Insta360 - ONE X2

I'm still getting awesome footage from my X2... 😜

Is this the kind of reactions I can respect here? I had a Insta360 X2 in the past with no problems reading it. It's my personal opinion so it would be nice if you respect that 

I’ve had ONE X2, X3 and now X4. Only downside was the X4 was larger and heavier but I quickly got used to that. Depending on how you use it, it might not be a big deal. It is missing some bracketing photo features earlier models had. If you don’t use them, no big deal. Check out many side by side video comparisons. I record them when I get a new X camera to decide if the upgrade is worth it.

I have never owned a GoPro, but started 360 photography in 2005 with a mirror-ball add on for a digital camera. I’ve owned 360 cams from Giroptic, RICOH, Kodak and now have Insta360 and DJI. While my RICOH had better photos than the ONE X2, I got a ONE X2 because it had better software and was more fun. I instantly used a "worse" camera more than any of the other models I had. As I moved from X2 to X3 to X4 to X5, each comparison always had some things I thought the earlier model did better. With my DJI Osmo 360, I got it specifically for low light, hoping it might be my "go to" for low light situations, and the X5 for everything else. I’ve already seen alot of footage comparing it to other cameras, and some things look better on the Max 2, and other things look worse. Personal preference is a b-tch ;) What do you expect the niche of the Max 2 to be? What are the things that GoPro does better?

I don't know about gimbal mode for X4 Air. I think it depends on what you want to do with the camera. I have an Ace Pro and an X4 and I use my X4 a lot more in general because of the convenience of having a 360 pespective that allow reframing after the fact. I also have the X2 awhich was 150g and I notice the weight of the X4 (200g) at the end of a 100cm pole (a long lever) while snowboarding as I like to keep the stick horizontal and at waist height. The X5 is 200g as well so it will be a bit heavier than the 165g X4 Air. Last I checked the X4 Air is like $150 cheaper for a slight reducing in low-light image quality (the sensors are smaller) and like 15 minutes less battery life. So I would pick the X4 Air for action sports usage (handheld out in sunny weather) as well as to save some money. But if money is not an issue and you want the absolute best image quality available on a Insta360 right now and you are mostly not long-lever handholding (e.g. head, chest or object mounted) than I would got with X5.

I have a X2/X4 and a Ace Pro. X5 is a 360 camera. So when you crop it down from 8K 360 to a 16:9 viewport with say a 90 degree field of view... you are at something around 2.7K resolution (note you can shoot single lens in 4K, but it is an ultra, ultra wide field of view... so it's not going to be as good as a normal 4K as well). Personally, if I have to have only one camera with me, I always take my X4... it is just much more versatile as I think the convenient of framing and tracking almost always outweigh the loss in quality. Some times I have both an a magnetic-quick mount stick and just swap between the two depending on whether I need the reframing ability of the 360 camera or not.

I have an X2, so buying the X5 seems a no brainer. It's not available where I am right now, so I'd have to wait until I go home. Hopefully there will be more reviews out by then.

Influencers pushed how well the camera proforms at night, and here we are with pure video, plus three A.I chips, and a larger sensor, with removable lenses, and an updated model that will again in the X6 be improved, As the X3 to the X4. I chose t return my Model and continue to use the outdated X2, but that will be my choice then tried to be sold a $600,00 after taxes and new Tarrif laws that I got no control over but totally understand want more, Pay more its a 4K Action camera wit h2 4K sensors creating a 8 K sephreical view exported down to 4K. If I really want it. I'll get it and it be like having two cameras in one, no need to buy an Ace pro 2 and X5 be wise, be smart spend your funds they can not go with you in the next life, good luck on your options Live the moment , but will we ever create that marketing video they made, NEVER

Honestly the x3 is similar to the X2 - can't recommend the insta 360 enough. x2/x3 to x4 is a bit of a bump unless you are in low light. They are all great cameras and the x2 is the least bulky of the three.

I have the settings for both for whatever I'm doing saved so once I set it I just hit the record button and go they both are great. X4 kind of pisses me off on the mountain or at the track because you have to turn it on and off every time you want to record. I like hitting my circle button hearing a ding and once the light beeps red you are recording and good to go. The buttons are harder to press on the X4 so I end up taking my gloves off and it can be a pain for snowboarding. X2 and 3 are way lighter on the selfie stick so they're actually easier to ride with.

