Insta360 X4 Review - Worth the Upgrade?

The Insta360 X4 has some great upgrades, including an improved 8K resolution. But is it worth upgrading if you already own the Insta360 X3?

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[afewmominutes]

Kudos for the transparency, glad you didn't participate in the approved reviews by Insta with the launch, what a mess. Great and honest review as usual, thanks for this!

[IvNike]

Hello, Jeff! I'm waiting for my first 360 camera, I decided to buy it thanks to your videos, I recently started watching your channel. I immediately decided to buy the x4, as it is a new model. It's great that your review confirmed my choice. Thanks!

[JustinOutdoors]

Best review or the x4 I've seen. The tree cover side by side was really insightful. I agree on wanting a size and weight optimized version. But I'd also take a 1inch sensor at the current size. Haha

[dumpsterdaddyllc.]

Hi, I found your content while on another channel, but since you are comparing the X3 and the X4, I decided to respond from the channel I use both units on. Last year, I saw another content creator capturing fun footage of him repossessing vehicles in his pickup truck. I got curious about how to add something like that to my channel as I grow.

So, after some time and research, I pulled the trigger on the X3 in late 2023, around November. Along with the DJI Action 4 and my phone, I am learning the ropes of content creation, mainly for visibility for my business SEO purposes. You know how it goes.

Now, I am new to this content creation game, and I am not a reviewer, but the X3 quickly became my favorite camera, and I use it mainly for capturing the B role of me doing my thing out there. It took me a week of watching reviews to confirm I was going to get the X4, even though I feel like I just got the X3 and haven’t spent much time with it, but I was late to that party, lol.

Since I use the app on my iPad to frame and download videos, the upgrade I appreciate the most with the X4, outside of 8k, is having one long recording file instead of the shorter files on the X3. I heard one reviewer mention that, and for me, that made it worth the upgrade. I am looking to offload my X3 on F.B. Marketplace, haha.

Thank you for taking the time to review both units for us. I will also share your channel with my wife; she enjoys running. Mostly, Disney races; that’s her thing.

Charlie (A.K.A.) Dumpster Daddy

[TimeArb]

@jeffpelletier where do you usually store the camera when running? In your quiver? In the water flask area?

[Julessurf]

Thinking about getting into content creation, mainly around walking in the hills. If I were to purchase a camera, would you recommend the insta 360 x4, or instead a Go Pro? And if a go pro, which one? Loving your videos, can’t wait for the next one.

[TrailRunningCapeTown-hsgy]

Thanks for the review. Would you recommend a GoPro or Insta360 for someone making running videos and can only have one camera? I feel like an Insta is great for selfie vids, but the GoPro can be used for more types of shots?

[MagnusOron]

Also a runner and would love get as much quality as possible when getting the footage back in Final Cut Pro. You say you never change your settings on your Insta360. Can you share what settings you are using?

[sakarrc]

Just got it for cloud FPV shooting and it's slightly disappointing to see that after reframing, the picture is terribly low quality, I couldn't squeeze more than bad quality 1080p for 90deg FOV. Its on manual iso, high bitrate, -0.5 exposure, 8K/30FPV, flat. To be fair 360 cameras have something like 10 years to reach gopro 7 quality! I'll hop on again when 48k is an option.

[parkerkerth]

Hi Jeff! Great video! i had a question on the insta360x4. did you have issues exporting videos on the app, saying your device didnt have enough space, when it did? or playing videos back in memode on the app? my just play back all black

[DerrickLytlephoto]

Great review, man. Just got an X4 as an upgrade over my fleet of GoPros and it’s way better.

[Joe-nbfs]

Nice one! Is the motion compression we're seeing on youtube (for example, on the in the grass on hillside below you at 0:45 or in the trail ground at 4:47) coming from youtube compression or from the camera? I imagine it's the former.

[sergiovargas]

Excellent first objective review. Thank you!

[Gadgetdad]

No need to eat up memory and record in 8k when 1080 is good enough for most use cases.

[obristimagery]

Love the review. Need people to be honest. Have an rs but will see if this is worth the upgrade. :) thanks for the review!

[Das]

I wish the d4 had 1 inch sensors. I wanna get it but that smaller sensor isn’t right.

[adrienmierop]

Thanks for the video, if you had to take only one camera with you on one ultra trail race, which one would it be ? (smartphone included)

[UltraDad]

Hey Jeff, how is the audio? That has always been an issue to me on my one x2 (which I am still using!)

[nicolasmachado]

Would love to see a BTS of your videos. Your background color when you speak is perfect

[CarlCunningham]

Your shot results are way smoother than mine. Wondering if there is something wrong with my brand new X4?