Insta360 X3 vs GoPro MAX: The Destruction of GoPro? 

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Held off getting a 360 camera because of complaints dealing with the footage but when the X3 came out I decided to try it and so glad I did. It is a fantastic camera and It more than makes up for any limitations with its versatility and ease of use. I stopped buying GP at 9 and I think GP is getting left behind.

The Max is 2-3 years older. I’m really hoping that GoPro can get the Max 2 out!! I really want one, but don’t want to get the Max since it is so old.

Well, this is the type of video that takes away any doubt about a product. Thanks for sharing this info with us. Great video.

As a Max user the only thing I want is the tracking feature that Insta have in their edit tools. The rest is mostly just marketing fluff that you will use once. Nice comparison video.

I have the same result as you except for the color preference. I prefer the x3 color quality, it has the feel and impression i have with the old GoPro against other competitor back in the days. Looks like GoPro has a very tough competitor now. If I were to buy a 360cam now, no doubt it would be the x3. Thanks for the review.

We can always count on your reviews Thank You !

Merci beaucoup for this really good comparative video 😊 It's really helpful to see the differences beetween this two 360 cameras

Thanks for your comparison. You did a great job!

what length of selfie stick did you use for the clips with the camera in front of you while skiing ?

Great comparison video. Thank you for sharing.

It would be interesting to know options on voice commands. What are available and how well they work ?. I have a go pro 9 and use voice commands all time to start stop recording, power on / off etc. Does the X3 & max do this ?

Thanks for a very informative comparison.

Still my favourite cam reviewer, thanks! Could you do a low-light settings video for the Osmo action 3 please?

Huge fan of the comparison! I went with the GPM and I feel like many others I have been a GoPro owner for awhile. I have their subscription and plenty of mounts for helmets etc that already fit. Would have been a little bit of a pain to relearn an application and buy mounts for a new Camera. Your input was all very helpful for sure though!

Hoping I didn’t make the wrong choice. I bought the max during one of the recent sales for directly from GoPro for $340 (I have their membership). Could not find an x3 that cheap. Also got a case and lens covers.

Thanks for a broad and useful review!

Very good comparison between the two video cameras. Now I know what to buy. Thanks for sharing. 👍 👍 👍

Thanks for the high quality comparison.

love this comparison format

I'm very interested in the Insta360 X3, but not at all in selfies of myself. Though I love the 360 effect, I only ever see demoes of that effect here with selfies of the person making the video. Is it possible to get something close to that, but without having to always see the person making the video? I don't mean single-lens mode, but using both lenses for 360, but somehow keeping out myself, at least to some extent. I just want to capture the area around me- in front, behind, above, below, etc, but not of me! 🙂Thank you!

I have both the Insta360 X3 and the GoPro Max. I 100% agree the app is way better on the Insta360. And I'm going to keep using the Insta360 over the GoPro because of this reason. Let me explain: I started recording my hour-long cycling rides recently. When extracting the Insta360 videos to a 1080p format, I can utilize the AUTOMATIC tracking feature that tries to keep the camera facing the forward traveling direction which is what I want. The Insta360 does this very nicely although not perfect. Today when I tried doing something similar with the GoPro, extracting a 1080p video from the 360 footage, it didn't work. I couldn't find any automatic tracking feature. Both the Android app and the Windows app couldn't really do what I wanted to do. The best thing it can offer me that can make it work is the OverCapture feature. BUT I would have to review all 50 minute footage and manually track it the entire time. This to me is the deal-breaker. What if I had a 2 hour video to export? I don't want to manually track all 2 hours. With that said. Software is everything. You can have the best hardware but if the software isn't helping to make things intuitive and help me to create content easily then it's not very useful. Until GoPro can catch up to all the software features and neat-tricks that Insta360 is giving me, I'm sticking with the Insta360 family. TL;DR I much rather stick with Insta360 because of software superiority in editing and exporting.

Did you check to see in the X3 desktop software if the stitching could be improved?

Fair assesment and a great video. Extreemly helpfull.

Best comparison, well done and thx!

Gopro max power buttons stiffens up in the cold ... I have missed many shots because of this problem .

Ottimo confronto! grazie

Funny, I'm actually experiencing ALOT of reliability issues with my x3 barely starts up and always crashes. Sent it back they send the mother board was damaged? My gopro on the other has is flawless

Bro your video is awesome, im suscribed thanks for the info was very helpfull to decide wich one will be the one for recording the tour adventures at paradises of Mexico !!!! five stars video :D

What mount are you using? I've NEVER done a look-back video like you showed at the started and I want to try. Are you using the "Unicorn Mount?"

