- Hey, don't mind me.
I'm just walking around in the middle of the desert
with a crate full of Insta360 accessories.
We are here answering a question from Vinny.
"What about talking about the accessories?
I never know what I should be
including in the package buys.
What's necessary, and what isn't?"
Tons of crap in here to test out, so let's get started.
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Wait, hold on.
They're sponsoring us, so you have to say that
on camera with the microphone.
What were you saying just now about how you like Insta360?
- I really like Insta360.
I like their cameras,
and I think that if I was gonna buy one for myself,
I would buy that one.
- The X3?
- Yeah.
- That's a good choice.
X3, there you go.
Link in the description.
Thank you, Insta360 for sponsoring this episode.
Yeah, see?
When you say good things about Insta360
you have to make sure we're recording with a microphone.
Carrie's just like nonchalantly
like I really like their cameras.
No mic, no nothing.
Your firm update on this gives it a hundred frames
per second and three 3K
or you could look back at you throwing it at the camera.
That's cool.
Yeah, most of the stuff is
like how to attach the different things.
I never heard of this one.
Monkey tail mount.
What would you do with this?
Like just hang it off of different things.
I guess you could kind of almost use it as like a stand,
but on the box it shows Insta360 Go2 on here.
So I wonder if it's designed for something lighter weight.
This X three is slightly heavier
than the previous Generation X2, but not by much.
And the trade off is you get a better sensor
half inch on both sides.
Much bigger screen.
It seems like it's fine right here.
Interesting, ah yes, the extended selfie stick.
Look at that.
And it gives you the length in centimeters right here.
Can you see how long this is?
I can almost touch that sunflower man right there.
So this is one I've been looking forward
to the dive case for the X3.
It is waterproof just like this,
so I could throw it in the pool and it's gonna be fine.
I think as long as I had all the latches
and everything covered I should have checked
that before I did that.
It is important to keep in mind
that not all Insta360's are waterproof.
For example, the one inch is not.
Anyways even though the X3 is submergible,
as soon as you go underwater the footage
doesn't look good anymore.
It's this curve lens makes it so that everything is blurry
after the defraction with the water and all that stuff.
Kind of learned that the hard way because I thought,
oh, since it's waterproof I should be able
to just go into a single lens mode,
which is basically
just an action camera.
I took that, tried to get footage underwater,
everything came out blurry.
So this dive case isn't necessarily
just to go deep underwater.
I mean this gives you 164 feet or 50 meters,
but if you want usable footage
from underwater, dive case necessity.
There is a dive screen mode
that I'm gonna activate that's gonna be useful
because we lose access to our touchscreen.
So that makes it so we can switch
between our modes and all that with just the buttons.
I wanna check the buoyancy of this,
while it's in freshwater,
so it does sync to the bottom.
If you're trying to keep it at the surface,
definitely would recommend floating handle like this.
So we put it together and we're getting some fog,
but they include a bunch of these anti-fog stuff.
You always want the inside to stay nice and dry.
So that just slips in right there
and just slide this in now.
Let's try some 4K 60 outta this.
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This kind of of reminds me of that Nirvana cover.
That's a cool angle actually.
I'm into that.
- Yeah, good day.
- Check it out, no haze.
This thing actually worked pretty good.
Definitely see a lot of the case in the stitch line.
Whoa, that's ass bee.
So you could definitely see part
of the case in the stitch line right here.
And this is stitched for the dive case right here
which it automatically knew
because I did put it in dive case mode.
But you could also stitch for dive case above
water so when I get outta water you could still
definitely see the case right there,
but outside of it the stitch looks pretty decent.
So if you have this dive case
on if you're over or underwater,
you're gonna want the stitching algorithm
to be a bit different.
That's the beauty of 360 cameras though,
you don't have to really worry about framing,
you just have to take the stick
and throw it underwater and then you can frame up later.
These are some pretty good shots that are very effortless.
So dive case, very important,
if you want to film underwater.
Onto the fun stuff,
super 73 dirt E Bike.
I think this is like a rebranded Ceron, ready to get wild.
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This might be one of the best accessories
because you have a quarter inch on one side
and just a clamp on the other,
'cause usually you can find at least something
to clamp onto.
And from here you can adjust the angle of the stick itself.
