Maybe This will Change EVERYTHING! Another BIG Insta360 Ace Pro Update! v1.0.51

[@EspenJohan]

A small clarification, I see that the Dji Action 4 is a little too sharp. My mistake, I should have set it to -1 or -2. My mistake. Nice if you give me a thumbs up. Thanks🤩

[@canyonblue737-8]

DJI remains the clear leader in the colors IMHO, the skin tones and greens are just so much nicer. The minimum focus distance for vlogging remains a problem for Ace Pro, giving your face a soft look while you are in focus with the Action 4. I'm glad to see Insta360 compete in the regular action cam space and provide lots of firmware updates but ultimately what this camera needs is an "Ace Pro 2" that 1) has a replaceable lens 2) a short minimum focus distance 3) 8K/30 4) 10 bit color with improved color science 4) improved water sealing doors that are less likely to be dislodged. I honestly think they will deliver something very close to that and I wonder if it will be this year since the normal form factor action camera segment updates yearly for GoPro and DJI... I can't imagine Insta360 would want the current Ace Pro with its issues competing against an even better Action 5 and Hero 13 for a year until 2025. Excellent recap of the update!

[@EspenJohan]

Hi, thanks for watching my videos. I completely agree with you. It will be exciting to follow what the various companies come up with in their next camera. But as you say Insta360 needs to do something with the next generation. It's a shame it doesn't focus better. But we hope that the next one will be much better. I still think Dji is the best. Thanks for watching 😀

[@trivacker]

Yeah, the focus issue is the main reason why DJI OA4 wins for me. At first, I really love Ace Pro because of the PureVideo and 8K. But for a traveler who use action cams as their main vlogging camera, some would like to close up videos of food, train ticket, tea cup etc. Out of focus in Ace Pro will be a problem. Yes, we can simply zoom using the built in digital zoom, but travel vlog is mostly spontaneous and always on the move (e.g. city walking).

[@DaveSimkus]

@@trivacker Random question, does the Action 4 let you pause/resume recording like the Ace Pro? I can't find an answer to this.

[@RobertMoore356]

Espen, thank you for these series of comparisons. They only confirm my initial choice of the DJI Action 4 even more. My DJI Action 4 has the Horizon Steady feature at 1080p and 2.7K, which appears to perform similarly to what you demonstrated at 10:40. Could you please make a comparison based on that feature?

[@EspenJohan]

Robert, thanks for watching. Dji Action 4 is probably still the best camera. But I like that Insta360 keeps updating the camera. Of course I can make a comparison. Thanks for watching 😀

[@PoetryBang-n4u]

Excellent comparison. According to my highly elderly eyes and ears the DJI Mic 2 & action 4 are clear winners. Keep up the outstanding work. Shalom, Theodore in Southern California.

[@EspenJohan]

Hi 😀, Your eyes dont lie. The clear winner is action 4 and Dji Mic 2. Have a nice day and thanks for watching.

[@Aerosnapper]

It's so good to see you stick to honest reviews and comparisons. The bottom line is that both Insta 360 and DJI seem to have fielded excellent cameras - and are just exchanging the lead in some features. We are really lucky to have this competition driving positive change.

[@EspenJohan]

Hi Mike, yes I try to be as honest as possible. Maybe it spoils a bit for myself, so I wonder if any producers will send me something. They probably don't like honesty😥. It is good to see that the various manufacturers are pushing each other. It's good for us. Thanks for watching 😀

[@weekendwanderer5514]

I can commend both DJI and Insta 360 for their frequent firmware updates that make their cameras better and give them new features. You can't go wrong with either. My $2000 mirrorless camera has not had a single meaningful update since I bought it 2 years ago!

[@EspenJohan]

Yes both Dji and Insta360 continue to improve their camera. Both are good cameras. Thanks for watching 😀

[@CombatVetReviews]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@EspenJohan]

Thank you 😀

[@tommyli8726]

why ace pro losing focus background ?.. I watch other reviewers they said ace pro focus at infinity but you video the background looks blur out, why is that ?

[@EspenJohan]

Hi, that's a good question. But it's not just the background that's out of focus, I'm also out of focus. Ace pro delivers a bit unevenly when it comes to focus. Sometimes it's good, sometimes not. Thanks for watching 😀

[@qbukhari]

Sir how's the quality of Audio of DJI Mic 2 on Ace Pro ? Should I get that mic for Ace Pro ?

[@EspenJohan]

Its good, not as good as on the Action 4 or Pocket 3. I highly recommend the mic, you can record internal and sync it. Im gonna do a audio test next week 👍

[@EricCrofut]

Great honest review I've been wanting to see somebody compare it to DJI action 4

[@EspenJohan]

Thank you 😀, im glad you like it.

[@XavierPaillard]

The color Science of the DJI Action 4 is so much better.

