This is a BIG ONE! Make sure to use those timestamps to hop to the questions you're looking to get answered. And as always, throw any more questions you have down below👍

Got my Ace Pro a week ago. So far so good. I like the skin tones right out of camera better than my GoPro. The mount system is fantastic and secure.

I loved your response to the silly questions and comments regarding the magnetic mount. Indeed, a video dedicated to this will not be too much. Thanks in advance David

Man your videos are always on point! Always super informative …. Great production and you’re extremely down to earth and don’t use that annoying super imposed “KZfaqr” voice and persona! Just recently started following and already learned a ton and made some awesome purchases based on your phenomenal reviews! Thank you for your great contribution to the KZfaq community, your highly appreciated 🙏🏽

I appreciate you and love seeing new videos pop up in my feed from you.

Awesome video as usual. Can't wait till my ace pro comes in. It was the ease of operation that swayed me getting the ace instead of the Osmo 4

Great video as always David, we're currently spoilt for choice. Can't really go wrong with any of these cams. Love your work as always!

The Ace Pro's lense IS removable. Plenty of videos about how to do it without losing waterproof integrity.

Lots of great questions answered in this video!!! Good job as always bud!! Keep killing it! #loveyourcreators

While stationary, the Ace Pro audio sounded significantly better to my ear, but the quality as wind velocity increased deteriorated pretty uniformly for all of 'em. The built-in rigging capabilities of the Ace are pretty cool, too. Very thoughtful design.

excellent review... it is frustrating when people are like "no, magnets are not strong enough" and all that stuff....its magnets and clippy bits! double protection, surely. David we need a video about this, for those in the back that didn't get the memo! or weren't paying attention for the whole of 2023! i do enjoy your videos buddy. just brilliant as always.

I bought the Ace Pro because of you. Self gift. Thank you ❤

I just bought my new Insta 360 Ace Pro yesterday. I am so excited about it.

I think the main concern about the magnetic mount isn’t so much the magnetic part, but the small plastic clips that are far more likely to break vs. GoPro’s thick plastic and bolt design that would be much stronger should an impact happen. Would like to see how the durability looks between these two systems. Been loving the content. You just got a sub sir.

Great review. I’m an Insta360 fan, I have the OneX2 and One RS twin addition. Been considering the Ace pro as an addition. This may have sold me on it finally after watching hours of videos on it lol

Great review. I was really interested in the over heating comparison. I scuba dive with the GP10 in it's waterproof housing and experience overheating. have really considered switching to the Action or Ace. Is there a way you could do an overheating comparison in their respective housings?

Thank you for clarifying all my confusions ❤.

Great comparison Review! Thanks David!

Amazing product review. I think the pause feature is great because I hate to get an edit done on my videos because they are just hard to do. I think it will also make great footage from 8K

Thank you david. A very well detailed explanation. 😊❤

Great review I have now considered buying the Insta 360 Ace Pro

Love you review - you make great content and easy to follow. I’m coming over from GoPro. Can you go over the editing app more. Specifically with the GoPro you have the ability to easily crop and zoom in on videos when you do social media The free frame is a great way to film for both social media and KZfaq but all the other modes only do 60-9, and make it difficult to edit for stories and find myself going back to GoPro Quik editing software. Suggestions. I don’t see anybody creating KZfaq videos on how to create stories using the Ace pro. Thank buddy

Great video! Just what I needed to know.

Great video but I think the reason you would choose ace is for the low light video, but from what I can see the pocket 3 is the best (I know the pocket 3 isn’t an action camera.)

For kayak angler Barry will like gesture control and voice control on Ace Pro because it actually works really well….. I kayak fish.

LOL.. yes please do make a magnetic mount video. You should compare it to the Gopro quick buckle mount too which may need additional investment if I am not mistaken.

Excellent as usual!!!

