Do you know if you can do esquire rectangular with this camera. I've been waiting to get one. No one shoots that style with it and the company couldn't tell me if it did it or not. Thank you.
Great tutorial. 👍 Anybody buying the X4 for content creating should watch this. I see a lot of videos of people complaining without taking the time to learn the proper settings .
Confession - I have only dipped into this so far as it's the early hours of the morning here, but I went straight to the bit where you mentioned sharpness. For me this is a vital setting. When set to low, I think the X4 loses detail as well as sharpness, and you can't recover that later. You end up losing a lot of the 8k capture advantage. Sure, it's a matter of taste but I would strongly recommend new users to test low vs medium themselves, and maybe stick with medium unless really sure that they are happy with the softer low look. Anyway, I will watch the rest tomorrow as it looks like a very good guide!
Thanks you for your comment, I was looking for this exact answer in the wrong place! I kept looking to see whether the software was applying automatic noise reduction as my processed videos appeared soft. Herein lies the answer! Thanks!
You would have gotten to bed earlier if you hadn't left this comment 😆 But you did, now I can comment at silly o'clock in the morning and not get to my bed as early as I could have. 😂. I hope this finds you fresh and well rested. 🙂👍
I like the pace. Most people on UA-cam talk a mile a minute and info cram me into disinterest. When I’m learning a device like this one, a slower pace is appreciated.
I'm seriously considering making this video my background sleep noise video! It's a very soothing pace and music, and nothing wrong with subliminal programming 😎
Nice work! I always enjoy watching all your videos. I have the X4 but haven't really used it much yet. I will put your tips to use later this week. I want to make videos at Fort Leme and Fort Copacabana here in Rio de Janeiro. Thanks Again
I use the thermogrip cover on the side of the massive screen on the X4 to protect it from rocks or gravel flying around when I mount the X4 on the handlebar of my mountain bike. I have also used it to protect the screen when I mount the X4 to the hood or roof of my car with a for the same reason. That huge screen is vulnerable. I have never done bullet time, but that could also be an occasion to use the cover for protection.
With the news of dji releasing their version of 360, I might wait and compare the two. Shooting low light is important for me and word has it dji is looking to improve that feature as well as the stitching image and battery life.
Thank you very much for this interesting tutorial. I had a lot of freeze with my X3. I've ordered an X4, which I hope will be less frequent. I had a V30 SD card. I always wondered if it was a card compatibility problem.
Would be interesting to see in the recording what difference it makes holding the camera either with the lenses facing up and down or facing sideways. I guess facing the lenses towards you while recording yourself, will eliminate the stitching line you get when facing the lenses sideways. I have watched now dozens of tutorials and none has explained the recommended shooting modes with the lenses facing in different directions.
Hi Simon! Congratulations on this excellent tutorial video, you helped me a lot! Could you help me with why the image quality deteriorates when exporting? I'm doing something wrong or the camera settings are not correct. Thank you for your answer!
New X4 owner there -- thanks for this video, it's very helpful. One question for you: does the camera have a GPS chip built in (like GoPro used to have in their Heros, but since dropped it), or, when in that mode, does it grab GPS data from the phone (hence why the phone app needs to be running)? Thanks again. Cheers.
Good review. What about using it as a POV camera with GPS enabled controled from the app rather than the touch screen (preferably switched off)? Does your class cover this sort of outdoor use?
Very useful video. Excellant work. I dont know if others have experienced this but the APP does not run on my Android phone (must be getting on a bit) so I could not activate the camera :-(. Had to install the app on my Dads phone (newer) to progress. Shame the X4 is so dependant on the app. Anyone know of actiavting the camera with an older phone ?
I just bought my 360x4 yesterday. The first problem I had was that my iPhone doesn’t seem to be able to pair with it using Bluetooth and the WiFi connection keeps disconnecting although I did manage to do the firmware update. Do I have a faulty 360x4 or am I doing something wrong?
Great video! Im looking into getting an X4. Was curious what microSD you use or recommend. As I was reading about it theres some people that claim that the Sandisk A2 V30 256 Extreme and Extreme Pro gives a card error with the X4. Others claim Samsung Pro Plus is better with no issues or even the Lexar Professional 1066x. Im so confused. Hoping for youre input on which to get. Thank you in advance
Great video! Do you know if the x4 can shoot continuously for more than 29 mins at a time which is a limitation of the x3? I would like to record 2 hour videos without a gap ideally. Cheers
Every time, pretty good informations, nice Pictures and this Feeling to make this great Pictures. I would like to have this Cam. Thx, waiting for the next Video.
