How good is the Insta360 One FlowState stabilization? To find out, I took
the Insta360 One out for a spin by attaching it to the wheel of my car!
Hi my name is Mic and you're watching 360 Rumors, the most trusted
resource for in-depth 360 camera reviews and innovative techniques. Back to our
experiment. To test the stabilization of the Insta360 One, we're gonna attach it
to the wheel of this car. Hopefully it'll stay stuck...
Insta360 One's FlowState stabilization is able to keep the video
level despite being attached to the wheel of a moving car. It seems to work up to around
30 mph. The wheel's diameter is 25 inches, so 30
mph corresponds to about 400 rpm. By the way, here's the unstabilized version.
pretty impressive but maybe you're wondering: isn't that testing only rotation?
That's a good question and that's why I took some other tests. Take a look!
To test horizontal and vertical movement here's the staff fighting test. This tests
movement on the X, Y, and even Z axis with rapid changes of direction
here's how the video looks like with FlowState stabilization. Notice how the horizon remains level.
Whoa...!
Good thing I didn't smash the camera there...!
For mountain biking, snowboarding, and skateboarding, I used the RC car test.
The [1:12] R/C will drive over grass, pavers and gravel. Because of the R/C's small size, the
terrain features become proportionately larger.
I first tried this out with a
GoPro Hero 5 and Hero 6. You can see the video is bouncing around a lot and
actually looks a lot like a mountain bike video so it shows that this test is
representative of real-world conditions. Now, in terms of stabilization
performance, the Hero 5 couldn't stabilize the video. The Hero 6 has
vastly improved stabilization and although it couldn't stabilize the video
in 4k, you can see it did much better in 1080p mode, although it still couldn't
completely stabilize this video. Let's see how well the Insta360 One does.
So the Insta360 One has great stabilization for action videos. But what if
you just want to shoot family photos and videos? Well, believe it or not,
stabilization is even more important for us. Let me tell you why.
I started photography back in 07, when we were gonna have our baby
and like many parents, I wanted to take better photos for my family. So I took
photography seriously. I learned it... I bought some equipment ... You might say I
went a little overboard. But for what it's worth, I did take decent photos.
But there was a problem. Even though I was taking good photos, they came at a cost.
And I don't mean the cost of the equipment. There was something even more
important. While I was taking good photos, I was missing out on being
present for my family and friends. So it's kind of ironic that I took up
photography in order to have great memories for our family but I ended up
missing out on those memories. So what does this have to do with the Insta360 One?
Well, the Insta360 One is a 360 camera and has great stabilization as
you saw, and so that's why you can shoot without aiming. And what's more, if you
use a selfie stick it actually looks like you're shooting
with an invisible flying camera. So you combine those things - the fact that you can shoot
without aiming and you have an invisible flying camera and it looks a lot like
there's a cameraman shooting for you and that's the biggest benefit of the
Insta360 One. Because think about it. Would you want to take good photos and
videos of your family and friends, or would you want to be with your family
and friends and have someone take good photos for you?
Now are you ready for the kicker? Cuz get this: FlowState is just one of the
Insta360 One's many features but I just don't have time to show you all
the features today so you'll just have to consider this video as a trailer for
my full review which will have all the amazing new features, plus incredible
techniques that you're not going to find anywhere else. Now let me know in the
comments which test did you like the best?
Was it the wheel of torture? The Staves of Destruction? Or RC Carnage?
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If you'd like to get the Insta360 One, it's available on Insta360.com or
Amazon or the Apple Store. There's also a special sale right now. Gearbest is
celebrating its anniversary so you can get it from them below MSRP. So if you'd like
to get it for the best price, check out the links in the description below.
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