Insta360 X3 Lens Replacement

With a little AI at the end
glue was T7000 Black Glue
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQH7Z56H?...
The lens I used was www.ebay.com/itm/145544656569

[@johnbarbuto5387]

I would have thought this was the end of your camera (at least in 360 mode), but you proved that to be wrong. Surprising anyone was able to do this!

[@VaibhavJainvjs]

I am late, I paid 160$ for lens repairing. your video is latest and it should be spread on internet. next time If my lens break I will repair my self. thanks you are hero of insta x3 community

[@cristianpelivan]

and then you will have issues with fogging and the camera will be almost unsable.

[@JustasG]

​@@cristianpelivan Why?

[@cristianpelivan]

@@JustasG because that is what happens if you install the lens in an environment that doesn't have 0% air humidity or as close to 0% as possible. This is why most people have issues with lens covers fogging and then blame it on the lens, when in fact is their fault.

[@JustasG]

@@cristianpelivan so in dry hot sauna maybe best to do the job, also easier to remove everything as it will be hot 😁

[@cristianpelivan]

@@JustasG not really. Dry, hot saunas are not as dry as you might think. They still keep around 20-30% humidity. The driest air occurs when it's freezing cold outside, because all the moisture in the air freezes.

[@jupiterunmanned4411]

Thanks for making this post! It was the most useful tutorial on how to replace a damaged lens for the Insta 360 camera. Believe it or not, I'm actually waiting for my lens to be delivered and will definitely reference your video when I do it. 🙂

[@FlintBoi4Life]

I appreciate this video, my friend. I just destroyed the lens on my Insta360X3, and you shared the perfect fix. Thank you.,

[@zoonbygm]

Bought the replacement lens and followed for your video instruction. Replaced my X3. Thank you!

[@topaxx101]

this was so helpful, thank you. I bought a X3 with demaged lens for 170€ and got it repaired for 20- 40€ so I paied like 210€ total for a X3, Im happy

[@andrewprice4324]

THANK YOU! Very informative video that gave me the courage to do it myself. Fairly straight forward process. The hardest part for me was getting the old lens ring off.

[@nauris.mikelsons]

WARNING: I just replaced both lenses using the lenses linked in the description. They have several problems and do not preform anywhere close to original lenses. 2 lenses i bought even differ from each other (one is darker). There is significant lens blur and even picture distorsion (i can see the camera itself in the picture). I recommend video uploader to remove the link and suggest other to purchase lenses anywhere at their own risk. Anyways - thank you for the great video, it helped tremendously. I hope I will get my money back, get new lenses and everything will be okay in the end.

[@topaxx101]

you may got a bad one. I bought the cheapest one from aliexpress and evey these lenses got bubbles inside at some point, the videos look great and i dont have any problems with them. paid 40USD for two.

[@urthpainter]

Thanks for the upload - educational for sure. Your video is a clear display of how simple design changes by manufacturer could make this repair easy for any owner. They are 'action' devices - that implies wear and tear. This repair should be easier, by design.

[@SaucyFlopper93]

Just swapped both sides of mine, thank you for your video. It's one of the more informative videos. I appreciate you! Mine fell the same way, had it on a tripod and wind blew it over. Busted both lenses.

[@KidCrayon]

How easy is it to do the front lense ? I’ve just scratched mine 😢

[@art.contemp]

Salut! Lentila schimbată nu trebuie calibrata!? Mulțumesc!

[@jossef12]

Thanks for the video! I managed to screw the lens without prying it. The trick is to heat it up before

[@MichelleLovesToFly]

Thank you so much! Replaced both lenses...couldn't have done it without your video

[@ljcatacora]

Thank you for showing us your experience

[@TonyGaeddert]

My pleasure

[@xSpecterx99999999]

Thanks for posting this video. so very helpful!

[@piotr.wozniak]

Super tutorial. Thank you.

[@mgaeddert1]

What an awesome job!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@EdJayLema]

Thank you for a very informative video sir! 👏

[@greGWAS]

Thank you so much! ❤ Your video helped me a lot! My insta360 kissed the stone with one lens... After your video I changed it in half hour 😅

[@mgaeddert1]

This is mesmerizing!❤️👍🏻

[@lewisrodriguez943]

Thank you very much for this video, it helped me a lot. To remove the lens holder you can use a grinder (as I did), it was pretty easy to replace.

[@REEXB]

Very imformative

[@mediafoxquva]

👍👍👍

[@dwainray12]

THANK YOU! AS FOR I JUST BROKE MY LENS TODAY!😅

[@albertocreator]

Great!

