Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Insta360 X3 - Waterproof 360 Action Camera with 1/2" 48MP Sensors, 5.7K 360 Active HDR Video, 72MP 360 Photo, 4K Single-Lens, 60fps Me Mode, Stabilization, 2.29" Touchscreen, AI Editing, Live Stream

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023

If you are on the fence about this camera, you should just do it. After having and still owning drones for video, a handful of gopro versions, digital sLR’s I can honestly say this is the best camera for content I have ever owned and it cost me a little over $400 . :) The good: amazing picture quality, no missing the shot if the camera is on and you saw it you have it. Great stabilization, ok battery time about 30-40 minutes (don’t believe anyone that says hours) it’s a 360 cam and a action cam in one. The software is really easy The bad : let me first say I love it.. the lens are easy to damage setting the camera down the lense glass is always in contact with something, the file size is huge 6GB for a 12 minute video, you can’t move this through wifi it takes forever and fails a lot, uploads off the SIM card arent for the inexperienced. Output file creation takes a long time, uploads to YouTube take a long time. Tech support is not great. Did I mention I love this camera? :)

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Priscila P.

Best camera

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024

Style: Bike KitVerified Purchase

The Insta360 X3 is a game-changer for capturing life's moments in stunning 360-degree detail. With its sleek design, intuitive controls, and exceptional image quality, this compact camera is a must-have for any creative enthusiast. Whether you're exploring new landscapes or documenting everyday adventures, the Insta360 X3 offers unparalleled versatility and convenience. Plus, with seamless sharing capabilities, you can instantly transport friends and family into your world. Say goodbye to traditional photography and embrace the immersive experience of the Insta360 X3. I am using during some runnings, travel hiking, mountain bike and road bike

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Tiffany Jones

Camera

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024

Style: StandaloneVerified Purchase

Value is ok. Product is great. Good size. Fast delivery. Still learning how to use

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Michel Trettim

Amazing camera, better than expected

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024

Style: Standalone+Official Sticker KitVerified Purchase

After transitioning from GoPro to Insta360, I've found a newfound ease in capturing moments. As a non-professional user, the seamless ability to shoot both photos and videos in 360 degrees, coupled with impressive resolution, solidified my decision to switch. Insta360 has provided a level of comfort and versatility that I hadn't experienced with GoPro.

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Brian Foreman

Get the insurance, you're GOING to damage it, and two other lessons learned

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2023

Style: Standalone+Official Sticker KitVerified Purchase

Great little camera and 360 video is a fantastic thing, but absolutely buy the insurance because it's incredibly easy to damage the lenses:

I had the camera tip over accidentally and was super-lucky the first time because it landed on its edge and didn't touch the lenses. So from then on I was WAY, WAY more careful, and I STILL damaged BOTH lenses by the end of my vacation (!).

Fortunately I had purchased the insurance and I strongly recommend you do the same, because these things are simply WAY more vulnerable to damage than, say, your phone.

The camera did shut down on me a few times for temperature protection, which caused me to miss some video I would have liked to have had, but it was in warm conditions (90F) and high-dynamic range (HDR) mode, which tends to run hotter, and they warn about that, so I can forgive...somewhat. Just be aware of that, and check frequently to see that the red "recording" light is still blinking. (I switched to non-HDR video eventually because of the thermal shutdown possibility; might not be a factor in colder conditions.)

BIG TIP: These things record video in approximately 15-minute "chunks", after which they finalize the video for the last chunk, and then start recording a new chunk. (I suspect this is done to preserve as much video as possible, in the event of a mishap).

However, it takes several seconds to finalize one chunk and begin recording the next, so if there is a critical bit of action going on right at the switch, those missing 15-20 seconds might be the exact thing you didn't want to miss! (This is especially a big deal if you're recording, say, an entire day.)

So, if possible, right before something you want to make SURE you capture, it's probably worth it to stop recording, then start recording anew so that you're sure to capture the stuff you wanted.

