Insta360 GO 3S vs. GO 3 vs. GoPro 12!

Which is the best action camera? This is my honest (non-sponsored) review and comparison of the Insta360 GO 3S vs. Insta360 GO 3 vs. GoPro HERO 12! In this video I'll show you side-by-side comparison tests that will help you determine which is the best action cam for you.
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[@johnorton4418]

Dji action 2 vs insta go 3s? Which has better details and fov?

[@NateSail82]

Would this be better or the Ace Pro for a vacation/travel couple in Bahamas, Thailand, snorkeling, hiking, etc.

[@QuicknStraight]

How does 4K affect battery life? heat dissipation? Do you still get the narrower FOV if you choose to shoot in 2.7K? Was distortion correction turned on in the old Go 3? The buildings were seriously warped!

[@vanomd]

I use to shoot helmet POV videos of car racing. I have GoPro 10, but it's big and heavy (and it's not allowed anymore in competitions). I want to get new Go3S but question is.. is it wide enough for that?

[@tokke4]

is that really the widest view you van get on the go3s?

[@insta360]

Now that's a deep dive. Appreciate it legend 💪

[@AuthenTech]

I’m loving the 4K 🎉

[@mokisan]

Please put android find my device too

[@Demelo_Online]

its a very good review in deep, but i havent seen anyone talking about overheating ;)

[@MobilniReziser]

Great video thank you, it looks like you have used the DEWARP field of view instead of the new MEGAVIEW which suppose to have more field of view than go 3 before

[@shafwanahsamin]

Hi what camera is the minion one and the one behind it?

[@crowas89]

what camera did you use to record in your studio ?

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

tHanks.....I've never been to this channel before. Your review and tips were very helpful. Merci buckets.

[@ghiss46]

How would it compare to the action 2 for fpv

[@ValslifeHealthJourney]

I think you have it spot on. It is going to be hard to beat go pro for action. This camera seems great for fun. My wish is that they can have a way to have wireless audio

[@Oddish08]

Great review!!

[@JohnvanGurp]

I'm still on the GO2 and it accomplishes all my crazy tight POV shots and chest and hat mount shots, plus a GoPro 12 that I love because it's so very tough and robust and I feel confident just throwing it in a pocket or backpack. I also have an X3 but I tend to save that for special things, due to the bulk with the extend selfie stick and tripod and the facility of the lenses. I'm tempted to get the GO3S for the various battery and storage improvements and because it's black!

[@sergiivasyliev1167]

How long 3s battery life?

[@ValeryanPrime]

Man I need to go downtown and get a walk in at big springs. You always make huntsville look so good in your videos. I wish the GO 3s had expandable storage. Having to live with my storage option choice forever makes me shiver...

[@intrepidchimp]

At least you can offload to an SD card in a battery-powered quick reader now.

[@syedaimanabbas5634]

i purchased go3 last week but havent opened a box, i got an option to pay extra 240$ in Australia to upgrade to go3S, Do you reckon its worth paying extra for go3S ?

[@HuyKimYoutube]

Return it without opening box for full refund then

[@netron66]

didnt gopro seems to be heavily distorted?

[@nigelbruty4613]

Does the new Go3s camera fit (and work) in the Go3 pod?

[@JoshuaPeterson_yt]

It does! Insta360 is selling the camera module separately as well.

[@DriftingSquirrel]

Battery life with 4K?

[@akeemsemple21]

Would've been great of you had the dji action 4 to compare, thanks for the video though

[@RoadLifePursuits]

Can't wait for an in depth review. I wish it had a power port on the camera so I can plug is into a small power pack to extend video time.

[@intrepidchimp]

There's an aftermarket solution for this. Google "type-c magnetic quick connector insta360 go 3" and look for the KZbin video "Record longer Nerf games Insta360 Go 3" to see it in operation. Please know that you need a 3 volt power bank just like you do for the other cameras when they don't have a battery installed. Also, quick charge systems may not work. You want a 5 volt/ 3 amp power supply and a USBA to USBC cable, or a special USBC to USBC cable like the ones that come with the Insta cameras that just do dumb USB 3.1 charging and don't do power negotiation.

[@alexandrosroussos]

Exciting ! Does the 3S support UVC (USB Video Class Compliant) to act as webcam/streaming source ? At least when on its dock ? Also what's the output format & codec ?

[@AuthenTech]

When I connect it to my Mac (via USB and the dock), I can either mount it in "U-Disk Mode" (for copying files over) or "Webcam" mode. Just tested and works great on Mac. If I undock the camera, it disconnects, doesn't seem like it works wirelessly.

