I'd agree, nice kit! Looks great, well made!
I got mine a while back, but have only used it 1 day due to rains & winds.
It mounts on the
A2S very clean, no issues in flight or GPS.
I hand launched it, and caught it. That in itself was a little new to me, I hadn't hand caught the
A2S.
I was a little concerned for the lower lens in case it landed on it's own away from me so I installed one of the Sticky Lens protectors on the bottom. Note "Not Reading ahead..." I later noticed a little fuzzy join line that showed up often in the video. In the Desktop Software I found the Switch to turn on / off the sticky lens cover. When this is turned on you can see how it slightly modifies the video, but assumes you have Top & Bottom Lens Covers on... not just bottom.
After getting comfortable hand catching the
A2S with 360 Package, I removed the bottom Sticky Lens Cover and the seam issue disappeared and not an issue. Lesson Learned... either use None or Both.
I flew a 6 story Construction building (8 story height, tall Courtroom Floors) about 65% up in height of building. My intent was to add the video to the Group's review, giving them the opportunity to scroll around: Up, Down, Sideways to allow them to view more than my normal video loops & photos.
Haven't passed it over to them yet, but I did examine.
The quality of the video looks better than the Insta360 R in sharpness when cropped.
Overall impressed with the 360 Sphere, night & day improvement over the
M2P 1st Generation.
Note on Videos:
Using the Desktop Insta360 SW:
You can easily keyframe the track, view, crop, and special effects into a standard format video.
You can also perform the same adjustments and leave the 360 format available. I did find YouTube has a 360 section that you can use to provide the 360 view and Viewers can use their mouse to move around.
NOTE on Sticky Lens Covers:
The concern for the lens remains and once you take the Sticky Lens cover off, it's ruined.
On the Insta360 site, they sell Sticky Lens cover for R & RS. These are the SAME!
Their ship price is very high... and found the Sticky Lens Covers on B&H Photo.
I picked up a few sets, in case I needed to use some time.
Sticky Lens Covers:
Buy Insta360 Sticky Lens Guard Set for ONE RS 360° Lens Mod featuring Protect 360° Lens Mod from Scratches, Hydrophobic Coating, Dual-Sided Adhesive, Acrylic Construction. Review Insta360 null
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Reader to extract files without PC:
Insta360 Desktop can read the SD Card, but plugging into iPad / iPhone can not unless you transfer wirelessly from Camera. This is extremely long & frustrating, and I found they now offer a Card Reader. You don't need to attach to camera, you can simply insert the MicroSD card into Reader and plug reader into iPad or iPhone for a direct fast transfer. They make 2 different Reader models based on R series and X2 series... you can use either one as a Reader.
Buy Insta360 Quick Reader for Insta360 ONE X2 (Vertical Version) featuring Quick Reader for Insta360 ONE X2, Compatible with Apple or Android Devices, Transfer and Edit Files, USB Type-C and Lightning Connectors, MicroSD Compatible. Review Insta360 null
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