Insta360 X5

EUR! Right. I guess I was thinking Black Friday was just a us thing. X5. It’s not just the battery life and low light but also the detail. It lets you zoom in more on the fun accidents. I’m not a fan of the air because of the battery life. Not that I’m selling you on an x4 but the lens guards work fine. The stitching is fine. I use an x4 as a dashcam on my bike helmet. That and also for snowboarding and rock climbing. So same kinda thing. I just edit vids of friends and family. My friends have GoPros and we edit the vids into one. The x4 is impressive because it captures every accident. But I do wish it had more detail for zooming in. So the X5 might be worth it. Forget the Osmo. DJI’s software isn’t there yet. About the editing. Once you get it, it’s easy. But the refraining is still an additional step. I use the giro in my phone to record the framing. There are several ways to reframe and the software is impressive. But it’s hard to offer all that without making it fiddly. I got the x4 for $320. My guess is insta will have a better deal than 389 EUR soon

Insta360 X5 4k@120fps vs Max 2 4k@100fps / 72mp still camera vs 29mp still camera / Both sensors on the X5 are almost double the size of Max2 / Deeper water resistance / Bigger battery / Longer battery life / Removed lenses / Better software...

Before I do, I'm not just listing off specs. I'm giving a true representation of both units. You just lied about saying some software features don't exist, even though they do, you just don't know how to use them. You then listed off your opinion with 1 spec that doesn't actually affect any outcome of use. Well your software points is completely null and void. You think the GoPro software is good because it's so old and crap, that's not what most video editors want. Saying a software is better because it's featureless and old makes you sound old and out of touch with current tech. Regarding this nonsensical 'true 8k' marketing... If you understood cameras, you understand that it's null and void. Given then your packing that small amount of extra 'true (LOL) 8K' into tiny sensors. Both insta360 sensors are almost double the size making the actual real world results way better.

Ah man, sorry for your loss. If it makes you feel any better, now you have a reason to get a new camera 😁 I got the X5 at the end of last year, my RS One remains my hand mounted camera for grabbing bike share bikes (don't trust myself to attach something to the bike and remember it when I get off). But the X5 is awesome and I love it for everything else.

Right cause the max 2 blows insta x5 out of the embarrassing water

If your not going deep the insta 360 X5 is great. Does well in bright water and you don't have to worry about the framing cause it captures everything

A lot of components of a product have to work together. Grabbing a sensor off a shelf and plugging it in unfortunately isn’t how it works. If you want a sensor/processor combo it’s a few years of lead time development. X5 isn’t a perfect machine, the sensors are limited in resolution so they have to upscale to reach 8K. Their processors also can’t support 10-bit. If you are in need of night 360 that’s fine, either instax5 or DJI osmo360 have a larger pixel size.

I just received my insta x5... my first 360 camera, its blown me away and I haven't tested properly yet. I bought for the exact same reason as you! We are off to Costa Rica in 5 weeks time.... I can't wait to use this. Jungle hikes, quad bikes, ziplines, snorkelling, diving, jumping off waterfalls.... the list goes on!

I've had the same problem. I've tried zooming in to certain objects and the quality suffers greatly.

If it’s your first just go for the x5. I’ve used the x4 for more than a year and as long as it doesn’t break there very little incentive to move to the x5 on the basis of low light performance

Tbh I think it is a a very multi dimensional tool in a anyone’s arsenal if they are willing to learn the ropes on how to utilise the camera for both single and dual lens modes. It can work as an action cam, car dashboard camera, vlogging cam, all without having much editing required or with full control of your edits. If you’re willing to spend time with your camera and learn the ins and outs and features, it will definitely be a great tool for you. Just to share I’ve used it as an action cam in single lens mode. As a b-cam for a futsal game in single lens ultra wide mode. Vlogging with both dual and single lens modes and even photos of fireworks in dual lens mode. If you’re willing to put in the work to learn every single part of it.