Is this the worst action camera I've tried? Insta360 Ace Pro Vs Insta360 X4

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00:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:00 - 3:45 X4 pros
3:45 - 14:14 x4 cons
14:14 - 17:04 Ace Pro pros
17:04 - 20:00 Ace Pro cons
20:00 - 20:43 Trail intro
20:43 - 23:26 Basic 4k test chin mounted
23:26 - 25:08 Colour correction test chin mounted
25:08 - 27:45 Free Frame mode horizontal and vertical test chin mounted
27:45 - 30:33 Vertical test chin mounted
30:33 - 32:51 360 test chin mounted
32:51 - 33:13 Swap to chest mount
33:13 - 34:25 Basic 4k test chest mounted
34:25 - 36:09 Free Frame mode horizontal and vertical test chest mounted
36:09 - 38:04 Vertical test chest mounted
38:04 - 39:55 360 test chest mounted
39:55 - 41:18 360 test top of helmet mounted
41:18 - 42:18 360 test handlebar mounted
42:18 - 44:04 360 test pole from saddle mounted
44:04 - 45:50 Low light first test
45:50 - 47:44 Low light second test
47:44 - 52:53 Final verdicts
After last weeks video testing the two main action camera brands I wanted to see how the Insta360 X4 360 camera and Ace Pro models would look too.
find that video here:
• GoPro Hero 12 Vs DJI O...
These are two very different cameras and can do different things but how do they look when used as a POV camera on a mountain bike?
Thanks so much for watching!
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@changrenyong7616 Ай бұрын

This is truly the best X4 review I have seen so far. So much cycling-related details on its pros and cons. Bravo!

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

Oh man thank you for saying that! It’s a risk making such a long detailed video (not to mention exhausting) so to hear you say exactly what I was hoping it would provide is a bit of a relief 🤘🏻

@user-jf5lr5cb4f Ай бұрын

ye x4 sucks! take gopro 12 + max lens mode 2

@Vitalos Ай бұрын

Yeah, this is what I also liked the most. I watched some videos but this is the best so far! ;)

@budgetbiker7 Ай бұрын

This is the most comprehensive and down to earth comparison for action cameras I have ever seen, please do more of these when the latest stuff comes out! My GoPro 10 is starting to show its age. Great video as always Ali!

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I really wanted to give as much info as possible and show actual real-world footage so people can really make up their minds. Sadly it does make a long video which won’t ever do as well as a 8-10 min review but I didn’t want to compromise even if it means fewer views. Comments like yours makes me really happy I went the route I did 😊

@CrimsonDoveKarting 27 күн бұрын

I use my 360 for racing and just got an x4. 2 notes no one's mentioning so I just have to. 1: The x4 no longer has a recording limit, I hit 2 hours 4k@60 on a single recording and it still had a little battery. 2: it's constantly saving, after my 2 hour test I ripped the battery out to see what would happen, only lost the last 5-10 seconds. About frickin time

@toferlund Ай бұрын

Great footage comparison. Really what I wanted to know for mountain biking videos. Thanks for sharing.

@luism.2050 19 сағат бұрын

Got the Ace Pro and the X3. I find I reach for my x3 more often for all sorts of situations: motorcycle, bike rides, hikes, out and about on travels, social events with friends and family… I really love the 360 footage and the ability to reframe. It makes solo filming more interesting, dynamic, and captures way more than 1 locked angle. I can live with the lower quality footage.

@Metro_Gnome Ай бұрын

Its funny Ive had the ace pro for most of this year and i like it. You have to BT mic ot with a dji mic and use a +4 diopter fpr vlog mode but thats actually what i use it for. Yall cam laugh but i still use the micro cube GP hero 4 for mtb. Low fuss, low profile, low megapixel ...I set it to 1440p and go. The ace pro is my outdoor lowprofile shooter and for that purpose its great, so youre right but...personally I wouldnt go as far as tell people to not buy it. The flippy screen alone makes it more of a mid, micro mirrorless video camera than any other action cam

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

Yeah as a vlog style camera it’s pretty decent but this test was specifically to see whether it was good as a MTB camera and I simply can’t recommend it for that when there’s better options for less money.

