r/360Cameras

Background: I am a hobbyist photographer whose (modest) following has expressed interest in seeing behind the scenes videos. I currently use my old camera or a cellphone mounted statically, record horizontally in 4K, then chop it up into ~2 minute horizontal and vertical videos of that one angle plus the resulting images for transitions.

My first thought for an upgrade was to swap the single camera/cellphone out for a 360 or gimbal camera that could track the subject. My overall workflow would be the same (camera on tripod, chop up a single video for horizontal and vertical playback), just without having to worry about if the model was centered as they move around.

Then I remembered the first rule of government spending: why build buy one when you can build buy two at twice the price? With two cameras, I could cut between a shot of myself and a shot of the model, justifying making longer videos because they wouldn't be so static.

But is there a third way? Can you use a single 360 camera to record two simultaneous subject tracking videos? Or is there an editing software on Android that would make it easy to take the 360 video and cut back and forth between two tracked subjects in editing?

(I searched 'multiple subject tracking 360 camera' and didn't find a result, but if this has already been discussed please share the thread with me)

Just a small follow up to my previous post about insta360 customer service.

https://preview.redd.it/gfrmkbdz04vg1.jpg?width=9504&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a10b908580843e82d646a2bdade98b1a5f57c73

I've been testing both of these cameras recently and I'm curious what you guys would choose.

Specs：The Xtra 360 is the clear winner here. It packs a larger 1/1.1-inch CMOS sensor compared to the X5's 1/1.28-inch. It also pushes 8K video at 50fps, while the Insta360 maxes out at 8K/30fps.

However, in actual use? The Insta360 X5 actually delivers better-looking footage in daylight. The image is just more pleasing to the eye. At night, they both perform about the same.

The deciding factor is the cost. I got the Xtra for $329, but the Insta360 was $550.

Conclusion: If you have the money to burn, get the X5. If you're on a budget, the Xtra 360 is a no-brainer.

What do you guys value more? Drop any questions below and I'll try to answer!

I’m going to try doing a 360 live stream using an Insta360 X4. The stream will be hosted on http://s-cam.xyz, a site I built myself. I’m not sure if everything will work smoothly, but if you have some free time, I’d really appreciate it if you could check it out!