In the final video of my One R reviews,
we're going to look at the One inch mod
to see whether it lives up to the hype of being
the best camera for action type content in early 2020
Or if the GoPro Hero 8 Black is better
we'll also look at 30 more pros and cons
you should know before you consider buying it.
Finally we'll take a look at
what the future looks like for this camera
and whether you should upgrade from your current camera
or wait for the next Insta360 camera.
So here's the 1-inch edition of the One R
and it comes with the same body, battery and cage
as the other builds of the camera
but this time it has a wide angle Leica lens
which has an F 3.2 aperture
and equates to roughly a 14 millimeter lens.
It's also got a 1-inch sensor
and I see that as a game changing feature
for an action camera.
As you probably know by now, the camera is modular
meaning you have to assemble it brick by brick
almost like you're a kid
putting a piece of Lego together
you attach the body part to the lens part
and then the battery goes underneath.
However with the 1-inch, you also need to unscrew the lens
in order to get it into the cage.
That takes a bit of extra time.
Here I timed myself and it took about 20 seconds
to assemble everything from scratch.
Depending on how you intend on using it,
you may only ever keep it assembled
as one particular build of the camera.
So if that's the case,
you don't even need to worry about this.
If you do plan on using it as a 360 camera
and using the 4K module as well,
this is definitely something you need to factor in,
it's gonna take time to change the lenses.
And when traveling I found it a bit frustrating
having to do this over and over.
However, I guess it's kind of like a DSLR
where you change lenses
and that's about the time it would take anyway.
So in exchange for the flexibility of having
lots of uses for the camera,
you need to sacrifice a bit of time
to change between the various builds.
Also, it's never going to be easy changing SD cards.
This latch is the bane of my... argh stupid thing.
On the plus side, it does accept really big SD cards
here I'm using the SanDisk Extreme PRO 400 gigabyte SD card
and it works great.
You can fit well over 10 hours of 5.3K video on it
and I strongly suggest using a card like this,
if you plan on buying the One R.
I've noticed the sharpness is really good
and 5.3K does genuinely look better than 4K
even when exported in a 4K video.
We know already the stabilization is good for the 360 build
but with the 1-inch build I was honestly surprised.
It's actually doing a very decent job here
given I'm not taking any care whatsoever I'm just running
like a maniac who forgot to take his meds.
Here I flipped the camera upside down and did the same thing
and this shot is looking stable.
The camera has a good selection of frame rate options
it does 5.3K at 30 frames a second,
4K at 30 and 60 frames a second
3K at 30 and 60 frames a second
and HD at 30, 60 and 120 frames a second
with the 1-inch mode.
Here is the slow motion 120 FPS at HD and it's looking good.
That's no went down my back,
by the way and it burned ouch!
Okay, well I can't test this in the water
because there ain't no water inside it's all ice,
I've got a bottle of water, next best thing right?
Let's do it.
(upbeat music)
It's a light!
Yes, he's a hyperlapse I shot at 5.3K resolution
and it's kind of bumpy.
I know for sure if I was shooting
with the 360 build of this camera
it would be silky smooth.
So while I guess it's good to have the hyperlapse option,
it's always complete better when shot in 360
due to the far superior stabilization
you can get when shooting 360 video.
That's my camera, it's covered with a snow.
Did it survive?
Yeah, looks good to me.
Well, it does seem to be a snow right in there.
Tried blowing it out and I can't get it.
I just worried that if I was to unscrew this
maybe the snow or potentially water
could get underneath the lens.
So while I can't verify it
I suspect that could be some kind of issue
with people unscrewing the lens, getting dirt and water
and snow underneath the big bulbous lens bit.
Now you're probably wondering
how long can you record 5.3K video continuously
without the camera overheating?
Well, here I tested just that.
The temperature was 21 degrees Celsius when I recorded this
and the camera recorded for 28 minutes and 47 seconds
before I got a message that the camera was getting hot
and had to stop recording.
That's pretty decent and this is something
that can be improved with future firmware updates.
Also, you're going to get quite longer recording times
when shooting with a 4K module and the 360 module.
You can plug the One R into external power.
It's got a USBC connector.