If you're driving on like a bumpy road,
this is eventually gonna constantly wear down on that
and then eventually slip and do like the dip of death.
So of course we can just really crank this thing down.
But if I have the option to,
I always look for a vertical pillar that I can mount to.
So now I could have this out here
and this bouncy weight isn't gonna eventually
loosen this part up right here
and it can loosen up here at this joint.
But this one's the one that came
with the instant 360 motorcycle mount.
You could actually see that there's some texture
on here that helps to give it a little bit of extra grip.
It's kinda like a little golf ball.
And same with the inside of this too.
Here's another example mounting with this.
Most people I think would just clamp onto here,
but in my experience is you attach it
to something vertical like this
and you're gonna have one less thing that can go wrong.
Try this one out.
This is called a motorcycle U bolt mount.
And this actually looks a lot
like the other clamp we were just using.
Carrie's over there saying like you should just
read the instructions for putting this together.
Like I need instructions.
Okay, the spring is only supposed to be on one side.
I might as well be working
at the factory now like I feel like I'm an expert with this.
Rubber pads just go on here.
Comes with two different sizes too depending
on what you're trying to clamp onto.
So you would just use a tool to just crank down
one side at a time.
So you could really cinch this thing down.
So I think the U bolt's gonna be better
if you have somewhat more of a permanent installation,
but once you do it's really gonna be on there.
I'm actually really loving this shot here,
the rear tire shot.
So hooked it off the back and just had it right here.
But the lower you bring it down
the more interesting and exciting the shot looks.
But it definitely presents some risk.
I didn't realize exactly how low this was
and I did just stick it into the ground for a second.
Luckily it looks all right here
but there are these protective lens covers
that you can just stick on.
But I have noticed
that you can generally see that cover on there.
It's not as clear as if it was just bare naked like this.
So I don't use it all the time but,
times where you're putting it in
a like a high risk spot like this,
maybe that's when I would love to have those
and stick those on.
Next accessory.
Third person bike handlebar mount.
I believe this throws the camera up here,
so when you're riding it's like the close up of your face.
Tiny carbon fiber stick.
This is kind of nice that it's like a double clamp.
So extra security.
It does say in the manual
that this is for even surfaces like road bikes.
This is not an even surface.
Okay, I think I see why it's supposed to be on flat roads.
It's because this thing tends to bounce around quite a bit.
I think this is just about being lightweight.
So if you have a road bike, I think this is a solid option.
If you're doing a lot of stuff off of it though
the U bolt's probably the better option
with this invisible selfie stick.
Carrie sporting, the instant 360 sweater.
- Gotta represent.
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- This might be one of my favorite accessories so far,
just because no matter what you're doing,
you can always find something
you can at least stick it onto.
What really makes these Instant 360
so interesting is when you're doing activities like this,
you could really go hand screen once you hook it up.
But this is a hand mount,
so I guess this isn't completely hands free.
I'm making Carrie hold the camera,
but she really has to go pee.
- Sorry.
- Have a nice pee.
- Oh perfect.
Frank showed up too.
Carrie had to go pee so I need a new camera person.
- Yeah, yeah.
- Hey, you had one of these right
where it's like a hand mount that goes onto the back
of your hand.
- [Speaker] And the one that I have is exactly the same.
Does this swivel the top set part?
It looks like it's swivels.
Yeah, oh it does.
Does go there.
- Slot for your thumb.
Well, what's nice about this is
that you can always look back towards us.
You still have full control of your fingers.
You can play the piano if you wanted to
and you can look out other stuff
and of course it's all being recorded.
There is a back mount that you can just strap around.
It's kind of like a belt and that holds us stick out.
But this is a backpack mount.
Two loops up here for each shoulder strap.
This comes with the super thin carbon fiber stick.
Kind of interesting.
Does it look like a third person video game angle?
But it is just quarter inch down here
so you could stick your invisible selfie stick if you want.
Lemme go ahead and try to just extend this out.
So now this is the invisible selfie stick all the way pushed
out probably seeing my whole body actually from back there.
It is pretty wieldy back here sticking it out so far,
which is probably why they give you that short stick.
Of course there is the pride and true chest mount.