I use screen protectors for my go pros on my motorcycle and have had rocks hit my glass many times doing 80+, a non-replaceable screen is a no go and warranty's are great but that's downtime where I can't use my camera vs just dropping in a replacement lens

David, per usual, excellent review/comp on these cameras... I have both the I360AP and the DJIA4, I bought the latter 2 weeks before the I360AP came out, then like went oh crap, now I have to buy it. I am a bit underwhelmed by the image quality of the I360AP, compared to the DJIA4, they are close and in some sense, on image quality alone, not worth the cost of upgrade. But the I360AP many other features make up for this. The fixed lens issue on the I360AP is troublesome, however Insta360 seems to have our back with their pledge to repair. Plus I will be putting ND filters on this camera also... more protection. The best and most important I360AP advantage for me is the low light capability, it was my Ah-Ha moment to pull the trigger. I am leaving for Australia early next year, and am debating whether to bring my Sony APS-C camera at all, since the I360AP performs so well... more testing first. I am your newest sub, thanks, David! A production note, if you don't mind: The music track under this video, which is basically a drum beat, for some (like me) is distracting and IMHO unnecessary.

I have to say the voice activation is great on the GoPro

Thanks, David, been curious about those since I've wanted to get one...now that you said it, I realize a lot of concerns about this camera isn't really something that would happen to me. Guess I will go ahead purchase it and see how it goes, given that the image quality looks promising

Good review. Here in the PHILIPPINES, is a bit warmer, 76-90F, on average so looking for overheating test in higher temps for the Ace Pro and Action 4. Many thanks.

Ahahaha the end is very funny. Great video as usual :)

Good work ❤, thank you , can you make a sunset time lapse comparison?

Great video David! I have the action 4 and it seems like it under exposes a lot of the time especially when vlogging. It likes to expose for the entire scene and not just my face which is frustrating. I am probably going to try the ACe Pro to see if it works better for vlogging. What do you think?

Great review, mate.

hi. you did a stabilization test with those 3 cams in daylight. but i think the real difference comes in when you do the same test in low light. in other reviews i watched, the dji osmo action and go pro become very unstable in said scenario. maybe you can do a test as well? thanks 😊

I ran mine for the 1st tonight running a usb power feed as a dash cam and constant record with 3hrs running time til the memory card ran out of space @ 4k30 and no overheating but she was pretty warm

Aside from the audio quality on the Ace Pro, which can be ‘fixed’ with an external mic, it’s the winner for me.

I have OA3 and Ace Pro, there is no challenge for low light videos, ace pro is a win.. but for battery durability OA has better battery life..

@DavidManningvlog where did you get the quick release mount with 1/4 thread?

I just use the snap mount for my gopro hero 6 and hero 12 just ordered the one for media mod more secure especially with the locking adapter.

would be adding Ace Pro in my collection, that's the sure.

Thanks for your reviews! Is the magnetic quick release clip with the GoPro feet (20:11) sold by Insta 360? Or where can I purchase it? I'm looking to mount the Ace Pro on the underside of my dual sided bike computer mount (the top side has the mount for my Garmin and the bottom has the GoPro mount for a video camera).

For Insta360, Is there a difference in image quality if I let the camera do stabilization as opposed to using their app and stabilize the footage in my PC?

Great clip , but I never had a problem with overheating on my gopro 10 or 11 as I use it as action camera . On my bikes or in holiday outside , not vlogging indoors. So here we see that the ace pro is actually a vlogging and family holiday camera than action camera. No lens glass that can change or the flip screen will accidentally be flipped the opposite way when you are doing some actual action…… so yeah…..I ll pass on the ace pro and stick to my gopro 11 dji action

I was sold on the Insta, until 8-bit. The amount of times I have recorded footage using Insta360 x3, Action 3 and so on where it was on auto and it did not deal with the low and highlights that well where I've needed to adjust it and 8-bit v's 10-bit is woeful. DJI have nailed it with the Pocket 3 and HLG, try it in a HDR workflow and export, it's awesome. I suffer from GAS but it's not quite happening for me. As the Spice Girls sang, 'What I really want, what I really, really want", is Insta360 proper 4K export resolution in 10-Bit HLG, just sayin. :-)

Can you make a video comparing the three cameras with external shotgun mics? I’m interested to hear the sound difference as well as how the mic looks on camera. Does the mic and dead cat show up in frame at all?