So hypothetically, you could shoot all day long connected
to an external battery as long as you button on and off
at least every 10 minutes.
Also I've had a few questions
about how the design holds together
because the camera's modular
a few people have been worried
about whether it's going to come apart,
whether it the design is flimsy.
Well, I've got to say once you assemble all the pieces,
you don't even notice that it's modular camera
it feels exactly like a GoPro in your hand.
And for my two months using it so far,
I've not had a single issue
with the connectivity of the parts.
I found the inbuilt sound recording to be a bit unreliable.
It's still early days,
and I'm noticing strong amounts of wind
and handling noises of the actual camera
while I'm trying to speak.
And yes, I do realize I'm wearing silly fluffy dog ears
but they're warm, and it's really cold down there right now.
I find it really impressive how much this camera can do.
You can use it for 100 different things.
So depending on the type of content you create,
you can use it just for that.
You can build it just as a 360 camera,
just as a 4K camera or just as a 5.3K action camera.
They have offered a workaround
if you don't like the inbuilt sound and that involves using
an external sound recording device
or an on camera shot you can mark that
you can mount to the top of the camera.
I've also noticed a significant focus issue
with the One R 1-inch tradition
where basically anything at close range within two feet
is going to be slightly this soft.
When I zoom into the background,
those trees are looking sharp but my face is soft
and this is about standard of long distance from the camera.
I don't think this is something
they'll be able to fix with firmware.
So I do consider this to be a genuine flaw
of the 1-inch edition.
It's definitely not going to be
the right build of the One R to buy
if you wanna shoot anything close up,
it would be better buying the 4K or even the 360 build
because those two have no issue
getting close range objects in focus.
Now here's one for you, do we actually need 5.3K?
Well, my first answer is no.
4K is the standard in 2020.
However, I've been thinking about it
and where I think 5.3K will be a genuine value
add to content creators is not to end up with a 5.3K video.
But to end up as a 4K video,
just with different fields of view.
Here I mean, Insta360 Studio and I showed this in 5.3K,
but it doesn't mean I have to export it at that resolution.
FOV Options are Ultra Wide, Wide, Linear and Narrow.
And when you look at the difference
between Ultra Wide and Narrow, that's pretty significant.
So the 5.3K is giving me that extra level of flexibility
to have my shot Ultra Wide or a little bit narrower
and I'm not losing the 4K resolution with either one.
Whereas if you started with this frame at 4K
and then punched in, it would be closer to about 3.5K.
So you're going to get noticeably sharper video quality
no matter which field of view you choose.
You know how 360 video gives you the flexibility
to choose your angle later?
Yeah, it's a similar principle.
Now I've been getting countless requests
to compare the 1-inch One R with a GoPro Hero8
so I went out and bought myself a GoPro
and here's what I got.
These deer were kind enough to be my subjects
and with both cameras I filmed them
at the maximum resolution possible, which is 5.3K
with the One R and 4K with the GoPro Hero 8 Black.
Here they are without color correction
and here they are with.
If you're watching this in full screen
you'll see there's a big difference between the two.
The One R looks better in most ways
the colors look better and more vibrant,
the contrast and sharpness is significantly
better than the GoPro
all of the trees in the distance look much sharper,
the deer looks sharper
and the shadows and highlights have much better definition.
I'm also noticing with the GoPro,
there's visible noise in the shadow areas of the trees
and that doesn't look super good
given it was only about 4:30 p.m when I filmed this.
Also if I zoom into the branches of the top,
I'm seeing more color imperfections and sharpness issues
with the GoPro that I'm not seeing with the Insta360 camera
you could say the colors look nicer with the GoPro
and you also could say the same about the One R.
It's not enough of a difference
to say one is significantly better than the other.
What I can say though, is that the One R 1-Inch blows.
the GoPro Hero 8 black out of the water
in this type of shooting situation
where the cameras are locked off on a tripod
and the lighting relatively even.
Here I am running with the two,
and the different isn't as obvious.
Now I think they're both doing a really good job
with it stabilization can bond with 60 frames a second
the hero it is actually pretty impressive
whereas it 30 frames a second at 5.3K,
I'm seeing a bit of motion blur with the One R.
