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Successor to X3 brings serious upgrades to resolution and battery life
Insta360 has unveiled the new 8K video-equipped Insta360 X4 – and as well as setting a new benchmark for 360 cameras, the brand is pitching the X4 as the only action camera you’ll ever need.
The X4 is the follow-up to the popular Insta360 X3, and arrives packing some notable upgrades. In addition to 8K video, the camera boasts dramatically improved battery life, offering up to 135 minutes of shooting time.
This is the company’s first 360 camera that’s capable of shooting 8K video. Utilising two 180-degree (approx) cameras, the X4 is capable of a shoot first, edit later workflow, because you know that all the action around you will be captured – and, thanks to the new camera’s increased resolution, in greater detail. The single-lens mode can now shoot 4K video up to 60fps, too.
The X4 boasts Insta360’s excellent FlowState image stabilisation, and 360-degree horizon lock. Add in the fact that the camera is waterproof down to 33ft / 10m without the need for an additional housing, and you can see why Insta360 is also positioning the X4 as a highly capable action camera, and the only camera that adventurers and extreme sports fans will need to take with them in addition to their phone.
The X4 can even serve as a dashcam for motorcyclists, who can position the camera freely with one of Insta360’s mounts, control it hands-free from a compatible