[@EspenJohan]

I agree 👍, thanks for watching 😀

[@ncfishbum1647]

The Action pro doesn’t look that bad .. not sure what settings he is using

[@EspenJohan]

Thanks for watching 😀

[@WiljanWiljan]

It seems that with the new fw, there is more noise in the image, video. Is that true?

[@EspenJohan]

That could be, thanks for watching 😀

[@WiljanWiljan]

@@EspenJohan could be? What does your answer mean?

[@EspenJohan]

@@WiljanWiljan well to be honest, I cant see any difference in image quality after the update.

[@PiuPassioneCheRagione]

360 horizont lock is too cropped.

[@EspenJohan]

I agree, dont look good

[@RamblinManMoto]

I recently purchased an Ace Pro as I grew frustrated with GoPro. I am using the same wireless mic (Movo Mic) inside my motorcycle helmet to connect to this camera. When I import the resulting clips into iMovie, the wave forms are so small it makes editing annoying. Increasing the gain does nothing. It doesn't sound different and the wave forms are still small. Do you have this issue?

[@EspenJohan]

I don't have quite the same problem, rarely use an external mic. When I use an external mic, I use Dji Mic 2. It's amazingly good. But I am not very impressed with the audio quality that the Ace Pro generates when you use an external mic. So sometimes I record externally on Dji Mic 2 and sync in post. Congratulations on your new camera, have you considered the Dji Action 4 with Dji Mic 2?. Many people use it, especially motor vloggers

[@RamblinManMoto]

@@EspenJohan Thanks for the response. I'm about 3 to 4 weeks into the Ace Pro. Been using it almost daily for mostly Moto-vlog stuff. I really like the resulting sound but man the editing is tough with small waveforms. Have to admit regretting not getting the DJI. One of those things of not discovering the "bad" stuff until you really get hands-on testing stuff. Yes, considering to buy the DJI still and maybe compare both. One thing is for sure, I'm glad to not be using the GoPro Hero 10 anymore. Lost too much footage and other issues.

[@EspenJohan]

@@RamblinManMoto it's a excellent camera, but see if you get a good deal on action 4. Just sub to your channel👍

[@biggooseadventures]

9:51 DJI looks better here

[@EspenJohan]

Yeah it look better, thank you 😀

[@biggooseadventures]

@@EspenJohanyou’re welcome

[@gamedesigner2421]

What camera are you using in the beginning?

[@EspenJohan]

Im using the Dji Pocket 3, I love that camera. Thanks for watching😀

[@zenember]

Great video. I just want to buy one action cam for this summer and it is so difficult. So many people say the insta footage is over sharpened however in this video for me the action 4 was too sharp. Maybe just for me?

[@EspenJohan]

Hi, thanks for watching 😀. For me the action 4 is the best action camera tou can buy. My mistake that the action 4 was to sharp in this video. Faulty settings from me. I highly recommend you to buy the action 4 over the Ace pro.

[@wufeiflash]

GOPRO12😰

[@JustinPulitzerTrades]

Action 4 is more crisp on your face, maybe a little too crisp. The audio from the Mic 2 on the Action 4 is far superior to the Ace Pro. The Ace Pro actually looked a bit more in focus than usual. Maybe try reducing the sharpness by 1 on the Action 4. It would help with that over sharpening. Just wish DJI would expose better for the face & colors be a bit less muddy & more vibrant.

[@EspenJohan]

Hi, Action 4 is a little to sharp. My fault, but action 4 has way better details and real colors than ace pro. But they are both good cameras, my favorite is still action 4. Cant wait to see what dji, insta360 and gopro will release this year👍. Thanks for watching 😀

[@Sinbad683]

Does the DJI 4 have a wider Field of View?

[@EspenJohan]

Yeah, you have standard d-warp, wide and ultra wide.

[@Sinbad683]

@@EspenJohan Oh ok thanks

[@EspenJohan]

@@Sinbad683 this was filmed in standard d-warp

[@Sinbad683]

@@EspenJohan oh ok thanks again

[@tasanastaspats5769]

we not need any more cameras like that,now we have insta 360 X4

[@EspenJohan]

The X4 seems like a great camera 👍

[@BikingBadwithTC]

Helpful review, thanks. Hoping one day horizon lock in pure video mode becomes available for Ace Pro.

[@EspenJohan]

That would be good, and I hope for more fps choices. Thanks for watching 😀

[@biggooseadventures]

Another great video. I hardly ever use my GoPro 12 anymore. I just grab my ace pro. Just keeping my GoPro for another water camera.