GoPro as a company has been around
way longer than Insta360.
So you can tell they've got things like this
a bit more down path.
However, instead have a tendency
of copying people's homework
so expect to see vastly improved stabilization
from the One R coming soon.
Okay, this is the second test for this time.
I've switched the One R
into 4K 16 mode so they're both recording
at the same resolution and same frame rate.
I found the One R ought
to be exceptionally good in low light.
Most other action cameras would barely
even see this scene yet
it's capturing it relatively clearly.
Yes, there is noise but not that much.
And if you're wondering what I'm doing,
I'm making peace with the bread.
We've got a tumultuous relationship,
but I thought I'd be the bigger person and make peace.
Anyway, I digress due to the warning to sensor,
anytime you go out shooting at night,
you're going to get the best result you possibly can
from a point and shoot camera
capturing a very low light scene with both cameras
and I'm noticing a night and day difference, unintended.
But anyway, again, if you're in full screen,
it's going to be really obvious for the differences
you don't have to squint much,
you can probably see it
if you're not in full screen as well.
Basically, there's a high amount of noise
with a GoPro Hero aid
and I can barely see any with the 1-inch One R
that looks damn good on the left.
It could be sharper, but it's good enough.
When I take it handheld again,
I'm seeing noticeable motion blow
if you look at the lamps on either side,
it's moving left and right a lot more with the One R.
I do know for a fact that they're working
on a nighttime setting for video so the shutter speed
isn't as slow and therefore,
it won't produce this kind of issue.
It's not ready yet but it should be soon.
There's a lot more I could talk about
when it comes to comparing these two cameras.
I only just scratched the surface here
but I am going to give it to the one off
for the better sharpness better low light biggest sensor
and also having the ability to transform
into another kind of camera
in a 360 camera with its other build.
But hey, that's just my opinion.
If you think differently let me know in the comments.
I do quickly want to address the photo modes
the One R has so many different modes you can shoot in
both with the 1-inch build, the 4K build and the 360 build
that you can properly expose basically
any scene that comes your way.
I shot some photos samples with the One Inch build
and I can say they look good
a shot in raw, a shot in HDR, I shot in night mode
which is a really good mode for the 360 build as well.
And while firstly, I wouldn't buy a camera
like this focus was strictly photography.
When I took these samples, I was pretty impressed
with the amount of flexibility I had later on in editing.
to edit these raw files and recover the highlights
and the shadows quite significantly.
This is another advantage of having that One Inch sensor
because it captures more overall information, the image.
Meaning if you mess up your shot to begin with,
you can recover it later.
Now really quickly, I wanna show you what the workflow
looks like once you've shot your photos and video,
you can either import directly to your phone
through the One R App or you can insert the micro SD card
into your computer and process the footage
in Insta360 Studio which is Insta360 is free desktop program
that is also a really good program
for reframing 360 videoing.
The mobile workflow is much faster and what's great about it
is you don't have to download all of your footage
before you start editing it,
you can literally edit before you download
and then you can export directly from the SD card
or the camera to the camera roll of your phone
without having to duplicate the files
which would usually fill up your phone storage pretty fast.
That's a great way to edit, it's really fast
and something I'm extremely happy about
is the app now allows you
to export 4K video directly to your camera.
If you choose the desktop workflow
you're going to get slightly higher resolution
however it will also take longer
to stitch and process your footage.
Right now you can't get MOV files or MP4 files
you need to put the INSV files through Insta360 studio
to eventually get to a 4K or 5.3K MP4 file.
Rumor has it they will be changing this
at least with footage shot with the One Inch mode
also they do have a premier plugin to LD INSV files directly
and premier without processing them first,
the file sizes of 5.3K video a pretty reasonable
each minute of footage equates to about a gigabyte.
They do give you a good amount of options
when you're exporting to do with the resolution
the bit rate using color plus which is the inbuilt lot
however I found when you make the quality super high
and the bit rate super high
the export times can turn into a ridiculous amount of time
like a day for 20 minutes of footage.
