Today we're going to talk about the Insta360 One X 360 degree action camera.

This 360 degree camera comes in a little neoprene case with a lanyard that I won't ever wear. But this little camera is beautiful in its simplicity. And it is an amazing feat of technology.

And I'm going to show you how I used it up at my visit to Apple park in the airport, the San Jose airport. So let's take a look at that right now.

All right, so there are three reasons why I really like this camera, and I didn't think I would.

1. It's so small

The Insta360 ONE X  is so small you can just literally hide in right in your hand. And no one would even know you had it.

Now, even though it's small, that's not the only thing. It's also not visible or distracting when you're using it.

So at one point, I had the selfie stick, which comes with it - or I think it's an optional part of the kit (but I bought this at CES) - and so this selfie stick allows you to hold this at your waist and put this camera above a group, or above an area, so you can capture what's behind you without your body obstructing it. But I noticed - I saw somebody else's video footage of us as a group - and I noticed that this camera was in the shot while I was recording 360 degree video. But it wasn't distracting. No one else could tell I had this camera unless they knew - because I looked for it. I'm like, Am I holding it?Yeah, is that when I was videoing?Yeah, it was. It was totally not distracting.

So it's a really cool, small, low profile camera. And it's not distracting to use. I had some people when I was walking through the airplane ask me what it was. That was an interesting conversation. But it wasn't distracting. It's not obtrusive, it doesn't feel like it's scary or puts people out.

A selfie stick is a must to use with it.

This is 1080p and there's a neutral profile, I'm gonna try C-Log later, maybe do a video on that if I feel comfortable enough. But right now, the number one thing about the Insta 360 is it is small. It fits in your hand, you can hide it, and you can take it anywhere. It's very convenient.

 

2. It allows you to video yourself when you're not usually able to

The second thing I really like about it is it allows you to video yourself in situations where you're not usually able to.

I've heard this on other youtubers channels, but it's true. I literally walked out of the plane (see the video above) videoing myself making progress out of the plane. And then in the editing suite, you can just flip it around and catch the opposite way from the plane behind you. Or coming down an escalator, you can actually go down the escalator from that point of view and then whip around in the editing and show that you're actually stepping off the escalator so the cameras out in front of you looking backwards. And that's so amazing just to make those editing choices later and not have to think about, "Yeah, what is the best position for my camera right now?".

So it allows for some flexibility in these quick moments where you're traveling, or you're blogging or you're doing something you want to capture, but you don't want all of your attention and focus and effort to go to where your camera is. So it allows some ease of use for that. 

3. It has multiple useful photo and video modes

All right, another thing I like about this camera is that it has a couple of different modes.

In photo mode, there's an HDR mode, which you have to have a tripod to do that, because it stitches together multiple pictures. And it also has a self timer mode that is highly, highly useful when you're trying to take a picture of yourself. And I haven't mastered those yet, but I like those two modes.

And then for the video mode. With the Insta360 One X you have like 5.7K at 50 frames per second and like 24 frames per second. And you also have 3K at 100 frames per second. So you get the opportunity for some really cool slow motion footage. And in fact, I saw one youtuber do this. He had the selfie stick behind him, and so he was videoing himself walk. So it's that typical shot where you're having the camera follow, but you're actually following yourself - and in slow motion - and like buttery smooth.

Alright, so it's really cool.

It's really cool. It's small, it comes with a selfie stick which is a must.

It allows you to capture moments you couldn't normally capture. That's the best thing ever, to be able to do a video selfie and watch yourself in progress. Not a stationary tripod shot but in motion. That's the best thing ever.

And then the third thing is the photo modes and the video modes. And there's an interval mode - I forgot that so I have to assume that's for like a time lapse type of sequence. And so I have to try that and I will report back probably more on the HDR and the interval mode and a little more on the slow motion.

And I expect this to be in my bag of tricks. I really like it. I'm going to keep it around. It's easy to keep around and it's handy to have.
 

You can find the Insta360 ONE X on Amazon by following this link https://amzn.to/2QzZite

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