What's up guys i'm ben from authentech
And this is the insta 360 ONER now I already reviewed the 4k and the 360 mod
You can check that video out later
But today we're going to be checking out this one-inch sensor that a lot of people are intrigued about now
Is it a game-changer? Let me spoil the ending for you and it's okay for certain people in certain
Situations the one-inch mod will it's gonna be awesome. It might be the perfect fit but for the average consumer out there
I'm not sure if it's worth spending those extra dollars
Let me show you why quick disclaimer no sponsorship here
but huge things to insta 360 for sending me these sample units to test all
Firmwares and software's are still constantly being tweaked nowadays
so if anything looks a little bit off on the 1r well
It might be fixed just around the corner who knows in this video
I'll show you guys side-by-side comparisons daytime and low-light photos and video HDR
stabilization audio tests slow-motion hyperlapse and more of the 1r one inch
versus the GoPro Hero eight and another quick spoiler alert
If you're looking for just an ordinary action camera shooting flat photos and videos
well
Then the GoPro probably is gonna be your better bet but and that's a huge but if you want to shoot 360 have future modularity
Potential reverse the screen for selfie shots wireless mic options. Okay, so you can see where this might be going
This is why there's always more to the story
So let's dive right in starting with the pricing as this as the context in step 361 our one inch Edition buy
Right now at five hundred and fifty dollars the GoPro Hero eights black
$400 that's actually a pretty big difference now. Let's jump into some daytime video comparisons
This is 5.3 K 30fps on the one inch and 4k thirty on the GoPro a few things
I noticed right off the bat the GoPro consistently has more contrast and saturation
Look some people like this some people don't the 1r allows you to turn on a color plus option which adds some new
Vibrancy and dynamic range to your shots in this one. I left it off so you can see more of the
Original video clip next to the default settings on the GoPro now
Sometimes I like the poppy colors and contrasts of the GoPro, but sometimes it does it a bit too far
For example, the shadows can be a bit too crushed and we can lose important details now one quick note
Remember how I said the firmwares are constantly getting pushed out for the one-inch right now
Well currently if I export a 5.3 K video file from the 1r onto my phone and then export it
well, it doesn't come out as
5.3 K res, but it's 4k now if I try their desktop app on the Mac, I can export the video and h.265
5.3 K res video, which is good
So for transparencies sake all my 5.3 K res files are gonna be scaled down to 4 K files
Which honestly they look really good and sharp
But this way we can actually see some good stabilization on the 1 inch since I'm pretty sure that stabilization is being processed
After the clip is recorded speaking of clarity. If you're exporting clips to the garbage compression. Let's say of Instagram
No one is probably ever gonna notice the difference from 5.3 K to 4k 2. Whatever
however
if you're watching this video in full 4k
You should be able to spot some of these nice little
Differences the 1 inch looks razor sharp and crispy if we freeze frame and zoom in you should be able to see what I'm talking
About it's not like it's jumping from sd up to HD
But it is a nice improvement and step up in the 1 inch sensor on a negative note. I notice there's a fair bit of
Artifacting on the 1 inch footage but again, I'm unsure if this is just a temporary compression issue
And hopefully we'll see a fix in a firmware or app update soon jump into stabilization, even though they both look pretty smooth
I think I'd have to vote the GoPro as a bit more buttery smooth the 1 inch isn't bad and honestly has a wider field
of view here
But man GoPro has really put some nice RND into their hyper smooth
Stabilization and it almost looks like it was shot on a gimbal which is always very impressive
instance flow state isn't bad at all and honestly usually really impressive especially when shooting in 360 but here the one
It looks like some firmware updates could help it out a bit
This is audio on the incent 361 are with the one-inch
How does the audio sound and this is audio on the GoPro Hero 8 black. How does the audio sound?
