Insta360X3 Selfie Stick Kit - 360 Action Camera with 5.7K 360 Active HDR Video, 4K Single-Lens Camera, Waterproof, FlowState Stabilization, 2.29" Touchscreen, AI Editing, Motorcycle, Wintersports

This has turned out to be one of the most useful purchases I have made. A 360 camera is like having a multicamera film crew in your pocket...or like having one of those cranes that carries a film camera, which can be pointed in any direction, but this camera points in ALL directions at once.If you had unlimited cash and reckless abandon, you could hit the record button on this camera, chuck it across a field, and have a perfectly stable shot focused on whatever you want, if your SD card survives the aftermath..lol. The image stabilization works the same way YouTube videos can be optionally stabilized after you upload footage to the site...the software zooms in on your subject, creating a cropped image, and eliminates all jiggling that way. However, since this camera films everything around it at once, there is unlimited area for the software to zoom, resulting it completely stable footage in any direction, on any subject captured by the 2 lenses.Since each lens actually captures WIDER than 180 degrees (the area captured by each lens overlaps), the software is able to remove the selfie stick at the bottom, if you choose to frame the your shot focusing on yourself. This allows you to create footage that looks as if it is being shot from a drone following you (if you're clever and hold the stick in the right way).To frame your footage on what you want your video to be focused, you can use either the PC/mac software, or the phone app. Since your phone has accelerometers, you can play your footage back on the app while orienting your phone as you would your head when you look around at things, and focus on whatever you want after the fact. On the computer software, you simply drag the view to what you want to see in the shot, right-click to add a keyframe, and repeat. The software then transitions the view to whatever you designate as a keyframe as the video plays back.I regret not getting one of these ages ago!

The media could not be loaded. I bought this just barely 1 week before a 12 day Antarctica cruise with Silversea cruiseline Feb 22-Mar 3, 2024. I learned how to use most of the key features before leaving. The amazing part is it truly is 360 degrees - just put in your best forward facing position (higher is better) and it allows extreme flexibility of editing any angle from the center view point.It is best to have forward facing to avoid some occasional artifacts in 'stitching'. And being in Antartica where average daytime temperatures were 0-3C/33-37F - the Insta 360 X3 didn't overheat (as was mentioned by others using it in temperate climates. So the cool Antarctica temperatures really resulted in some great footage.The downside is combing through your recording and finding the key parts you want to edit. I recommend if possible noting on your phone (if accessible) or a small paper notebook what time a specific event occurred. It would allow you to advance to that time marker and edit as necessary.One quirk I saw was the color balance was 100% wrong in the bright light of an Antarctica landing - the water and foreground were heavily tinted sky blue for some reason. In other cloudy settings the color was correct. I suspect the overwhelming shift between snow and water were wreaking havoc with the color sensors.I did put it under water a few times with the standard housing and it worked fine - no leaks, but underwater visibility - I could not find any wildlife swimming nearby. Not fault of camera but have to keep trying.The stability of the video is really amazing and the auto-level with horizon is near magical.I have great recording of us departing the cruise ship on a Zodiac inflatable boat and having the selfie stick high - allowed me to show a view of us in boat from a low 'drone-like' altitude. Very amazing flexibility of views that can be tweaked so many ways. This text doesn't do it justice - check out the YouTube videos and you'll see what I mean.Definitely worth it if you have an exotic vacation in your plans.Note: Mixed bag as a dash camera. It does overheat as mention in forums and will automatically shutdown to protect the camera. Also, a deal breaker for me is the audio cannot be turned off - it is ALWAYS recording sound. The forums have asked for this for YEARS since the original camera Insta 360 came out - this is X3 and now there is X4 - unclear if audio is selectable on X4.

Gracias! He tenido un inconveniente y se ha solucionado en forma rápida y efectiva de parte del vendedor y de insta360! Super satisfecho y agradecido con la pronta solucion!Saludos cordiales,Guillermo Atencio

The media could not be loaded. I have a YouTube channel and my 360 is in my camera bag every time I go out. It's great to use in places you're not sure where to point a camera because everything is so beautiful. I like to use it walking paths, so I can have that 'drone shot' of me walking without getting out my drone and all the new drone laws prohibits a lot of good locations where a drone would shine . The quality of footage is very good and the goodies in the free editing are really nice and easy to use. Comes with free editing software that takes a bit of getting used to if you haven't used key frames before but your videos will really pop with this new kind of footage. I've included a short ND fast forward option video I took at the Parthenon in Tennessee a couple of months ago. So much versatility with this camera.

Great product, it really gets you to expand your mind on photography.

I love this camera the video footage is great I really love the 360 Lens you get every angle without missing anything