Insta360 One X2
A 360° cam of many modes
£430 / insta360.com
Insta360’s latest camera is touted as ‘like having a film crew in your pocket’. That might be an issue with current social distancing rules, but the comparison makes sense when you check the details…
● Should’ve clone better
As well as shooting 360˚ videos at up to 5.7K, the One X2 includes a Steady Cam feature, Instapano for panoramas and Multiview for split-screen shots. Dolly Zoom sets up catwalk-style content, while Shadow Clone captures multiple shots of the same subject to create impossible collages. Spookily apt for the world in 2020, Ghost Town can clear the streets of people, magically removing them from 360˚ timelapses. You can also lock the horizon, auto-follow a moving subject, or chronicle your own antics using the invisible selfie-stick (the only good kind) to capture drone-like perspectives.
● Cropper-cabana
The One X2 doesn’t short-change you in post-production either, with Ai-powered editing via the Insta360 app’s Shot Lab feature meaning you don’t have to point or pick a favourite angle while shooting: simply select one during your edit, or let the camera create epic cuts. How? Auto Frame combs every inch of your 360˚ footage and reframes it to bring out the highlights. The Timeshift Hyperlapse feature adjusts the playback speed while reframing your shot in any direction, while Bullet Time 3.0 slows down the centre of the action for a spot of Hollywood drama.
● Shut up and dive
Sweeping with the fishes comes naturally to the One X2 too. It’s rated IPX8, for depths of 33ft, but nab an additional Dive Case and the bar is set at a Gopro-equalling 148ft – the same depth as the world’s deepest swimming pool, Deepspot in Poland.
GHOST TOWN MODE CLEARS ALL THE PEOPLE FROM TIMELAPSES