@spirittravels. Ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. So this begs a question. Which action camera would you recommend a GoPro hero 11 or 12 or a DJI action? 4?

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching :) My pick for the best all-round camera is the Action 4, it does everything either excellently or very well…the only minor bad points are that it doesn’t quite go as wide as the GoPro Hero 12 with Lens Mod 2.0 and it lacks some cool features the Ace Pro has like pausing a recording etc. But with it being the cheapest, smallest, best in low-light, best audio, best body design, magnetic mounted, good battery life, good battery charger, easy to mount vertically makes it an easy winner for me

@spirittravels. Ай бұрын

@@Ali_Clarkson thanks for the update. Much appreciated 👍

@igorwanderer4020 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! A uniquely useful review. I have already ordered the X4, but I want another camera for quiet travel now. I'm choosing between ace pro and osmo pocket 3. After your review, I'm thinking about pocket 3

@dorothyclarkson772 Ай бұрын

Mother is first again! How pathetic is that? BTW, Strava said my max speed yesterday on my bike ride was 201 mph. Does that make me Wonderwoman?

@alimantado373 Ай бұрын

Who is this Dorothy Clarkson? pic please 😄

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

@@alimantado373 she’s the birth giver!

@alimantado373 Ай бұрын

@@Ali_Clarkson 😆 wholesome and great! Glad your mom is proud and supportive!

@dansacco1964 Ай бұрын

Strava did that to me too on my last ride. It said my max was 2500mph. Must be the solar storm. You can be a superhero though. You did support Ali's bike obsession growing up. Im sure that wasn't easy or inexpensive.

@eddiefraticelli5327 Ай бұрын

Great video. U may want 2 review the manual as the x4 does have wind noise settings and for low light there is also a low light stabilization setting. I do not have the other camera 2 know what settings it has.

@customerisalwaysrigh Ай бұрын

This was really cool! You should compare an action camera to a phone camera to see if your skill as an filmer/editor can make up for the lower quality of the phone camera.

@mtbboy1993 20 күн бұрын

For my use x4 doesn't make sense for my use scenerio, chin cam. But defenitly has it's uses. Great to have options. You made great points about the adapter. But I think it's better used on a selfie stick. I know some use it for Google maps 360 pictures, seen some of it few years ago, maybe an older version. But they had it on a stick on a backpack I think. So for hikers making 360npics or footage, it makes sense. Mounted as intended.

@228slide 2 күн бұрын

Hi is there any way you can share yr X4 settings as I have a problem on really sunny trails entering into dark forest....... appreciated 👍

@Ali_Clarkson Күн бұрын

I pretty much just run mine in auto sorry…I’m not the best when it comes to settings but I imagine there’s no perfect setup for such extremes in lighting, at least auto will adapt, it just might take a moment

@Vitalos Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! :) I am looking for a cam to record my biking adventures and also some drumming in nature. I think the possibility to record in 360-mode while I am drumming in a forest or somewhere else outside will give me more creative options so I'm gonna buy a insta360 X4. ;)

@SW-Video 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for your honest review.

@Ali_Clarkson 27 күн бұрын

My pleasure!

@sandy_knight Ай бұрын

Worth mentioning, GoPro do a pass-through door so you can plug in USB peripherals (e.g an external battery, mic etc) while keeping the battery and SD card protected. Regards 8K mode, unless you're watching on an 8K monitor/TV you'll be seeing the picture resized to what ever resolution you monitor is which will vary depending on your computer. The same is true for HDR or high frame-rates, if your computer doesn't support it you'll be seeing an approximation.

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

I mention that in my Hero 12 vs Action 4 video. I feel it’s a poor fix to a bad design, when not using the cable you have a big hole into the heart of the camera…the DJI Action 4’s design (and the X4) means they’re 100% sealed all the time. Agree with the 8k points though, perhaps a nice feature to allow zooming and cropping but not many people are going to be able to watch actual 8k footage plus the camera will eat SD cards and batteries!

