Insta360 ONE X2: The future of cameras or just RIDICULOUS fun?

[@rougegan]

Excellent technical explanation embedded in a story perfectly underlined by fascinating music. Compliments!

[@ishanrana1198]

This is the most aesthetically pleasing (?) review I've seen. You literally made it a vlogging camera.

[@AbroadinJapan]

Another brilliant review Philip! Of the half a dozen reviews I’ve watched today yours is the first to make me consider buying one. The geese won me over.

[@philipbloom]

Cheers Chris! It is enormous fun and you really don’t have to own a one wheel to use it! Oh and it definitely works better when you press record! 😩

[@SatanSupimpa]

Oh yeah, we need some 360° Natsuki.

[@KeithMilner]

I attached the previous generation Insta360 ONE X to my Go Kart when I did a Mari Kart drive with my daughter and her husband around Shibuya earlier this year. It did a pretty good job.

[@DucatiKozak]

Trust me Chris, a 360 camera on a stick is too amateur "selfie-stick-ish" for a self respecting content/video producer. You'll get the Kanto punks catcalling you! Great review though, & yes I still use the last gen model. Philip, what was that catcall at 19:42 ? He wanted to get a selfie with you but what " common ______ man" are you? :D Your expression of disgust is hilarious!

[@iTimJim]

Nice video Philip. You summed it up well at the very end... "I enjoyed myself", which is 100% what it's all about.

[@NURKFPV]

This earned my sub. I know everything about this camera already, and I was just browsing around to see other creators' perspectives. I got hooked and fell in love with your video style. Well done sir.

[@kjbkix]

Philip is a legend - you're in for a treat! Go back and watch older stuff...its like no one else

[@Energine1]

About time Nurk! Lol

[@MK-Tech]

Best review of the Insta360 one X2! Wasn’t even considering this camera. I’m still not going to buy it... but I just had to watch it for 23 min because of the amazing piece of art! Thanks Philip.

[@marloncantillano7641]

Thank you for the honest review! I appreciate you explaining the sharpening and the noise in low light with this camera, most people do not mention that!

[@scdobserver835]

There should be a film award for Phil here. I don't care what it is. Best innovative artistic director? Something.

[@philipbloom]

Thank you

[@ButterViZion]

Most covid spread in one video

[@philipbloom]

@@ButterViZion how exactly? Just curious as to your train of thought here.

[@tams805]

Film Laureate.

[@Andrew-yt6pf]

@@ButterViZion ...and the 'Dumbest Comment on KZbin Today' award goes to......Nicholas Peters!

[@JimmySlaughter]

I love my Insta360 One X. It has made capturing my road trips much easier. If there is one complaint I have, it's that the desktop app does not have an 'undo' command. There's been plenty of times when I hit "ctrl+z" expecting something to happen. I hope Insta360 will fix that issue soon!

[@philipbloom]

Agreed. It’s ridiculous not to have undon

[@tams805]

We can always rely on Philip to gives a full, accurate and honest review. We are rather spoilt and action cameras, 360 cameras in particular, have so many hurdles; but the image quality isn't very pleasing. The shots/angles you can get, the useability looks great, but that muddy yet oversharpened image is not. A 1" sensor version would be nice (with the consequent increase in size), but it would help. Insta360 need to fix their sharpening though, as even their One R 1" suffers.

[@philipbloom]

It is possible to have a 1” version. Look at the Theta V. That’s 1” and not much bigger. Amazing stills but rubbish video sadly.

[@htplex]

Philip: This is a very very very short review. Also Philip: Posts the longest Insta360 X2 review on the internet.

[@philipbloom]

What a strange comment

[@lastdooropen8413]

WE NEED THE MANIPULATION VIDEO!! You are AMAZING!

[@surrogatemarker]

Love your “show and tell” product review videos and your use of music and Foley audio that so much increases the enjoyment of watching your Vids ..

[@philipbloom]

Thanks Mark

[@richardkillian5657]

It is great to see this camera reviewed by an actual photographer. I’ve been looking at buying a 360 camera for a while now but I’ve had a number of technical, photographer type questions that I haven’t found answers to until now - thank you. I really hope that they can squeeze in bigger sensors and higher pixel counts in the future. In the meantime, I can’t wait to take one wing suiting/skydiving!

[@rogeryoung3587]

What a thoroughly well-spent 2 hours! Hugely entertaining, creative and informative. And I like the way you pixelated the number plate of your unique, bright yellow, left-hand drive, little Fiat boat, in order to preserve its anonymity @ 04:58 ;)

[@VDVProductions]

In my opinion, your video is the best review of the insta360. ... great job.

[@MiBrauner]

Best review on the Insta360 ONE X2 I have ever seen. Thank you so much!