17:15 can you clarify the hdr aspect. Don’t both GoPro and DJI shoot HDR too? And 10 bit at that? What am I missing ?

My DJI Osmo pocket 2 runs 4 hours recording 4K/30 at 30+ degrees temperature here in the Philippines! Yes you read correct, it's over 4 hours NONSTOP without overheating! Connected to a PD Powerbank it runs at 30+ degrees Celsius - but newer cameras are overheating ...LOL

One thing I can't seem to find though, how does the Stats Dashboard work? Like, I have it sync'd to my Garmin but I see footage of people driving recording it has the stats dashboard on the screen, is that during live shooting or post edit?

Thanks for the video mate, that's a lot of questions answered :) The low-light performance, and free-form + recording pause/resume features really makes me consider the purchase to relaunch my baking channel as I should save a lot of time in post-processing. Cheers!

Seen a video where a person lost her camera due to accidentally hitting the camera while fishing. This issue worries me but how much force exactly to be able to detach the camera from the magnetic lock? Anyways love your videos! lots of information I need!

One thing I really wish these cameras would add at some point even if just a bit is IR night vision. Or even just make a dang IR attachment. There are 80-160 dollar 2-4k body cams out here about the same size as any of these cameras with at least minimum relatively good IR and not bad stability mounts. If GoPro, DJI, or Insta360 jumped on adding even a slightly adequate IR function they would be the king of action cameras without question. It’s odd to me that they haven’t even really tried to given there are countless channels that record in low or near no light conditions in their videos. The closest is the ActionPro here which decimates GoPro in the dark and seems to just slightly best DJI in it. With a flashlight maybe the Ace Pro has little to no need for IR at all but if it had the feature it would undeniably be the King even at like 500-550 bucks so long as it can kinda closely maintain the battery life. (Switching to IR would likely need minimal features aside from stability which would help it not need to add too much drain). I cannot stress enough how willing I would be to buy the Ace even if it cost 500-550 if it had that feature on top of what it’s at currently. Say for example, they added the sensors around the front screen. (Move the front screen down a tad, sensors around it and logo under the lens) and make the camera maybe just a bit bigger to fit the sensors as necessary (in the possible event they couldn’t fit it in a future Ace of this same size). These cameras have a lot more features absolutely as it is but I don’t entirely see how they couldn’t at all add IR vision to them. All of these cameras are at a point where the main things they actually NEED to improve is battery life and low/near no light visibility. The stability is insane, they all have really good image quality, colors are really darn good, plenty of options and extra features (zoom, superview (or whatever each ones name for it is), ratios, wind filters, etc). Adding a way to deal with the nighttime light and really working on the battery seems to me the logical next step. Not like the technology isn’t there and pretty good as is. Like I mentioned body cams have it, and they’re running 10-15 HOUR battery life with similar size batteries, with up to 4k 120, and are stable enough to still easily see the footage. Meanwhile current best action cameras can only run just over an hour and their images practically die when it comes to night? Why? Even just a mod addition for dealing with the night like the Ace has a mic addition would be enough. Something, anything to actually try to deal with it. Heck people have turned old action cams into relatively good IR. These companies can’t even try so far? I don’t say any of that to diminish the accomplishments of these cameras, they’re great for what they are 100 percent. I just don’t understand why one of the well known things that make footage rough they seemingly haven’t done much to address. I did mention earlier the Ace Pro seems the furthest on night quality, with a flashlight I think it could actually do okay in low light conditions (ex. Airsoft or urbex where an area has little light). That said an IR function, even if it’s not great, would make it an absolute action camera beast. A function like that even if poor would set it apart as a better option because it has the capability. Of course, I doubt it would be that poor if they added it, but erring on the side of caution there a bit.