@aspinaki Ай бұрын

I think you use a Fuji GFX100 for your action footage. :)

@Windsurfingaddict Ай бұрын

Great review, personally I take out the card on the x3 and now x4 as much faster to download🎉 into laptop . The helmet mount on 360 my favourite.🥳🥳🥳

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

Thank you! Out of curiosity how do you then edit the footage?

@HeliShed Ай бұрын

.................... or use a normal mobile phone clamp for the x4 for horizontal orientation and any reason why you didn't record at 60 fps? Which................. you should for action? Just asking, no malice intended. Thanks for the video.

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

I wouldn’t trust a phone clamp for harsh riding plus you’ve got the possibility it would press the buttons on the side. I use lower frame rates to get extra light into the lens and also try and get a bit of motion blur around the sides to increase the feeling of speed 👍🏻

@HeliShed Ай бұрын

@@Ali_Clarkson ahhh gotcha! Thanks Ali!

@the_Monkee Ай бұрын

C’mon Ali don’t go throwing another camera into the mix!!! You had me settled last week. Now I’m more confused lol. Actually tbh thanks for the video. Not really interested in 360 (had the old GoPro fusion) pc can’t handle the footage. I’m sure there are plenty of viewers looking at this and having their minds made up.

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

Sorry haha but my pick is still the DJI 👍🏻

@babyboy1971 27 күн бұрын

I have the GoPro 12 and I’ve been having major ace pro envy but this video makes me think the ace pro wouldn’t be a huge upgrade from the GoPro except probably in low light.

@Ali_Clarkson 27 күн бұрын

Depends what you want to use it for…for bike POV I simply can’t recommend the C Ace Pro, the tight FOV looks really bad in my opinion and the GoPro is much wider. But if you’re wanting a camera for vlogging that’s easy to get good audio with, works better in the dark and has neat recording options (like being able to pause or delete clips) then the Ace Pro is great

@KokoroKompass Ай бұрын

They are both so oversharpened, looks horrible in a forest! I say sell em both and get a dji pocket 3 haha. Not sure if the gimbal will cope with the aggressive riding though!

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

When released many people were complaining that the Ace Pro a was way too sharp, they did release a firmware update but it’s still quite high. I didn’t think the X4 was too bad but I definitely still prefer the image quality from the Hero 12 and Action 4. I did wonder if the Pocket 3 would make a good chest camera but the POV is fairly tight and the wide angle adaptor is only held on with a magnet (plus needs to be removed and re-fitted every time you switch the camera off or on which sucks. Still a camera I’m interested in testing as a vlog rig though!

@KokoroKompass Ай бұрын

I think the gimbal would have a hard time keeping up with the rapid movements. You don't want to mount it directly on the bike too(vibrations nearly broke my pocket 2). But for low light it would blow these out of the water. And for solo tripod shoots it would be amazing, since it can track quite well! Especially of you put on a flashy t-shirt haha.

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

@@KokoroKompass I still think some of my best looking footage was shot with a GoPro hero 4 and Karma gimbal on my chest! It struggled on REALLY tight corners but was great everywhere else…you could switch the stability modes off on the Hero 12 and action 4 to get an even wider POV too! Just a shame it was so bulky and expensive, I had to use their battery with cable and carry it in my hip bag and even then I’d someone’s hit it on my saddle or helmet chin guard!

@SwimBikeRunFastest Ай бұрын

One little niggle i have found with my x4. If you use the app to live view a recording and then exit the live view it stops the recording.

@YoutiaoVlogs Ай бұрын

I use pure video for fireworks on ace pro and have sorne testing it including festive lights. Works very well

@piotrjanik Ай бұрын

Great work! There’s soooo much Insta360 sponsored content out there that finding one that was not felt like a miracle.

@ChristiaanRoest79 Ай бұрын

Both are great

@quesoner34 Ай бұрын

Not really interested in the topic, leaving a like and comment for the algorithm though. Keep on Ali and I hope you can get better and more stable regarding health , love your riding vids.

