Insta360 X4 Review - a motorcyclists perspective 

Thank you, means a lot. Cheers

Bonjour, I speak french so I will definitely check out your channel. I agree it's not the same quality as other action cams but it's now very close and usable. I don't cringe every time I cut to the X4 like I did with the X3. I have hope maybe the OneRS gets an upgrade closing the small quality gap.

Go leafs go 😀 Thanks for the kind words.

For video the X4 is great. I found using it for pictures awkward and didn't like the results but I didn't do a lot so maybe there is something there but I use my phone or the Sony A6700 for pics.

@@AlexUlleri Yea i meant just for video, for shooting i have my canon + sigma 600mm, thank You ;)

Thanks

Basically anything in the centre plane of the lens will be normal and like a normal action cam but if you move the lens in the software up or down that is when the distortion happen. Also zoom amount increases or decrease the fisheye effect. To get more technical the camera automatically fixes on the horizon, on that horizon locked part of the image it will look like a normal camera but if you reframe up or down that is when the horizon bows or fisheye effect becomes noticeable. Let say you are shooting yourself from the bars like the video you linked. When you frame the shot in the software, because the camera is lower then your eyeline when you reframe the shot to place yourself nicely in frame it will bow the horizon but you can zoom in and things will look more normal but resolution starts to worsen. It's a game with this camera with framing and resolution retention. So to answer the question, yes you can totally get a normal looking shot with the X4 but your camera placement is very important to get that look. Hope that helped.

Thanks @@AlexUlleri for taking the time to explain how to work with a duel lens to get the shots I lean towards. Very helpful. I look forward to your next video (maybe on this topic)?! Cheers, Jon

Everything Alex said is spot on. The x4 shines in quality only when using max fov imo. Zooming in things get soft and pixelated quickly compared to Ace pro.

Thanks for confirming @@andreas9119 I'm leaning towards a second Ace Pro because my sub conscious brain values image quality over 'reframe' versatility and the fun of a duel lens. Cheers

That atrocity is an awesome bike. You’re right about mounting points, so many. Unfortunately today I dumped the bike and punched a nice dent in the side panel with my small rig magic arm lol. Battle scar.

@@AlexUlleri thats all they’re my friend battle scars. Got a couple on my Rolls Royce adv my 2023 GS Adventure Trophy😁

@@MRGS48 You mean you have more then just coffee stains on your GS. 😁

@@AlexUlleri what the actual heck?? My Starbucks parking spot gave it away huhh??😂😂

@@MRGS48 oh my god RU-vid just warned me to be respectable and linked me the community guidelines. Even RU-vid hates Harley lol