- Finally, it has arrived.
The GoPro Max, their 360 camera that just came out
and I pre-ordered it.
Yes, I paid full price for it.
This is 499 which is more expensive
than the GoPro HERO8 Black but it's not that much more.
So my hope is that this will just replace all my GoPros
so whenever I go out to do some action-y stuff,
I don't have to just like,
pack all these little tiny cameras
with all their individual little tiny batteries
and all their little tiny memory cards.
I just wanna be able to grab one thing
and just be like, "all right, this will do it all."
So that is my hope.
Let's open it up.
Ooh, check this out, this has protective covers
which is always nice
because 360 cameras always have very exposed lenses.
These caps are not for underwater use
and they may affect quality so if you want
to get the best picture, maybe take them off.
But if you're gonna bang it up,
then probably throw these on.
Oh, these are on here good.
I guess that's a good thing so they don't fall off
or just the option to use lens caps.
That's smart.
Glad their including this stuff out of the box
because with all my 360 cameras,
the lenses get scuffed up.
I think this might be the first 360 camera that I've had
that has a full on display back here
so you can generally see your frame
and your setting's pretty clear with these.
So, that's nice.
Should we take this outside?
Let's go!
(upbeat music)
(crowd screaming)
Sure about this, Sam?
- I don't know, man.
Maybe we should start
somewhere a little bit you know, less intense.
- [Gene] How about that one over there?
- [Sam] Yeah, yeah, yeah, that one.
- When was the last time you went on a roller coaster?
- When I was 16.
- I haven't been on one in like 10 years.
This is a nice and easy one, right?
This is nice. (screams)
(Gene and Sam laughs)
(crowd screaming)
(Gene and Sam laughs)
(Sam laughs)
It's actually pretty fast!
(Sam laughs)
(crowd screaming)
(Gene and Sam screams)
(crowd grunting)
(upbeat music)
Ooh, these turn tight.
Hey, we need to hit these turns slower, guys.
This is not safe.
So there we go.
What do you guys think of the footage out of this GoPro Max?
Pretty dope, right?
Now, there are some good and bad things
that we're gonna talk about on this camera
but first, let me show you something.
Check this out.
My girlfriend Kari and I both got a bloody lip
at the same exact time.
So we were sleeping last night
and our dog, Leftie, decides to come up and join us
and sleeps right in between us.
So we made a little Leftie sandwich.
And the thing with Leftie, is
that she sneezes very dangerously.
She goes (shouts)
My face was here, Kari's face was here,
and she goes (shouts)
and like, knocks us both out.
That was the dangerous situation.
Anyways, back to the GoPro Max.
Now, if this whole 360 camera technology confuses you,
long story short, there's two lenses, one on each side,
ultra ultra wide angle.
So this records everything on this side of the camera.
This lens record everything on this half.
Takes those two halves, stitches it together,
makes one giant global image.
Then, with that data, you could do all kinds of stuff,
look at just a small portion of the frame,
make it look like a regular video.
Or you could do weird little planet effects.
But the beauty of recording 360 is
that you're capturing everything so later on,
you go back and you select out what you want.
Now, the very first thing I noticed
when going through this footage was
that wow, the audio quality isn't bad even though we're
on a roller coaster going 82 miles per hour.
(Sam laughs)
And I wanna say the reason why it's able to do that is
because it has six different microphones
all over the camera so it uses the microphone
that works best in that situation.
So this is great news for anyone that does action-sports
that move really fast like paragliding or snowboarding
or jet skiing.
The advantage of the GoPro Max is that it's waterproof
so, perfect!
(Gene screams)
(water splashing muffles Gene)
(Sam laughs)
You don't even need an underwater housing for this GoPro Max
so, that's what's awesome about this.
(water splashes)
(Sam laughs)
One thing to keep in mind is if you just take this
and dunk it underwater, it will not stitch correctly.
There'll be a big gap.
There are aftermarket solutions like a globe
that will let you put any 360 camera in there
and it will stitch correctly.
So one benefit of this Insta360 ONE X
which is the 360 camera I've been using is
that Insta360 offers a underwater housing
that has a little built-in bubble
so you can stitch it underwater.
But the downside is without that housing,
this is not waterproof.
Now let's get into this GoPro app for a second
which is actually pretty capable,
and what's nice about it is that if you're out somewhere
with your camera and your phone,
you have everything you need to record, edit,
and upload a video.
So check this out.
I have the app connected and I can set this down
over here and I can monitor it live which is nice.
So, I can literally see myself right there.
I could zoom into that.
I can see you right there recording me.
And I can look around like this and zoom in, zoom out.
And all the footage we filmed while we were
on the roller coaster, we just captured 360.
So the workflow after that is now I download it
from the camera onto my phone.
I have to export this into a normal clip,
there's a couple ways to do it.
One is key frame.
So generally, I could pick my frame right here.
Hit that as a key frame, done.
I could go ahead a little bit more.
Turn the camera around.
Zoom in a little bit.
Rotate it how I like.
Add another key frame.
And basically, if I play that back, it just moves
between the different key frames.
So, that's one way to do it.