AND, one final tip: there is a programmable button on the camera that in its default setting switches to "single lens mode". If mainly what you want is 360 footage, go into your settings and change that button to be simply another 360-video recording button so you don't miss half your action. (Ask me how I learned how important this is.)

In summary, these are great little cameras, just pay for the insurance, and if you can't afford the insurance, don't buy the camera because you SURE can't afford to replace it when you break it (and you WILL break it.) And keep in mind the other limitations I mentioned.

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Amazon Customer

Best 360 camera

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024

Style: StandaloneVerified Purchase

Best 360 camera out there, quality, sound and for the money its top notch.

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Rahul

Poor quality, mostly hype

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2022

Style: StandaloneVerified Purchase

This is my first 360 camera and after seeing so many Youtube reviews, I was very excited to try out some of the features specially changing framing after you shoot the video or slow-mo/bullet time etc.

TLDR: its very disappointing. Not sure if the camera I got has quality issue but the video quality is really meh!

Good things first, bullet time mode is fantastic and some of the 360 features are really nice! Camera is well built and comes with a protective case which is really required. I also love the fact that its place it and forget it and you dont have to worry about facing the subject or getting a good frame as its all can be adjusted in the app.

However I find the video quality to be pretty bad compared to GoPro 11 or even my phone camera. Quality seems okay when viewed directly but since 360 videos can only be exported 1080p30, the grainy-ness start to show when you upload to Youtube etc. I compared this with my Gopro 10/11 and its definitely 2 step below. I also noticed a lot of artifacts, so not really sure if its just my camera.
Usability point of view I find the size to be a little on the bigger size, I was planning to take this camera on a vacation but I feel it would be very awkward to use on vacation.
So even if you get a fancy bullet time style video, it wont look amazing due to quality issue.

App is good but very crowded, so many things going on that I feel its aim towards people that are already familiar with editing unlike Gopro app which feels very intuitive.

Overall I think this is aimed only at creators and influencers who have the time and interest to spend hours editing videos, if you prefer a simple action camera with real 4K quality, get the Gopro.

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Lawrence Blkphoto Dortch

This Is The Most Versatile Action Camera On The Market

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2023

Style: Standalone+Official Sticker KitVerified Purchase

The Insta360 X3 is the most versatile action camera out right now. You can shoot in 360° and then edit or reframe your shot so that you can show anything that you filmed in that 360° sphere. Anybody who's afraid to shoot or edit 360 video don't be this camera is so easy to use and the Insta360 app is so easy and fun to use it will take you just a few minutes before you feel like an expert. There are two areas of concern with this camera one being the lenses are exposed and so you have to be mindful to not drop or brush the lenses against anything because if they get scratched those scratches can ruin your images. Next, make sure you keep your lenses clean, I recommend carrying a lens cleaning cloth, like the one that comes included with the camera, with you all the time because if you get dust or hair or something on the lens, it will show up and ruin your photos and videos, now my other part of concern is audio you cannot plug a microphone directly into the camera. You need to have an audio adapter and if audio is important to you, which it should be if you're making videos, then you're going to need the adapter, and I really wished they would allow you to plug directly into the camera with a microphone, include the adapter with the camera, or create a wireless mic system that they can sell to us that has the receiver already integrated into the camera itself. One last thing, if you get this camera expect to have lots of fun with it because it is really a fun piece of tech.

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Steve

Great camera, terrible care plan

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024

Style: StandaloneVerified Purchase

This camera does an excellent job at capturing video from 360°. It's amazing how well the image stabilization works. I was on a UTV and the person holding the camera could barely hold it stationary but when you watch the video it was smooth and you would never know the person was flailing the camera around.
The battery life is decent and it's easy to use and edit videos.
I also got the care plan in case it got damaged the Lost. That actually did happen. The insta360 selfie stick which was mounted to a RAM mount broke and I lost the camera. Because it was mounted to a RAM mount and not their amount they did not honor the claim. Even though there is no way that the RAM mount caused the failure because it's connected to a third party accessory they will not honor the Lost camera. The same is probably true if the camera just been damaged so I don't recommend getting there care plan.