Now it's pretty windy out here down at the lake. Which one is sounding better
Now it's pretty windy out here down at the lake which one is sounding better funny enough
I think both receive like a b-minus here in one sentence the one R sounds better, but then the next GoPro sounds better
Audio test one two three four
Audio test one two and three four
Now the one R wins in two other big audio categories first
They offer this USB seat a three-and-a-half millimeter mic jack dongle for only ten bucks
So that way you can use any third-party audio microphone very sweet
If you're considering the go pro audio Bodwell, they're still not even out yet. And that's gonna cost you $80
That's absurd and way too expensive. I've been experimenting with the road wireless go microphones on the 1r and so far
I've been really pleased the second big feature that inste is saying is coming in February is wireless Bluetooth audio now
Imagine popping in your air pods or whatever. I'm recording audio directly from there to the camera wirelessly bluetooth
That would be pretty sweet
I tried a quick ultra wide field-of-view test and surprisingly the GoPro superview actually looked wider
Plus, let's notice. My skin tones of the 1r is jacking up my skin pretty bad
There's a little bit too magenta in the blacks and my coat as well
The GoPro is far from perfect. But looking better in this shot. Here's a quick 4k 60fps
comparison and
Another win for the GoPro its field of view is wider
Which is nice and makes a big difference plus the stability and sharpness of resolution
I think it looks much better here as well with the one-inch. We can max out slow-motion 1080p
120 fps the GoPro can double this up to
240 FPS at this 1080p res now. That's a big win for GoPro in this sample
I'd say GoPro wins in terms of quality and I notice GoPros keep in a wider field of view again
Which I think is a pretty big deal when you're shooting slow-motion
Usually your subject is moving around very fast
And it's easy to cut the subject out of camera frame like I did here on the one arm another thing to know oddly enough
The sample clip from the 1r actually has some frame blending and motion interpolation
Processing so it's like we can slow the clip down even more. However, it doesn't necessarily look fantastic
But possibly better than glitching and stuttering like we can see here on the GoPro either way
I'd vote GoPro the winner in this slow-motion test one of my favorite mode
So play around with is hyperlapse and both the cameras offer this feature, though
They do it quite a bit differently on the GoPro before we hit record
we set the speed of playback from two times up to 30 times fast or my favorite I've talked about before there's auto mode where
the GoPro will
Automatically determine your camera movement and other factors and then speed up or slow down time which ends up creating some really cool shots
there's a button on the screen to enable real-time recording in the middle of the hyperlapse like you can see in this example on the
1r. It's slightly different
They instead approach the idea of recording the whole clip at normal speed which results in much larger raw file sizes
Then later in the app is where we can adjust the speed settings. This is nice on one hand
It allows us to change the video file multiple times over slowing it down or speeding specific spots back up
It allows us a lot more fine to control, which is nice on the other hand though
I sort of like the GoPro mode as well
It's a bit more hands-off just set it and forget it record your clip and that's it
No going back changing anything. The video is locked in but it's ready for sharing
There's pros and cons to each side in terms of quality, though
Both of these files are 4k and we can turn on or off that motion blur. You're seen on the 1r again
It's nice to have the option now for the big low-light video test and this is one area
I think the one-inch mod really blows GoPro out of the water
It's that larger sensor is going to help perform much better and lower light situations
At least for video now not only does it of course look a bit brighter
But even more importantly compare the amount of noise and grain between the two
The one our one inch looks clean while the GoPro looks grainy noisy soft and blurry
I also had a throw in the 1 ounce
4k mod into the mix and this is one of those areas people were really wondering is the 1 inch really worth paying the extra?
Money for well, hopefully this comparison can help you out in this low-light video test
We can clearly see the big quality bump from the 4k mod up to the 1 inch
Even I didn't know if there'd be that much of a difference but here it sure looks like it now
This is some low-light video and 5.3 K on the 1r with indoor
stabilization so they say it should help with some of the motion blur but the noise I'm guessing the ISO game is
Going up a little bit. So how did the two look and compare again?
The 1 inch mod is looking much better with brighter exposure cleaner image and less noise Plus that low-light
Stabilization checkbox actually seems to help as its stability and motion blur looks much better over the GoPro
This is a pretty big deal for some people out there. If you're needing an action camera in low-light conditions
well
the one inch model might be much better for you over a GoPro snapping a few low-light photos is very
Interesting and yielding some different results in this first shot GoPros white balance looks much more accurate with the comforter
It's actually white in real life zooming in 400% the GoPro looks the noisiest and pixelated
However, the 4k wide mod is in last place and the one inches. Okay, but not amazing
This next shot has some more the same results
Now if the one inch could produce better white balance and lean away from those strong red hues
Then I'd say it'd be a clear winner funny enough. Our phones are getting much better in low light photography
So I toss in a few iPhone 11 pro night shots
I've talked about this before the iPhone does not allow long exposure night shots and the ultra wide lens though
It does on the primary
Anyway here you can see the results and it's doing a fantastic job of bright exposure
Dynamic range and good noise control two more very low light shots and we can see them Genta glitch
I'll call it on the one inch though. It was a clean low noise image, which is nice