[@alexandrosroussos]

@@AuthenTech thanks. When grabbing the video files in usb file mode, what’s the format and codec ? .mp4 / h265 ?

[@AuthenTech]

@@alexandrosroussos Depends which mode you record in. But for standard 4K video mode, .mp4, H264, and showing 90Mbps bitrate in QuickTime inspector

[@alexandrosroussos]

@@AuthenTech thanks for the info ! Strange they haven’t gone h265 like GoPro.

[@JustinPulitzerTrades]

Is the low light improved? Can it work with an external mic yet?

[@MiyagisRant]

It's a bit better due to the lens upgrade but still not as good as a larger sensor camera can do like the DJI A4 or Ace Pro. Maybe we'll see that in GO 4 ;)

[@johncarlan]

This is what I want to know. I'm sure it wont be GOOD low light like the Pocket 3, but if its GoPro/Osmo/AcePro quality, I'll be happy enough. I bought one as soon as it launched anyway since I was waiting for 4k. If I remember to update this. I'll let you know how low light goes.

[@Oddish08]

Would have been great to see low light now the go3s is F2.8 instead of F2.2

[@gerry7m]

I'd like to see a low light comparison between the go 3 and go 3s

[@intrepidchimp]

You can export in Dolby vision and HDR now, and supposedly that's better for low light conditions because it preserves detail in the shadows and highlights.

[@AuthenTech]

Maybe I can make a Short on that test for you

[@CalvinCarlo]

@@AuthenTechyes please

[@fioreintech]

@@AuthenTechyes pleaseee

[@catalystactual6491]

I've had various gopros since the 3 and honestly the newer ones are so problematic with overheating, video files getting corrupted etc.. just want a simple camera that works every time. This could be a good upgrade

[@TheRomeBros]

I can't wait for your GoPro 13 review!!

[@AuthenTech]

Thanks! I wonder what will be new this year...

[@leonfisher]

@@AuthenTech Improved speckles.

[@frankcoble4052]

How bad is the privacy problem

[@MsAnewZ]

I like it’s less wide angled because in previous version it’s too much distortion. It looks better now. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@user-xv8dk9pf1k]

Which would you recommend for a trip to europe? The activities ranging from: museums, boats, music festivals, cool restaurants etc.

[@FieldTechIV]

Go 3s. I've had mine for a few days, it's awesome.

[@IRDeady]

Is there like a review embargo on things like battery life? Every go that launches they go real hard on positive KZbin videos, then it turns out the camera is buggy and doesn't live up to the promises.

[@vapgames]

Thanks for comparison. Narrow FOV is a definite no go for me.

[@uber9952]

Please review dji osmo pocket 3🙏

[@padromanuel4392]

thank you for comparing the FOV .

[@Banner16]

WHAT you have so many GoPros, I only have the Hero9?!

[@saqibmunir7609]

Can you please test the SJCAMs everyone overlooks them the new one definitely has a very unique feature dual lenses

[@AuthenTech]

Usually the video quality is bad

[@MpchBrwn]

For everyone knowledge about horizon level + video rotation, the go3s crops the video a lot using freeframe and 360 Horizon lock view, shame, the Go2 had better Horizon lock and wider angle of view, also you can't rotate the video on freeframe. In the Go2 you can add keyframes, rotate video for a barrel efect and lock Horizon while switching from filming horizontal to vertical, not anymore on insta go 3s.

[@rahuravi5186]

Holding my breath for a pocket 3 video.

[@seb1things1]

I would say this is more a competitor of the dji action 2.

[@americantroy77]

Wait a minute you don’t have DJI Osmo Pocket 3 videos on your channel. How is that even possible?

[@joelconolly5574]

Should've compared it with the Pocket 3 too 😂.

[@ElectronicsNerd]

hotwheels has a specific car with a Go Pro mount built into it

[@MDHenry4]

Thanks

[@pawelugowski]

Yeah yeah, Insta360 recently try to hide sponsorship, right? But I still trust in your reviews!

