- This is the Insta360 X3,
and in this video,
I wanna talk about all the new features
that are in this camera
and what makes it different than the Insta360 ONE X2 .
They're very similar cameras,
however, Insta360 did make a bunch of different upgrades
that make the X3
a much more functional camera.
All right, let's check it out.
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So, if you're new to 360 cameras in general,
basically 360 gives you the ability
to film in every direction,
and then you can go through and reframe your footage later.
This allows you to focus less
on making sure you have the perfect shot every time
because you can go into your computer,
or the app later,
and be able to reframe
and figure out exactly where you want the shot to be.
And it also allows you to crop in different ways
for the different social media platforms
that you might be posting to.
Now, Insta360 X3 is an upgrade from the ONE X2 .
And this line of 360 cameras
is built for adventure:
they're more rugged,
they're more water resistant,
and they're much smaller than other 360 cameras,
like Insta360 ONE RS 1-inch 360.
So you could think of this
as more of an action camera
that can kind of be mounted anywhere,
and it's not gonna be too obtrusive.
A lot of times when I'm out climbing a mountain,
or something like that,
I have it just right here in my backpack strap,
and that allows me to be able to pull this out,
grab a shot,
not really think about what I'm getting,
just put it out on a pole,
and then I know later on
that I'm able to reframe
and get the shot that I need
when I'm actually going through the edit.
In terms of specs,
it's a 5.7K camera,
which means that you're shooting more than 4K
and allows you to crop in.
Now that's the same resolution that you get with the X2.
However, this camera has half inch sensors,
so it's gonna be a little bit better quality
and a little bit better in low light.
However, it's not gonna be as good as the ONE RS 1-inch 360
because that camera has the one inch sensors.
And one of the big changes you'll notice right away
is the screen on the X3.
The screen is massive.
It takes over almost the entire side of the camera,
and this allows you to see a lot more when you're filming,
and also, it just makes it a lot more functional.
It uses swiping to get through all the menus
and everything is so much easier to use
than the little screen that you find on the X2.
Now, also, there are some added buttons,
so you have a record button,
you have a mode switch right on the front near the screen,
and then on the side,
you have a queue button,
which is a quick menu.
Now, this changes all of your settings
depending on what type of activity you're doing,
and you can also customize a bunch of these menus.
So this is gonna make a huge difference
because if you want to go from photo to video mode,
or if you want to switch between
the different modes in video,
it allows you to just quickly set up all your settings
without having to go through
and dial in each setting independently.
Now, you can either shoot this camera auto
or you can do full manual.
In terms of color,
you have a log setting,
you have a normal setting,
and you have a vivid setting.
One thing I'm glad to see on all of the newer cameras
that Insta360 is putting out
is that you can dial in your sharpness.
So, there's four different sharpness settings,
and typically, I've been shooting at the medium,
and to me, that's been giving me the best look
out of these cameras.
All right, so I'm holding both the X3
and the ONE X2 in my hands,
putting 'em side by side,
so you guys could see exactly
the difference of quality between these two cameras.
And I'm just gonna walk forward
through this super contrasty scene with all these trees,
and the camera on the left is the X3,
and the camera on the right is the ONE X2 .
So you can see how both of these cameras handle
this kind of environment.
Now, both cameras are on auto settings,
and they're both set to standard color profile.
Now, with this quick menu,
it makes it a lot easier to switch between the modes.
So, if you wanna just shoot the front half of the lens,
say you have the camera mounted to a chest strap,
well, you're not gonna have to record both sides
of the camera.
You could record just one lens at a time
whether that's the front lens or the back lens.
And one of the cool things
that Insta360 has added into this camera
is a mode called Me Mode.
And so, when you have this camera on a selfie stick,
the camera is gonna be focused on you,
and you're gonna be recording a 16 by nine,
or a nine by 16 image,
that you don't have to go through and reframe later.
So, this allows you to get a vlog style shot of yourself
while you're actually doing an activity,
but you don't have to worry about reframing.
Sometimes you just wanna make content quick
and you don't wanna have to go into the software,
reframe, export,
and then bring it into your edit.
There's times where you know exactly what you want to get,
and so, this camera gives you a lot more flexibility
when it comes to the different modes.
You could either shoot a nine by 16,
or 16 by nine,
on the front half, the back half,
or the Me Mode,
which is focused at you
when the camera is extended out as a selfie stick.
And one of the other big things with this design
is that on the front,
where the record button is,
you now have a mode switch,
so you could easily select between the front lens,
the back lens,
or 360 lens.
And between this button and the quick mode,
you could set up all the settings that you want to use
when you're out filming
and never have to actually go into the menus
and dial in your settings,
you could set 'em all up before you go out and shoot,
and then with a few presses
you have the mode that you want to work with.
And I like that they've added these as physical buttons
on the outside of the camera
versus just being a swipe in the menu.
All right, so now I've switched over to the HDR mode,
so you can see the difference between normal video and HDR.
Now, this allows you to shoot in super bright sunlight
and be able to have more dynamic range in your footage.
Now, I'm also testing the audio here,
so you can hear what the audio sounds like from this camera.
The cool thing about this camera
is that you can add additional microphone
to the side of the camera
if you wanna use something like a wireless lav.
Now, because of the way that the cameras are built,
the stitching hides the receiver
and the external unit that connects into this camera.
So, there are a lot of options when it comes to audio,
but also, this is the audio straight outta camera.
And so, if you don't have a ton of wind
hitting the microphone,
you can get decent audio just from the camera itself.
Now, in terms of size,
the X2 and the X3 are very similar.
If you look at 'em side by side,
they're pretty much the same size.
However, one thing that's frustrating for me
is that they changed the battery from the X2 to the X3.
So, your older batteries,
if you do have an X2,
won't work with the X3 anymore.
Now, overall, some of these changes might seem minor,
but when it comes to actually working with this camera,
it is a lot more functional having these quick menus
and the bigger screen on the front.
Now, if you wanna see how to actually use a 360 camera
in your videos,
make sure you check out this video right here.
I go through my entire process
of how I shoot a vlog style adventure film
using a 360 camera.
So I'll see you over there.