in this video we're gonna talk about new information about the GoPro Max and why
it's a game changer we're also going to look at some sample videos of the GoPro
Max we're gonna cover the new information about its video and photo
resolution its bitrate all that stuff and I'm also gonna talk about why it's
real time stitching is even better than I thought and I'll answer some of your
questions such as whether to get the GoPro Hero 8 or the GoPro max and
whether you should get the gopro max, Insta360 One X, or wait for the next
insta360 camera let's get started but first let's talk about its photo and
video resolution we now have more precise numbers for both photos photo
and video first let's talk about photos as you know the GoPro masks can shoot
either in non-360 or in 360 mode and for photos the non-360 resolution is 2704 by
2028 and its 360 photo resolution is 5760 by 2880. In case you're wondering that 360
resolution is the same as that of the gopro fusion. There's also a third photo
mode called powerpano, which is a 270 degree panorama and the resolution for
powerpano is 4032 by 1440. now let's talk about its video resolution. so again
there are two modes for non-360. it can shoot either in 1080 which is 1920 by
1080 or 1440p which is 1920 by 1440 or in other words, a 4:3 aspect ratio.
In either of these non360 modes, the available frame rates are 24 25 30 50
and 60 fps now let's talk about the bit rates. so in h.264 the available
bitrates for non 360 are 30 Mbps or 45 Mbps or if you are shooting in 1440 at 50 or
60 fps then the bitrates for h.264 are 60 Mbps or 78 Mbps. you can also shoot in
h.265 in which case the available bitrates are 24 Mbps 36 Mbps or for 1440 at
60 fps or 50 fps, the bitrate is either 45 Mbps or 60 Mbps. For 360 the
resolution is 5376 by 2688 and if you're wondering why did
they say 5.6 K that's because GoPro defines each "K" as 960 instead of
1000. in 360 mode it can only shoot in h.265. it cannot shoot in h.264 and the
bitrate for h.265 at 360 mode is 60 Mbps. now how does that compare
to the gopro fusion? well the gopro fusion shoots at h.264 at around 120
Mbps now recall that h.265 is about twice as efficient as h.264 so the GoPro
Max's 60 Mbps at h.265 is almost the same as the h.264 at 120 Mbps
for the GoPro fusion. So does that mean that the GoPro fusion and the GoPro max
have the same video quality well we don't know yet because one more variable
that we need to know is the dynamic range and you can't tell just by looking
at the bitrate I have to compare the two of them side-by-side
next new information is about the real-time stitching now in my previous
video I talked about how this was one of the killer features of the GoPro Max and
I said that it was available for the nine 360 mode with and with only one
lens now what they've found out is that you can actually get real-time stitching
with stabilization even in the 360 mode so in GoPros website there's a page that
talks about Max hyper smooth the stabilization feature of the GoPro max
now in that page it says clearly that you have to be in Hero Mode
in other words the non 360 mode but I found this other press release where it
talks about in-camera stitching for 360 photos and videos so this got me
thinking about whether the 360 videos are also stabilized in the camera and so
I asked GoPro and here's their response so yes according to this response GoPro
max has real-time stitching with stabilization in 360 mode now please
note this response was only from an anonymous GoPro employee so there's a
chance that it could be raw so we take it with a grain of salt but if
they're right this is a total GameChanger
because no other 360 camera has that at the consumer level I mean you have it
for professional cameras that cost $2,500 or more and now GoPro is making
it possible for a camera that costs $500 now one of the most common questions I
got from the previous video is whether you should get the hero 8 or the GoPro
max well let's talk about that so the hero 8 has three advantages over the
GoPro max first of all you have better video quality that's because even though
the GoPro Hero 8 is potent called only 4k while the max is 5 point 6 K their
field of view of the GoPro Hero 8 is much smaller so you have more pixels per
degree second hero 8 has much better slow-motion up to 8x whereas with the
max you're limited to 2 X the third advantage of the hero 8 is that you can
use an external microphone so the GoPro max there is nothing to indicate that
you can use an external microphone with it on the other hand the max has its own
advantages over the hero 8 first of all it's stabilization
yeah the hero 8 has amazing stabilization but the go prime axis
stabilization is far better than that of the GoPro Hero 8 you can even turn the
camera upside down or pointed in any direction and it will remain stable not
only that but you can also choose between max hyper smooth and auto
leveling those are two separate features max hyper smooth will neutralize
vibrations whereas auto leveling is choosing where the horizon remains level
in your video the second advantage of the GoPro Max is the third-person view
with the GoPro Max you can capture a unique third-person view just use it
yourself on a selfie stick and will look like you're shooting at an invisible
flying camera or as if you've had a camera man following your route so that
looks really cool third advantage of the GoPro Max is that you can shoot without
aiming just start recording and you can focus on whatever you're doing instead
of trying to aim the cam and you can get shots that you can't
otherwise get on and on pre sees the camera such as the GoPro Hero 8 for me
as a busy parent this is the most important reason you get a stabilized
360 camera like the GoPro next to show you how amazing a 360 camera can be
here's a video by GoPro senior creative director ain't kissed of its shot under