[@seryosonghobbytv2044]

Wow! u r a genius sir! thank u for this video😊you deserve more subscribers! subscribed! cheers!:)🤩

[@Calvarydima]

Hello my dear fellow mischievous lens scratchers . I am new here . I feel your pain . Life continues. Sending empathy and love 🩵

[@amanieux]

thanks, did you see what was the reference of the image sensor ?

[@crom29a]

👍

[@gimmemyish]

My dnd and I are following your video as i type this. Good bonding time. Interesting how the replacement screws on but you cant unscrew the original. Perhaps it's glued? Hmm.

[@gimmemyish]

update: just installed and tested when i put outer lens it looks great .. when i use inner lens it looks great. However, when i use 360 mode, you can see that there is a blue halo which clearly divides the original inner lens from the replaced outer lens. I am going to buy another lens from someone else. thank you for showing us how to replace the lens. did you have issues the 360 view?

[@Adrivnxx]

great video I don't think I have the tools and patience for it :(

[@dbotz9145]

Replaced two lens but have stitching issue. How do you fix the stitching problem? Thanks!

[@PeteLeuenberger]

Great video. Am I right that you could do it without disconnecting the front panel from the main camera ? (not disconnecting the wires and hence not have to deal with reconnecting them properly). But it would be more cumbersome..?

[@TonyGaeddert]

I only disconnected the back camera

[@Doovde69]

Great job, maybe you should start up a repair service!

[@VidYoze]

I bought a replacement lens off aliexpress and the lens had an orange hue off it and had a big lens flare/blob, I might try the amazon one. Did you notice any slight colour difference between the new and old lens?

[@TonyGaeddert]

No both side looked the same. I the end of the video you can judge for you self

[@TheSaint226]

Nice job! But definitely not easily done. I will just send mine in for a repair if that happens. Also, what does that do to waterproofness? But you are definitely braver than me, so congrats on fixing it!

[@SideQuestStijn]

You can send it in, but the cost is $140 per broken lens. So if both are scratched up you can pay almost the price of the camera or try it yourself.

[@kevinblanco3244]

$140 per lens? So I’d be paying $300 ? Bro… no way. But damn comment saint has a point. I could fix myself but how will it affect the ipa ? Geez what a mess

[@yaro137]

Doesn't that break the weather sealing?...

[@johannesstahl3370]

kinda. but if you propper glue the top cover on it will perform nearly as good as the original glue.

[@sawomirchaupka6884]

hello.. Can you tell me if after changing the lens you had different colors in the image and it was not visible in the stitching of the images?

[@TonyGaeddert]

I look good. see the end of the video to see

[@PradeepPrakash]

What about the waterproofing capability after fixing it - would you risk it upto 10m even after this fix ?

[@TonyGaeddert]

I would risk a lite sprinkles of rain on my motocycle but not dunking in water

[@carla3627]

Which adhesive did you use?

[@TonyGaeddert]

glue was T7000 Black Glue www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQH7Z56H?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

[@Planet-ICELAND]

the replacement lense is as good as the original?

[@TonyGaeddert]

the optical image quality is perfect to me.

[@akshayhebbar2195]

How did you remove the lens cover.. I am trying to break open but haven't been successful 😢

[@MichelleLovesToFly]

I'm having trouble removing the old lens...did you ever figure out a good way?

[@Calvarydima]

What temperature did you set up ?

[@TonyGaeddert]

Not sure, It was not to hot to touch.

[@julianhendrawanofficial2141]

Is the lens the same size as the Mijia Sphere 360?

[@TonyGaeddert]

I looked a little on the internet but could not say

[@julianhendrawanofficial2141]

​@@TonyGaeddert It is very difficult to find a replacement lens for the Mijia Sphere 360 ​​camera on the internet. Can you recommend a suitable lens for the Mijia Sphere 360?

[@andrewprice6648]

Can you link the glue you used at the end?

[@TonyGaeddert]

www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQH7Z56H?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

[@keerthyraja_muruganantham]

my insta 360 also got scratched sir, so Can i have the link of the lens you have changed sir

[@TonyGaeddert]

www.ebay.com/itm/145544656569

[@firstsoldier4257]

best setting for not the scrach cmare lens so use only home i know you thing this is a action camera but you are wrong first day you can easly make a schrach and your camera useless because evry video take your scrach is there use protection or dont buy it they dont give new one or change the lens because you have to send hongkong and 120 dollars you have to wait so they dont care costemer or costemer come back buy new one they care only you wanna buy from them reset is history typical chines company