r/360Cameras

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This year, there will be competition between DJI Osmo 360 II and Insta360 X6 (CINSABXA).

Bolder improvements are expected from X6 as there is more space for hardware upgrades.

Osmo 360 still needs lots of software upgrades and DJI is somehow sleeping on it, showing low interest and not communicating

I always thought this might make for some amazing footage, so I learned to fly decent enough to bring my idea to the test and as it turns out: With some work it's pretty freaking cool!

There are of course some caveats to this. You can run Insta360 Cams "naked" (or rather without a Battery at least) by just soldering an USB-C cable to your FC which brings them down to about 100g. Thats of course some noticeable weight and you can't really strip them any further, but also not unreasonable compared to other Action Cams and you can get a used Insta360 X2 like I used here for about the same price as an Action 2.

Don't get me wrong this will not be the setup where you try your craziest new lines, do you most risky tricks and explore the newest bando. But if you went to the same Bando for the third time this month: Why not challenge yourself in your go-to line with a little extra weight and get some crazy new shots in the process?

But to manage expectations: This is not an Avata 360 situation, "fly however take your shots afterwards". You got a bigass drone in your footage and some angles won't be very flattering or cool to watch. Worst case you got some pretty decent 200° FOV Footage in the front though and you can even track a chased car or bike if you stay behind it for example.

Regarding the Video: I've been training a lot, but I'm only doing FPV in general for about 3 months now and this is my third flight with a 5" so I know I suck, no need to point it out 😅

But thats why my proposal is: If you are some true Freestyle-Artist, why not challenge yourself? Sure you can be like the thousands of other Era 5" perfect weight distribution pilots doing the same crazy tower dives in your local bando as everyone else. Or you can really show off your skills, put on some extra weight and carve a new path of FPV-Content in the process 😁

I for once, would love to see what a REAL FPV-Pilot could do with the concept.

Here is the Full Video (please watch before commenting to fully see what I mean first): https://youtu.be/cl_eWKUGqXs

Everyone is constantly chasing the newest cameras, but I wanted to see how far you can push older gear in 2026.

I just released a Front vs. Back Row comparison of Mako at SeaWorld Orlando in 8K 60fps SDR. The source material was entirely shot on the old Insta360 X2.

Getting a clean 8K SDR master out of that older sensor takes a lot of sweat in post (heavy lifting done via Topaz AI and frame interpolation), but the clarity on Meta Quest 3 or Vision Pro is surprisingly good.

The HDR Experiment:

Out of curiosity, I also ran the footage through an intensive 1200-nits HDR pipeline. Honest result: With sensors older than the X5, forcing HDR just introduces too many artifacts. Standard SDR looks way cleaner here.

Since some might want to see the technical difference, I uploaded the HDR version as an unlisted link so you can compare them yourself.

I've put the links to both the main SDR video and the unlisted HDR test in the comments. Let me know what you think – are you constantly upgrading, or do you squeeze every bit of life out of your old rig?

Been building a platform that converts 360 videos into fully navigable 3D tours you can share with a link.

The workflow is straightforward:

1. Capture your 360 video: disable auto exposure and autofocus, move through the scene at 3 different height levels, and export with auto-stabilization turned OFF
2. Upload your 360 video to captures.studio : a photorealistic 3D will be automatically generated
3. Edit, cleanup, and enhance your generated 3D in our Editor
4. Add interactive elements : images, video, spatial audio, 3D mesh, and more
5. Set up your tour using multiple customizable viewpoints
6. Hit publish and share the link : anyone can view it instantly in their browser

Would love to hear what the community thinks, especially from people already creating Matterport-style 3D tours using 360 cameras.

Try it at captures.studio

PS: If you want free reconstruction credits to test it out, feel free to DM me.