Now this isn't really gonna take advantage
of the full 360 image, but what's nice about the X3
is that you just hit this button right here
and it enters single lens mode.
It turns into a pretty standard 4K action camera.
Pointless record out of this lens
'cause it's just gotta literally be recording your shirt.
I've also shown this a whole bunch of times before.
This is called the three footed monster and it's magnetic.
You can see each leg has some springs in there
to help absorb some of that shock.
They have a really small one
but this one's one size up and this is the one
I would use if I plan on holding a camera
out here somewhere.
And these magnets, pretty strong and rubberized.
Huge shout out to Insta360
for sending me all these accessories by the way.
Right now there's a Black Friday sale going on.
Not a hundred percent sure if the sale details off the top
of my head, so I'll put it right there on the screen.
So yeah, if you like saving money like Carrie
likes saving money.
- I'm always down for a deal.
So link down there
in the description and also check this thing out.
Little, oh so this is kind of like a tiny
little invisible selfie stick
and this is a collaboration with Insta360 and PGY Tech.
I'm a fan of PGY Tech.
They make that little mantis pot that I use
for this A7.
So it doesn't really extend out that far.
That is maximum.
But what's nice about this is that it is very
compact even compared to the invisible selfie stick.
And this has the built in feet pretty handy.
Just slap it on a table wherever.
And I wanna accessorize this out a little bit more.
So this is a quick release mount.
Oh interesting.
So the bottom has a quarter 20 or you can also
have these little action cam feet come out as well.
We can mount this on the bottom perfectly shaped
like the camera so it will stay invisible.
The bottom half into this action can mount.
This is actually really cool if you want to get a couple
of these and switch between a couple of different mounts
maybe a vehicle, helmet, chest mount,
back to here real fast.
Nice.
And because of the shape of it,
I think it stays pretty invisible and I can just open
up my little tripod feet, throw it down right there.
Now I've done some volume with the 360X a few times before
and I get asked how do you get such good quality audio
within Instant 360?
So this is the secret right here.
So this is the Ulanzi PT20.
We basically pinch this between the camera and the mount.
This is designed for the road wireless Go.
So that just snaps on.
Got the mic adapter plugged in right here and notice
that it's all right there hidden in that stitch line.
Gets nicely tucked away right there on the side.
Keep in mind that the DJI mic will also work,
but it is a little bit thicker.
So you do see a little slither
of the DJI mic in the stitch line,
but the super thin design of the road wireless system.
Very nice.
And what I love is that this is now recording stereos.
So you can use the go-tos
which will send two microphones to this receiver.
So with this little setup right here
you kind of have like a little mini interview kit.
I throw one microphone on,
I give another mic to somebody else.
I just slap this in the middle.
Get multiple angles from this one camera.
There is the more professional one in sensor,
but that is also mono audio.
That's one of the things I really like
about the X three in particular,
is that better stereo audio solution
that's built into the camera.
Look at this, this is clean.
Now if you plan
on keeping this built up like this, you might notice
that the sleeve doesn't wanna perfectly fit in,
but there are these rubber caps that only
cover the top portion of the camera.
So that might be a good solution,
so that you can leave it kind of built
and set up and still protect the lenses.
- What are you doing? I don't know.
What are you doing?
- I'm testing out the Skydio.
- Oh, do you have a favorite mount
or accessory for the Insta360?
- I think my favorite accessory is the Ultra Selfie Stick.
- The really long one?
- Yes.
- And you had the last generation one which was skinnier,
but it didn't collapse as small.
- Yeah.
- And the new version is smaller when you collapse it
to the smallest form, it's thicker but it's still smaller.
And it's carbon fiber.
It's pretty lightweight.
- Yeah it is.
- But look at all these windmills.
Frank flew an FT drone
through all that and we see some of your footage.
- You wanna see it?
- Yeah.
- Here it is.
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- Speaking of FTV, I have flown the X3 a whole bunch
and it's very unique being able to adjust
the camera angle after the flight.
And if I completely turn off flow state stabilization,
it can actually look really funny.
Looking back at the drone, it looks like terrible graphics
or I think someone in the comments said it looks
like an old Star Wars episode or something.
Pretty fun stuff you can do.
- My it's a 360 wishlist is that they make a dog mount.