Excellent tutorial video! Thank you very much! Would you be interested in doing a video on using the X4 as a webcam? If it works, it will be very helpful for nowadays remote education and meeting settings. Many thanks!
Is there a way to fade-to-black using Insta360 Studio? Or is there any program besides 360 studio that will fade to black at the end of the 360 video? Also, I searched but didn't find any info.. Is there a way to remove the bottom area where the camera captures the top of my head? I'd rather not be in the video.
Great video thanks ! I'm looking for a phone and tablet that can export big edited 4K 360 videos through the insta360 mobile app super fast, within just a few minutes, which really needs a very strong performer. (It takes 17min for an export of a 3min clip with my pixel4a) Which devices would you recommend that can pull it off with ease ?
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Hi there if you have a youtube channel you can upload to your channel. I am in the process of editing hundreds of 360 videos from my 500 mile Camino from France to Santiago. I tested some over the last week or so on both Facebook and my youtube channel. You need each video to be full resolution and prepared using Insta studio before uploading. I found UA-cam was better than Facebook when it came to video quality and playback. I was getting issues on Facebook with playback. This is an old 360 video of mine it will give you an idea of the quality it was filmed using the X3 ua-cam.com/video/0hybaALdxkc/v-deo.html
Very disappointed with the lack of HDR photo features. Once you dig down through the menu, you find that the number of shots and +/-EV settings are all missing, and there is no option to save HDRs as RAW files.
They are probably going to add these via software updates in the coming months. I'm just disappointed that so many features that the X3 had are missing out of the box when it's essentially the same camera.
I think formatting it in the camera gets rid of old directories and log file, while creating new ones. I've swapped an SD from Ace pro that had footage to x4 without issues mind you. No format
Don't believe everything you see on YT from content creators with a big following. There's always two sides to any story ;) At the end of the day, Insta360 puts out good hardware and have been for a long time. Do some critical thinking and search past history of shady practices with the other two companies. I love how viewers are now saying they tell "all" their youtubers to not say what? two content creators who allegedly made accusations? Gotta love social media :)
@@MiyagisRant actually it was from smaller UA-camrs that made the videos exposing their practices and until they address it there’s no reason for me to buy them there’s a ton of other cameras that are great. 👍 But thanks for sharing your experience
@@LouisLuzuka sorry, that's inaccurate, the first accusation was made by Iphonedo (637K subscribers) about a 'colleague' Erin Donahue (2.8K subscribers) whom allegedly asked not to disclose sponsorship, it wasn't even HIM that was asked, it was 'A' fellow content creator. Then Jeven Dovey (1.05M subscribers) who allegedly said he was asked to remove sponsorship and displayed a screenshot of the conversation which btw wasn't the 'complete' conversation shown in his video ;) That's two of hundreds of sponsored content creators and these "3" are hardly "small" youtubers and I don't count the content creators who are cashing in on this for hits, likes and subscribes lol. But thank you for sharing your conclusions 👍
@@MrBiplab277 it is heating pretty fast, it doesn't hold the battery. For day to day use it's not as easy to play with, but it is a cool camera to have. I don't see many differences between the x3 and x4, 8k is a washed word to something that most tv's don't support. And even editing 8k is hard for 98% or more of the population at this point of time. Basically there's nothing to do with it. It's ahead of time. 4K is more than enough for me. But the X3 disappointed me, you can't really edit on the device, it has a few cool features, but it's a gimmick. And since my A roll doesn't come only from this camera it makes editing a bit more complicated for me.
@@Replay_19888k provides more source data for higher resolution when you edit. It's not because anyone thinks your tv supports it. Did you watch the video, or just start typing?
Handy that , 1080 is ok for me ,and filming with a DJI Camera that flies , but this is interesting SO is THIS ! Make sure you HAVE eternal life in heaven ! This is the gospel message in 4 lines God bless you ~~ 1 Corinthians Chapter 15 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Why aren’t my images being saved to my iPhone album in 360 images format after I chose export as 360 from insta360 app? It’s just flat images doesn’t save with that 360 symbol and FB doesn’t support 360 images no more ?
