Insta360 has just launched their latest action cam, the Ace Pro 2. This unit adds an absolute boatload of smaller tweaks: Some hardware, some software depending on said new hardware. The headline feature is the 8K functionality, though that’s more of a spec bump from 8K/24FPS to 8/30FPS. Instead, I’d argue the headline features is the collection of just ‘darn useful stuff’ that’s there for daily usage.
Things like the ability to charge your phone using reverse charging, from the Ace Pro 2. Or, the ability to use your smartphone instead of a GPS watch, to get speed/etc data overlays. Or for athletes, a notably wider field of view than the Ace Pro 1. There’s a lot to like here, and I’m thankful it’s not just a new chipset internally that nobody cares about (though, they have that too). Instead, it’s a slate of things that their competitors could probably learn from.
Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s all perfect. In the above video, I dive into what works well (night modes), and what very much doesn’t (underwater modes). And everything in between.
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Great video. Is there a plan to make an in depth comparison of the 3 cameras?
Do you think they have kind of peaked enough to satisfy the needs of 90% of users and it just comes to personal preference now?
Yup, definitely.
I’ve been gathering footage across every scenario I can think of for basically a month now. Just need to finish sorting my thougths.
Great review, looks like the most compelling option of the 3 sports cameras even with the price difference to the action 5. DJI has that mandatory activation thru the app so no taking it out & using it out of the box which is BS, and the GoPro is simply behind in terms of sensor technology and overall usability. One of the features I’m interested in is that LOG mode but I didn’t find the link to the raw file you mentioned @ 13:19 in the video. Where could I find that dropbox link?