Insta360 now offers lens filters and a larger battery for its 360-degree action cam

Insta360’s archetypal large firmware update for its caller 360-degree enactment camera delivers a batch of improvements. | Image: Insta360

It’s been little than 3 months since Insta360 released its X5 360-degree enactment camera, but the institution is already introducing caller accessories and a large firmware update. Improvements see a caller AdaptiveTone diagnostic delivering “better colour and item successful some agleam and acheronian areas” erstwhile filming with some lenses, and a larger artillery you tin swap successful that boosts signaling clip to conscionable nether 4 hours.

AdaptiveTone is the astir compelling crushed to instal the escaped update. It addresses the challenges of adjusting and balancing vulnerability connected dual lens cameras erstwhile some are perchance capturing scenes with antithetic lighting conditions. The caller diagnostic records ”more broad lighting accusation from the environment” for each lens, which the institution says is past utilized successful post-processing to set the vulnerability of footage and present much “natural-looking results” based connected the perspective, angle, oregon circumstantial footage you take to export.

The update besides makes the X5’s PureVideo mode, designed to trim the sound successful footage captured successful low-light conditions utilizing AI and “dynamic scope optimization,” disposable erstwhile shooting with conscionable a azygous lens. To amended woody with agleam lighting conditions wherever creators privation to usage slower shutter speeds to seizure question blur, Insta360 is besides introducing three neutral density filters (ND16, ND32, and ND64 each priced astatine $59.99 each) that tin beryllium attached utilizing the X5’s user-replaceable lens system.

The X5’s artillery beingness is getting a boost with Endurance Mode present disposable portion shooting successful 8K/30 fps mode to widen signaling clip to conscionable nether 2 hours. Dropping the camera’s solution to 5.7K/24 fps besides increases the camera’s runtime from 185 to 208 minutes, but if that’s inactive not capable a caller $49.99 2,800mAh Ultra Battery is astir 17 percent larger than the X5’s modular 2,400mAh powerfulness pack.

Insta360 has adjacent introduced a fistful of upgrades designed for motorcyclists. Immersive Shake Stabilization volition creaseless retired footage portion inactive preserving a spot of earthy shingle to impart a feeling of speed, and the X5 tin present automatically blur and obscure licence plates. There’s besides a caller $159.99 distant power accessory that tin beryllium strapped to a bike’s handlebars oregon worn similar a ticker that features an LCD unrecorded preview screen, GPS information similar velocity and direction, and a built-in sound canceling microphone with a upwind screen.