Not many action cameras can do 360 footage like the X3, but many can do much better single-lens footage. Time Shift, a type of time lapse that's meant to be combined with camera movement, is available at 5. It’s extremely useful when you’re shooting outdoors, or when there’s partial tree cover up top – one of the tricky parts of shooting 360 video is the exposure level is not just judged on what’s in front of you, but your entire surroundings. The style of the Insta360 X3’s screen is geared more at influencers and content creators than the classic action camera audience, though. Android devices with Exynos 9810 and above chips, including Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+, Note9 and newer models.

You do need to manually max out the brightness to make it hold up in bright sunlight, but it gets roughly as bright as the GoPro Max’s own. We think there’s plenty of life left in that older camera, and the main improvements are a much larger screen and a great new Active HDR mode that avoids blown highlights like a pro.Pick a person, animal or other moving object in your shot and AI will keep them in-frame and centered. X3 will continually record video but only save the final minutes according to your set interval, saving precious space on your memory card. Tight textures like gravel, tree leaves and the patina of old walls get filled in with too many unnatural-looking straight and horizontal patterns. upgraded 1/2" sensor and larger touchscreen,its capable of capturing high definition 360° and single-lens video with one portable action camera. It’s not helpful in a more tool-like gadget such as this, but may change over the weeks as the battery settles (and more firmware updates arrive).

It's painless, though; our Mac Studio ripped through the conversion process, which stitches the footage from the two lenses together and saves it in a standard H. com is a leading authority on technology, delivering lab-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services.Cyclists and motorcycle riders will also welcome the camera’s new Loop Recording mode, which lets you set the camera up as a 360-degree dashcam. There's a standard tripod socket on the bottom, so you can attach it to a selfie stick, tabletop tripod, or other support of your choosing. It's our Editors' Choice winner, and the best bet for vloggers and creators looking for a 360-degree camera. There’s certainly not a night and day difference, in good light or poor, although I did spot slightly lower levels of chromatic aberration on the X3 clips.