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by ValentineC13 hours ago |
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So you don’t realize most you tube influencers using dji or insta360 are being paid to use them? That’s the main reason I’ve seen YouTubers switch. The Chinese brands absolutely flood content creators with free gear and support.
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upvoteby atourgates12 hours ago|
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Having owned a number of GoPros, I made the same switch last year.

The Insta360 has super annoying/intrusive software that always feels like it's trying to sell me something, but it's pretty excellent in terms of actual video quality.

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upvoteby ValentineC11 hours ago|
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I don't really use the software, not even for updates.

I copy out the footage directly using a USB-C cable (wish it had USB 3.0), and do firmware updates by just dropping the update file into the microSD card.

It's friggin' fabulous that everything is doable without having to use an app. (Also the app takes up somewhere between 1-2GB of storage on my phone, and I don't have that kind of space.)

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upvoteby kristofferR11 hours ago|
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That's fine for flat videos, but 360 videos usually need processing before they're usable. I'm unsure if there are other software options that handle Insta360 360 videos well.
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upvoteby dylan60410 hours ago|
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When 360 videos first started to become viable, all we had were looking at the flattened image. It took a bit to get used to. Eventually, the filters caught up so you could slide the rotation around to keep action centered which made things simple in comparison.
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upvoteby matsemann8 hours ago|
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> many YouTubers suggesting outright against GoPro since they haven't kept up with image quality.

Fyi: This is a lie, the youtubers are paid to tell you this.

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upvoteby ValentineC2 hours ago|
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Yeah, but I also looked at many different videos to evaluate quality myself, and GoPro wasn't great.
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upvoteby Mawr7 hours ago|
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Your statement is so broad that it cannot be true.
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upvoteby matsemann7 hours ago|
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It's factually incorrect that gopro hasn't kept up with image quality. One independent comparison I saw for instance put the gp13 in front of the others in most situations except low light. So if anything it's contested who's better/worse, far far from the statement in those videos.

It's factually correct and widely known that lots of tech "reviewers" get paid by the competition to shill products, was a whole scandal even with how Insta360 was caught telling reviewers not to mention their sponsorship. The contracts also often forbid them do do direct comparisons. Also funny how there will be a hundred identical reviews, as they all got the same script.

So, my statement is true. If you've watched a couple of videoes telling you to buy dji/insta360, it's very very likely you've been lied to.

So, ball is in your court.

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