Yeah a video on Magnetic mount would be worth it.

Nice one dude! One weird thing I've found with the Ace Pro is that the audio is muted for about 1-2 seconds at the beginning of every clip. It actually cut off some of my words during a recent vlog. Have you noticed that?

Yesterday I saw Ace Pro third party replacement lenses with filters and they had lens wrench in kit. I screenshotted them. So I’m questioning their report that lens isn’t replaceable. I own the Ace Pro and love mine.

The Ace pro really shouldn't be compared to the Action 4 and Gopro 12, in fairness it really does kinda stand alone at this point. The red headed step child that even Insta won't talk about, the Insta 360 Ace, non-pro edition is more in line spec wise, price wise and sensor wise so it really should be the one being compared here.

Hi David, I bought a BOYA BY-V20 Wireless Microphone but unfortunately, it is not compatible with the Insta360 Ace Pro. Could you recommend a few wireless mic options for this action cam? Thank you. An issue I'm having: I used a lavelier mic & connected to the Ace Pro tru the Mic adaptor. The recorded audio is left channel only. Did I do something wrong?

Are you able to livestream either directly from the camera or from a connected device and if so to what platforms? Thanks for the info in your review, very helpful!

Does the Ace Pro support timecode? Does the Ace Pro have Horizon Lock like the GoPro? Does it flicker with certain type of lights or does it adapt ?

For me the dj4 is the current winner for me at least for lost of reasons.

It’s more likely that GoPro creates a different type of mounting system that allows it to keep the 1/4-20 thread in the camera like Insta360 should have done. I haven’t used GoPro screws for a long time. A buy SmallRig frames so I can slip the camera in and out easily. Unfortunately the Ace Pro is so new that no company has made one with a 1/4-20 mounting option.

The manual says to not submerge the Ace Pro, so that's not an action cam, it's a vlogging cam. 8:47 Another deal breaker is the non replicable lens cover

*Audio Quality Comparison* : The video provides a detailed comparison of audio quality among the Insta360 Ace Pro, DJI Action 4, and GoPro Hero 12. Despite being action cameras, the Ace Pro's audio, especially with wind reduction modes, performs surprisingly well, showcasing its potential for vlogging or capturing audio-rich content outdoors. *External Audio Capabilities* : Viewers inquire about external audio options for the Ace Pro, such as using DJI mics via USBC or Road mic Go set. The video confirms the Ace Pro's versatility, allowing for various external audio setups, including connecting a mini mic directly to the camera unit with a vlog housing or cage. This flexibility enhances the Ace Pro's appeal for content creators seeking high-quality audio recording options. *Battery Life and Fast Charging* : The comparison extends to battery life and charging capabilities. Despite industry-standard battery tests often conducted at lower resolutions, the video reveals real-world performance at 4K resolution. The Ace Pro demonstrates slightly better battery life than the GoPro Hero 12 and supports fast charging, outpacing the Hero 12 in charging times. *Overheating Performance:* In the overheating test, the Ace Pro showcases impressive endurance, outlasting the GoPro Hero 12 and performing marginally better than the DJI Action 4 at 4K 120fps. This insight is crucial for users planning extended recording sessions or shooting in demanding conditions, highlighting the Ace Pro's reliability under high-resolution, high-frame-rate settings. *Durability and Unique Features* : The video addresses concerns about lens durability and the absence of a user-replaceable lens cover on the Ace Pro. While acknowledging potential issues, the manufacturer's response offers reassurance, including a one-year free lens swap policy. Additionally, the video highlights the Ace Pro's unique features, such as pixel binning for improved image quality, field of view comparisons, and the innovative magnetic mount system, which enhances user convenience and mounting options.

