Insta360 X3 Waterproof Action Camera - 5.7K 360, 72MP Photos, Stabilization, Touch Screen, AI Editing, Streaming, Webcam, Voice Control, 64GB Card

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A firmware update while I was writing this review, however, solved this problem and, by the time I had come to publish, the X3 was feeling as snappy and responsive as its predecessor. It's our Editors' Choice winner, and the best bet for vloggers and creators looking for a 360-degree camera.

Android devices with Snapdragon 845 and above chips, including Samsung Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Mi 8 or newer models. The Insta360 X3 is great for sporty use, or extreme sports use, as long as you don’t mind the way its tall shape will stick up from the mount a bit. The Snap Wizard feature is only compatible with iPhone 8 or above models (A11 or above chips); iPads with M1 chips; and Android devices with Kirin 990 and above chips (e.The Insta360 X3 has a built-in TimeShift mode, which is a form of Timelapse shooting designed to let you use the camera handheld. If you use the extra-wide MaxView panoramic field of view with a picture angle of 170°, the maximum resolution is 2.

This can initially seem a bit confusing, but does make key frame manipulation feel simpler than GoPro’s more free-wheeling approach. The housing, reminiscent of a compact remote control, has largely the same dimensions as the previous model. 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). Sometimes the results are quite brilliant, and give you loads more highlight detail to play with in the edit.The Insta360 X3 has double the water resistance of the GoPro Max, at 10m/33ft, and matches the GoPro Hero 11 Black. Instead of only one control below the screen, there’s now a pair of buttons – one to start and stop recording plus one to switch between lenses. Single lens mode allows shooting in 170 degree 4K resolution at 30fps without framing, and allows for instant sharing to social media.

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. Using the Insta360 app with your smartphone, you can easily edit clips for social media with new effects and modes. However, we saw little obvious benefit after manually changing this to 4K resolution in the desktop Insta360 Studio software. Handheld use is the part Insta360 X3 nails better than a GoPro, which feel like they should be attached to a selfie stick at the very least.

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.