- [Narrator] This camera is so small that it could fit
in your mouth and even get a shot from behind your teeth.
This is the Insta360 Go 3, and this is
the smallest action camera that can get you super
immersive footage for anything that you're filming.
It's as small as your thumb, but it could also clip
into this unique Action Pod case that turns it
into a traditional action camera, and it even
has a flip up screen so that it can become a vlog camera.
There are so many mountain options with the Go 3
which makes this a camera that you can use
for any style of filming.
Here we are on the Go 3,
third version of this camera.
Get a little behind the scenes of my studio,
check this out, ultra wide lens,
you can kind of see everything that's going on.
I'm shooting with my FX6 over there,
with the teleprompter, and this is the studio.
So I just wanna say a special thanks
to Insta360 for sponsoring this video.
Now, if you've never seen the Go series of cameras
then let me give you just a quick rundown
of what this camera is.
It's a very unique action camera because of its size,
but also the way that it records the footage.
First, it's tiny.
Here's the camera, but actually it's much smaller than this.
This is the camera, it's the size of my thumb
and this is the new Action Pod case that comes with it,
and for me, this is the smallest action camera
that I've personally worked with.
On the little thumb size camera,
there's buttons to control your filming and photos
and also on the back of it, it's magnetic
so that you can mount it in a bunch of different ways.
Now, when it comes to actually editing the footage
from the Go Cameras, you can reframe your shots
which is so unique for this style of camera,
because the Go Cameras are shooting
the full width of the sensor.
You could see a shot right here.
This is coming straight from the camera
and when you take this through Insta360s software
or the app, you can output either a vertical, horizontal
even square frame, and it not only stabilizes your footage,
but also keeps your horizon perfectly level.
So here's some footage that's gone through the stabilization
and outputted to be used in your video.
Now this is the Insta360 Go number three
and there's some huge improvements over the Go 2.
However, before we get into all of the new features,
I want to talk about camera quality,
and I wanna show you comparison
between the Insta360 Go 2 and the Insta360 Go 3.
So the highest resolution
that this new camera records is 2.7K,
and so this is some of the footage straight outta camera
shot at 2.7K and it looks pretty good
but I really wanted to see a side-by-side comparison
of the Go 2 and the Go 3,
so I put them both in the free frame mode,
on the Go 2
it was called Promo on the Go 3
they've changed that to now free frame mode.
Here's the two shots side by side
and what I'm noticing is that
the Go 3 is actually exposing the footage better,
and it's also figuring out proper white balance.
You could see here with the Go 2
that the sky in this footage has a blue color cast to it,
whereas when you look at it next to the Go 3
the Go 3 looks a lot better.
Also, you could see when I'm filming myself
the Go 3 does a much better job
of exposing for me versus just the overall image,
whereas the Go 2, it actually darkens my face in ways
that I don't necessarily want it to.
So overall, I found that the Go 3
has better auto image than the Go 2
and when you're using this camera,
most of the time you're gonna be putting it
in auto settings.
However, when it comes to the resolution and quality,
they're very similar, there's not a huge difference.
However, if you are using it in the action camera mode
and you're just outputting a 9 by 16 or 16 by 9 image,
well then you do have access to more resolution
in the 2.7K mode in the Go 3.
Now, I actually shot an entire mountain climbing film,
using only the Go 2
and the built-in audio from the Go 2.
So here's just a little bit of footage
from that mountain climbing film,
and you could see that it looks great
for being such a small camera
and even this older model still holds up.
The big thing about the Go Camera series
is that it's easy to film a ton of shots,
much quicker in these high risk settings.
So you could just pop the camera
on your chest, on your head, wherever
and get a super easy shot without having
to like set up all these gadgets to make it happen.
That's why I really like the Go series of cameras,
when you compare it to higher resolution cameras
that shoot at higher bit rates,
however, this camera is all about speed
and just ease of use.
Anybody could pick up a Go 3
and start getting awesome footage
just straight outta camera.
So let's dig into all of the features of the Go 3
and what makes this specific camera unique.
So the Go 3 uses internal memory
just like the previous models,
however, the Go 3 now has 128 gigabyte internal memory,
versus the 64 gigabyte internal memory on the Go 2.
This allows you to film up to an hour and 37 minutes
in that free frame mode.
When you're in 2.7K mode
you get just under three hours of record time.
So this is a huge advantage of this camera.
On the Go 2 and the early model of the Go 2,
the camera filled up super fast,
but with this camera you get a lot more record time
before you have to go through
and transfer the footage off of the camera.
One of the things with this style of camera
is there's no memory card.