[@EspenJohan]

Thank you, Gopro seem to be less used. Hope the new hero 13 will be good. Have a wonderful day 😀

[@biggooseadventures]

@@EspenJohan I don’t think I would buy one again unless they came out with a low light camera with at least a 1 inch sensor. GoPro has the worst app as well hahaha

[@garyjoseph91]

Looks like a nice update. Nature looks little better on Insta 360 ace. Overall DJI looks better. Nice comparison Espen😊

[@EspenJohan]

Thanks Gary, Dji is still the best. But it's nice to see Insta360 give us updates to improve the camera. Have a wonderful day my friend 😀

[@aZiDtrip]

can you finally connect to your phone with this camera now ??

[@aZiDtrip]

OR WAIT! i need to be able to connect to the camera to be able to update it :O

[@EspenJohan]

Yeah and the connection is good and fast 👍

[@aZiDtrip]

@@EspenJohan oh!! well not my iphone 15pro max not my gf ip15pm and not my ipad11 m2 cant connect to either my acre pro, nor my go 2 and not my x3 have contacted insta360 support several time the last 2 months but still no reply from them :( pretty sure its an compability issue with ios since this affects different units on 3 different mobile devices all running ios 17.4.1 it worked back in the middle of february cuz i had these with me on a trip and was able to connect to the cameras then and edit my stuff on the go then. so if you have contacts within the insta360 team, send them a message and letting them know there are users out there with issues with connection to ios devices ;)

[@MiyagisRant]

it's great we have in camera horizon lock but it's cropped in and hope they will widen that in future firmware updates. But at the very least, we have the option to customize horizon lock in the original way via freevideo mode in the app which also gives you much more fov customization. One more thing, A4 only has horizontal 'lock' in 2.7k not 4k which the Ace Pro has even if cropped ;)

[@EspenJohan]

In camera horizon lock is nice to have in camera, but I thought at 45 degrees the Ace pro doesn't look very good. If you look at Dji action 4, there is not so much crop, and image quality is significantly better. Completely forgot to test 2.7K on the dji camera. With horizon lock

[@MiyagisRant]

@@EspenJohan Personally I don't use horizontal lock but yes, they just opened it up and I think more tweaking of this horizontal lock will be done. I know there was some people asking for it but at least we have both options. tbh, I prefer the freevideo mode because I have much more customization with framing but its a few more steps.

[@StianTorp]

If im buying a new actioncamera, I dont know which one to buy.. This help me a lot! Thanks Espen!!

[@EspenJohan]

Hi Stian, nice to see a comment from you 😀. Which camera did you like best?, the only mistake I made was that the Dji Action 4 was a bit too sharp. I have to set the sharpness in the camera to -2, I had it at 0. My opinion is that Dji looks better

[@StianTorp]

@@EspenJohan I agree on the sharpness. I will go for the action 4. It looks really good, and I already have the pocket 3, and dji drone, so it is natural to go with a camera who has the same image😉

[@tommyli8726]

@@EspenJohan the action 4 color looks more dark and makes the greens look not fresh at all.

[@BrandonWhite-tg8nl]

If gopro 13 isnt a real game changer its over for them. I just want a 1" sensor with autofocus, basically a pocket 3 in action cam form with a full flippy screen would beat everybody even if its a little bigger than action cams now. A real vlogging/action camera.

[@EspenJohan]

I agree, Gopro must deliver with their next camera.

[@MiyagisRant]

A company that continues to LISTEN to their customers and make improvements to their product is the company I will keep throwing my money at. The other companies can learn from this again. It's sad when companies get so big that their customer concerns is last priority. I hope Insta360 won't fall into this trap in the future like the other ones. Good review as usual. I'm like you, I am also a big DJI fan but I have to say, Ace Pro is giving DJI it's run for the money, GP is not even in the race lol.

[@EspenJohan]

I totally agree with you, both dji and Insta360 seem to want to give us what they can. Imagine investing money in a brand that does not want to serve its customers. Gopro seems to be dropping out, I hope to see something new from them with the next camera. Thanks for watching 😀

[@MiyagisRant]

@@EspenJohan GP better come out with some pretty kick butt stuff, they are way behind in many things. ie. 8K, 360, Low light, not sure if they will be able to catch up at this point but then again, they have their loyal customer base as we've seen. And if their 13th generation still doesn't address the overheat issue, they will sink when Ace Pro and DJI don't have these issues.

[@EspenJohan]

@@MiyagisRant they better come with something amazing. But at the same time, thanks to gopro we are where we are. Would be awesome if they really deliver on the next camera👍

[@MiyagisRant]

@@EspenJohan Yup, it's too bad when a company has gotten so large they could care less about their users. Trust me, I've been around since the first GoPro and was a huge fan back in the days... as for them delivering on the next device, I'm not holding my breathe from their history of releases ;)

[@nissanhybrid]

dji wins in every way by far thank you im going dji again my action 1 blows ace out of water for image .

[@EspenJohan]

Dji is the clear winner 😀, thanks for watching👍

[@Cameraflyer-]

You were paid by Insta360. Stop lying.

[@EspenJohan]

Stop being a troll 😜, I never lie.