@nicwhites Ай бұрын

This review has a lot, but to be honest I don’t think you really gave the X4 a proper review. Why do I say that? Well a majority of the review was a POV shot view which the purpose of this camera is definitely not supposed to do that. Yes it can, but it doesn’t mean it’s the primary purpose. Secondly, when you did start to use the camera for its intended use, there was little effort put in to the mounting process which made it look kind of crummy. Although I sound negative of your review, your cons were solid points; Very overlooked points at that.

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

Fair points but I was primarily reviewing it as a MTB pov camera. I understand that 360 is its main feature but my previous favorite camera setup for my MTB content was a GoPro on helmet and the X3 on my chest in single lens mode. I liked this as I got better quality footage for KZfaq from the GoPro but I also got a second angle from the X3 which I could also use for reels etc. I wanted to see if the X4 worked any better and to see if the 360 mode can match (or better) the footage I got from the Hero 12 and Lens Mod.

@YanDoroshenko Ай бұрын

No Ali, I'm not buying an action camera! You can't make me! However...

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

But which one??

@YanDoroshenko Ай бұрын

@@Ali_Clarkson Not sure. Starts with a D, ends with JI...

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

@@YanDoroshenko 😎

@YanDoroshenko Ай бұрын

The first pro of the Ace Pro is obviously in the name.

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

Haha I missed a trick there 😋

@orestisvas7277 Ай бұрын

It is really interesting how the guys in canada are sponsored my them, Dangerous Dave's vieos look far worse then befor insta360 in my opinion, less on VanCan but still

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

Insta360 did seem to do a big marketing push for the Ace Pro in the MTB world. They used to send me cameras but when I told them they probably don’t want my honest review after using it they stopped sending me new models 😂 But yeah there’s a lot of videos out there claiming these are the best thing since sliced bread so I wanted to be thorough and honest with my video.

@orestisvas7277 Ай бұрын

@@Ali_Clarkson that's interesting. They really want to surpress bad reviews

@buhayniteacher5547 Ай бұрын

ill go for acee pro

@youaintseenmeok Ай бұрын

There are windmuffs x4

@tasanastaspats5769 Ай бұрын

why you said no gopro mount type?? yes we do have,its a metal frame with gopro mount

@tasanastaspats5769 Ай бұрын

lol i just text comment,and you got one😅

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

@@tasanastaspats5769 😉

@tasanastaspats5769 Ай бұрын

you using not genuine metal frame,there are available different metal frame as you shown

@Ali_Clarkson Ай бұрын

My bad, for some reason I thought I saw that cage advertised on the Insta360 site…I just looked and I was wrong. I don’t think it would make much difference though? They both look fairly identical.

@frankthetankricard Ай бұрын

The zoom feature of the ace pro works in every mode other than 8k. And it is not digital zoom but rather disables pixel binning in order to crop into the 8k sensor data. Normally the 4k video is constructed by capturing data in 8k resolution and the camera cleverly combines four adjacent pixels to create a sharper 4k image before the recording is saved. When you "zoom" in this feature is disabled and it just crops into the center of the raw 8k sensor data. So you don't really lose resolution with it but 4k is a bit more detailed without zoom. Now, to mention a really annoying drawback of this, the camera remembers the zoom state even after stopping/restarting a recording and there's no option to change this. I've had a few instances where I held the camera in my hand, zoomed in on something to record it and shut the camera off using the record button. Then I proceeded to mount the camera on my chest mount and film the next pov with 2x zoom enabled. I made a feature request on Insta360's website but I think it's not going to happen.

@DroseMr Ай бұрын

No battery acess was discussed and no go 🤢pygtech 🎉😂

@WiljanWiljan Ай бұрын

Unfortunate X4 very very weak in low light

@jimmyquek6536 20 күн бұрын

Ace pro all day long...

@sakarrc5001 Күн бұрын

X4 is total crap of a camera. It's a gimmic for smarphone shorts, nothing more. Flat cp is terrible for color correction and 1080 crops looks bad. Terrible. My Hero 7 Black is eons ahead for colors and clarity.

@jemadv1594 12 күн бұрын

Great presentation 👏 terrible products. insta360 products are overpriced hype, very disappointed. Image quality was terrible and over saturated. DJI products are currently our #1 choice