[@VGASM]

The Music in the car is so on point Philip, bravo!

[@eshov]

I've got the One X and it has been a great piece of kit. By adapting a boom pole I have managed to achieve fairly high angle shots in areas where it has not been possible to launch a drone.

[@johnsmalldridge6356]

Beautiful little barchetta!

[@centurymusicgroupnashville]

We so enjoy your highly entertaining and creative work!

[@alexemm]

It does look like a lot of fun; perfect for a journey in the little yellow boat! Thanks for the insights into this revamped device and the studio app, it is about time that they updated the computer app; your insights on using this were greatly appreciated, it does look rather simple and effective if being used for social media as HD output.

[@sulakrit]

I love your sound design

[@AndySnap]

A great little video. One of those rare kit reviews that's very enjoyable to watch regardless of whether one is interested in the bit of kit or not. Frankly, the tech' involved in the Insta360 pickles my mind, I feel like my old, dear, late Granny when she first saw colour TV...

[@9epsilon]

Brilliant, entertaining review and the most informative yet. By all means, a post processing how to video would be very welcomed. Thanks again.

[@matthewjames2100]

The X2 is looking awesome! Very fun and great for vloging as well!

[@philipbloom]

Caveats there. Watch the video to see

[@VincentSmith1776]

Thank you. More info about this cam crammed into this video than all the others combined.

[@jackbisson9226]

Being able to reframe the shot after capture - this is the way it will go. Just amazing stuff.

[@Bopflix]

Really enjoyed that, thanks Philip, keen to get one for VR music sessions.

[@Peekaboo890]

Amazing. You just made me want to get one!

[@simonwyndham]

Agree 100% about the sharpening. I've mentioned it a few times and I360 seem receptive to the idea of reducing or giving the option of eliminating it. It would be sooooooo much better.

[@andreasdk]

Great review, great editing, great sound, great insights. Just...great work!

[@JulesMariani]

I have no idea why but that bread plopping in the water at 15:49 was a hilarious

[@JuganautTimelapse]

That was really nicely told and shot Philip - also like your little yellow car :-)

[@ShinilPayamal]

Thanks for the brilliant review. I am sold! P.S.: Please do a separate video on image manipulation. Thanks in advance.🍹🙏

[@stuCameraman1]

Great stuff....as always. And that shot again @7min 23, of the starbucks spill, I hate spilling my starbucks....looks like you was going to take a nice big gulp of it too. (People on the train) - why is that man pointing a stick upwards and carrying a coffee at the same time?? I still occasionally use my Gear 360 (2016) with the insta PC app.....I feel I do need that extra 5.*k resolution, time for an upgrade.

[@rmb280811]

my god man this is fantastic!! really dig this video.....

[@TheFandangovideoguy]

Fantastic! I used to have the One X and now the One R...perfect for this Covid-19 times! Fantastic angles without any assistance. I can't wait to try the new Shot Lab templates such as Shadow Clone, Flip my day and a dash of Flash Dash! Crazy fun...! but this video essay/review is a masterpiece. It's not about the 4k or 8k quality (which this camera doesn't do at all) but about how the message and an almost 1080p video (after reframing the 360 video) can really gives us a fresh perspective about daily life. The one R is in my backpack all the time! My videos will never be as great as some but they capture unique moments in my life and those around me. I may get a One X3 when things are improved a bit but shooting 360 and reframing the video AFTER shooting is the real deal. Thanks for the video Mr Bloom. Cheers from Toronto. PS you do need a onewheel! Can't wait to see you riding one! LOL- your car is classic! PS 2- I only use the Insta 360 app my iphone 11pro max and it works great. My shots are under 2 minutes long max. Would using the desktop GREATLY improved my reframed footage? thanks

[@philipbloom]

Thank you. Would rather have a scooter!

[@philipbloom]

Thanks Erick. The mobile app is prob enough for you. I love the hard cuts, the curves and the ability to go extreme on tiny planets and tunnels!

[@TheFandangovideoguy]

@@philipbloom great news! I hope that the world heals soon! I will stay with my One R for now! I will wait for the One X3 with higher resolution! Thanks for the video. I attended one of your workshops here in Toronto and it was inspiring! Thanks for sharing! and yes...a yellow scooter would be great...I would get one...as long as it has a cup holder! LOL!

[@lsol]

Awesome video! Thanks!

[@striff]

Finally.. I've been looking and trying to find anything that mentions what the exported video resolution is. I'm glad you're not stuck to 1080p when using the computer software when exporting. I could not find any other reviews that talked about this. Cheers

[@ChrisSpice]

Moment of silence for the spilt coffee! The funniest moment I've seen in a KZbin review (sorry) - Always appreciated your videos anyway and this was particularly helpful amongst the 'hype' videos.

