Insta360 has announced its new all-in-one 360 camera named X3, which is the successor to the One X2 released in late 2020. Looking at the two cameras side-by-side, the X3’s biggest upgrade is instead of a small, circular touchscreen, the X3 now sports a 2.29-inch rectangular display, which you can use to preview and review footage and control the device. At $449.99, the X3 is slightly more expensive than its predecessor and still has the same 5.7K max resolution as the X2 did. But Company says that the camera’s 1/2-inch sensors have gotten an upgrade for “big resolution and image quality improvements.”
For fast-moving shots, The camera also supports Insta360’s Active HDR mode which tries to capture as much dynamic range as possible. The X3 can do 4K and is also able to take super-detailed 360 stills at 72 megapixels. It has Time lapses and “bullet time” mode and has also gotten resolution bumps to 8K and 4K, respectively.
The camera has a bigger 1800mAh battery and four buttons for better control if you’re wearing gloves. There’s also a new shooting mode called “Me mode,” where the camera creates a 180-degree video with you in the center of the frame while hiding the selfie stick you’re holding. The X3 will have a “Loop Recording mode” that lets it act a bit like a dash cam, recording continuously but only saving footage permanently when you say so. When it comes to the price the base model comes with the 5.7K 360 lens and action cam lens costs $550, and the Insta360 One RS 1-Inch 360 package is an eye-watering $800.
