{"id":38679,"date":"2017-10-30T23:18:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T23:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/?p=38679"},"modified":"2017-11-07T20:02:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T20:02:06","slug":"insta360pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/insta360pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Video review of the Insta360 Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love 360 video. There I said it, it is not a fad, it is something unique and fascinating. If you see it on a 2D space like Facebook or YouTube then it’s OK but a bit boring and too much work scrolling around but when you watch it through a headset that is where the power of it starts to become apparent.<\/p>\n

To be able to be transported somewhere and feel like you are there, to experience something, to see something, to be part of something…now that is new and exciting. That being said finding video filmed for this that is actually any good is pretty hard to find. There are two main issues. Firstly there are not many cameras out there that can film usable 360 video, most cameras especially the all in ones simply don’t cut it even the 4k ones. There are some multi cam rigs and some very expensive set ups, these are good but workflow and cost are prohibitive for many including myself.<\/p>\n

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Most of my 360 cameras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For 2 and a half years I have been experimenting with 360 video from a varied collection of cameras I have bought over this time. From my very first the Theta M15 through to the latest incarnation the Theta V and everything in between. You can see them in the photo above. Yes, I have bought a lot of them.<\/p>\n

I have a very in depth blog post from a year ago that looks at my main issues and how I used the Samsung Gear 360 in a beehive.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Now for the first time I have used a 360 camera that I feel I could use professionally and that is the new Insta360 Pro. I took it on my holiday to Skiathos in Greece for a couple of weeks to see what is is capable of.<\/p>\n

My video review covers a lot of information but here are the main specs of it:<\/p>\n