X4 broke both an OG stick and the Tripod stick I had, it definitely is very bouncy. That's one of the reasons I still use my X2 so often is it feels honestly half the weight of the X4. The X3 is a bit beefier than the X2, maybe 25% heavier if I had to guess. X4 is pretty hefty on the stick and you definitely notice it more on the chest mount.

My only point is the video resolution is the exact same as the X2 so you might as well save some $ and grab a bigger SD card/batteries if you are getting the X3, it's just not a big jump quality wise since the shots are the same. Both x2 and x3 shoot at 5.7k resolution and the x4 finally upgrades that to 8k

Basically the processor, the user interface. The video resolution is the same but the only quality thing I noticed was was actually the sound, the X3 sounds better in my opinion. X2 doesn't have the same 'me mode' auto follow, but again I'm always just shooting in 360 and I reframe the shots around the track or the mountain by hand 95% of the time anyways. Both X2 and X3 are amazing, they blow any of the gopro's I had out of the water. The X4 is great, but in low light it's a pretty negligible difference. It's beefier and can overheat on hot days. Super bright days the HDR mode is nice to have for the X3 - if the cost isn't that big of a difference then yeah get the X3, I've just seen on marketplace X2's going for $100 and that is a great price to pick one up at. You can snag all your accessories/batteries/SD cards for the money you could save. Last thing I would like to mention is the X2 batteries are not compatible with the X3, and the X3 batteries are not compatible with the X4.

I treat my cameras as true action cams - almost everything I shoot is downhill‑mountain‑bike POV (with some snowboarding stuff in the winter). My two kids and I rotate between two GoPro Hero 7s and a Hero 11, and in bright daytime conditions the footage is consistently crisp. I also own an Insta360 One X2 and X4; they’re great for occasional 360‑degree shots (especially when we’re filming the kids in the snowboard terrain park), but their image quality still lags behind the GoPros in the daylight settings we ride, in my opinion. Lots of sponsored “reviews” frame these cameras as vlogging rigs, which shifts the conversation toward low‑light performance and front‑facing features. That’s useful if you’re shooting downtown at midnight, but for daytime action sports I’d rather see companies double down on ruggedness, stabilization, and ease of use than chase vlogging use cases. Bottom line: today’s action cams are all solid, yet GoPro remains my default. I’m still curious about the DJI Osmo Action 5, though. I’d like to see whether DJI can match the reliability I’ve come to expect from their drones.

I honestly can't really say. I had an X2 for my motorbike stuff but it died not long after I got it because they aren't waterproof.. I refuse to be another product from this company because of their terrible customer serivce and warrarnty honor system. While the product actually worked it was handy for moto stuff but quite a bit of work in editing to get decent results.

I currently own a One X2, and an X4. I'm not going to try to convince you that you need to buy an X5, but I will explain why I have already done it and am eagerly waiting for it to show up today. Low-light performance has been my one complaint for sooo long. You say that you shoot in sunny days, but I find that a lot of my use cases are low-light, indoors where the performance hit has been hugely impacting. Gymnastics meets and dance recitals with my granddaughter, plays with my grandson. School events. Birthday parties. Family game nights are a blast with the camera sitting in the middle of the table capturing the fun. Camping, especially sitting around the camp fire, or capturing the beautiful night sky in the mountains. Nighttime swimming parties with family and friends. One of my favorite videos was in an aquarium with the grandkids petting rays in a shallow pool, in very dimly lit conditions. Even treks through heavily wooded areas can be dark enough to cause issues. If I was shooting during the day and outside, I might agree, but that's not my life. I can use my GoPros, my Insta360 G2 or Go3, or get out my Sony or Canon DSLR. But the ability to catch any moment anywhere in the room with minimal attention and setup is what drew me to the 360 cameras in the first place. Hand your 360 camera to a 5 year old grandkid and see how fast you need to replace a lens. That is a major boost for me, even with the cost. I've had to replace lens covers on my Go2 and Go3 several times from RC car crashes, so I know it happens. And the lens covers previously offered were notorious for introducing flare that was usually unwanted. Those reasons are sufficient to me to upgrade now.