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TechPerspective

360 degree video - I wanted to believe!

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2023

Style: StandaloneVerified Purchase

Almost everybody who has only briefly browsed any social media came across these breathtaking videos: Videos of people who appear to have their own videographer following them, action shots that seem to rotate around the camera seamlessly, weird perspective effects that create a "mini-globe-like" view. As someone who likes photography (and videography to some extend), I was debating whether I should get such a device. My main interests were taking videos of my family and some albeit slower sport action (rowing, biking, skating).

Now, a big benefit of these cameras is that you don't have to care (read below for caveat) about framing and composition. Everything can be done in "post", i.e. after taking the video and editing them on the PC. Since the whole surrounding is being recorded at the same time, one can later focus one area, and then switch perspective to another one, without rotating the camera itself. There are a lot of youtube videos about fun effects that can be performed - and Insta360 does have some of these effects included in their (phone) software.

The X3 has a nice form factor. It feels right in a hand, and balances nicely when attached to any of the many selfie-sticks, or other accessories. It feels robust, and well designed - except that the lenses are not very well protected when it falls. A lens protector is therefore vital to avoid expensive scratches, that will always degrade the video/image at the same spot. Together with the lens protector, I purchased the extended selfie stick and a normal selfie stick.

Setup is easily understandable, and it does not take long to get going. First, I was amazed about the accessories. The invisible selfie stick (or the extended selfie stick) were fantastic - both in hiding the selfie stick itself, but also giving sometimes the impression of "drone-like" shots. This was especially beneficial when navigating through woods, or other areas where no drone can actually follow you properly.

As many people, I was excited about the camera, and read about the different settings, best practices and caveats of the camera. To keep things simple, I just want to say that this camera is definitely the best of its kind in terms of value and fun, but it was not for me.

Coming from an APS-C camera with good optics, and a larger sensor, I was absolutely unsatisfied with the image quality of the camera once you zoom into an area. In essence, if the two sensors are covering the whole 360deg environment, any smaller field of view (i.e. zoom) only has a fraction of pixels, and it shows. This is basic maths, but I was hoping this effect was less obvious before buying it. For videos with largely wide-angle shots ("small world" videos, landscape, drone shots, etc.) it works pretty well, though. However, in my use case of capturing family, it often does not. The wide-angle lenses also creates a lot of distance between the subjects (and distortions at closer distances) - this again can be great to capture magnificent visuals with less distance, but has less pleasing effects when focusing on human subjects.

In terms of processing the videos - given the software provided by Insta360, the video editing is fairly easy to understand. From tracking to perspective changes to more complex behavior - all of that is included in the freeware. But it does take a while to get the composition just right (if ever). Moving between perspectives is not recommended, and when I truly needed it for one of my shots, the resolution issue from above became glaringly obvious. Having seen what the software is capable of in talented hands of true videographers, I am certain I have not scratched the surface of what is possible.

Pros:
+ Can yield fantastically unique shots
+ No need for framing and composition, just shoot and do everything in "post"
+ Freeware to do all the video editing with interesting effects (cellphone)
+ Great accessories, with really unique value propositions
+ Overall very easy setup and handling, with tons of options
+ Insta360 often updates the product (via firmware) as well as software

Cons:
- Anything not-wide angle is lower resolution and it shows
- The image sensor is small, leading to less optimal low-light exposures
- While every video can be recomposed, doing so takes some time and effort (both navigating and using the software, but also rendering)
- The exposed lenses are very prone (almost guaranteed) to scratching if dropped (and not protected)

All in all, 360 degree videos are getting into the mainstream, but the main issues that I as well as many others had is the small sensor (both in size and resolution), which limits some applications. For those folks who do a lot of hiking, sports, action shots where a tight field of view is not a necessity - it might be a fantastic video camera with lots of potential for incredible (and otherwise unachievable) shots. In the end, I have to admit that I was likely just not the target audience for this product and was not ready to give up resolution, but also sacrifice a lot of time for getting the properly composed videos.

Thank you for reading.

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