Tested! Insta360 X4, 8K 360 Action Camera for Bicycle Adventures - Review & New Bike Mounts #cycling

Review of the Insta360 X4 camera as used for bicycle touring and bike commuting. What's good, what could be improved, and which accessories are a must have for me. Thank you to Insta360 for sending the camera and accessories for me to use in this video.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:28 Channel Intro
00:01:06 8K Resolution
00:01:38 Shooting Modes
00:02:26 Lenses & Lens Guards
00:04:06 Camera Size & Battery
00:04:52 Operating Conditions
00:05:30 Waterproofing
00:05:59 Audio Quality & Testing
00:07:35 Camera Performance
00:07:51 Low Light Performance
00:08:17 My Settings
00:08:38 Gesture Control
00:09:04 Quick Capture
00:09:20 Limitations
00:10:26 Button Customization
00:10:58 Mounting the Camera on a Bike
00:11:20 New Accessory 1: Bike Computer Mount
00:12:24 New Accessory 2: Bike Tail Mount Kit

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[garyseckel]

No camera here, but your videos are hugely beautiful to watch!

[TyTvDaily]

Ride safe always and more informative videos. ☺️🙏🏻🙌🏻

[lecoyote]

Bonjour 🤠 Merci beaucoup pour la présentation du matériel 👍

[OurRetiredLife]

Very cool camera! My daughter uses one to record 'behind the scenes' when she does her photography sessions. I have no intention to get one, but I like you and like seeing you ride along the waterfront 😋

[OUTNABOUTwithYoursTrulyLIZZOC]

Great informative video! I will share this in my Discord.

[tjrose]

❤ you can post in 360 for those like myself who have vr headsets

[LarryHopper]

Well done. I like my X4 very much, although finding out after I bought the camera I also had to buy a new phone and a new computer was unwelcome news. This is not a dealbreaker, but it would be nice to know up front.

I look forward to X4 Videos from you. Keep up the good work.

[reinhartbigl]

Another great and informative video...thanks for this!
The X4 seems to be quite the update from the X3!
You also mentioned that you have an insta360 One RS...as do I...and asked that we share our experiences with you, so here goes...
Certainly the build and image quality and stabilization are excellent (I can't tell you how bumpy the GDMBR was...and I was blown away at just how stable the resulting images were!!!)...however I have a couple of issues with mine that I'm not sure is an common or an exception;
- The touch screen doesn't seem to be nearly as responsive as I feel it should be and I'm often spending an extraordinary amount of time trying to manage settings. I "think" it's because of the screen saver film I added...but am hesitant to remove it...
- The OEM mic adaptor crapped out on me mid-way through an extended tour I did earlier this year. Insta360 diagnosed the issue and sent me a me a new one (including paying for shipping), however of course that did nothing to resolve the issue of crappy to no audio for the second half of the ride. Again, not sure if it was a one-off, or if the adaptor just isn't up to the task of day to day real world use...and if the later, certainly needs to be more robust than it seems to be.

So there ya go, that's my experience with the One RS.
Of course, not asking for a resolution, just sharing my experience. All concerns have been shared with Insta360.

Keep up the great work!

Cheers!

[joshandjamesvosperfromhere]

Thus was a very good indepth review. A lot of good advice!!! Especially the device you use for editing! We are still using our "one rs" thanks to your review 3? Years ago. We also use the motorcycle mount with the invisible selfie stick. Two batteries + the fast charger. It has worked very well. We can attest that the One RS survived + 42 C and was still able to function. One question on the 4X does it have internal storage and a place for a micro SD card? We ran into a problem with a 512 gb micro card for the one rs...it would not record anymore footage after 256 gb even though half the card was empty (or half full to put it positively). At the end of the day we had to purchase two more 256 cards to film the rest of our tour.

[vegantraveller]

It would be great for catching people driving on their phone...if you lived in the UK where police can charge them