- This video is all about the GoPro HERO 7
versus the Insta360 One X.
(rhythmic instrumental music)
So, we're gonna put these two cameras head to head
to see which one outperforms the other.
We're gonna do this by basically breaking it down
into 10 different categories, and then seeing
which one performs better than the other.
The reason that I'm comparing these two cameras
is that both of them have major updates.
With the GoPro you obviously have
this crazy super smooth footage.
I'm vlogging on the GoPro right now.
And you can see anywhere that you go
you get awesome stable footage.
Now, the Insta360 One X also has the ability
to get awesome smooth footage,
however, the major improvements with the Insta360 One X
is that you can now shoot 5.7K,
which gives you a lot more flexibility
when you're in a 360 environment to be able to shoot
some awesome content and not have it be super low quality.
That's always been one of the biggest problems
with 360 cameras is that when you crop into the image
because you're shooting in a spherical format
you're losing a ton of resolution.
So a 4K image on a 360 camera actually is very low res
when you crop in and get your 16 by 9 footage out of it.
Now, with 5.7K you have a lot more resolution to work with,
so the footage is much better.
Now I definitely think that both these cameras
are great to compare against each other.
Both would be used in this adventurous
action camera style format.
So, let's go through this comparison and figure out
which one wins when you put them head to head.
(uptempo instrumental music)
The first test is gonna be stability, and we're gonna use
my POV gear pole on both of these cameras.
This is an awesome action camera pole.
See, it's the mini version, and I can attach
both my Insta360 One and my GoPro using this pole.
So you guys can get a side by side comparison.
We're just gonna do a little trail running and see
how smooth each of these cameras are.
(uptempo instrumental music)
so, in terms of stability both of these cameras
have performed very well, they both get you stable footage.
There's a few little minor differences,
but that's with the other features.
But in terms of just stability
you will get stable footage using both of these cameras.
So this one is a tie, they both get a point for this one.
The second category that we're gonna test
is the hyperlapse function.
Both of these cameras have an awesome hyperlapse function.
So we're just going to turn the camera on, let it roll,
and see what the timeshift versus TimeWarp looks like.
(deep house music)
With the Insta360 One you actually
create your hyperlapse in post.
You shoot in 5.7K, and then in post
you go through and do all your settings.
You make it speed up, slow down, move the camera around.
And then you could also add the motion blur
which gives you that really fast feel
and smoothness to the hyperlapse on top of,
you know, being awesome stabilization.
(deep house music)
In terms of hyperlapse the Insta360 One
definitely wins in this setting.
You can do so much more with the hyperlapse
on the Insta360 One X camera because you can reframe in post
and you could also add the motion blur.
And, overall, it's actually smoother
when you're working in this setting.
So the hyperlapse feature, definitely, Insta360 One X.
Okay, next we're gonna talk about audio,
specifically, for vlogging because both
of these cameras work well for vlogging.
Both have an awesome wide lens where you can use it
in like a vlogging setting and get a shot
without having to use a flip out screen.
And you have a smaller camera overall.
Okay, this is just an audio test
so you can hear how the audio is through
this little tiny hole that's on the camera.
There's no ways to add audio to the Insta360 One.
You basically just have the audio that's on your 360 camera.
So this is the audio that you get.
No matter what you're shooting this
is how you're gonna hear the audio.
And this is what it's gonna be like when you're vlogging.
Now, GoPro is definitely gonna take the win
on this one because you can basically
make a vlogging camera out of the GoPro.
And you can attach audio so you can get much cleaner audio
than if you were to just use the audio that's in-camera.
As a comparison, this is the audio straight
from the GoPro without the shotgun mic on top.
Now, I do have a housing around my GoPro,
so it's gonna sound a little more muffled.
But this is the audio that you're gonna get.
And it still is better than the Insta360 One,
so definitely the GoPro takes the win in this category.
If you want to see a video about my entire GoPro vlog setup
I'll put a link down in the description.
It goes through all the different pieces you need
and how you can make an awesome
vlogging camera out of your GoPro.
Okay, the next one that we're gonna go
through is selfie stick shooting.
And what this category is is how does it look
when you're using a selfie stick to shoot yourself?
A lot of times when you're doing like adventurous things
you're gonna be using a stick to get the camera away
from you so you can get a shot of yourself
doing whatever it is that you're doing.
So this is an important part of these action cameras.
(epic instrumental music)
The unique thing about the Insta360 One X in this scenario
is it completely eliminates the pole from the video.
So you basically get like this floating camera effect.
And you can use the 360 camera
because it always keep the horizon stable
to do like jib shots and drone shots
if you get a long enough pole.
So you can fake other types of camera movements.
So in terms of selfie stick shooting the Insta360 One X
is gonna take it on this because you'll never miss the shot,
and you can do some pretty creative stuff with it.
Next, let's talk about workflow.
The workflow is a little bit different
with both of these cameras because the Insta360 One X
has an additional step when you're creating content with it.
With the GoPro you can just bring this footage
straight into this editing software
and start cutting like any other camera.
With the Insta360 One X you actually
have to go through your phone
and do some manipulating of the 360 environment.
Then export it out of your phone,
and then take that footage from your phone,
bring it to your computer to be able
to use in your bigger projects.
So, in this video I had to do
this secondary step of editing in my phone.
Now, if you're going straight to social media
you can just do the edit in your phone,
and then actually upload directly to your social media.
So the workflow depends on how
you're gonna be using the camera.
For this I think that the GoPro wins
in terms of workflow because it's just much easier.
It's like any other camera out there.
You just bring the footage in and start editing.
Whereas with the Insta360 One X
there is that additional step.