Insta360 X4 Links: geni.us/H7Oj
Insta360 Studio V5 Full Course: geni.us/Insta360StudioV5Course
Do you know if you can do esquire rectangular with this camera. I've been waiting to get one. No one shoots that style with it and the company couldn't tell me if it did it or not. Thank you.
Great tutorial. 👍
Anybody buying the X4 for content creating should watch this.
I see a lot of videos of people complaining without taking the time to learn the proper settings .
Confession - I have only dipped into this so far as it's the early hours of the morning here, but I went straight to the bit where you mentioned sharpness. For me this is a vital setting. When set to low, I think the X4 loses detail as well as sharpness, and you can't recover that later. You end up losing a lot of the 8k capture advantage. Sure, it's a matter of taste but I would strongly recommend new users to test low vs medium themselves, and maybe stick with medium unless really sure that they are happy with the softer low look. Anyway, I will watch the rest tomorrow as it looks like a very good guide!
I have tried all sharpness levels and medium has been the best for me for max details in bright environments.
Thanks you for your comment, I was looking for this exact answer in the wrong place! I kept looking to see whether the software was applying automatic noise reduction as my processed videos appeared soft. Herein lies the answer! Thanks!
You would have gotten to bed earlier if you hadn't left this comment 😆
But you did, now I can comment at silly o'clock in the morning and not get to my bed as early as I could have. 😂.
I hope this finds you fresh and well rested. 🙂👍
I’ve still got the X2 and quite happy with it.
Thank you for covering the dash cam setup. Nobody else has done that.
your tutorial so meditative- like asmr or audio book reading ) love you and your voice ! Thank you for tutorial!
It's ai 😅
I like the pace. Most people on UA-cam talk a mile a minute and info cram me into disinterest.
When I’m learning a device like this one, a slower pace is appreciated.
Just got my X4 for DJ gig logs and thankful for this detailed walkthrough 👏
Glad I could help!
I'm seriously considering making this video my background sleep noise video! It's a very soothing pace and music, and nothing wrong with subliminal programming 😎
Great review! Very detailed. A must watch!! I just bought myself an Insta360 X4. 😊
Best insta360 x4 review ever!
Very valuable tutorial, Simon. Thanks.
I don't own an insta 360 yet but this video just gives me every reason why I must and should invest in an insta 360❤
Amazing job❤
Thanks, this was a great tutorial as I sit drumming my fingers waiting for the courier :)
I brought this camera yesterday & so far I’m loving can’t wait to really use it on Sunday when I see Chris brown in concert 🎵
Nice work! I always enjoy watching all your videos. I have the X4 but haven't really used it much yet. I will put your tips to use later this week. I want to make videos at Fort Leme and Fort Copacabana here in Rio de Janeiro. Thanks Again
This video is the best vid for the insta 360 x4 thank you pal
Learnt a lot from this video. Many thanks!
I use the thermogrip cover on the side of the massive screen on the X4 to protect it from rocks or gravel flying around when I mount the X4 on the handlebar of my mountain bike. I have also used it to protect the screen when I mount the X4 to the hood or roof of my car with a for the same reason. That huge screen is vulnerable. I have never done bullet time, but that could also be an occasion to use the cover for protection.
With the news of dji releasing their version of 360, I might wait and compare the two. Shooting low light is important for me and word has it dji is looking to improve that feature as well as the stitching image and battery life.
Thank you very much for this interesting tutorial. I had a lot of freeze with my X3. I've ordered an X4, which I hope will be less frequent. I had a V30 SD card. I always wondered if it was a card compatibility problem.
Thanks so much. Really helpful for a novice
Motors are NO JOKE😂! I’d love some some new DEEP SPACE motors for my next build ❤
Would be interesting to see in the recording what difference it makes holding the camera either with the lenses facing up and down or facing sideways. I guess facing the lenses towards you while recording yourself, will eliminate the stitching line you get when facing the lenses sideways. I have watched now dozens of tutorials and none has explained the recommended shooting modes with the lenses facing in different directions.
Hi Simon! Congratulations on this excellent tutorial video, you helped me a lot!
Could you help me with why the image quality deteriorates when exporting? I'm doing something wrong or the camera settings are not correct.
Thank you for your answer!
New X4 owner there -- thanks for this video, it's very helpful. One question for you: does the camera have a GPS chip built in (like GoPro used to have in their Heros, but since dropped it), or, when in that mode, does it grab GPS data from the phone (hence why the phone app needs to be running)? Thanks again. Cheers.