But the method I personally prefer is OverCapture.
So, if I hit the top-right and hit OverCapture,
that puts me in this mode.
So now, I just hit the record button, and just act
like I'm there filming with my phone.
So, I hit record.
I'm recording, I'm looking at us.
Sam looks kind of nervous.
I'm gonna look like an idiot here, turning around.
Check this out.
So now it's gonna take that camera movement.
I just did and saved it into the phone right here.
So you can upload it to wherever like YouTube.
There is also a free computer app, My GoPro
in case you want to download all the footage
onto your computer.
And then key frame everything and control it that way.
It is kind of a slow process picking out each key frame one
by one but the benefit of it is
that you can be super precise with how
that footage is controlled.
Now, all the recent 360 cameras have been very good
at stabilization and this is no exception.
We carry this onto super bumpy roller coasters
that was doing all kinds of flips and twirls
and making me wanna throw up.
This did a great job stabilizing all that footage.
The camera always knows which ways, up, down, left,
and right.
So, it kind of compensates
to make it look like the camera is stationary,
even though the camera the whole time was like this.
(funky music)
Now, one of my personal favorite features is
that you can actually use this just like you would a GoPro
'cause shooting 360 footage is awesome
because you have all that flexibility but it takes work
to extract the clips you want for you.
You have to download it to your phone
and then reframe it and then export it as a clip.
And then, upload it.
So, for those times where you don't need
that fancy 360 coverage, just pop it
into just standard camera mode and treat it
like you would a GoPro.
Now the quality out of it is good enough in my opinion
but not as good as a GoPro HERO8, for example.
You're definitely limited on resolution
and also frame rates.
But for someone like me that only occasionally uses GoPros,
this is an awesome feature to have.
And since there's two lenses on here,
I can just flip to the other camera right here,
and check it out, I'm basically just on vlog mode
and it looks pretty good.
And I have horizon leveling on so check this out.
Look, see how the camera's turning.
But look at the footage, it looks like it's stationary.
How crazy is that and I can see myself
with this little screen and that's awesome.
There's also a built-in hyperlapse mode in here
which is kind of fun.
But where is the slow motion
which I was kind of surprised about.
I was looking in the menu and eventually found out.
Yeah, it doesn't have any slow motion in 360 mode.
If you just switch into the standard GoPro mode,
you can get 60p so some slow motion, at least.
But in full 360 mode, you are locked off
at 30 frames per second, and that's it.
Which is a huge bummer 'cause
even this Insta360 ONE X can do
up to 100 frames per second.
So, that's pretty good slowmo.
And also this is currently 399 bucks
and this is 499 bucks.
So, this is actually cheaper and also a little bit slimmer.
It's taller, but it's slimmer and less boxy.
A few final thoughts, I love the grip
for the GoPro HERO Max.
It does not come with the camera so you do have
to purchase it separately.
And it's very simple but it works very very well.
You just turn it to lock it in place.
And also, it has little tripod feet.
So, this is awesome.
On the other hand, the Insta360 has something called,
the invisible selfie stick and they call it that
because when it gets stitched, it kind of erases the stick
and it almost looks invisible.
That is also something that is sold separately,
but I do have a link in the description.
If you decide to use it, you will get that selfie stick
for free.
And one thing is, I did not use the detachable lens covers
that we put on here earlier.
I did a few shots with it.
I tried to keep it as clean as possible
but whenever the Sun hits it a certain way,
it's definitely visible
and makes the lens look really dirty,
opposed to when you take it off,
everything just looks so much more crystal-clear.
It even makes the stitching look better.
So ideally, I would shoot without those covers.
But in case you're about to really bang it up,
then maybe throw that on there.
Anyways, let's wrap this up by reading a few comments
from my last video which is all
about the DJI Mavic Mini which is an awesome little drone
for 399 bucks.
It's actually kind of crazy if you think
about how much awesome stuff you could get
for under 500 bucks including the Mavic Mini
and also even this.
I mean, the technology out of this camera is insane.
I mean, I can just stand on this little ledge right here
and do this, and look at this.
Five years ago, anyone were to see that clip,
they'll be like, "How did that happen?
"How was that shot possible?"
But now it's just like, "Yeah, this is awesome."
Top comment,
PotatoJet says, "Drones are not a toy.
"Also Potato Jet: Limbo!" (laughs)
Okay, I'm sorry.
That was probably a bad example.
Drones are not a toy.
Limbo! (grunts)
Potato Jet says, "There's a slight chance
"of winning this drone.
"Me: Stop scratching my drone!"
Well congratulation, Preston,
for winning the Mavic Mini.
The FAA says, "All drones weighing 250 plus grams
"must be registered with the FAA."
DJI says, "Hold my gram."
I actually love how DJI made the Mavic Mini 249 grams,
literally, one gram to just fly under that FAA radar.
Love that!
Hey Sam, quick question,
Were you actually scared on that roller coaster yesterday?
- Eh, a little bit.
- Which one was the worst one?
- Accelerator.
(Gene laughs)
- Can we get a close up of the Accelerator scream?
- (sighs) Here it is.
(Sam screams)
(calming music)