Hi! may i ask what phone are u using for u to edit your videos on Insta360 app? for reference*

It's clear: Insta 360 is years ahead of GoPro. 360 cameras are the future of action cameras. I will be returning my GP12 and switching to Insta 360. Because apart from a few nice words and very vague hints from N. D. Woodman, Gopro has nothing concrete in hand. Who knows if they're even still working on a Max 2 when they've fallen so far behind Chinese engineering.

Excellent work!

I have only encountered one other GoPro MAX user, and my own MAX is used almost entirely in Hero mode. For me the advantage of the MAX is battery life. For my application 360 cameras are kind pointless. I am scratching my head though why you'd bother comparing a three year old device to a brand new one.

Hi. Thx for sharing your expertise. Analyse is very detailed and clear enough even for beginners. Personaly I do have a Gopro11 and an Insta360 X3 to cover my needs ..😉

Very nice comparison of these two cameras. I agree with most of your assessment. However, the one area where I disagree strongly is your assessment of low light performance. I believe the Max is a clear winner in this category. I just spent the last two days comparing an Insta 360 X3 with my three year old GoPro Max. I found that the X3 performance in low light was poor and seemed to contain much more noise. Although you didn't mention the fact that the X3 has a built in HDR option, a great feature under some conditions such as bright sunlight, I did find that one should never activate this mode in low to moderate light conditions. Even in standard mode my X3 performed poorly compared to my older GoPro Max indoors in dim light. In very low light conditions, the HDR video was totally unusable.

It’s 2024, and I chose the GoPro Hero MAX, and price was the reason: I found a new sealed one at 310€, and in comparison with the X3 that I couldn’t get for less that 420€, it was a deal breaker. Also, another reason is that I also have a GoPro Hero 10, so some accessories like bite mount, magnetic clip and selfie sticks are directly compatible, so I didn’t want to sell those for less than half price and buy new Insta360 accessories at full price. I kinda saved more than 110€ with this thinking, and for me it matters, since I am a beginner to 360 cameras. Thanks for the good comparison!

When they bringing out the Gopro Max 360?

Did u update to latest firmware on x3?

I realy like your video, its very useful thank you 🙏🏻

How did you record the audio in the studio? What mic did you use? Thanks

Question - the Insta360 is much taller. If mounted on a helmet, it appears to be much more difficult to avoid having it hit by a ski lift protective bar, compared to the GoPro. Is that a concern?

I love the skiing crash at the end haha

@9:43 how did you mount that?

definitely will be unless GP gets their ancient Max updated!

Excellent comparison! Points to the GPM for being a 3-year old camera now competing with a brand new one and still coming out on top in some respects.

Thés a two very good 360 cameras ! ☀️👍👍☀️

Do you prefer shooting in the vivid color profile or log and then color grading on the x3 for skiing? Also curious if you change any of the settings on the X3🤔

15 degrees in your office! Haha. That's cool. I live in a cold climate 19 is my sweet spot! Great comparison! Do you have a comparison video for x3 and the 9oners?

The chromatic aberration effect on the 2 labels hurt my eyes ;()

I just ordered insta 360 x3 after the Crash at the end of the video 😎

good comparison. convinced me

Thanks for the comparison

I have recently bought a GoPro Max, but the software is absolutely useless... Player, Studio, Quik, whatever it is or was called, it doesn't work. At least not on photos. Is there any software that can open a 360 photo??

Broo, i just bought GoPro Max in 2022! Honestly I like my Max more, since with its small screen plus it size and square size makes it more friendly when you have a 3Kg case Drone on your Backpack, I aint rich, I just like buying camera Gear when I can to get into Creator Content Bussiness! Honestly, you dont need the best in terms of Hardware, a 360 camera is already a game changer for video and vacations! Mine was a little overpriced, but for now is a little more cheaper!

I have a GoPro Hero 9 and Insta360 X3. I agree X3 is fragile (the lenses!!), and you can’t let it fall or you fall with it. But my main concern with it is the lighting. I film a lot at sunset. The X3 is pretty bad and that’s so disappointing. How does the GoPro 360 do? I also feel like my GoPro takes higher quality and easier to see video of my son wakeboarding etc with me in the boat. The x3 I couldnt make out it was him really. I don’t know how to improve that. I was considering getting the Insta360 next level up but I’m afraid I will ruin the lense(s) - my current one has a small crack. I wish we could replace those. I like GoPro I haven’t needed to replace anything yet but I have their plan in case I do someday.

thanks . perfect

Nice video, this comment is about GoPro as a company My experiences with GoPro have been super negative. I won’t ever buy another. Issues have been connecting to app issues, videos not showing up on app when it connects, splitting videos that are longer than 7 mins or jumping into slow motion by itself. They always lie about shipping times. Won’t ever buy another GoPro it’s crap and their customer Service department in the Philippines is useless. I returned my GoPro 11 and the GoPro 8 will be my last ever. Not to mention they lied about the free year of GoPro subscription as they would not extend my current subscription for another year after I bought a go pro 11. They are the worst company.😅 I joined the Insta X3 Family and loving it so far!