Good question!🙏
Valeu!
Thank you!
GREAT TUTORIAL BRO
13:46: You can also check the battery % clickin on the battery icon in preview.
Nice im using my iphone to create videos on youtube , but i like ur camera 👍
Great video !! Have you compared the insta360 x4 to the qoocam 3 ultra?
Good review. What about using it as a POV camera with GPS enabled controled from the app rather than the touch screen (preferably switched off)? Does your class cover this sort of outdoor use?
Does this camera's 360 lenses develop the same, well documented, condensation problems as the Insta360 ONE RS 360 lenses ?
Hi Simon. Do you really think we can get much better quality with the X4 rather than with the one RS one inch ? Thank you so much
they're about equal
Thanks for sharing ,its big help to me
X4 or Pocket 3? , for blogging cinematics & photography
Thanks for great info
Any time!
Very useful video. Excellant work. I dont know if others have experienced this but the APP does not run on my Android phone (must be getting on a bit) so I could not activate the camera :-(. Had to install the app on my Dads phone (newer) to progress. Shame the X4 is so dependant on the app. Anyone know of actiavting the camera with an older phone ?
How much is the insta 360 x4?
Thank you for this. Really helpful. Just on the preset. How to exactly change the name of customize preset. (e.g I would like to name it as Low Light)
I just bought my 360x4 yesterday. The first problem I had was that my iPhone doesn’t seem to be able to pair with it using Bluetooth and the WiFi connection keeps disconnecting although I did manage to do the firmware update. Do I have a faulty 360x4 or am I doing something wrong?
Great video! Im looking into getting an X4. Was curious what microSD you use or recommend. As I was reading about it theres some people that claim that the Sandisk A2 V30 256 Extreme and Extreme Pro gives a card error with the X4. Others claim Samsung Pro Plus is better with no issues or even the Lexar Professional 1066x. Im so confused. Hoping for youre input on which to get. Thank you in advance
Great video! Do you know if the x4 can shoot continuously for more than 29 mins at a time which is a limitation of the x3? I would like to record 2 hour videos without a gap ideally. Cheers
woww incredible info❤
Every time, pretty good informations, nice Pictures and this Feeling to make this great Pictures. I would like to have this Cam. Thx, waiting for the next Video.
In single lens mode, DURING recording, can we switch back and forth between lenses.
Please answer ! Thanks in advance
Excellent tutorial video! Thank you very much! Would you be interested in doing a video on using the X4 as a webcam? If it works, it will be very helpful for nowadays remote education and meeting settings. Many thanks!
Using x3 as a webcam is quite tricky, I'd assume the x4 is similar.
Is it possible to do re framing and keyframe in 360 mode in insta 360 X4? 4K at 60 fps Horizontal and Vertical
Great review.
Is there a way to fade-to-black using Insta360 Studio? Or is there any program besides 360 studio that will fade to black at the end of the 360 video? Also, I searched but didn't find any info.. Is there a way to remove the bottom area where the camera captures the top of my head? I'd rather not be in the video.
Any tutorial on using the network option in the camea to transfer files rather than the cable. Thankfully my PC has a C port.
Just reverse the Thermo grip cover and you have very solid screen protection while carrying the camera in your bag if you don't have dedicated case.
Great voice 👍
72MP/18MP photos VS simply taking snapshots of the video through the 360studio. Is there a noticeable image quality difference ?
Great video thanks ! I'm looking for a phone and tablet that can export big edited 4K 360 videos through the insta360 mobile app super fast, within just a few minutes, which really needs a very strong performer. (It takes 17min for an export of a 3min clip with my pixel4a) Which devices would you recommend that can pull it off with ease ?
phones with the most powerful processor, currently iphone 15 pro/max or phones with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Simon. Would you mind sharing what else is in your Patreon with the membership. Thank you. Charles
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Can you show how to upload a 360 video like if you move the phone it’ll move the video around?
Hi there if you have a youtube channel you can upload to your channel. I am in the process of editing hundreds of 360 videos from my 500 mile Camino from France to Santiago. I tested some over the last week or so on both Facebook and my youtube channel. You need each video to be full resolution and prepared using Insta studio before uploading. I found UA-cam was better than Facebook when it came to video quality and playback. I was getting issues on Facebook with playback. This is an old 360 video of mine it will give you an idea of the quality it was filmed using the X3 ua-cam.com/video/0hybaALdxkc/v-deo.html
Just export in 360 mode instead of framed
That wasn't the master class. Good job!