You can't put a memory card anywhere
in the case or the actual camera itself,
so to continue to record once the memory's full
you have to pull all the footage off,
and the Go 3 has simplified this process,
because on the case there is a USBC,
so you could just connect it directly to your computer
and pull all the footage off,
and so when you're shooting lots of data
you'll pull everything off,
format the internal memory and keep recording.
On the older models, you had to use Bluetooth
to connect to your phone to pull all the memory off,
and Insta360 did make a little case that made it easier,
however, it still was a clunky process
and when I was up climbing a mountain using the Go 2
it became one of the bottlenecks.
So the Go 3 actually solves a lot of those problems
with having larger internal memory
and then if you do need to pull it off
it's much easier to get all the footage off of this camera.
Now the battery has also been improved.
So when shooting with the Go 3 out of the Action Pod,
so just the camera like this,
you get a runtime of around 45 minutes
and when it's in the Action Pod, it runs 170 minutes
and to charge this little camera by itself,
you just put it into the Action Pod
and it's gonna start charging.
And so if you run out of battery on the camera itself
you put it back in the case
and then you can continue to use this camera
for a couple more hours.
Now, to charge the case, which charges the camera,
you just plug into the USBC on the side of the camera.
Now the Action Pod is super unique,
because it becomes a typical action camera
when you put the Go 3 inside,
but you get the added benefit of having a flip screen.
So if you are someone who does vlogging
and you wanna see yourself,
you can easily flip the screen up
and now you could vlog using this camera,
and it just makes it super simple,
because the screen's right above the camera itself,
and on this case there's a few buttons
to make the whole thing work.
So on top you have your record button, simple,
on the side you have a power button,
and you also have a quick menu button.
On the other side, there's an unlock button,
which is how you get the camera out of the case.
So with the Go 3, it's never gonna fall out of the case,
no matter what you do because it's locked in there.
So you use this unlock on the side of the case
and then you can pull the camera out,
and to put it back in you could hear that there's a click
when you put it back in,
because it uses both the magnet on the back of the Go 3
and the lock in there,
so that the camera will never come out.
Now the screen itself is a touchscreen
and it's very similar to Insta360s other action cameras,
the way that the whole menu structure is set up.
So you could swipe down, you could swipe up
you could swipe left, you could swipe right
you could also swipe right in the middle of the screen
and also there's buttons that you could tap on the screen.
So when you swipe in the middle, it's gonna change the mode,
and you could also use the quick menu
on the side of the camera to change the mode.
There are 10 options.
You have your standard photo mode,
which in photo mode you could change your ratio,
your format, you could use a timer,
and you can also change all your exposure setting.
In video mode, you could very much do the same.
You could change your ratio from vertical to horizontal.
You could change your frame rate,
which goes up to 30 frames per second and 2.7K,
and 50 frames per second in the other modes
and then you could also change your exposure
and color settings just swiping right on the screen,
and you could switch between auto
and manual controls for the camera.
Now, when I use the Go camera
I almost always keep it on auto.
However, it is good to have this option,
if there are times where the footage
is like fluctuating exposure
and you need to be able to lock in those settings,
then you could switch it over to manual,
but for the most part, when I'm working with this camera
I just leave it on auto and it usually gets a good shot
for the scene that I'm shooting.
Now when using video mode
there's also three levels of stabilization for this camera
and when you're using these levels of stabilization,
the higher up you go, the more stable
and a little bit more punched in the shot is,
but also there's a little bit of delay on the screen.
So if you're using level one,
you don't really notice the delay,
but when you're using level three,
there is a significant delay.
So you get a much more stable shot in video mode,
but the screen itself is basically just
for reference to see what the shot is.
You're not gonna be seeing exactly what's happening,
because it's a little bit of a delay.
Now the next option you have is free frame mode,
which I explained earlier was promo on the Go2,
and this is where you're capturing
the full width of the sensor
and you could adjust everything later.
The only other cameras that really have this capacity
to shoot in this way are 360 cameras
and in free frame
you could rotate the camera 360 degrees around,
and no matter what, your horizon
is always going to be level,
because it is capturing the entire sensor,
it's gonna auto rotate the image
even if you're spinning the camera during your shot.
So you'll always have a perfectly level horizon
no matter how much you twist that camera left or right
and to do this, you put it through flow state stabilization
which is in Insta360's app and the Insta360 software
that you could download to your computer,
and in the software, you're able to reframe your shot
kind of like a 360 camera.
It's not a ton of movement,
but you could go from up to down or left to right,
depending on how you have your footage framed,
and it just gives you more creative flexibility
on top of you don't have to worry about spinning the camera.
