Insta360 Go 3 Review - The Hybrid Action Camera
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
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Here I review the Insta360 Go 3 Action camera. One of the world's smallest and most beloved action cameras was just given some major upgrades.
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I could never bring myself to buy the Go2 but I bought this immediately. They absolutely knocked it out of the park with this one. Insta360 really needs to start focusing on image quality now across their entire product line and I would be inclined to buy more of their products.
Yes, they make some really innovative products, but I do agree that it would be nice to see a bump up in video quality in their future cameras.
Good choice as my go 2 never managed more than 30 seconds everytime
@@YoutiaoVlogsI am pretty sure that is a setting you can change.
@@sasquatchhq5757 I have set it to the highest timing, but in Singapore it always overheats less than a minute
Best review. At last someone tested low light and Honestly I am amazed at how tiny yet mighty it is really! For indoors malls or events it would be great considering how dark it was in that video, and even you wrote that it's darker than in the camera
Don't break anything else buddy! Appreciate the review regardless, super detailed sum up 😎
Haha, thanks!
I love how I can find all these underrated creators when looking through the sponsored videos 😄
Finally a real review of this thing! Thank you and get well soon
I’m not too excited about this one. It’s like they spend the last 2 years designing a case for the Go 2. Maybe I should buy the X3 since now the price is not much different
Nice to see the low light stabilisation mode. Looks pretty decent from this example.
Best review I've watched by a mile. Thank you
Thanks a lot.
Your review is on point and clear. Good job.
I appreciate that!
I didn't see this coming, the pod turning it into a vlogging camera. Brilliant.
I think the size is limiting the resolution increases and other desired features. The technology is probably just not there yet. The next camera might have everything we desire.
Still, this is a fabulous bit of tech.
I was about to buy the Go 2 this last Friday. And I said "Nah I'll wait till next Friday to get it." And I'm so glad I did. I been on the fence about the 2nd one for a while but now I can just get the 3rd and I'm hype for ot. Thank you for the review
That was lucky! There's that sinking feeling when we buy something only to see the newer version come out a few weeks later.
Looks great 👍 Excellent review as always!
Thanks! 👍
@Roo, thank you very much for this honest review, including nice features AND improvement points… 🙏
My pleasure!
You’re the first creator I’ve seen after the embargo ended today, that mentioned the range is tiny for the link to the pod. Well done.
That range is ridiculous. And, an ‘action cam’ that doesn’t have 4K in 2023? Damn. Slight miss for me. Don’t understand why they kneecapped it like this.
I reckon it was too difficult to increase the battery life and go to 4K in such a small camera without it overheating, so they chose battery life over resolution. Or maybe they're holding the 4K for the next one. Just a guess.
@@Roos-Reviews Yeah, most likely that’s the case.
But we know that with all our camera gear. 4K mode anything - will always kill the battery and heat it up quicker.
C’est la vie, I guess.
Great review
cool vid, hope your wrist heals fully 💯
Thanks, yeah it's improving slowly.
Thanks the great presentation. Just a question. The earlier models overheated so much could barely hold. How is this Mindel? Thanks in advance
The Go3 has not overheated for me.
Nice!
I Enjoyed watching your video. How do you get a file out of the camera for editing?
Connect it to the computer with a USB C cable.
What video settings did you use for the low light walking footage? Also, did you use the freeframe mode or just normal?
Normal video mode at 2.7k 30fps, auto exposure. The low light stabilisation feature can be turned on by swiping from right to left and scrolling to the bottom.
this camera would make a great Chase cam for paragliding because it's so light
Yeah! I have dreamed of paragliding since I was a boy. Maybe some day I will experience it.
Sorry to hear of your injuries! Anyway - as soon as I saw you had reviewed this new little device, I ignored the rest, 'cos I know you review honestly and comprehensively. And wittily!
I have to admit that I probably won't jump at this. I use the Go 2 (the second one I bought, having destroyed the first one under the wheels of a car after it fell 50 feet onto concrete) almost always just on its own, relying heavily on the horizon levelling, and it seems that this new one only offers slightly higher resolution if one dispenses with the levelling - which wouldn't suit my particular use cases. I can see in some shots it is still a bit prone to motion artifacts (eg when you were walking in the woods). Finally, while I appreciate the new base is still pretty small, it's not quite so pocketable as the old one, and the Go 2 is so wide angle that I don't miss a screen. And in my uses I don't run out of space or battery normally. Still, good luck to Insta360 with this one, and I'm sure it will be ideal for some people, if not for me. Great review (which I watched on my VR headset).