The gopro isn't terrible and actually producing a usable shot and the iphones night mode looks pretty good
This shot was almost in the pitch black and the one-inch basically failed GoPro
surprisingly wins with a nice long exposure and the iPhone is the
Brightest, but it missed focus or it's just way too blurry and that's sort of unfortunate
here's some daytime photo samples with some harsh contrast II lighting and my eye is
consistently drawn to the one-inch
Some of these are HDR some are just standard photos with color plus tone mapping turned on and these shots
Honestly, look just as good as the HDR once now on the GoPro
I use their new super photo mode and in almost every shot. I prefer the one-inch
Well, except this last one they both botched up my skin color pretty bad now
Let's switch over to a few other categories of comparison there sometimes or just as important as image quality for mounting options
I think I like the GoPro better
And here's why at least they give you these
Mounting fingers built right into the body they fold in if you want makes it nice and flush portable
But then they fold down you can slide it into the standard GoPro mounting system even though it's so annoying
I wish it was quarter-twenty tripod mount but there we go
You're up and away with the 1r with the one-inch mod
We have to screw this whole front glass off
Slide it into the mount clip that on
it has the mounting fingers here for standard GoPro mounts and then screw this thing back on and
Then reverse it for every single time you want to take it off. It's just super inconvenient
I really wish the 1r had a quarter twenty tripod mount built right in now
I did see they have that extended battery pack coming out soon with the mounting fingers like the GoPro
That looks like a nice module to have but until then
GoPro wins right now for mounting convenience two quick things to mention. Look at the boot up times. There's one arm
Go
after
GoPro is up and ready to shoot and there we go
So the GoPros faster to boot up and then as for screen brightness, well, it's sort of hard to tell out here
But we're in the bright sunlight and honestly the 1r does a nice job even though it's screen is much smaller
But they're both fairly bright
In daytime so we can see sunlight
For exposure and tweaking settings. So both screens are nice and bright
However, the GoPros is much larger
Which is nice but on the other hand and it's a big win for the 1r
We can simply break it apart
Flip the screen around and now we have a selfie screen if you want to do that on the GoPro
Well, you're gonna have to shell out the pretty penny of
$80 for that media mod and then another $80 on top of that for the display mod, so
$160 just for that feels a little steep for durability
well
I don't have the guts to be dropping these from great heights nor do I have the money I sort of baby these things like
My firstborn but I do say that the 1r, it feels tight and rigid when it's all clicked together and it's modular
So if something were to break down the road I can replace just that part and the GoPros
Well, its biggest fail this year was taking away that replaceable glass protector that they had years ago, honestly
It's a big deal breaker for many it almost seems like they're trying to get us to pay for that extra GoPro a plus
Replacement program another big deal that compared our mobile apps and workflow now, don't worry. I'll keep this one short and sweet
It's a big win I say for the in so 360
I love their mobile app way more than GoPros in so offers way more editing features
Plus it's faster to connect smoother and more efficient to scrub through the files over Wi-Fi
trim edit export and share now funny enough on the flip side of that insta 360 is recording these video files in a dot I
Nsv file format. I think it's their proprietary file either way
They're not in dot MOV s or mpegs and this could be a really big deal breaker for a lot of people out there
So if you're editing just simply on the mobile not a big deal
But if you're like me and you need a copy these files over to your computer for final cut editing
Well, then it has to go through a whole transcoding compression converting process, which is super inefficient
And I really dislike it
I might have heard some rumors that insta 360 is pushing on an update down the road to fix this
I'm not sure if you know any news drop a comment
So I guess that's the irony of it all if you want the best mobile editing experience sharing right on the go
Well, then insta might be your better bet
however, if you're sort of old school and you need to edit in Final Cut or premier well
Then you might need to go with GoPro at least until insta fixes out that issue
And another big complaint I have is the minimum focusing distance
On the one inch it might be a deal-breaker for me if I'm holding it here
They say it's about one meter minimum focusing distance
Well, I might be out of focus and then everything behind me is in focus sort of ruins the shot
So if you're gonna be vlogging you have to make sure it's held up far enough so that you're in focus
Just keep this in mind at the end of the day
these are fun cameras and gadgets that are all but tools and toys helping us to capture memories and
Moments to share with family and friends and clients
now if the tool gets in the way of creation
Then it has failed at its job for some people the one arse modular design
Future expansion and sweet mobile editing workflow that reversible screen that great audio options
It might be the perfect match for you. And then maybe consider this one inch mod
If you need some solid low-light performance
Or that extra bump up in resolution and clarity if however you just need something simple and easy and old-school
durable run and gun shooting flat and only flat photos and videos
well
then the GoPro Hero 8 black still performs fantastically well in a lot of
Situations plus that price point isn't horrible
If you don't care about external audio or a reversible screen or replaceable lens, its photos and videos look smooth
And it's punchy and it should be able to capture some beautiful moments for you now
Let me know which one you lean more towards and why down in the comments and drop any questions you have
I'll try my best to respond until I see you next time. Let's live authentic