So just be careful not to put the bit rate up too high
past let's say 150 megabits a second
because it's just not necessary anyway
100 to 115 megabytes a second is a really high amount
and will lead to really good image quality.
Something else to note is that a lot of the issues
I pointed out in this video are likely to be fixed
Insta360 are a company who listen to their users
and if someone says a feature is really bad,
they'll most likely see the post in their Facebook group
and go off and change it.
I'm pretty sure they follow my YouTube channel as well.
So when I say something sucks, they're like
- Hey, Mr. Engineer, Mr. Ben says our camera sucks, fix it.
- Oh, I'm very sorry Mr. CEO, I will fix it right away.
- You better or I will show you my pimp hand once again.
- [Narrator] So I do expect they'll be watching
this video as well.
A lot of you already own the Insta360 One X
and a wondering whether you should upgrade to the One R
well, I'd say it's not an obvious upgrade
because specs adjust to similar,
the image quality is too similar
and I honestly don't see it as a worthwhile upgrade
unless there's one thing you think is particularly good
and helpful for your situation.
For example, you want a camera
that's waterproof straight out of the box
you've got that with the One R.
If you just wanna shoot fun social media type content
then don't upgrade from the One X
wait for their next camera.
If you currently own a 360 camera
that is noticeably inferior to the One R
then I'd say you absolutely should considering upgrading
to it because it's like the Inspector Gadget of 360 cameras.
It's got 1000 uses and you can make
so many different kinds of amazing content with it.
I've got four on the videos on my channel already
that cover the ins and outs of the One R
and the various build so be sure to check them out.
If you are considering buying the One R
and you're not sure which edition you should get.
I'd say definitely the 360 edition
and the 1 inch edition is definitely worthwhile.
With a 4K build I just don't see when you really need that
unless you want a 4K underwater camera
and you don't want the 1 inch for whatever reason,
maybe it's budget I don't know.
But really, it depends on the type of content
you plan on making.
If you're a 360 shooter and you don't shoot
flat action type content then just get the 360 version.
If you're big on action content and want a versatile camera
to get you hundreds of different camera angles
in the same device then go
for the 1 inch and the 360 builds.
I do also want to add that if you're into 360 photography,
then you should probably consider another camera.
All of the best features with the One R focus around video
and the low photo resolution is just the icing on the cake.
It shoots photos good but not great.
Only consider the One R if video is your primary focus
and photo is secondary.
One thing that I'm pretty sure about
is that there will be more mods of the One R.
They'll come up with another cool way of using it
maybe it's like strapping it to a horse
and you put it where the horse's eyes are,
I don't know but since they've made the camera modular,
it gives them flexibility to turn it
into another kind of camera they could always update it
with a better lens or a better battery or a better screen.
There are so many things they can do with this camera
and most likely will and yes,
I bet a patent the whole 360 camera idea
'cause I'm pretty sure they're gonna steal it.
The final thing you should know
and this is just pure speculation is,
will there be a One X 2?
Well, this kind of is a One X 2 and it's kind of not .
It's not the camera we were all expecting.
It's pretty different.
Just like when the Insta360 EVO came out.
We thought that was going to be the One X 2.
So they've released three cameras after the One X
that all haven't been the Insta360 One X 2.
So are they still going to make this mythical camera
or yeah, probably I've got no idea when
but I'd say there's a good chance
they're already working on their next camera
and we'll see it around the middle to the end of the year.
But again, who knows what it will be
it could be the horse 360 camera
and then if you decided to wait
because you thought it was going to be the One X 2
you might be a bit disappointed
that the camera neighs (horse neighs)
instead of having really high resolution.
So anyway, this is just pure speculation.
Take it for what you will.
I've put a link to the One R 1 inch edition
in description as well.
The various things you've seen me using this video
I'm kind of curious what do you think
of the One R as a whole?
Is having a modular camera good idea
or is it better to have a camera with less uses
but better at those few things?
Personally, I think there are pros and cons in each
and what Insta have done here
is just given us something different.
I'll probably post a few more videos
featuring the One R in the not too distant future
as well as the other cool cameras of 2020.
So be sure to hit that subscribe button
so you can be the first to see them.
And that's it, bye.
(horse neighs)