After years that the 360 camera space has with some of the best 360 cameras, more recently the X5, Insta360 finally has adequate competition with the arrival of the DJI Osmo 360. The Gopro Max 2 is soon joined (if Gopro really carries its 360 camera so long as expected to the market).
DJI has a slightly different version of the Insta360 format, delivering what they say that there are several first -year primic, especially 1 -inch twin sensors. The immediate question, therefore, what model is better? Can Osmo 360 dethrone our current favorite, the X5?
You can obtain more information about the first 360s camera in DJI in our OSMO 360 in depth review. We also have a practical versus function on the road, for which we face Osmo 360 against the Insta360 x5 in several scenarios to see what model comes at the top.
For now, let’s see how OSMO 360 and X5 are compared depending on the specifications and characteristics in seven key areas.
1. Sensors
- DJI Osmo 360: 1/1.1 inches square sensors with 2.4 μm pixel size
- INSTA360 X5: 1/1.28 inches twin sensors with 1.2 μm pixel size
The main characteristic of the DJI Osmo 360 are its twin sensors, specifically made for capture 360. They are square formats, which means less wasted pixels than in a traditional rectangular sensor like the one used by the X5, since 360 cameras only use the central part of the sensor.
The sensors have an effective size of 1 inch, which means that they are the largest of its type, and each pixel in the 360 OSMO sensors is twice the size of those of the X5. Even so, before OSMO 360, the X5 sensors were the largest, being larger than the X4, so it is not a dji overturned.
The advantage of larger pixels is, in theory, a cleaner image quality, especially with little light, and a broader dynamic range, which is useful in bright sunny conditions. However, both cameras can record an HDR video, so wait for many details in the reflexes and shadows with any of the camera.
2. Image quality
- DJI Osmo 360: 8k up to 50 fps, 10 bits, 120mp of fixed images
- Insta360 x5: 8k up to 30 fps, 8 bits, 72mp of fixed images
Both cameras take an 8K video at their best; However, the 360 OSMO offers frame speeds of up to 50 fps, while the X5 exceeds 30 fps. Stop the resolution to 5.7ky The box velocities even come out, while in 4K both cameras can record 4x slow motion video.
In addition to the benefits of its largest sensors, we can expect a richer color in OSMO 360, since it can record a 10 -bit color depth, while the X5 is limited to the 8 -bit color depth. It also offers the D-Log flat profile of DJI, a popular profile for serious filmmakers who want the greatest amount of tonal details, who do not mind spending time in the editing suite.
For photography 360, the 360 sessions follow up to 120mp, while the X5 can record up to 72MP. Clearly, DJI’s fixed images have more details.
The specifications favor DJI, so, but we are currently doing extensive tests with both cameras to see what comes out at the top of real world.
3. Battery
- Dji Osmo 360: 1,910 mAh battery
- INSTA360 X5: 2,400 mAh battery (an ‘ultra’ 2,800 mAh battery is also available)
At 1,910 mAh, OSMO’s 360 battery has a lower capacity than X5. However, DJI says that his 360 camera is the first of his kind capable of taking an 8K 30 fps video continuously for up to 100 minutes.
However, Insta360 delivered an X5 firmware update, and one of the updates is the improved battery life: its resistance mode is now available for 8K recording and increases the battery life to “just under two hours” of continuous recording.
There are often many warnings for the real battery performance, reality is often less than what manufacturers claim, especially for action cameras.
That said, Insta360 also launched a new ‘ultra’ battery for the X5 along with that firmware update, which costs $ 49.99 / £ 44.99 (Australia TBC). With its capacity of 2,800 mAh, the battery life is improved by another 17%.
Each brand claims a better battery life than the other: our next real world tests will reveal which one is the best.
4. Storage
- DJI Osmo 360: Micro SD plus 105 GB internal
- INSTA360 X5: Micro SD
Both cameras are registered on the micro SD card and are compatible with large capacity cards during 8K recording hours. However, OSMO 360 also has 105 GB of incorporated storage, and two convenient ways of recording media are a victory for DJI.