So if your camera's rotating in any way,
the horizon's always gonna be level
and you could always just make small adjustments.
So if your shot was a little bit off
and you need to point down a little bit more,
well you could do that using this camera in editing
versus being in a situation where the shot
is pointed in the wrong direction.
There's been times where I've mounted a camera on my head
when I'm climbing or my chest, I get back,
I look at the footage
and I notice that the shot is kind of looking up
and you don't actually see what I'm doing.
Well with the Go 3
I could actually reframe that down slightly,
and I'd be able to get a better shot.
This is probably one
of the most useful things about this camera.
You just know you're pointing in the right direction
and then later in your edit, you could go through
and make sure that the shot's perfect
by just reframing it slightly
and putting on the stabilization.
Now, another mode that's built into this camera
is time-lapse mode.
So you set the interval
of how often you want the camera to take a photo
and it automatically builds a time-lapse for you.
Another option is time-shift
which is very similar to time-lapse, however
this is meant for moving time lapses or hyper lapses.
Now another mode that you have access to in this camera
is slow motion, and this camera can record
up to 120 frames per second in 10 ADP.
So if you do need super slow motion
you could do it with this camera.
There is a loop recording mode,
which allows for continuous video recording
and when it runs outta space, it will continue to record
and erase the oldest footage first.
So you could just keep the camera rolling for as long
as you need it to until you get the shot that you want
and turn off the camera.
Now, another mode is star-lapse.
So if you're outside at night
and you wanna get a time-lapse of the stars moving,
well, this camera has bunch of settings built in
to be able to capture that,
even with how small this camera is.
Now there's also two additional photo modes.
The first is interval mode.
So this is kind of like a time-lapse,
where it's gonna take a photo at a set interval,
however, in this mode, it just takes photos,
it doesn't actually create that time-lapse for you,
and the other photo mode is HDR.
So if you wanna do HDR photos,
you could do that built into this camera.
So a ton of ways to use this camera,
just beyond being like an action camera
in standard photo and video mode.
Now, there are a few other features
that are unique to the Go 3 over the previous models.
So when you swipe down on this camera,
you bring up the main menu,
and this has some additional settings.
So one of those is pre-recording.
And so when you turn this on,
the camera's gonna continually record,
and you could set it for 10 seconds, 15 or 30.
So when you press record, the 10, 15 or 30 seconds before
are automatically gonna be saved.
So if you are using this in a setting,
where things are happening fast,
you'll never miss the shot because you have that footage
from before you pressed record.
Now, another option is timed recording.
This is pretty unique.
You could set a specific time that you want this camera
to start recording or take a photo
or one of the other modes.
So in this advanced menu, you turn on timed recording
and then you set what time you want it to start.
So this camera is synced to time of day,
because it hooks to your phone,
so you can set up that you want the camera
to start recording at say 5:00.
So you'll set the specifications,
you'll set the mode that you want to use,
and you'll set the duration
of how long you want the camera to record,
or if you want it to take multiple photos,
and then once it's done
you could set it up to repeat on set intervals.
So this way you could leave the camera,
go do something else,
and you know that the camera's gonna start recording
at a specific time or take a photo.
Now, one thing that's really unique about the Action Pod
is that it stays connected even if you pull the camera out,
it uses a Bluetooth connection.
So as soon as you pull the camera out
you could still see what you're filming on the Action Pod,
so it becomes a wireless display
and also you could control all your settings about your Go 3
from the Action Pod when they're disconnected.
So overall, this makes it a lot easier to use this camera,
because you can mount it somewhere
and then look at your Action Pod
and be able to see your shot, see your framing,
and actually trigger a recording,
because this camera is to be used in all these unique ways
and put in interesting places
and mounted all over the place,
well, this just opens up a whole bunch of possibilities,
because on previous models and on other cameras,
you have to use your phone
to be able to get this wireless video feed
and a lot of times that's just kind of a pain to
always be using your phone.
This automatically connects as soon as you turn it on,
pull the camera out, put it over here
and if they are separated, you could turn on both
and they're gonna start working immediately,
so you can see exactly what you're doing.
Now, the weight of this camera is only 35 grams,
and the size is very similar to the Go 2,
however it's not the same.
So this is one thing that I noticed
when I started playing around with this
in the different mounts.
The Go 3 is slightly larger around the edges.
So that means if you're someone who uses the Go 2,
and you have a bunch of mounts
that are specifically designed for the size of the Go 2,
they're not gonna work.
It's just slightly bigger
and it does have a little bit different design.
It's easier to grip and also on the back,
you now have this clip which allows it to work
with some different mounts.