Thanks Peter,
Yes, those are all very good and well-considered points. I think this is a camera for people who haven't owned the previous Go cams. It's a great time to jump in now, but if one already has the 2, the incentive to upgrade might not be there for some people. For me the longer continuous recordings and the preview screen make a world of difference as I do like to check how the shot's going to look when placing the camera and I don't like using camera apps. You're right, the case is now larger and more bulky than before. I definitely don't forget it's in my pocket now. I'm working on a Go3 vs Go2 video at the moment and it's looking like it will be another case where the winner isn't as obvious as I would have expected. Also, the Action2, with all of its improvements since launch, is back in the tiny-cam race. I wonder how you feel about your Action 2 compared to your Go2. Do you use one more than the other?
@@Roos-Reviews Well, a few weeks ago my son, his wife and 3 under-6 girls (!) came to my city and I spent as much time with them as I could. I shot some footage with each of the X3, Go 2, Pocket 2 and Action 2. Each has its strengths. For instance at the hotel swimming pool the Action 2 worked well both above and below the water (with screen module then detached of course!). The Pocket 2 worked well in an extended shot where the one-year-old wanted to join in with a busker in the street. The Go 2 and X3 were my preferred cameras because with them, you can concentrate on enjoying the moment while still creating a momento of the occasion without being glued to a viewfinder. And my point is - for me, the viewfinder and larger base of the Go 3 would actually inhibit my normal use of such a camera, so it's not worth it to me. But for people who don't have this silly collection of small cameras, maybe the Go 3 will be good as it could fulfil various roles. Looking forward to your next video! (Did you see Philip Bloom's comments on FB?)
I'm not very familiar with Philip, but I searched for his FB because of your comment. The gist I get is that he dislikes insta360 paying some creators (not me) for sponsored content, but accepts payments for such content himself, though in the end he declined the paid Go3 deal because he dislikes the camera. He has a preproduction model plagued with issues that he had for months before launch. He thinks the quality of the footage is extremely poor, the audio is improved, the price is too high, he wishes they'd stayed with the clamshell design and he recommends we watch his sponsored X3 review because he feels he was ridiculously creative with it. And he refers to the large number of videos that are released about these cameras at launch, like mine for example, as "UA-cam vomit", but his are the ones to watch. Does that about sum it up?
I can say that my model appears to still use radio link even when hard connected, but it works a lot better than Philip's, by the sound of things. I will ask them about this update in which it uses hard data connection rather than wireless. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
@@Roos-Reviews An interesting summary of the PB post! Generally I respect his views (while not necessarily agreeing with them) - his original Go 2 review was lengthy, comprehensive and analytical and generally approving, which surprised me as I expected him to be a bit of an upmarket kind of user. I think he may be thinking along the same lines as me, and perhaps you, that the Go 3 has more appeal for those who don't have a Go 2 nor a slew of other small cameras. His comments about the prototype giving problems were a bit impatient perhaps. Anyway, he's a great cat lover, so that's the most important thing (!).
Off topic - the Hover Camera X1 is the device currently causing my wallet to combust... have you seen the end-user videos? Looks like a very neat trick, particularly the audio recording with drone whine removed.
Really wish they had put an SD card slot in the pod. That really would have made this that much better.
I thought that too but when I realised the 128gb version can hold 5 or 6 hours of footage I didn't think a card slot was needed.
@@Roos-Reviews But then a 32gb could have been much cheaper with the option of transferring footage to a cheap sd-card.
I mount it in odd places to record short action clips at 50fps and reframe in post. 99% of the time I would be using freeframe mode, which apparently I already have as Pro mode on my Go2, even the resolution is the same.. And my Go2 fits in my jeans’ coin pocket. Pff.. sticking to my Go2.
can you live stream on social media?
that night stabilization mode is ridiculous. i wonder if its software and potentially available for the go2
My best guess is that it's increasing the shutter speed, hence the darker results. It may be doing other things to eradicate the smudging, but shutter speed seems to be a significant factor, I'm guessing. You can improve the night stabilisation of the Go2 by putting it into manual exposure and increasing the shutter speed. You need to increase the ISO too to compensate, but not so much that the noise is terrible. And of course, using a low frame rate of 30 or 24fps is necessary too.
@@Roos-Reviews Sounds great, Ill give that a try. Im passing on this one because 1. Im cheap and 2.Its not a crazy update, apart from that low light option, to justify the cost. I cant wait for the Osmo Pocket 3 though. Love everything you do man!
