Best 360 Cameras (2025), Tested and Reviewed

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Insta360 X3 for $270: You'll person to settee for 5.7K footage here, and that's connected a 1/2-inch sensor, which is lone 1080p erstwhile you harvest to a rectangular video format. Still, you get astir the aforesaid signifier origin arsenic the X4, and you tin usage it arsenic a 4K, single-lens enactment cam. At this terms the X3 remains a viable enactment for those wanting to dabble successful 360 video without spending a fortune.

Insta360 One RS for $300: The company's interchangeable-lens action-camera/360-camera hybrid is different option. The video footage isn't arsenic bully arsenic the different cameras successful this guide, but you tin swap the lens and person an enactment camera successful a moment, which is the large selling point. That said, present that the X3 and X4 tin besides beryllium utilized arsenic 4K enactment cameras, the One RS is little tempting than it utilized to be. Still, if you similar the action-camera signifier origin but privation to beryllium capable to sprout 360 footage arsenic well, this One RS is simply a large camera. The existent combo would beryllium the the 360 lens paired with the Leica lens, but the terms for that combo is considerably higher.

GoPro Max for $822: GoPro's introduction into the 360 camera world, the Max is simply a susceptible enactment camera, featuring 6K video successful a waterproof signifier origin with industry-leading stabilization. It's got each the shooting modes you cognize from your GoPro, similar HyperSmooth, TimeWarp, PowerPano, and more. Like the X4, there's a single-lens mode (called Hero mode), and, my favourite part, the Max is compatible with astir GoPro mounts and accessories. The main crushed the Max is not 1 of our apical picks is that the Max 2 is apt coming precise soon. If you privation a Max, you're amended disconnected waiting.

Qoocam 3 Ultra for $599: It's not wide available, and we person not had a accidental to effort one, but Kandao's Qoocam 3 Ultra is different 8K 360 camera that looks promising, astatine slightest connected paper. The f/1.6 aperture is particularly interesting, arsenic astir of the remainder of these are successful the f/2 and up range. We'll update this usher erstwhile we've had a accidental to trial a Qoocam.

Cameras to Avoid

Insta360 One X2 for $230: Insta360’s older X2 is antithetic from the X3 that replaced it. The signifier origin is little convenient. (The surface is tiny; you beauteous overmuch person to usage it with a phone). It inactive shoots 5.7K video, but it's not arsenic good stabilized nor is it anyplace adjacent arsenic crisp arsenic the X3 oregon X4. Unless you tin get it for good nether $200, the X2 is not worthy buying.

Insta360 One RS 1 360 Edition: Although I inactive similar and usage this camera, it appears to person been discontinued, and there's nary replacement successful sight. The X5 delivers amended video prime successful a lighter, little fragile body, but I volition miss those 1-inch sensors that managed to propulsion a batch of detail, adjacent if the footage did apical retired astatine 6K. These are inactive disposable used, but astatine outrageous prices. You're amended disconnected with the X5.

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