Hey, what's up everybody? It is your boy Hugh here from CreatorUp.
Wait hold on... Now it is better.
Hey what's up everybody. Today we are going to talk about Insta360 One R audio solution.
We are going to connect One R, the new firmware with the Apple Airpods Generation 1 and Apple
Airpods Generation 2. Two of them right? And compared the audio quality with my Blink 500
wireless lav connect directly to the One R and with GoPro Hero 8 right here and compare
it the audio quality among all these solution. And also we gonna test out the Wind Noise
reduction intense wind noise reduction what they call it. For the insta360 one r compared
to the hero 8 while you are running doing action sports and at the end of this video
I am going to tell you the best audio solution to setup for one r vlogging for action sports
so we have a lot to cover so let's go.
Before we test out the Audio solution, let's talk about some major updates of the Insta360
ONE R. So any ONE R review you watch before this video, which is April, is outdated. The
update is pretty significant, which is why you subscribe to CreatorUp, to keep the latest
updates on all things 360. Everything you see in this video is using the latest firmware,
captured with the 4K Mod and directly store the mp4 video inside the camera. No more insv
or transcoding necessary and not more Premiere plugins, which is, as you all know, very buggy.
If you are on the latest firmware, connect with your apple AirPods, AirPods 2 or AirPods
Pro is very easy. But before you do that, there is a very important step that they did
not mention in the official document. If you can not hear your audio, this is probably
what you did wrong. You have to first connect your AirPods to your iPhone using Bluetooth.
That is my Roomate Fancy Airpods 2 - that is why I have 2 AirPods. Tap this icon to
go into AirPods setting. Go to the Microphone. The default setting is Automatically Switch
AirPods. Don't use that, pick Always Left AirPod or Always Right AirPod. So your audio
source is consistent and will not jump around and drop out entirely.
Now turn on your Insta360 ONE R. Go to setting and tap the AirPods icon. Open the cover of
your AirPods, hold the button on the AirPods case until the light turns White if you are
on AirPods 2 or blinking white light if you are on AirPods 1. TAP search on your One R,
and it should find it and connect to it. When you see this little headphone icon, it means
you are successfully connected to the AirPods and ready to use it. Now let's listen to some
comparisons among AirPods 1, AirPods 2, GoPro Hero 8, and wireless lav - to find out which
is the best for action sports blogging.
So after hearing all the tests, the conclusion is very obvious. But let me challenge you.
Comment below and tell me what you think it is the best.
My unbiased conclusion is. Well, the concept of using an AirPod as a vlogging microphone
is amazing. But, it is not practical. There is no way to adjust record volume in the AirPods
- so the audio is clipping. It records mono audio, but it sounds like I am talking tho
an iPhone microphone - which it is an iPhone consumer microphone. It is never designed
to be a professional audio capture solution. It sounds like a high pass filter added onto
my voice - which sounds very unnatural. The GoPro Hero 8, yes, it picks up more wind noise
and environment noise. But my voice had more bass and sounded more natural. I also don't
like the intense wind noise reduction comes with the One R - it also distorted the audio
using high pass or low pass filters. I much rather the camera does not touch my audio,
and I remove the noise in post-production manually.
But, the new USB-C audio addon, sold separately, is amazing! This is actually what capturing
the audio right now. It sounds better than my expensive shotgun microphone. It is better
the media mod from GoPro and many other professional audio solutions I have. So I will highly recommand
pick up this $10 USB-C adapter and nice-sounding wireless lavs like the Blink500 or Rode Wireless
Go.
If you are a motorcyclist who will wear a helmet, then AirPod might be a great solution
for you riding your motorcycle. As the echo will boost the bass of the AirPod. But besides
that, I don't really see any practical way to use the AirPods if you want professional
sounding quality.
Thank you for having out with me again during Covid-19. The next video will be about other
important updates on the One R. Now, it has a wider Fov call POV+ on the 4K mod. And it
can capture 24fps and also anamorphic aspect ratio. Obviously, you will need an anamorphic
lens to benefit from this new feature. So hint, is there a new anamorphic lens with
1" Leica sensor is coming as another mod? Mmmm... But an anamorphic
lens for action camera will be freaky amazing. Well, all these are coming next. So don't
forget to subscribe and hit the bell to stay up to date on the Insta360 ONE R. And I will
see you on the beach, hopefully this summer.