Vivement la insta360 go 4 ᵏ 🥰💨
Bit disappointed by the noise I see in some video parts (not just low light). Guess that's due to the image stabilisation effect. Other than that some interesting improvements. Hope they will still sell the go 2 at a lower price for people who want to start using this kind of equipment.
Wished it would be like that. But thw go 2 is off the shop since half a year now. Sad as i liked the old case way more. The camera was safe in there....
i looked up a disassembly of the first version. battery doesn't seem difficult to replace. there's an antenna, a ribbon cable, and battery leads. weather sealing again after it has been opened is a question though. do any of these even float on water?
also, whether or not anything ends up in a landfill is indicated by their broken value. people will repair these i think. it's a 470 euro camera
I'm someone who would attempt to replace the battery myself, but finding the right shape and size could be difficult. I think the vast majority of buyers won't have the skills or knowledge or interest to replace it should it stop functioning during their ownership. There are tens of millions of pairs of Airpods in Landfills. These are disposable tech products with very limited lifespans because of the glued-in batteries and it's quite a serious problem.
(i promise i'm not just disagreeing for the sake of it)@@Roos-Reviews the airpods are quite a bit differrent as it's almost like a hygene item. even if we can't find the batteries, these cameras are good enough to be put on quadcopters as a naked camera (housing removed, power from the big pack on the remote controlled aircraft). they could also be used as stationary cameras on the end of a cable if the company used a method to transfer video which someone in the open source community could figure out. it's just the matter of whether or not people are still interested to have this kind of image quality 5 years from now. also, the innards of airpods could still be used as a diy wireless speaker interface perhaps. i also prefer items that have longer shelf lives but wouldn't worry much about 200 euro headphones and 470 euro cameras as these will have a second life. it doesn't matter that the first user has no skills or will to do it if they still have value when broken. it's like old german cars; they get driven to a million miles somewhere else. maybe they won't be and i'm too optimistic
@@markifi Roughly what percentage of buyers do you think will convert their dead Airpods into wireless speaker interfaces rather than throw them in the trash?
again@@Roos-Reviews depends on the value when broken
Not really a upgrade 🤔 more a gimmick. I’ll stick to go2
The realest comment I have seen yet. This is a go 2 with a case.. nothing more nothing less.. go 2.5
I agree. I will stick to using my go2. Cheers
Took a leap of faith and I collected mine 12 hour ago, I would say it's not overheating for me as I stay in Singapore, very hot. I tried recording together side by side my go 2. Go 2 records for 20 seconds and stops. Go 3 records until I stop it but I tried for 5 minutes so far no overheat
Your comment is wrong. It's definitely an upgrade (battery, stability, image quality, also more realistic, etc). So i understand and also agree because the price is not justified if you already have a GO 2.
It’s very overpriced.
Ok I ll keep my dji action 2
something must be wrong with your device because the videos ive seen are getting 50-75 feet away from the case connected . that what got me sold on this cam
Interesting. Insta360 say the range is only a few metres. And that's exactly what I get. And I'm in a rural area. I'll do some tests.
I did further testing and found the 5m range given by the manufacturer to be about right for a reliable connection. I uploaded a video showing this.
Why can't we just get a camera the size of a penny, locked at 1080p, that can record for hours? If I cared about quality over size I'd buy a gopro
I was waiting for 2 years for this?? Can’t even do 4k. Just a bigger battery life? Battery wasn’t the biggest concern of the camera. Some tech companies think they can pull a apple and millions will still buy it. This on the other hand doesn’t have the software improvements that is enough to click buy now.
swap to insta x3 haha
I have the X3 too and like it very much.
image quality is still meh....
This is the biggest miss from insta 360 i have ever seen.
No sd card slot. Lame.
A big ass exposed screen. Lame.
A big dumb mount. Lame.
No 60 fps. Lame.
The camera in the pod is now not pocket friendly because the camera is super exposed and will get messed up with keys and sand or just fall out if you put it in a bag. LAME. Oh and it's an extra exposed screen I have to worry about dropping. Lame
I think this is a big step back for the go line. Vloggers didn't want this. Action bros didn't want this. The "airpods" case was the perfect solution. It just needed an sd card slot. 😢. Oh and now its wayy more expensive. RIP go 3 W action pod.
This comment…LAME
Should have come with both options. the bigger case for reviewing video on the screen and charging/transferring files to storage and a small airpod case like before on the go.
Excellent review, the camera looks amazing.
@insta360 why not let me test it😀