Insta360 X5 - Waterproof 8K 360° Action Camera, Leading Low Light, Invisible Selfie Stick Effect, Rugged and Replaceable Lens, 3-Hour Battery, Built-in Wind Guard, Stabilization, Triple AI Chip Design

Okay wow, I am impressed. I have a close friend who uses the X4 for her motocycle videos and when the new X5 dropped I knew I had to get it. I am using this primarily to record DJ sets/gigs, and other slice-of-life things. Recording in lower lighting for sets at night is a priority and I am blown away with the quality of the PureVideo recordings I have made. Everything is clear and well-lit, and I love that I am able to capture the decks and the dancing then edit between the entire 360 of shots. The X5 and iPhone app were both very easy to set up, and the editing is intuitive. This really opens up a huge range of possibilities. Also, the gesture control is super fun! There are just so many options to play around with and customize to your needs in each setting. Definitely recommend!

Pros:- charging port location- waterproof'ish: handles surprise downpours- great stabilization- small size- good mounts- voice and gesture control- films in every directionCons:- need louder beeps, I'd go with gesture controlAll my rider buddies use Insta360 cams and it's easy to unaderstand why. Instead of needing a camera to film in both direction, these 5X cameras film everything all at once. It just makes it even better. Especially the new location of the charging port. Small change but massive improvement for riders who need to charge while riding

Been using it as a dash cam mostly. Battery runs about 2 hours and it loops recording if your memory card fills up. You have to turn it off manually if you don't want it to overwrite stuff. Audio's clear, and noise reduction works well. Overall solid camera and well worth the money.

Paired it with my Cardo headset and it works great. I can start recording with voice which is super convenient mid-ride. Sound came out better thar I thought voice was clear and the wind wasn't bad. Bluetooth stayed connected too. Colors are vibrant and image is super crispy!

The camera won't let you do anything without connecting it to the app for no reason. The app will not let me update to 2.0 to work with my new X5.I was a beta tester and I thought that was keeping me from updating it beyond 1.8xx, but even after leaving the beta program I still can't update the app. I've uninstalled it and reinstalled it multiple times on my Samsung S25 Ultra. and now I can't even get back in the beta program.What a disappointment, if the app wasn't available but not required in order to use the camera period this wouldn't be so disappointing. I'm a long time customer ever since my X3. I've bought a new one every year.I wish they had more competition. I can't wait for the DJI and Gopro 360 options to come available.

I really like the Insta X5. I always have it with me on shoot days, and it's been doing an awesome job on some projects already. The 8K quality is super clear, and the unique 360 view makes everything way more fun and exciting to shoot. All in all, I will totally keep using it for my projects.

Very happy with it. Those that received it early have commented about the lack of app availability. I received mine the day after launch and was able to download the newest version of the app, update firmware and use the camera as intended. So, take those reviews with a grain of salt. So far, I have been very pleased. Not only is the low-light capabilities worth the upgrade from the X4 alone, the replaceable lenses and improved workflow are outstanding. (For me), this was a worthy upgrade from the X4. Having said that, if I was a creator that shot exclusively in good light, the X4 would be just fine. Trust me though, if you shoot in lower light or even at night, the X5 is probably 2 F-stops better at least if I were to guess...

the absolutely first thing I did when i got my X5 was to take the camera out for a ride down the coast, about 200 miles round trip. Got some really solid footage, no glare issues even when the sun was low.Wasn't sure how it'd handle wind noise but it actually did better than expected. Sound came out pretty clean considering I was cruising at 60+ most of the time.Overall happy with it. Easy to use while mounted and the video looks great.