ALOHA & MAHALO🤙
Amazing!
Thanks!
Can i put 2TB micro sd card
No
You can only use the slow SD cards too, 😢 90mbps max, takes ages to transfer 256gb. Battery life is limited to about 75 min of 8k 30. Too.
Hi Simon,
what are the android smartphone specal specifications for the insta360 x4 app?
Thanx
Carlos M.
HELPFUL
what about overheating
x3 in 5.7K oferheats and shuts off
also very unconfortable to hold
Very disappointed with the lack of HDR photo features. Once you dig down through the menu, you find that the number of shots and +/-EV settings are all missing, and there is no option to save HDRs as RAW files.
They are probably going to add these via software updates in the coming months. I'm just disappointed that so many features that the X3 had are missing out of the box when it's essentially the same camera.
Good video😅
Thanks 😅
No LOG? I really hope for a firmware update. Otherwise I'll have to pass on this camera.
why does the memory card need to be formatted .. a new one
I think formatting it in the camera gets rid of old directories and log file, while creating new ones.
I've swapped an SD from Ace pro that had footage to x4 without issues mind you. No format
good
I wanted one 😢 but then the sponsor posts
Same here😢
Same here😢
Don't believe everything you see on YT from content creators with a big following. There's always two sides to any story ;) At the end of the day, Insta360 puts out good hardware and have been for a long time. Do some critical thinking and search past history of shady practices with the other two companies. I love how viewers are now saying they tell "all" their youtubers to not say what? two content creators who allegedly made accusations? Gotta love social media :)
@@MiyagisRant actually it was from smaller UA-camrs that made the videos exposing their practices and until they address it there’s no reason for me to buy them there’s a ton of other cameras that are great. 👍 But thanks for sharing your experience
@@LouisLuzuka sorry, that's inaccurate, the first accusation was made by Iphonedo (637K subscribers) about a 'colleague' Erin Donahue (2.8K subscribers) whom allegedly asked not to disclose sponsorship, it wasn't even HIM that was asked, it was 'A' fellow content creator. Then Jeven Dovey (1.05M subscribers) who allegedly said he was asked to remove sponsorship and displayed a screenshot of the conversation which btw wasn't the 'complete' conversation shown in his video ;) That's two of hundreds of sponsored content creators and these "3" are hardly "small" youtubers and I don't count the content creators who are cashing in on this for hits, likes and subscribes lol. But thank you for sharing your conclusions 👍
I don't see a reason to upgrade from X3... and to be honest I was pretty disappointed by the X3.
Y?
@@MrBiplab277 it is heating pretty fast, it doesn't hold the battery. For day to day use it's not as easy to play with, but it is a cool camera to have. I don't see many differences between the x3 and x4, 8k is a washed word to something that most tv's don't support. And even editing 8k is hard for 98% or more of the population at this point of time.
Basically there's nothing to do with it. It's ahead of time. 4K is more than enough for me. But the X3 disappointed me, you can't really edit on the device, it has a few cool features, but it's a gimmick. And since my A roll doesn't come only from this camera it makes editing a bit more complicated for me.
@@Replay_19888k provides more source data for higher resolution when you edit. It's not because anyone thinks your tv supports it. Did you watch the video, or just start typing?
What 360 camera (consumer grade) beats the x3 or x4? And which allows you to edit in the camera? None and none.
@@ned_franklyokay, were you offended on their behalf?
still trying to upload that great content to youtube 360 and vr but that is NOT so straight-forward
It's heating too fast
tons of options
No one ever reads the update😂
Handy that , 1080 is ok for me ,and filming with a DJI Camera that flies , but this is interesting
SO is THIS ! Make sure you HAVE eternal life in heaven ! This is the gospel message in 4 lines God bless you
~~
1 Corinthians
Chapter 15
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Seeing you put the camera LENS DOWN TOUCHING THE TABLE… 🤦♂️😑😒👎🙈✋🚫
The only thing you should ever allow to touch your lens is a cleaning cloth.
Very very bad video quality sir
Gopro max records at 6k then stitches to 5.6k.
😂😂😂
Too much characteristics on this kind of camera.
Why aren’t my images being saved to my iPhone album in 360 images format after I chose export as 360 from insta360 app? It’s just flat images doesn’t save with that 360 symbol and FB doesn’t support 360 images no more ?