[@MrCameraJunkie]

Whoa! that Tunnel vision shot @16:05 is Amazing super cool.

[@MichaelBnothere]

Thank you for this. This really helps me in deciding to purchase this camera

[@RadoslavSharapanov]

Great editing, music, presentation and an interesting story. (As always). Cheers!

[@studioviper3016]

This looks like a good camera to get if you want to set a time lapse camera up in the middle of a room when you want to film something happening in different parts of the room without having to resetup for each shot.

[@21stBirdseye]

I have been looking to buy a 360 camera. Looking at your video helped me a lot in making my decision. I absolutely admire your work, I love the harmony of sound and video of your work. Very well done sir.

[@StefanMalloch]

You're a great story teller. Not much going on but cant stop watching 😜

[@AutismTwinsUs]

I don't actually have an interest in a 360 camera but sill watched just because of Philip. Great review Mr Bloom

[@TheAuroraChasers]

Awesome! Not going to work for Aurora but perhaps daylight BTS. 😂

[@S9universe]

i definitly love your style of editing

[@blackcatfancy]

SUCH a fantastic review. Great points and examples. Thank you!

[@mememoto289]

I love the 360 cam. I made a motovlog with it and was so impressed of the outcome. Just be ready to have a 700GB swap file to stitch together in a pc for a 20mins 360 raw file

[@captlucky16]

Yes, please make a guide for the use of the Studio software for the Insta360 cameras. Very good review as always.

[@Rubster760]

Brilliant work Philip 🤩👍.

[@BenClaremont]

The bait for your next 'fishing' adventure should be the Pro 2 😂 Excellent review all around!

[@bijukuriakose59]

Fantastic video as always and excellent review, Philip. I would really appreciate a separate video showing how you edit the footage in the mobile app and Insta360 studio.

[@dannyjonze]

Great stuff. Would always like to know more about your editing process and ideas. Thanks

[@ex0stasis72]

This is one of the best reviews for this camera that I’ve seen. It’s a great camera for what it’s good at, but I like how you highlighted its shortcomings. I was interested in using this as a sort of bicycle “dashcam” but the short battery life, massive data storage needed for long-form video, and poor low light clarify is a bit of a deal-breaker for me.

[@projektextremwandern]

Which external microphone would you recommend for the Insta360 One X2?

[@CrystalClearNM]

Thanks Philip, hey did you ever do a tut on the studio app?

[@kingiscoming1596]

MORE PLEASE!!!!!

[@curlyhead4545]

Thanks for all you do! I would like to know how you use Filmconvert Nitrate to grade cameras that do not have a camera profile.

[@philipbloom]

I choose something I feel is similar and then do it by eye

[@madeupwithit]

@@philipbloom Can you suggest a profile that is similar?

[@madeupwithit]

"Gopro - Hero 5 - Protune Flat native" Maybe?

[@ADDOCD]

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a detailed video on how to edit the photo on studio app

[@Md-yy4cb]

Quick question how long can you record videos hyperlaps,regular and so on

[@thejacksonles]

Brilliant video. Well done.

[@MarcAplin]

What a fun review this was - so creative!

[@LoveFineArts]

Bravo and very fair review. Loved the inverted bird shot.

[@johnvdl]

I love this video, THANK YOU!!!

[@franktothemax]

7:23 Damn Philip. We've all been there man, cheers for taking it in stride . Great video!

[@digwillhachi]

I have the first one and only issue is if you have several clips and you want to put them together its a long winded process. First you need to export to mp4 from their app, that takes ages, then editing and rendering in FCPX also takes ages. Would have been nice to be able to at least skip the converting process and have there files in mov or mp4 from the start.

[@philipbloom]

But the stabilisation and manipulations are done in their software

[@digwillhachi]

@@philipbloom but last time I checked I don't think their software allows you to add multiple clips to the timeline. Has this changed?

[@philipbloom]

@@digwillhachi I never said otherwise. I just mentioned stabilisation and reframing.

[@lukepjd]

This was fantastic, really enjoyed it!

[@puja1985]

How do you setup the camera with external microphone. Would like to see more in detail about that? Thanks

[@philipbloom]

You don’t. You can’t.

[@williamcousert]

Can photogrammetry software be used to convert 2D 360 degree videos into 3D videos? If so, what options do I have on Windows?

[@alectrem]

Hey Philip, I watched this review when it came out, thinking that 360 wasn't practical or useful to me at all (even as someone who spends much of their time playing VR games) and now I just got my hands on my own one of these, I'm strongly considering making a narrative short with just one of these via over capture like you used here instead of using my ZCam E2. Thanks so much for this film!

