LOVE reviews from folks who spend the time they deem necessary to provide a detailed and trusted review of a product. Thanks!

Great video. Using the normal threaded Mount was the only issue. Definitely other attachments that don’t offset which won’t be seen in stitching. Thanks for the review!

As usual a great thorough review! Thanks.

Thanks for the the in-depth review of this cam!

Good review. I note that your monopod is not entirely invisible. I think that the problem is the 1/4-20 tripod adapter that you are using. Some of the less expensive ones do not line up the center of the monopod with the center of the 360 camera. They place one camera lens very slightly over the edge of the monopod. A few, such as Smatree and Chronos, keep all in line.

Good review!..... Especially since I need a good camera for low a light environment on gigs!

Wow..I sure have alot to learn on this Camera.. Great video.. I have the Samsung S8 plus and will be doing motovlogging and other videos using the Max and Hero 7 Black

Thank you for this review! I hope buying one Max soon. Maybe after software/firmware updates?

Excellent all round unbiased review

Thanks for the video, looks like a fun camera to use.

Thanks very much for the hard work in putting the review together, basically you answered my questions I was looking for a up from my insta 360 X but I don't think the max will cut it, yes it has better audio but being a photographer rather than a videographer that doesn't really do it for me. Its sad there are so few options on the photography side, I would have thought they would have added more based on what is on the Heros nows but possibly in a firmware update. for now I think probably for me the real upgrade for the X is to the Ricoh Z1 51gb, I have had smaller Ricoh's and liked them but the insta outstripped them but with the Z the ability to shoot Raw/dng is so much better for me, I know its been out for a while and the Z is discontinued but I hope with the new 51 that they might add some firmware upgrades to it. Apparently the reason it was dropped was due to issues of legality??? No idea why but the 51 has now replaced it if only in some hardware which we will never know but the main update in on the internal drive why o why that could not have been a sd and removable battery I don't understand but with perfect 360 spheres on two 1 inch sensors you really cant get better unless you shoot DSLR which is becoming so difficult to shoot nowadays in locations whereas the small pocket 360s are quick to get out , pop up and shoot, pop away in just a few seconds. It was a interesting review and yes the video looks nice, audio is great but overall it doesn't do it for me and thats the point of the review, you answered the questions i needed answering, thank you I realized you must live in london, I used to work in the square mile for 20 odd years and it was great to see the Lloyds again so close and the back of it unusually , also amongst the others and the market. It's been such a long time since i have been down there. Thanks very much. I realise the view is a nearly 2 years old but I don't know if any firmware has been updated on the Gopro , Ill need to check that but I just cant see it coming up to the quality of the Ricoh whatever they do, They are on a different plane and thats to be expected, the Ricoh is double the price. Cheers.

Great review Daniel 😀Agree with you and I am a Mac user so not disappointed by the workflow. However I am not convince by the stitching line, when camera is moving I can see the stitching compare to One X. What is your feedback on this ?

Best comprehensive review I've seen so far. Thank you! Cheers from Down Under.

Thanks Daniel, for your great review. What would you recommend: I do have a gopro hero 7, I would like to have an easy to carry 360 camera for good quality video, reframing etc. : so QooCam 8K may be great, but too large, I think..., wait for the next gen insta360? Or is the Max the best choice?

Thanks for the detailed video. Great point about phone compatibility. I'm on Android right now but do you think a 2019 iPod Touch would work well with the Max?

Great vid! I agree the software especially if you're using a PC is lacking! I actually just posted a vid today doing a review of the Max but from a beginners perspective!

Thank you. One of the very best GoPro Max reviews I've seen.

First I would like to thank you for the useful videos and comparisons that you display on your channel and what I would like to mention is that I couldn't configure my gopro Max recording setting neither hero mode nor 360; after checking my records unfortunately I saw a bad product quality. for example in Hero mode when I turn Max HyperSmooth On and Horizon leveling On the camera keeps recording small vibrates and the focus is blurred and not stabilized, also cant turn hypersmooth On in 360 mode, behind i couldn't play .360 video's extension on PC and their are no player can run .360 extension. I appreciate your effort if you publish gopro Max tutorial on your channel discussing some points like how to apply perfect configuration on gopro max by using both camera and phone and also on PC and other points that you believe that they are useful to us as beginner users should know to get the utmost benefit from using gopro Max to be as skillful as professionals and not as beginners . I believe that only a professional like you can provide this tutorial and I think that all your followers will appreciate that as well.

thanks for the review, what is your intro music ? and what camera are you shooting on ? is it in autofocus ?

