this is a review of the insta360x3 and its top 8 best features including
a hidden feature that could be a game changer and even if you're not looking
for a new 360 camera I have two new things for insta360 shooters
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camps we think of GoPro Nick Woodman invented this category of cameras 20 years ago because he
wanted to do what he loved best Nick was a surfer and his dream was to be paid to Surf by being a
sponsored athlete to make his dream come true he needed shots of himself so he pioneered the camera
that was small and had a wide angle that would put the viewer right in the middle of the action
and the rest is history now GoPros are amazing but when you shoot videos they somehow don't
look nearly as good as the promo videos that they show now of course they have amazing athletes but
a large part of it is because it's missing Nick's original Vision now remember that Nick invented
GoPros to shoot videos of himself but these promo videos were shot with a camera crew and that's
a big reason our shots will never look as good as those of GoPro but that all changed in 2017.
now in 2017 we started seeing a different kind of action cam these were invisible flying cameras
they had better stabilization than any GoPro could be capable of and could capture an extra wide
view that no GoPro could do not only that but they captured Nick's original vision of getting amazing
videos of yourself and they did this through an invisible flying camera effect it looked like
there was a cameraman shooting you best of all 360 cameras could let you shoot first and point later
which lets you enjoy the moment with your family and friends instead of being worried about getting
the shot now although 360 cameras revolutionized action camps they introduced two new problems
first was editing most people didn't want to see a 360 video where they had to swipe across
the screen to follow the action so 360 Shooters had to choose the view for them using a process
called key framing now keyframing is fun but it does add a little bit extra time to your workflow.
Second, 360 cameras are fragile they have lenses Exposed on both sides. You drop it and chances
are you're going to damage your lens and you'll have to replace the camera. So if 360 cameras are
so fragile can they really be considered action cams? well that's where the insta 360 X3 comes in
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video helpful please hit the like button I've got a small Channel and it really helps. By now you've
heard of the x3's key specs: slightly larger half inch sensors, a large touchscreen, 5.7 K video,
72 megapixel photos, waterproof to 10 meters. The specs are good but not really mind-blowing
but the really interesting feature of the insta 360 X3 is me mode. It lets you get that
third person view without key framing like for example at the beginning of this video I showed
you several clips. All those were shot with the X3 in me mode during editing all I have to do is
select all and Export all no keyframing needed I also like how easy it is to switch to memo let me
show you well right now I'm in single lens mode let's say I want to switch to me mode all I have
to do is swipe here and then tap the screen I'm in me mode so let's say I want to switch back to
regular single lens mode I just swipe the screen and then tap the screen I'm in single lens mode
now let's say I want to switch to 360 mode all I've do is press this button
and it switches to 360 mode switch back to single lens mode just press this button
it's so easy now if you're an experienced 360 shooter you're probably already familiar with
something called Direction lock well let's take a look at the difference
now because I'm shooting in Direction lock then the camera's view constantly faces me even if I
don't keyframe the shot now the problem is when I dip the camera below the Horizon see what happens
now the camera flips that's because when the camera is below the horizon
the lens that's facing the screen is now the front of the camera so
if you find yourself having to shift a lot between above the Horizon and below the Horizon
then you're probably going to end up doing a lot of key framing even with Direction lock
now let's see how memo this different this time I'm going to be shooting with me mode
so just like Direction lock I don't have the keyframe and the view constantly remains
on me now what happens when I dip below the horizon the camera's view is still toward me
and it's stabilized too so even if I twist the camera The View Still Remains on me
and that's why I love me mode it realizes Nick's original vision his dream of trying to get videos
of himself doing amazing things but if you don't have keyframing won't the shots look boring well
I challenged myself to shoot a mini video just using single lens mode here take a look
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solves the first problem of 360 editing what about the fragility now the cool thing is
that solving the first problem also solved the second problem have you figured out why
see the real problem isn't that the glass is fragile I mean all cameras use glass
and all cameras can break to some extent the real problem is that with the 360 camera you
couldn't protect the lens if you put anything to protect the lens it would show up in the
video but with me mode I realized that that's not a problem you could put something here
and it wouldn't show up in the video so if I put this lens cap for example halfway over the lens
just like that it can protect the lens
while still not showing up in the me mode video so this is how I was able to protect the lens at
the beginning of this video but if my makeshift cap falls off then the lens can get scratched I'm
hoping that insta360 or a company like yulanzi can make a secure frame that can protect the lens in
me mode just interestingly enough mimon has other advantages first you can shoot at up to 60 FPS
now the nominal resolution is 1080p but I found it has similar detail as a reframed 5.7 K video
another potential advantage of me mode is that in scenes with wide dynamic range Shadow details can
look brighter because the sensor doesn't need to Encompass the exposure of excluded areas
now me mode is just one of the x3's top features here are others active HDR is an improved version
of HDR video with HDR video camera Shake can sometimes make highlights move independently
ruining the shot with active HDR highlights will look normal even with camera vibration
so active HDR is a really useful feature now can you use active HDR with me mode and the short
answer is no not not yet but there is a workaround and it also answers the first question of what
else do I have for existing users see there is a way to simulate me mode let me show you now right
now I'm recording in active HDR but I'm going to pretend that I'm shooting in me mode and I'm going
to put this cap on the trick is that in the insta 360 app you can use tracking to simulate me mode
when I activate tracking then I can put the camera in any direction up or down below the horizon
and it's still okay
so if you have another Intel 360 camera such as the one inch 360 or even the one X2 you can
simulate me mode using this technique I do have another tip for existing owners stick around
X3 also got rid of the dreaded Red Dot flare it also has much better audio quality with 48
kilohertz sampling it can do 8K time lapses it has a new Clarity plus filter it has tempered glass
lenses and X3 will also have a pre-recording feature so you don't miss special moments
now there's one more new feature this one will be available for any instant 360 camera it's an
automatic keyframing feature that uses AI to analyze your video look out for an app update
that will add this feature so the question is should you buy the insta360x3 let's start
with eliminating The Usual Suspects starting with GoPro a lot of people have been waiting
for the next GoPro Max but there's reliable information that GoPros next two cameras are
the hero 11 and the hero mini neither of those are 360 cameras of course the max will continue
but there are two significant advantages of insta360 cameras over the GoPro Max
first insta360 cameras have external audio so if you want to use them for vlogging then it's
a 360 will give you a better quality audio if you use an external microphone second only insta 360
cameras let you edit without having to download the video to your phone first so that's going to
save you a lot of time and storage space on your phone which instant 360 camera should you get if
you care about convenience and being waterproof I recommend the insta360x3 on the other hand if
you want a camera that can be upgraded in the future you can get the insta360 one RS there
are two of them there's one with the 360 mod and then there's the one inch 360. now between the two
the one H 360 has much better image quality especially in low light and as we learned a
while ago you can simulate me mode with these cameras as well now if you want to learn other
tricks for your insta 360 cameras check out this video thanks for watching I'll see you in 360.