[@MiyagisRant]

LOL that sh&^ is getting old, because hey, GP has not pulled scams or unethical practices in their past *wink wink

[@intrepidchimp]

​@@MiyagisRantnot to mention every car company that is cheating on their emissions test and so forth... Capitalism breeds cheating. 🙄

[@oskarenko111]

I ❤ my Insta Ace Pro

[@brownshoe72]

Your video is very misleading because the new 4K model Files are so large and it requires so much compressing of the file when recording that the battery overheats in the unit shuts off. Additionally you’ll only get a 15 minute video before the battery is dead if it doesn’t overheat. And a 15 minute clip can be as large as 4 GB. When you use the application and download it to your phone it takes forever. And if it’s running on it’s on battery power you can forget about using the camera when you’re done transferring the file. You have to wait for the camera to cool down before returning it to its home base unit to be recharged Which takes additional time. GoPro is the very best; smaller files, better audio/ video, and it does not overheat and shut off while it use!!!!!!

[@Antidote_101]

As I was watching the review I was seriously still not able to see how anyone would want to pick this up over a GoPro, this Insta360 camera is just so inferior to the GoPro that it’s a slap in the face that it comes with a higher price tag! 🤦‍♂️

[@truthseeker6804]

the 4k seems like a software update of go 3. anyway, the price is alittle too high. but still a good camera.

[@MiyagisRant]

It's not, they actually updated the size of the lens for the 4K and let me ask you this, even IF it was 'software' update and you pixel peep and the quality is better then 2.7K, does it matter? ;)

[@truthseeker6804]

@@MiyagisRant 4k is based on sensor not lens size. The sensor is capable they just didn't give you 4k in go 3. Yes 4k matters to me, I wish I could return my go 3 for this.

[@MiyagisRant]

@@truthseeker6804 Yes, you are correct, kind of, resolution consist of two factors, good optics and sensor. ie. I come from SLR background, a good camera with a good sensor is important but with a good lens, it's even better. That said, at the end of the day and what companies like Insta360 can push with hardware, the quality is there and that's what matters.

[@intrepidchimp]

​​@@truthseeker6804You are incorrect. The sensor is the same size, so consequently it is not ever going to be a low light camera and was never intended to be. They actually accomplished the 4K with a much faster processor and a better lens... The new lens has 10% less fov, but also far less lens flare. So there's really no way to characterize this as a software update.

[@truthseeker6804]

@@intrepidchimp read carefully, i didnt mention low light, only 4k. either a sensor has the capability or not. a lens doesnt give a sensor 4k. a processor can make a sensor run 4k smoothly if the processor is software optimized well, and it seems thats why they did, as they said, "powered by an enhanced chip". nowhere did they mention a new chip. its obviously not new. this is a software update.

[@brianpalacios1]

Cool shirt

[@gbej1]

I think if you already have the GO 3, just wait for the GO 4, that will be a much bigger upgrade than the GO 3S. In everyday use, the GO 3 is good enough, the 2.7k is pretty decent

[@camofpv]

I just returned my go3. (Less than a month) after I saw how lens distortion is almost gone on 3S. I hope at the same time that go3s will receive an update where at 2.7 it will be pretty much as good as go3 with horizon lock freeframe etc.

[@frankcoble4052]

Someone said it's super bad. Others say it's lobbyists inspired

[@baballe]

Vivement la dji osmo action 5 et la gopro hero 13 😂🎉

[@IRDeady]

Why would you ever shoot under a lawnmower blade? Come on man. Lol.

[@alwinbenjamin]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@1vbAPiYk]

Keep in mind that Insta FORCES you to install their smartphone app full of trackers and unnecessary permissions. Yes, YOU CANNOT use the camera unless you activate it with an app.

[@AuthenTech]

That's definitely a bummer, I'm not a fan. I'm pretty sure GoPro and DJI do the same, right?

[@IcyWinter_Music]

​@AuthenTech I believe GoPro started it first with Hero 10. Then DJI took place, and now Insta360. It's an eyesore.

[@ChillFlightsForFun]

So like every other action camera company out there? Boohoo

[@fspeshalxo69]

So ..what im a president of the us to not want to be tracked ?

[@bsaleem97]

Most 3rd party apps are tracking something on you. There's no escaping it. Read the terms and conditions / privacy policies

[@JustinWayoo]

Ace Pro is still better than go 3 and 3s

[@zmielonyrzuf]

reduced FOV is a huge loss :(

[@camofpv]

Lens distortion gone is a huge upgrade though. To me it’s worth it. But it seems like no one is noticing that

[@klasikpanthra]

That fov is a deal breaker for me

[@intrepidchimp]

10% overall less field of view, but much less distortion around the edges sounds like a win to me.

[@kllaskas810]

of course this can't compete with a gopro

[@intrepidchimp]

Nor can a GoPro compete with this. They are intended for two different purposes. Show me a GoPro hat cam and then we can talk comparison.

[@followmeto2512]

Jesus, gopro footage is pathetic, totally distorted.