[@yuidfbse]

Sensational review as always, thank you very much. May I ask what gear you used for the external audio recording and what's the workflow you use for syncing in post? External audio sounds great while the native sound of the X2 is horrid (..much worse than the OneX actually). Stay safe Philip😻

[@danquixote6072]

Exactly the question I was going to ask. The audio does sound great and for educational video style vlogs the effort in post would be well worth the time and effort.

[@ingridkollmer6102]

Brilliant! Thanks for this precious review...so enjoyable!

[@WalksInCamera]

Another cool review. Thanks! I'm looking at 360 cameras as a variation for filming walking videos and your reviews are proving very helpful. Thanks again!

[@NKzonekaranrochlani]

very very funny .......grat sir...

[@cuttylue]

Can you import music from your phone or do you have to use there stock music?

[@philipbloom]

No idea. I’ve never used their auto edits

[@jaywbus]

Looks good to me! Not processed log like setting yes!

[@Adamsky2120]

You are the best Mr Bloom! Respect from Russia!

[@AlexCrews]

this is the most interesting video ever

[@AdalbertoAlmeida_81]

So much fun. Would love to see your editing process on this one and how you use the software on the computer. Thanks for this great video.

[@964cuplove]

Id love to hear about the Foto functions... is there a way to capture bracketed Fotos ? In raw ?

[@philipbloom]

Check out Ben Claremont’s review

[@randysmith6493]

Good choice of music with your car shots.

[@DawnDupponmi]

If KZbin allowed to give extra likes for dealing with those tools @ 19:44 , I would.

[@philipbloom]

Yeah. Utter twats

[@pfakx]

which mic are you using here?

[@CreativeRamy]

@philipbloom you're an amazing talented creator, always love your reviews, and yes please if you can do a now detailed video on the editing techniques would be great

[@tusker4954]

Brilliant and entertaining! As usual!

[@davidalanmedia]

Well done Phillip. I was interested in seeing the 1X2 in comparison to the 1X.

[@philipbloom]

Yeah the image is near identical sadly

[@great-stuff-6688]

Excellent job! Love it and subscribed.

[@linuschichung1340]

Mr Bloom best regards from Hong Kong this video was a lot of fun and it got rain, British atmisphere, fun cabriolet chase the rain, ducks, swans and young thugs in dark alleys, that was a nice entertaining review it was fun to watch I got my insta X , the only thing I think is interesting is the waterproof and lense guard thing, keep it coming and keep it safe Mr Bloom, your videos are always interesting to watch 🙏🙏🙏😇

[@mattbiggers]

Definitely the best review of this product so far! I think the video dislikes are from the other reviewers who weren't nearly as creative. I watched the entire video, but have a question. In certain shots (examples - when driving in your car and closing shot of the grocery cart), how did you mount the camera and selfie stick? Are you just holding it? Or is it secured another way? Thanks for your time!

[@philipbloom]

Thanks Matt. I think I will do a second video without the constraints I put myself in here with shooting almost all on the camera. If you look at the bit when the camera is mounted by the river and I am using my Sony you will see a shot of a small manfrotto clamp and bungee which the selfie stick is attached to. I used that for the shopping cart too. In the car no, I need both hands to drive especially as it’s manual. The camera outside is clamped to the driver arm rest with a GoPro clamp and arm thing but only half on that as it’s not rigid enough. I wedges it into the corner of the car and dash to make it secure. Again bungees on the clamp just in case! The clamp on the bonnet when I opened the car didn’t work so well. It was the GoPro one and too big and as was in shot looked weird. Creative mounting is the key for sure! I need to figure out a body one that doesn’t sway!

[@mattbiggers]

@@philipbloom thanks for the response. Peter McKinnon has name branded ND filters, perhaps Philip Bloom has creative camera mounts? I'd buy them.

[@philipbloom]

@@mattbiggers ha! Nah. I will keep my name to myself :)

[@Ronbc000]

Brilliant & entertaining. Thanks🎥 👍

[@philipbloom]

Thanks as always Ron

[@hellohogo]

While I despise the tiny planet and other gimmicks of 360 videography, I somehow love this video 😊🖤

[@TheLifeOfKarthik]

btw what was the song name used in this video ?

[@philipbloom]

i think I used about 10 tracks in this, all from audio network.

[@TheLifeOfKarthik]

@@philipbloom thanks for the reply ,will check on it

[@AnasAlwi-ExhibitA]

7:25. oopsie daisy!! love the reactions by the couple.

[@philipbloom]

It’s a classic moment that i keep putting in my 360 reviews :)

[@lukaseabra]

Great video. Informative and entertaining. Much appreciated!

[@amdenis]

Freakin love you and your vids! So much fun and great info.

[@KRB84]

I love that PB is making more YT vids Team PB