CES 2022: Insta360 Launches Pro 8K 360 Camera

I've reviewed a number of 360-degree video cameras at this point, and fourth dimension and time again the same outcome has popped up—there simply aren't enough pixels in a 4K video to capture the world in the well-baked, articulate vision that we've come to await from traditional cameras or camcorders.

CES 2022 Bug Even our favorite dual-lens model to appointment, the Nikon KeyMission 360, suffers from a lack of resolution. When you lot're recording the unabridged globe around y'all, 4K resolution just doesn't cut it.

Insta360, maker of the compact Insta360 Nano iPhone add-on camera, is hoping to change that with the Insta360 Pro. It uses half dozen lenses to capture footage at an astounding 8K (7,680-by-3,840) resolution. That's equivalent to a 30MP frame, and information technology can practise and so at 30fps.

Of grade, to achieve that resolution, you'll need to run up video in postal service-production. For those that are interested in in-camera stitching or alive streaming, the Pro tin can do that at upwards to 4K quality using H.264 or H.265 video compression. Information technology also supports 3D capture at upward to 6K resolution with mail-processing, or at 4K in-camera.

Supported alive-streaming platforms include Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. To leverage this functionality you'll need to connect it to your Android or iOS device and utilize an app to control the stream. The Pro variant does take a USB 3.0 port and it can suit an Ethernet adapter, in addition to Wi-Fi, so y'all can ensure you lot've got enough bandwidth to stream immersive 4K footage out to the world.

You will have to pay a professional toll for the Insta360 Pro. Information technology'due south priced at US$three,000 and is expected to go on auction after his year. That'due south a lot to enquire from enthusiasts and consumers, but studios producing content will no doubt meet it as a deal.