It is available as well in VR180.
As you see, my video, like VR180 vlogging really work in this camera.
I would say there is noticeable better than other VR180 cameras
and I still highly recommend keep your camera level with a handheld gimbal.
It is a 360 camera as well and shoot the same specs as OneX.
It is a OneX replacement.
It has all the feature you love in OneX HDR photo and video
DNG/RAW photo, and video with a minimal of one-second interval and et cetera.
The switch is very, very easy.
You push the lock right here untight it, lock it the other way.
Now, you have a 5.7K 360 camera
it is really small and light.
I think that this is better than Vuze as well
because there is no spring involved so it will not change the stereo stitching.
What really set EVO apart from other VR180 camera
is not the spec or the image quality.
It is actually the phone editing app
and the live preview app that let you see what you just captured
immediately in 3D, with a camera phone with eye-tracking technology
nakedEYE 3D with a special phone case right here
called Insta360 hollow frame.
I simply flip the phone case
and slap it on the actual display screen like this
and hit preview in hollow frame the app will walk you through
to preview your footage in 3D
which really make you see deeper
as they advertise in their launching campaign.
They also build their own Oculus app called Insta360 VR
to view VR180 footage directly on Oculus Go
or Samsung Gear VR, which is a nice touch.
I will save the workflow in the next EVO tutorial but it's really easy.
You can shoot, edit finish all within your phone
and directly into VR headset with optimized headset performance
which is pretty crazy.
Let's talk about a thing that you need
to watch out for before buying this camera.
It is about $420 just a little bit more than the OneX
but if you don't care about VR180
I would still suggest you stick to the OneX.
Check out my Insta360 OneX review right here.
The reason why is the stitch line.
The EVO when you flow back
is a lot thicker than the OneX that you see right here.
It is hard to stitch in a physical distance.
You need to stand a lot further around the stitch line area like right here
to avoid stitching issue.
Even then, as you see my walking demo here in 360
the stitch line is clearly visible.
Even though you have no idea how I hold the EVO, the invisible selfie stick.
Through this, stereo stitching
is a big software weakness in Insta360 product in general.
Their professional light camera
Insta360 Pro or Pro 2 still has vertical parallax
which is considered as bad stereo stereo that make people seek a VR headset.
Same goes with the EVO right here.
If you see my VR180 video
you will clearly see vertical parallax in distant objects,
which should have no parallax at all.
The parallax is getting worse if FlowState is involved, and a camera is not level.
That is why I would suggest using an handheld gimbal
to lock the horizon line for practical use.
EVO, one advantage is it's so light.
It will fit on literally any small affordable phone gimbal.
Also, all stereo parallax issue can be easily fixed
with the third party finishing tool like Musica VR.
Check out this tutorial for more information.
VR180 is a brand new exciting world of film-making.
A lot of Hollywood filmmakers are starting to experiment with VR180 filmmaking.
It is great to see the biggest VR camera player Insta360
invest in VR180, making it more affordable and more consumer friendly.
I also hope CreatorUp can become your go-to source for anything VR180
as I work closely with Google, Facebook
and camera makers to create ongoing tutorials workflow improvement for 3D 180.
We have a whole playlist dedicated to VR180 post-production, so go check it out.
In the next video we will compare the Vuze XR, Lenovo Mirage
Kandao Qoocam, and Insta360 EVO.
The reason why I have not done the Vuze XR comparison is because of EVO.
Now all the big players are out we can really draw down
which camera is better for you, VR180.
I will see you in VR in the next video.
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