How easy has editing/color grading the ace pro footage vs. GoPro+DJI footage been? Wasn’t sure how far in camera AI went in the ace pro.

Magnets are magnets and never break your hearts with proper use. No manufacturers can stay behind the evolution. Customers want practical changes. Hope, GoPro designers like magnet evolution. 🙏👏👏👏🙏

Yes, magnetic mount was a bad marketing decision, should have been quick release mount. I played with one and it didnt have as tight a tolerance as I'd hoped, it shook and rattled a bit. Stabilization will address that, but the clicking/rattling noise bothered me. Maybe i just got access to a bad mount. They also sell "magentic mount" for gopro aftermarket too.

Is the ace pro still water proof with the audio adapter?

I’ve just started to play with GoPro Labs on my Mini 11. Has 10 Bit colour and 200Mbps. Don’t see many reviewers mention the option of GoPro labs and the large assortment of option it “unlocks” Probably a bit too in-depth for the turn on and use crowd I guess.

Is there an extended battery for the AcePro?

As with most older models you could turn off the GPS if you were worried about power drain. Realistically the GPS uses a tiny amount of power which is why it's not an issue on your Apple Watch. 8bit HDR? as you would need 10bit the output is not actually HDR, Insta360 are very careful to always call it ActiveHDR not HDR video because of this. While it is a wider gamut recording it is not a compatible HDR format you can upload to KZfaq for HDR video.

I’m confused by this. Can’t remove the lens means no ND. Does it do auto shutter and how does that affect the video smoothness in the final product. Also, when I shoot HDR video on a phone and put it in a Premier Pro Rec709 sequence alongside my SonyA7siii footage, the phone footage needs the colour space overridden back to Rec709. Does the Ace pro have that issue?

Hi David. This is my deal breaker. Does it stay in the pre recording mode when you stop recording or do you have to set it up to continue pre record for a second time?

Hi, are there any good accessories for the Ace Pro? Like, head band accessories or helmet or...something for the head...really. I would like to use it for fishing videos....cheers!

Action 4 has some excessive sharpening that I don't like. Ace Pro has probably the best image out of all. I am very excited about the next integration of Ace Pro, I am hoping for better colour depth at 10-bit at least and better dynamic range, no need for super resolution, even 8k is a bit too much.

What is the sensor called and manufactured by?

Such a great video!! I released 2 videos so far sharing some answers that i got directly from the head of marketing of insta360 in europe. A new part of Q and A will be soon available as well

How about a comparison between insta 360 one rs 1 inch leica edition and the ace pro, they are both 1 inch so good to see if actually is there a difference in the image clarity

I just got my ND Filters for the AP. I'm blown away by how large they are. Like hilarious, did anyone at Insta question it??

What's the battery life like from fast charging. I've always found it's convenient, but often the battery life is significantly reduced for that charge, compared to regular charging. Also genuinely confused why so many people reviewing these cameras ignore the fact GoPro already have a quick release clip, that's probably been around longer than their competitors. Sure it doesn't work on some accessories that specifically use the screw, but if you're using the adhesive mounts, chesty, bar mount, etc. They've all got the clip system. If you were running the proper adhesive mount on your triple camera comparison setup the GoPro would also take a second to remove. I'm sure there's people who appreciate the magnetic clip more, but it's not just better, it's actually the most annoying thing about my Action 2, and that camera won't even transfer files from the camera to an SD card, and they refused to fix it under warranty...

how to preview video insta360 ace pro ( not using the app)?. i I took videos on the camera then I want to go back on the camera itself to see what I took. is there a way ?