It takes time, so in terms of working with the footage
if you're gonna be putting it into bigger projects
you have to spend more time working
with the footage to be able to get the shots right
before you actually start cutting it
into the rest of the project.
It's a real bummer when you get back to the editing bay
and half of the footage just doesn't have audio.
I accidentally pulled the cable out just a little bit
from the audio connector on the GoPro,
so I don't have any audio for the rest of this day.
All right, we've got five more categories
that we're comparing these two cameras on.
And the next one is creativity.
Hands down, Insta360 One X gets it for creativity
because you have so much creative potential in post.
Like I was saying, you could do
these really cool shots like a jib, like a drone.
Or just come up with new ways to kind of morph shots
into each other, and create a sequence where the camera's
kind of continually moving around your subject,
and things just kind of blend together and move.
And you always have a moving shot.
Even if the camera's just sitting here
you can continually have a shot that moves around it.
That is the one reason you would get a 360 camera
is to be able to have that creative freedom to play around
with the 360 environment and go wherever you want to go.
(epic instrumental music)
The next category is quality, and this is pretty apparent
that the GoPro definitely has
a better quality image than the Insta360 One X.
Like I said earlier it's a 4K image
versus a 5.7K that you're punching in on.
And you're never gonna have the quality of 4K
unless you can get your 360 image
to much higher resolutions so that when you punch in
you still have the same quality as a 4K image.
So, for quality GoPro definitely takes the win.
The next category is usability
in a professional environment.
What I mean by this is using this footage
for professional jobs where you're getting paid.
So not just like social media content for yourself,
but content that you're producing for your client.
I think that the Insta360 One X can be used for clients,
however, I would always default to using the GoPro
because you have more resolution,
and you also have more ability to color grade in post.
Because the quality is not as good on the Insta360 One X
when you punch in and color grade
even though they have a log format the image
is gonna break apart faster than it is on the GoPro.
You'll have more flexibility in terms of color grading
on the GoPro, and you just can use the footage
in more professional settings.
You can also sell your GoPro as stock.
A 4K shot in stock footage will sell anywhere
from $100 to $200 per shot, which is pretty incredible.
Now, the demand is increasing for 360 footage in stock,
and there's definitely websites
that are accepting 360 stock.
However, it's definitely not as popular as GoPro shots.
GoPro shots have a wide range of uses,
so in terms of professional usability the GoPro
is gonna take it in this category.
Now, let's talk about social media creation
So, creating content for your Instagram,
your YouTube, your Twitter, your Facebook,
all places around social media,
both of these cameras have the ability
that you can bring the footage back into your phone,
edit it, and then upload it directly onto your social media.
That's kind of like the beauty of using these cameras.
The software is all integraed into you phone.
You don't have to actually bring it into your computer,
and then go to your phone, and upload it to your phone.
You can do everything in your phone.
So both of these are great tools for social media creation.
Now, in terms of editing your footage the Insta360 One X
gives you the ability to crop it
however you need to in the software itself.
So if you need a 9 by 16 long horizontal shot,
you can just click a button,
and it will auto-frame it to the 9 by 16.
But you can also hit that button again,
get a square one, or get a 16 by 9 image
to be used in your YouTube content like this.
So the ability to actually use this across platforms
and make it very accessible means
that the Insta360 One X is gonna win in this category.
You can use the footage in a bunch of different ways.
And it makes it very easy to go
between social media platforms and reframe
for each one of the size requirements.
I've seen a lot of people working
with the Insta360 One X, and they're just bringing it
right into their Instagram stories.
And it looks really cool using the hyperlapse function,
and also just doing some cool stories.
Because the audio is good enough to do Instagram stories.
The last category that I have for you
is basically my overall score,
which one that I prefer over the other.
And this is a complete toss-up for me
because like I was saying the creative potential
of the 360 environment makes it
so much more usable than the GoPro.
When I've been climbing in the past
and I've taken like a GoPro and put it on my helmet
the issue is sometimes I miss the shot.
And I'll be climbing in these really cool environments,
and I'll completely miss that actual scene around me.
I'll get like my hands on the rocks
or something that's right in front of me.
And you can't actually see what's going on behind me
or around me, and it's a pretty awesome experience.
With a 360 camera I just hold it up.
I hit the button to record, and I don't even think about it.
So this has a lot more potential
in terms of storytelling and creative freedom.
And in really high stress situations
where you don't want to be thinking about your camera
this is gonna win because you don't have to think about
your shot until later, and you can do
some really cool stuff with it later.
However, I still like using the GoPro.
Like I was saying I use it for vlogging.
I've shot a ton of videos just using the GoPro
with the little microphone attachment because it's easy,
I can take it with me, I've been using it a lot recently
when I've been trail running because it goes in
like a small backpack, I don't have to have a big setup.
So both cameras have their advantages,
and both cameras can be used in different settings.
So for me it's a complete toss-up,
I think both cameras are great.
And I'm gonna use both moving forward.
Both of these cameras scored a six
so it's right down the middle.
Each camera has their positive,
and each camera has their negatives.
So it really depends on what kind of content
that you plan on producing and how much
creative flexibility you need in post.
So if you're a vlogger go for the GoPro
because it's a great option to do vlogging.
However, if you're doing more action sports
and you just want to get cool shots,
especially for your social media,
then the Insta360 One X is the one to go for.
So, guys, I hope this was helpful in giving you a comparison
between the Insta360 One X and the GoPro Hero 7.
If you're new here to this channel
make sure you hit that subscribe button.
There's a lot of awesome filmmaking
tutorials and camera reviews.
I also have the creator film school which is nuts to bolts
everything that you need to know
to have a career as a creator or a filmmaker.
I'll see you on the next one.