Thank you for this! What phone are you using to edit 360 videos with the gopro app?

Thank for the review. Can you use it as a studio camera?

Hi 360 Guy, GoPro Max or new Insta R? Or Kandao 8k? Or probably both, Max and Insta R? I guess the one has Advantages what the other not have and opposite. Thx for your valuable content. Greetz from Germany

I loved the vídeo. How do you get panoramic Photos? Tks a lot

The 360 Guy can you switch camera modes/view while recording? That is can you switch back and forth between camera modes while in the middle of recording?

compared with insta 360 one R's 360 cameramodule. is max have better good stiching, 360video and picture, lowlight result than one R?

Nice video Thanks I have the Max for a few months, I'm happy but there is the problem of the lights flashing ... can this problem be solved? thanks simon

Ordered my GoPro Max before this review dropped by an hour. Just started the video, I hope I don't regret my purchase cause I kept aching over the One X Vs the Max. XD

So you’re saying that it is limited to a 256G sd card?

Always loved your reviews! Too bad, I think Max is not good for virtual tours then... Still can't decide what to get for virtual tours (real estate) around 500 bucks. Thinking of Theta V (since I can't afford Z1) or Insta 360 One R (or Go Pro Max but then I saw in this review the photos aren't as good as the videos).

got mine this week, photo is wow, cant say on video, bcouse the software for windows is shoit, so till they fix that i dont use video (looks for me not reqtangular), low light photo is wow.

Hi, I am desperately trying to decide between the Insta360 one R and GoPro Max. I am a Windows, Android user. Has GoPro provided any significant software updates since you posted this video? The GPM seems to have what I need, especially the ease of showing GPS overlays. The OneR seems to have better video editing. I don't want to spend more than an one hour after recording for a 30 sec video I want to post on Instagram.

I saw lots of stitching artifacts...maybe all the 360 cams suffer from that same issue? But I'm hoping with firmware/software updates those stitching artifacts can be eliminated to a large degree. Thanks for the comprehensive review. I'd like to fly this camera on a drone...it's nice to see a person can buy a $50/year accident/replacement warranty...makes my pucker factor go WAY down. :)

Great review thanks ! I'm still wondering if I should buy it for VR content, because I often have some project on which light is an issue. But you're saying that it's a good camera for low light situations. Would you use it on fixed footage situation, like animal watching at dawn or sunset or sunrise ? Thanks for your answer. Hope to see you soon again.

If you shoot in hero mode does it look ok underwater?

hey Daniel! does the max allow export in panosphere / equirectangular format and post edit like the insta 360 cameras? I've Heard feedback that it doesn't

Can you change the mount? That would be the only thing thats holding me back from buying it as they tend to break for me. :D

Hello. Do you know if the GoPro Max is capable of looping/loop recording?

Bro hero 8 or Max ? Which should I buy ?

Great vid as usual, a quick question, if I shoot in 360 mode, does that mean if I put it on KZfaq I will be able to swipe left right up down and view where I want as I watch? Also are you gonna review qoocam soon, I’m looking to buy a 360 camera, keep up the great work 👍👍👍😊😊😊🇬🇧🇬🇧

Would you recommend for real estate virtual tours? Thanks!

Hi mate, I don’t really understand camera settings too much but what is the difference between 1080p 30fps and 1440p 60 FPS when 360? I get a pop up and not to sure about this 1440 malarki

I saw you had some footage of the desktop app, but didn't hear you review it specifically. Does the desktop software work for all the use cases of the mobile app? I have an android as well and found my phone crashed while trying to edit 30m of footage (on a relatively new samsung s22!). Hoping I can use it on my MacBook instead for editing. Cheers!

Is it good for real state virtual tours?

Is it good enough for podcast? What do you think?

How do I set up the 360 panoramic lens to record my Basketball games while hooked to a tripod ?

Aloha! Your work is amazing! Can you help us please? I live in Maui and have a specific goal of uploading and playing 360 (GoPro Max) on our Virtual Reality Headsets Pico G2, Open source Android platform. I am looking for suggestions and ways to upload and play 360 on this device. Thanks!