I ended up buying the camera to replace my (2) Insta360 One R's with 1-inch modules. The low light is surely a lot better than the 1-inch mod. However, I don't really see that much improvement in video quality, at least in action mode. One thing that I think is really weird is that in time lapse mode, you can only shoot 4K. This really doesn't make sense to me. It's a fixed image, and it should be at least 5.7K if not 8K. I also don't like that you can't do the zoom in time lapse mode. The only other gripe with me now is the battery life. I think fixed place tests that you did don't resemble what an actual camera is doing in action mode. Obviously, the processor is working much harder when you are mountain bike riding at 20 MPH vs, the camera sitting in place. In my first series of test I barley got 50 minutes, and thats with 4k/60, low screen brightness, and screen off after 10 secs.... But to be fare the user interface/touch screen, audio, magnetic mount, low light recording, and dynamic range are clearly much better than the One R 1-Inch Mod or 4K mod. I I also did some test with fixed placed shots comparing it to my Iphone 13 Pro Max as I was hoping I could use the Ace Pro for these type of shots instead of the iPhone. The Ace Pro does well, but in my opinion, the iPhone still produces noticeable, better quality difference.

Hi Davide, very interesting video comparison 💪 I add two questions on which I would like to have clarification as I am very interested in the ACE PRO. 1. ACE PRO focal: I always see a slight blur on the face (first part audio test), is this correct? What minimum distance does it require? 2. Lights with distortion on ACE PR: I noticed in some videos that pointing at the sun or lights creates a reflection line. Can you confirm that this happens in the ACE PRO? Thanks in advance for your answers. Manuel

Do I lose features if I record in 1080p? Like HDR, etc?

Has anyone try to use the dji mic 1 on the Ace pro? How did it go? 😅 I don’t know which one to get (ace pro or action 4) for shooting soccer, basketball and baseball.

17:46 On my monitor there's banding on all 3 of them. But not massive, but I can see it.

Do the insta 360 ace pro need a gimbal . I want to see u try it

Hi, can the insta360 ace pro do direct live-streaming ? like onto Facebook / utube/ and etc. ?

Does anyone know if you can connect the ace pro to the dji mic 2?

My celular also has build in GPS, but it only drains (much more) battery when activated or in use. This was with all my celulars over the, let's say, past 20 years. And it would not have been verry differently to action cams. I even had GPS turned off all the time on the Hero11. And yes, GoPro claims that they've removed the GPS-unit from the Hero12 to achieve longer runtime and decrease overheating time. But it just seems to be a "clever" way to cut production costs, because the customers are "swallowing it". What actually has changed on the Hero12 is that they drastically lowered bitrates on those specific resolutions that would have benefited from this. On the same settings. And on a 15min. recording on 1080p30, the Hero11 creates a file of 3,69GB/35142kbps and the Hero12 of 192MB/1727kbps. I'm pretty sure they will get the same results on the Hero11, which still has the build in GPS, in both battery life and (thermal) runtime when they would make the same adjustments in the firmware. Less processing generates less heat and thus needs less power. The removed GPS-unit is just a fairytale and people keep swallowing it.

what about autofocus problem of ACE and software upgrade to solve it?

finally I complete review, thanks!!

In extreme woble the Ace Pro stabilization will go ham, not that you would be in that kind of situations normally or ideally ever, but the Ace will break first in that.

Somebody can please tell me, about the actual overheating time for all the cameras in the videos, the record limit for this guy doesn't match upto the other videos on KZfaq, he says 60min and other says just 10min of record time for osmo 4, which is really disgusting, just a big confusion in that, could anyone help with the right info.?

You forgot to mention the ace pro battery door is a big design flaw. It just easily be bumped open. It happened to me.

Brooo, how can I use the dji mic on it?

I have one question Dave , is 5.3k vid better than 4k ?

Is there Going to be a Video about the normal ace without pro?

Question for you , I know the DJI Pocket 3 is not an action camera , but I just want to use it mainly to record my table tennis matches ...Do you think the quality of low light and video quality is better than the Gopro 12 or the Insta 360 action camera Ace pro??? I am just curious , I might do an upgrade from my Gopro 11 .I cannot wait to hear from your feedback.