- With all the stuff we have,
I feel like we can figure that out so.
- Backpack mount.
- Maybe, yeah. - It's kind of tricky.
- Could use some work still but.
- So we're in Joshua Tree National Park right now
and I wanna fly my FTV drone so bad in here.
But national parks mean no drones.
It's the first sign that they show you
at the entrance is like fined for flying drones.
But people get really creative
with this super long stick getting drone like shots
and it's kind of interesting 'cause when you reframe it
and you give it that wide field of view,
it can actually really look like you're high up there
and you don't really have to worry about crashing.
I think eventually they're gonna have signs
that say no extended selfie sticks right there at the front.
Let's check out a couple more of you guys' comments.
What I like to do with my 360
is export all the videos pointing
in different directions.
It's a lot of post-processing work I know,
but in the video editing I use the footage
like a multi-cam shoot.
I just zoom in just enough
so it doesn't look like a 360 shot.
That's actually a great tip.
I've been doing that a lot too
and I actually find it in the end to be easier because
if I was recording like this and we did an interview instead
of me just trying to go back and forth with key frames,
it's easier to just set one key frame
on you and one key frame on me and export those both out.
And then I just cut between two.
By the way, if you're mounting the camera
on a vehicle direction lock
is gonna be your best friend when exporting
out these videos because that way when your vehicle turns,
the camera also turns,
'cause otherwise flow state
stabilization will completely stabilize
out everything the vehicle's doing.
So you are gonna have to track it more manually.
I'm happy that this channel has grown so much,
but I also miss the days where you review inexpensive stuff
like when you do the complete cinematic gear under $1,000.
I definitely wanna look back into what's down there
in the sub 1000 category again,
'cause I'm sure a lot's changed.
I actually think
that the sub $2,000 category right now is like really good.
You know APSC, super 35, the R7,
from Cannon with 10 Bit and also the FX 30 from Sony.
Those two are really good.
So I want, comparison video coming soon.
Let me know in the comments what you want me to talk
about or test out when I'm comparing those two.
Is it just annoying that my head is right there in the sun?
So does it look like I have a good idea right now?
Just like I know.
But thanks for the link buddy.
This video influenced me to buying one.
Just ordered mine with the motorcycle kit.
Can't wait to get it started using it in my videos.
But yeah, the motorcycle kit's interesting.
It gives you the handle bar mount as well
as a couple of adhesives
and like a unicorn mount looking thing
where you stick it on your helmet.
By the way, this is something I've been also trying out.
This is called a vibration dampener.
No damper.
Gives you a quarter inch down here
and a quarter inch up here where you mount your camera.
At first I thought this was to help stabilize
the footage but turns out
that it's actually designed more to protect the camera.
So if you're gonna hard mount it
onto something that's like constantly vibrating,
you're gonna be able to protect your camera
to just increase that longevity by not having it.
Just like, but if it's stabilizing the camera,
I mean in some circumstances it must help to an extent.
Before I used to hard mount a camera
onto like my Triumph Bonneville and the handlebars there
it just like I had the perfect frequency where
I would see all this gel everywhere.
So I never mounted it on there, but I feel like
if I put this on there, it would help with the footage.
But again, this is not really designed to stabilize footage.
It's for protecting the camera.
It's actually something that I didn't know
until Insta360 told me.
By the way, I do actually think Insta360 does a pretty
good job with their Instagram if you're looking
to get inspired on like ways to use a 360 camera.
And I like going on here
and looking at how people rig stuff.
If you have a jet pack, maybe you could
take a look at how they rig that on.
And then these guys that fly
around on the height surf board, what do you call that?
That looks fun.
- They highlighted that guy in the wheelchair that does like
skateboarding or allusing.
- Yeah, have you guys seen that?
I'm sure you guys have seen that at some point.
- It was viral for a little while.
- Riding a long board down a mountain on a wheelchair.
That blows my mind.
Like how?
How do you do that?
People are amazing.
But anyways, that's it.
Thank you for watching.
We're gonna go hike Joshua Tree now
and pretend to fly drones.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Oh yeah, today's Thanksgiving.
At least we're posting it.
Today's the 23rd actually.
So the day before.
And we're gonna go, see you guys later.
Thanks for watching, bye.