Insta360 promotes this camera as their "easiest to use, world's smallest 4k camera"... does it live up to the hype? I gave it a try while out in the van today.
It is easy to set up and use right out of the box. Auto everything works fine with this camera. The 4k video is better than the 2.7k video of the Go 3. Short-comings? Thanks for asking. Using it in the van today showed me the biggest issue for my usage: the audio is just OK, and there is no provision for being able to connect an external mic (wired or wireless) to it. When the van wasn't moving, the audio was OK; introduce some road noise of the moving vehicle, and I had to increase the volume to the max the software could give... which means it also increases the background noise.
Will I still use it? Probably. Do I have better alternatives? Definitely. The DJI Action 4 and Pocket 3 both have better imaging and work with external microphones. But, if I ever feel the need to clip a very small camera to a cap or the front of my shirt, this one is hard to beat. It's a niche.
Here's the video...
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