Should You Buy The Insta360 X3 Lens Guards?

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🕑 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 INTRO
0:14 Installing the lens guards
0:30 Do they show up in your shots?
0:42 Stitching settings
0:49 Quality
0:59 Using them in water
1:08 Removing the lens guards
1:20 Should you buy them?

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[hoomangonna]

I have had these both on X2 and X3. They are good to have, BUT I find that the material isn't that great, they get scratched easily like normal plastic (even when you keep camera in the pouch provided). Also the worst part is THEY GET FOGGED UP even in normal weather! and you'd notice this when you see the shots, not during use so you may lose really good shots. My suggestions for Insta360: (1) don't use PMMA material, use glass (2) do something about the fogging problem. You're great Ben. Keep it up. From random guy who said hello :-)

[yebogogo]

Looks like a no brainer purchase. Thanks Ben. I've been following these 360 videos and still haven't purchased mine yet 🙂

[RonaldBrown]

They came with my Insta360 Sphere, and I installed them, it seemed like a smart thing to do since the camera is going on a drone. The down side is you can see the stitch line a lot more now. Great video Ben, and thanks for sharing.

[thesuburbanmorrigan]

I just got my Insta360 X3 and was puzzling over these. This video and the comments were both very helpful in deciding whether they were necessary for my purposes. Thank you!

[angelvargasvlogs]

great video!!!! Question: can we use the lens cover with those or will not work? you know the rubber made one.

[danpeia]

I would like to know how easy they get scratched because I both twice for the x2 and the did really quick with nothing, just having it in the silicon guard.

[krk]

When applying, be sure you do it in a moisture-free space - even subtle humidity caught behind them causes condensation on the center of the view field, especially in winter and in summer when it rains.

[robertobantugtan]

The lens guard is a must for me as I like that added protection and piece of mind that if ever I do drop the chances that the main lenses get broken are decreased a lot. it is an expensive camera so be sure to protect it.

[davidpeterfernandes]

I use these on my X3 haven't found any issues with the stitching...however I found a bit smudge when the lens get wet

[garethanderson]

So are they suitable for snow sports or cold weather or will they fog up?

[instantchow]

New X3 owner here, installed but seam is very noticeable, install went well, phase alignment is only slightly off. Not sure if it can be improved...

[donsomething]

Do you need to remove the lens guard when using the underwater dive case?

[swong]

I have another problem with the lens guard on. On a very cold day, when I took the insta360 x3 to use at outdoor, the lens guard fogged up inside, so the shot I took was wasted. How can I prevent this to happen ?

[lashu]

Will the x3 be able to fit into the dive case with the lens guard on?

[ejgarner]

I may have mixed up the guard lens, is there really a difference between the front lens guard & back lens guard?

[jimm]

I’m going on a trip. Should I purchase an extra set in case the first one gets damaged while traveling?

[gnatman]

Even being very careful in the application process, two small dust particles ended up under the front lens. Even though small, the particles ruined the image. So, I took the guards off and have never been happier.

[jz]

What's the difference between the x2 and the x3 lense guard? They look the same...can one use the x2 guard on x3? Reason I'm asking is that I can only find x2 guard around where I am. Thanks.

[Jackknife-TV]

I'd say yes I had my X3 for 2 weeks maybe a little bit longer and ended up returning it because the lenses became all scratched and it also looks like the coating smeared off of

The entire time was kept in the original soft case that came with it because I was informed the rubber case would cause problem....

I don't know if it wore off because it was the case in my pocket during a convention or It was stored away in a camera bag in my truck 🤷

[marvinnotdmartian]

will the lens cap still fit if you have this?