GoPro max on the left side you can see how it looks like it was shot by an
invisible flying camera the video on the right is from the same video on the left
but it's reframed to give us a behind the scenes look at how it was shot it's
because of this amazing versatility that I don't mind the lower resolution of the
max compared to hero 8 or other non 360 cameras to see what else you can do with
the 360 camera check out this video I used the insta 360 1x but the mass can
also do everything shown in that video
so you can see stabilized 360 cameras like the GoPro max are really cool but
the GoPro Max is not the only one out there there's also cameras such as the
poplar insta 360 1x and a lot of you asked which one should you get first
let's talk about the GoPro masters advantages it has three key advantages
number one is the large touchscreen so it makes it easy to control the GoPro
max and change the settings not only that but it's probably easier to see the
settings when you're out in sunlight with a insta 360 1x when you're in
bright sunlight it's a little bit hard to see the display it's hard to change
the settings and the other thing is that with the GoPro Max you can review your
photos on the spot you won't have to connect them to your phone second the
GoPro max is waterproof even without the case and that means you won't have to
worry about leaving your your waterproof case behind or sometimes you have the
case but you there's a little pebble or greensand there that compromises its
integrity and then water comes in and there goes your camera no so with the
GoPro mask you'll never have to worry about that and third is probably the
most important advantage of the GoPro max which is real time stitching with
stabilization so it means you'll be able to use your photos and videos straight
out of the camera no need to stitch that's gonna save a lot of time for you
now the insert 3 c c1 X has its own advantages of the GoPro max now first of
all its HDR video now this is not just simple tone mapping like you have on
many smartphones or even the GoPro Hero 6 7 & 8
the insta 361 X actually takes two separate exposures per frame of video
and then combines them to capture an extra wide dynamic range far greater
than what you could capture on a regular camera second is slow motion so in 360
mode the GoPro max is limited to 30 fps but the instant HTC One X has to slow
motion modes in addition to a 5.7 k38 PS it can shoot at 4k 50 fps or 3 K hundred
fps not only that but instead 361 X AB can also interplay that 1/4 speed to get
up to 3 K 400 fps equivalent
and finally it's editing the insta 360 1x mobile and desktop apps have a lot of
features for editing so on for example on the insta 360 what X you can convert
your 360 video to an over capture video with object tracking or you can use your
phone as a virtual camera what about the GoPro max the GoPro max
also has keyframing but what I don't know yet is whether all those features
are going to be available for both desktop and mobile and we also don't
know if it will be available on all platforms iOS Android Mac and Windows so
we'll just have to wait and see another question that many of you asked
is whether instead 360 has a new camera around the corner but the short answer
is yes I'm 99.99% sure that instead 360 is working on a new camera but I don't
think it's coming out anytime soon here are three reasons why number one in the
past insta 360 has released a camera at around this time frame from August to
October and it's already mid October and they haven't said anything yet so it
looks like they're not trying to release a new camera soon second reason is
they've already released the insta 360 go just recently so I don't think
they're gonna release a second camera within such a short timeframe and third
instant 360 is very much aware of the GoPro Max and if they had a camera that
was to be released soon then insta 360 could have posted the
teaser trailer so that people would wait for that instead of buying to go for max
but they haven't done that which tells me that even if they're working on the
camera right now it's not coming out anytime soon so the
earliest I think instead 360 would come out probably January at CES or April at
NAB now suppose they do come out with a camera what kind of features can we
expect from it they have tiers of resolution I don't think it's gonna be
more than 6 K that's because this small sensors like the ones that are used in
the insert 361 X in the GoPro Maxim called profusion another 360 cameras
have maximum resolution of 4k as of October 2019
so um I don't think they're gonna be able to squeeze out any more resolution
and the only exceptions of that are either if they use a larger sensor or if
they add more sensors and either way it's gonna make the camera much more
expensive and but in another class instead I think
they will focus more on usability just like what GoPro did with the Macs
I expect that instead 360 is also working on real-time stitching with
stabilization and if GoPro was able to pull it off I think instead 360 can't
pull it off to you now finally if you're thinking about getting that GoPro max
where should you buy it directly from GoPro or should you get it from Amazon
if you buy it from GoPro right now there's a promo you can get a free 64
gig microSD card now on the other hand with Emma if you buy from Amazon you can
get a lower-cost replacement plan the GoPros replacement plan is costs $5 per
month which comes out to $60 a year and if you need to replace your camera
there's gonna be a deductible I don't know the deductible yet for GoPro max
but for the fusion it was $139.90 then you could save a little bit money
buying it from Amazon itself GoPro if you want the latest info then check out
this link to my review and resource page for the GoPro masts thanks and I'll see
you in 360