The Go 3 sports activities the identical 1/2.3-inch sensor and 11-mm f/2.2 lens with a 134-degree discipline of view. (For reference the GoProfessional Hero 11 Black’s widest discipline of view is 122 levels.) Despite utilizing the identical sensor, the Go 3 provides fairly just a few new taking pictures modes, together with stills and time-lapse, in addition to higher-resolution video, which might now be shot at as much as 2.7K at 30 frames per second.
In addition to the usual 2.7K video, which is primarily what I ended up taking pictures, there’s a Freeframe video mode, much like what the Go 2 used. In this mode, you’ll be able to shoot the complete discipline of view, however at a barely decrease 1440p decision, after which crop while you’re enhancing. This means that you can barely reframe the scene after the very fact. The reframing functionality isn’t as in depth as you’d get on a 360-degree digital camera, however you’ll be able to heart or monitor stuff you won’t have observed while you had been taking pictures. Freeframe mode additionally means you’ll be able to shoot one video and crop to 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, or no matter video dictates it’s essential to comply with. But bear in mind, a kitten dies each time you pollute the world with vertical video.
I notably favored the time-lapse mode, which has two very good options. First, it may be saved as both a video (for fast importing to the online) or as a collection of photos (together with RAW recordsdata) for additional processing. Second, there’s additionally a timer choice to show the digital camera on at a predetermined time, which is useful if you wish to shoot star trails however don’t wish to keep up all night time to do it.
There’s now two microphones on the Go 3 digital camera and a brand new wind-suppression setting that really works fairly effectively. Together these imply a lot, a lot better sound than what the Go 2 was able to recording.
In one other step up from the Go 2, there at the moment are no limits on clip size. The battery life is the one limiting issue, nevertheless it’s fairly good—45 minutes for simply the digital camera, extra when it’s within the Pod. The infamous overheating problems with the Go 2 have been solved. Mostly. I’ve seen some reviews across the web that the Go 3 overheats, however in months of testing I by no means encountered any warmth points, together with throughout very lengthy (30-minute) movie instances. That’s a stark distinction to the Go 2, which appeared to overheat for those who stared at it for too lengthy.
Other new options embrace a slew of coloration profiles, with choices personalized for biking, city landscapes, night time, snow, and so forth. I principally shot in flat as a result of I want to do my very own coloration grading when enhancing, nevertheless it’s good to have loads of choices while you’re taking pictures one thing that you simply don’t plan to edit extensively.
Speaking of enhancing, Insta360’s cellular app ((*3*), Android) stays the identical, which is an efficient factor. It’s nonetheless the simplest, most trouble-free app of all of the motion digital camera makers on the market.
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All of which is to say that the Go 3 is a really succesful digital camera. But there are a few issues I did not like. It solely has built-in reminiscence; there is no SD card slot. I examined the 64-gigabyte mannequin, which proved loads of area, however transferring footage to my laptop computer was notably slower than transferring through a speedy microSD card.
