hey guys this is your boy Ben Clermont from life in 360 and today I'm going to
be comparing side-by-side the Theta S, the Insta 360 and the LG 360 cam
so here I've lined them up on the ground what do you think? I think the difference
is pretty big actually in this experiment I've left all three cameras
in auto exposure mode so they're all on a level playing field because these are
consumer 360 cameras more often than not people are going to leave them in auto
exposure mode so to start off with here are the resolutions the Nano has the
highest the LG the second highest the Theta is the lowest resolution of the three and here
I've enhanced the footage through color correction to look as good as they all
can possibly look I tried to reduce the highlights and increase the shadows in
all three and just get them looking as colorful and nice as possible I'm really
noticing the sharpness of the grass on the Insta360 nano that looks
fantastic another thing worth noting is the color from the theta s it's looking
really good the greens look green the Blues look blue the LG well it's not a
whole lot of good stuff I can say other than the resolution is pretty decent in
the places that it's properly stitched
okay so now I've got all three of them side by side as I walk down the street
and let's see how much they shake or don't shake so here's the Nano which
which is the highest resolution camera that's looking pretty good
that's definitely useful if you've got a steady hand that's great
looks good okay so the LG 360 cam is next and that is looking shaky as this
is not the best camera for moving when you're shooting video you want to keep
this one on a tripod does not look good doesn't doesn't stabilize very well and
finally we have the theta S which has inbuilt stabilization this is the best
of the three if you're on the go and you want to do a walking shot this is going
to have the smoothest effect later on however don't forget if you're uploading
your videos to Facebook it's going to automatically stabilize them for you so
this isn't as big of an issue if it's on YouTube however it'll still be shaky
Alright here is the Insta360 nano in low-light the sun has almost gone down, just beneath the horizon,
not completely crisp like at all but from what I can see on the screen
capturing the sky slightly slightly bright than I'm actually seeing it. The
noise it has I don't know yet have to zoom in later and have a look this is
looking pretty darn good I reckon okay here is the LG 360 cam low-light when it
performs got pretty fast lens or lenses it's faster than the rigor so I
guess is it picking up this low light pretty well I'm sure the stitch lines
are going to be more noticeable than usual
five life to wait and see and finally here's the Theta S in low light. Theta is
my baby it's not exactly known for video but I love it for photo low-light isn't an
issue when you can do long exposures you obviously can't do that with video so
let's see how this video turns out now I've put them in extreme low lights so
now it's only just the light of that lamp there in my room and the LG is
grainy as hell that's the first thing that caught my eye not good in low light
the Nano is second grainiest or second best whichever way you want to look at
it and the Theta S is fantastic really good what really stands out to me here
is the dynamic range of the Theta the fact that you can see the lamp and it's
not overexposed whereas it is in the other two it has the best dynamic range
of the three and seems to be performing the best in low light so where do you
guys think about comparison I think they're three really good cameras and to
be perfectly honest any 360 camera is better than no 360 camera so definitely
consider one of them if you haven't already so here's what I think after
looking at that footage the LG is obviously the cheapest camera and you
get what you pay for it $99 camera so you can't be expecting the world's best
360 camera does a damn good job the resolution's good stitching's not good
not good in low light however it does have spatial audio it's not perfect yet
but it's the only one of the three cameras that have spatial audio that's
something that's exciting it means whenever you walk around it
it'll capture exactly where your audio is to me that's the only redeeming
quality about the LG it has good resolution and good sound for everything else the
other two cameras beat it. The Insta360 nano it has the highest quality video
resolution so that's a really big factor so if you're looking for a camera
specifically for video you want as much resolution as possible
so for resolution um it's a no-brainer that the nano wins of the three and
overall it captures images very well captures video very well and it's a
really good investment it's cheaper than the Theta so if you want a really
good 360 video camera go to the Insta360 nano. It's fantastic and now they
have the Insta360 air as well finally we have the Ricoh theta s which was the
very first camera of the three that came out almost two years ago now yes
the resolution is the lowest of the three however what I noticed looking
over that footage is it has the best dynamic range so it captures colors the
best it captures the full 360 with the most amount of accuracy you don't have
to worry about your highlights being blown out or your shadows being too
dark you can't see anything that's a huge fact that for me it's one of the
biggest factors is dynamic range doesn't get talked about enough but you can have
all the resolution in the world but if you can't actually see the sky if it is
completely blown out like it is on the LG it's not really usable so dynamic
range is very important I always know I'm going to get the
maximum amount of detail in my 360 videos when I shoot with the theta
yes I know the resolution is low but sometimes I'm willing to forgive it
because it produces damn good colors and a very accurate color spectrum so to me
the theta wins for dynamic range so look all three cameras do a damn good
job for photo and video so go based on your price range . If you can afford a bit
more go for the Theta or the Insta360 nano
the insta 360 Pro is coming out as well which I'm very excited about I mean 8k
360 video camera so keep an eye out for that personally I like to have a few
cameras on me at all times just based on the situation if I want to shoot video
or choose a more dedicated video camera to shoot 360 it's just further or more
than likely go with the Theta or the Insta360 nano so really the
decision is up to you they're all good choices until next time keep living your
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