5. Accessories
- DJI OSMO 360: DJI Mic 2 / Mic Mini Mic Wireless Mic, Numerous Mentures
- INSTA360 X5: Compatible with microphone air, abundant mounts and Selfie Stick options
Both Insta360 and DJI have had their skin in the game of the Chamber of Action for years, and each one already has a wide range of accessories and mounts that can be used with their 360 cameras in several scenarios, either to ride a bicycle, action in the car or for selfies.
Until recently, DJI had the advantage for audio recording, with its leading wireless microphones in class. OSMO 360 is directly compatible with Mic 2 and Mic Mini. Yes, you can mix and combine marks for wireless audio, but direct compatibility is even more convenient.
However, Insta360 recently launched its own wireless microphone, the microphone. While it is not the microphone that the DJI microphone is, the Microphone of Insta360, such as the DJI, can be paired wirelessly already through Bluetooth within its respective ECO system.
However, Insta360 has not yet launched a microphone with the characteristics of the MIC 2 of DJI, so DJI still has the advantage in this regard.
6. Price and availability
- DJI Osmo 360: From £ 409.99 / AU $ 759; not yet available in the US.
- INSTA360 X5: From $ 549.99 / £ 519.99 / AU $ 929.99
Then, the 360 OSO apparently has the advantage of all of the above, at least only in specifications. However, at the launch there are good and bad news about OSMO 360. The bad news is that it is not directly available in the launch in the United States. The good news is that, where you can buy it, it costs less than the X5, from £ 409.99 in the United Kingdom and Au $ 759 in Australia. That price is for the standard combo, while the adventure combo costs £ 539.99 / AU $ 989.
That price is super impressive when you consider the twin sensors of 1 inch (and the storage incorporated) on board. As for the US, I asked a DJI spokesman about the prices and availability of Osmo 360 and said: “OSMO 360 will be launched worldwide on Thursday, July 31 at 8 am et, but will not be available for sale immediately in the US market through the official DJI channels. When we do. “
It is a similar story with the most recent DJI drone, the Mavic 4 Pro, which has not been released in the United States. The image of DJI in the USA. It looks bleak.
7. LENS AND DESIGN
- DJI Osmo 360: 184g, 2 -inch screen, fixed lenses, available lens protectors
- Insta360 x5: 200g, 2.5 -inch screen, replaceable lenses
DJI’s OSMO 360 design is more square than X5, and the latter is taller and tightening on a larger 2.5 -inch touch screen. At 184 g, OSMO 360 is approximately 10% lighter than the X5, but no one really noticed the difference in weight, even if it is very impressive how DJI Light has done the 360 Osmo considering the characteristics on board.
Both cameras are supplied with a rubber lens protector to keep safe lenses when they are not in use, in addition to clear lens protectors for the times when the lenses run the risk of damage during use, such as when extreme sports are fired.
However, those transparent lens protectors can compromise the image quality, however, introducing outbreaks and softness. For the best quality, it is better to shoot without them, even if that means that bulbous lenses are at risk.
The X5 has an exclusive 360 cameras feature: replaceable lenses. You can buy spare lenses and, if you damage the originals, you change them for the new ones. The DJI Osmo 360, like any other 360 camera, does not offer this.
DJI Osmo 360 vs Insta360 X5: Key Specifications
| Header cell – column 0 |
DJI Osmo 360 |
INSTA360 X5 |
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Sensor |
1/1.1 inches |
1/1.28 inches |
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Video |
8.K up to 50 fps |
8K up to 30 fps |
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Photos |
120MP 360 Photo |
72mp 360 photo |
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Size |
61 x 83 x 47 mm |
46 x 124.5 x 38.2 mm |
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Weight |
184g |
200 g |
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Battery |
1.910 mAh (100 minutes 8k) |
2,400 mAh (about 2 hours 8k) |
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Storage |
Micro SD, 105 GB incorporated |
Micro SD |
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Price |
£ 409.99 / AU $ 759 / US N / A |
$ 549.99 / £ 519.99 / AU $ 929.99 |