Nice presentation good work👌🥰

Great I just bought one today and I have a Note 10

Informative bro. Post a video on upcoming insta one x action camera

Is the software issue still a problem now in 2022?

Is it possible for GoPro to increase the Max FPS via an update to improve slow motion? And is that likely? Because that’s a big decider for me between that and the insta 360 one x.

I realise this may be a silly question but how did you remove your selfie stick out of the footage

Will gopro max2 release this year?

you're not talking about the Freezing screen issue (community.gopro.com/t5/Cameras/GoPro-Max-Video-Recording-freezes/td-p/464540) so I'm supposing you don't have that issue? if you don't, can you share the specs of your SD card with us? thanks

It doesn't sound much better than the fusion for 360 photos then. Once again pixelated when put onto a desktop PC monitor?

So could this be used to film and then watch on my oculus vr?

con you connect the 360 to a pc. can you stream

You didnt mention how terrible it is in the water and that fact the dont have a case for diving as yet

overall great video

@:049 75MBPS H.S25 ?????????

I have a question: can we connect an external microphone just like the GoPro Hero using the audio adapter? Grateful for the attention.

That sky color does not look natural :( is there a way to make colors less saturated?

12/20/21has the software been updated for Android 10 yet ???

Best settings for low light 360 video?

Good content

whats the name of the app?

Why does my GoPro max in 360 video mode only record 8:03 mins?? How do i fix this?

Battery life would have been nice to add to your review but pretty good info on the cameras functionality.

I feel like the Max was a step down from the Fusion. They improved the workflow, but sacrificed everything else. I'd rather a slower workflow with better quality than the other way around.

Pinnacle can edit 360 video after you exported it to your desktop

Just returned my Max after a week Not user friendly So many bugs you have to work thru Deal breaker was being limited to uploading only 90 secs to KZfaq via the app.

When the camera is moving left to right. The video looks really blurry and bad.

The video quality looks super crappy, is this because of KZfaq Compression? or does it actually records like that? does not look at all like the videos shown on the GoPro website. Cheers!

I would like to know if my macbook pro 13’ retina mid 2014 8gb ram, i5, 128gb ssd is good enough for workflow??

what kind of adapter do you use in order to make the invisible selfie stick dissapear ?

Bro which is good for photography GoPro max or goprohero 8

Ok so I got this and have to say 1440p is a bit of a GoPro marketing lie... It's actually 1920x1440 which is just a 4:3 version of HD, basically it's HD with extra height... Erm GoPro, 1440p is meant to be 2560x1440 so this is not really 1440p. Where's my pixels gone? 😭 just had to say because I bought it thinking it shot 2K hero mode but it's just HD.

Go pro max the sounds or audio is not good

Can someone help to know 1tb micro sd card is supported by Go pro max and go pro 8

This thing overheats. And hard to export 360 files

No hayche de are mode?! No 4k hero, no thanks.

I've had one for eight months now. Terrible battery life!

There's no way to disable fish eye mode when you're taking photos in max. That's a drawback of it.

the stitch line is horrible on the 360 camera compared to the insta 360 one X. and extremely not user friendly at all if you really want to edit the videos and pictures. even the garmin was better i think

underwater?

Anyone want buy mine????

Thanks for the video ... you didn't mention battery or storage ...🙄

Has the Android app improved since this video was made?

Let us see a 13-minute 360 video using only the Max and Windows 10 published to KZfaq.

Rylo started the avalanche of reframing-stabilized 360 cams... I hope they come out with a NEW Rylo in 2020!

Why isnt anyone telling that go pro max is absolutelly uselless unless you get adobe with it . i bought one and didnt know that 360 videos with the regular HEVC codeck with 4k are atrociously bad quality videos and they literally put 5k behind a monthly paywall! over 20 bucks per month!???? BS!

What a shame! It's written "5m", but you can't dive with GoPro Max.

windows software still sucks now which is a shame.

Are we just going to ignore the fact that u look like u have a big knife in you hand when u hold it in your hand?? Thats Looks super weird

prefer gopro instead of spyware

So the biggest downside is that the software doesn't work as well on Android? If you can afford $500 for a 360 camera you can spring for the iPhone.

So it seams that the insta 360 one X is still a better choice then.

the stitching looks pretty terrible...

It doesn't support Windows or Android. And where done.

I would give this video a thumbs up, but you had not 4k option... on a video test smh