So the back of the Go 3 is magnetic,
and Insta360 has this pendant that goes under your shirt,
so this allows you to get those cool POV shots
of your hands stretched out
in front of you for whatever you're doing,
and you just simply put the pendant on
and then whenever you want to use the Go 3,
pop it on your chest,
click the center button, start recording.
Now something new with the Go 3 is this added wedge,
and so you could flip the wedge either direction,
so if you wanna record higher or lower,
versus just straight out,
it gives you just a slightly different angle,
depending on what you're doing.
And the big thing about the size is
that the camera doesn't draw a lot of attention to yourself.
It's just this little camera right
in the center of your chest.
It is white,
so I wear black shirts, it is very noticeable,
but you could use this in a lot of ways
to just get some unique angles
and not have to worry about having this big camera
out all the time.
It's pretty wild
when I was shooting the mountain climbing film
using the Go 2 and I was just filming videos,
vlogging like this, or just putting it here
or just like setting it over here on a rock
and be able to get a bunch of shots to tell my story.
Now a few other mounts that are super useful.
There's one for your hat
and you can record that view from your head,
and there's also now mounts built specifically
for the Action Pod.
So there's a new clip that comes with this camera
that is both magnetic and it has clips to secure it,
and this mount has a two prong or quarter 20 mount,
so that you could attach it to a ton of other accessories
like the two in one tripod
which is a little tabletop tripod,
but also can become a selfie stick.
There's also a new mount called a Monkey Tail
which can basically wrap around anything
and then you could have this camera hooked
onto something super quick.
Now, this new Mount clips on the bottom of the Action Pod,
but also with the new design of the Go 3,
you'll see that there's two mounting points
on the Go 3 itself.
You could use the Go 3 with this mount as well
and when you put it in, it clips in,
so there's no chance of it falling off.
So there's gonna be a bunch of accessories coming out
that allow you to just clip this in
and know that it's secure when you mount it
to something like the front of your bike,
or like a helmet mount or any other mount
that you're using in situations
where it's bouncing around a lot
and the magnet might pop off.
Now, another thing with the Go 3
is that the audio has been upgraded.
There are two mics that are built in for this camera
that are set up for vlogging.
All right, so let's do an audio test
with both of these cameras.
They're just in the case, and I'm gonna record on both.
1, 2, 3.
Okay, now we're both recording.
One of the big things though, besides audio,
is the just the usability of the Go 3 versus the Go 2.
The Go 2 just feels a lot more clunky,
and the way you connect and everything,
it doesn't work as well as the Go 3,
'cause the Go 3 it just automatically connects
as soon as you turn on the camera
and you always have that external monitor.
So huge advantage of the Go 3,
and also I have a screen, so I'm looking at myself.
I could see how I'm vlogging, but as you could tell
I'm switching between the audio
between the three and the two,
so you could hear the difference
between both of these cameras.
All right, so now I just pulled both these cameras out,
I'm just testing the audio without the case.
So here's the difference,
here's the Go 3 and here's the Go 2,
and you know, there's some birds chirping in the background.
There's someone mowing their lawn in the distance,
a plane in the distance,
and this is what the audio sounds like between the two,
but it's just little pinhole microphones,
and if wind hits it, you're gonna hear that wind.
However, like I said earlier
you could still capture usable audio with these cameras.
So when I was climbing the mountain and using this camera,
I did all of my audio straight from the camera.
I really just used this camera for everything.
So here's just a sample from the Go 2 of audio
when I was up on the mountain.
So what the crux of the Climb is
is basically the hardest section.
So when we're climbing up these mountains,
there's usually one thing,
whether it's an ice climbing pitch or rock climbing pitch,
some sort of exposure, there's always a crux.
So depending on the setting
and depending on what's going on around you, it is usable.
Now, another big thing about the Go 3
is that it's waterproof.
So the Go 3 itself can go down to 16 feet.
Now the Action Pod is not waterproof,
but it's water resistant.
So you'll be able to use this for things
like snowboarding or like light rain, things like that,
but you definitely don't wanna just dunk this case
into the water, and if you want to control this camera
without actually touching it,
you can use voice commands to do all your controls.
So for me, the big upgrades are better image quality,
extended battery life, more internal memory,
better heat dispersion so that it doesn't overheat,
the new Action Pod with the flip screen
and some of these additional video modes,
because it just opens up the flexibility
of how you could use this camera.
I'll include a link down below the description
to where you can find more about the Insta360 Go 3,
and next, you should really check out this video right here
which is my climbing film using the Go 2,
so you could really see how you could use one
of these cameras to shoot basically anything,
and how useful this could be,
depending on the setting that you're in.
So I'll see you over there.