Thank you so so much i choose insta360 X3 after watching your comparison video

on audio quality you forgot to mention the noise cancelling! in wind as most extreme sports involve speed you can actually hear clearer on the x3 over the max, true in quiet the max sounds better but yeah thats not what its gonna get used for xD

Werner, what is wrong with you!? 15 degrees!? Are you nuts??? I understand that Germans/Austrians like it somewhat cooler in their homes, but 15 is way too low dude, ha ha. That said. Really nice video. I own a GoPro2, 3, 8, 9 and two GoPro Max. I never had any issues with them but since I was going to get rid of the 8 and 9 and get the 11, I might try the Insta360 X3. Why not. Thanks.

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Obrigada pelas verdades ditas 💜💜💜

Erasing selfies stick - GoPro does a better job, but I give both cameras 1 point. Stabilization - GoPro holds better stabilized video, but I give a point to Insta camera. Low light - GoPro have a much brighter image in low light, but I give point to Insta camera. Ease of use for the app - bla bla bla, but I definitely give a point to Insta camera. What a review :D

You cant beat the

Insta 360 X2 or GoPro Max?

X3 is more cool .... great sound quality

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The GoPro colors look nicer to me I don’t own any but I actually looks better in everything but low light

I have now drowned my third X2, will go for the inferior GoPro because i don't see the shitty design of the battery closing is fixed on X3... For windsurfing Insta360 can not handle my abuse🤷 I will miss the Insta app and software....

Gopro may release a new 360 camera. The max is very old at this point, so its obvious the insta will be better in most categories. These 2 companies tend to leap frog each other, but gopro not updating this thing for so long may indicate they are done with 360 as insta only exists because gopro has stopped being competitive in the 360 area. I hope gopro releases some 360 stuff. Nobody has an 8k 360 twin one inch camera that can shoot 30fps video, so that is clearly what everyone is waiting for. I think you cant really make that camera in a small form factor though, so its going to be interesting to see who does what. The insta twin one inch 360 is a solid step up in quality, but it has issues with no waterproofing, low battery life, terrible screen and it takes forever to swap battery or sd card given its modular design just gets in the way. If gopro released a twin one inch 360 camera, it would not have those issues and would be the clear favorite. The modular design of insta would be great if they released the vr180 module for it, but they never did, so it really adds no benefit.

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The best was insta360 x3🎉

I disagree with the portability result. All u need for x3 is a lens cap and its good to go. Also, it has better size than gopro because it is smaller, go pro is wide enough, x3 fits in your pocket.

GoPro Max 💯💯💯

I stop watching when I saw the collor of both cameras. The less I do is better related to edit

The resolution comparison as well as others are a bit disingenuous. The gopro was obviously zoomed much further than the insta360. A bit suspicious honestly there is zero reason to zoom/crop the GoPro more

The quality of the video on youtube looks bad though i don’t know if its worth the money

Have you taken the safety of data and privacy into consideration?

Crazy how people are comparing a 4 year old camera to a one year old camera. Just to show how good GoPro cameras are.

go pro is go pro

From every video comparison side by side you can clearly see that the Insta X3 is much better than Gopro Max, but almost every youtuber says the opposite. My opinion is that they all get paid from GoPro. I can't understand how you can say that image quality is better on GoPro Max. Insta X3 is the clear winner in basically every context.

If gopro came out with the max2, it would shit on insta360!

It's simply, X3 is better than GoPro 360

W większości kategorii dla mnie wygrało GoPro. Bardzo stronniczy test.

Insta is developing forward… GoPro is becoming more and more "apple" of action cams

The Insta 360 cannot handle water

GoPro is shit...software frozen sometimes! Starting the production but now much better action cameras have in the market!

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Lots of butthurt GoPro users in denial

Go pro max is a lot better than that Insta 360 looks better sharper

Very strange ... When insta wins her plus one ball. And when Max wins both one point.👎👎👎