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Insta360 X4 Unboxing in 360 VR: First Look at the Latest Camera Release!
Description:
I'm thrilled to share with you the unboxing of the brand new Insta360 X4, the latest addition to the Insta360 family of 360 cameras.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on this camera within just 36 hours after its announcement, thanks to the lightning-fast payment process and shipping by Insta360 to my home in Subic Bay Freeport Zone in the Philippines.
As I unbox the Insta360 X4, you'll see firsthand what's included in the package. From the moment I opened the box, I was impressed by the attention to detail and the quality of the packaging.
The Insta360 X4 boasts impressive specs, including the ability to film in stunning 8K resolution in 360 and capture 360 still shots in 72-megapixel resolution. With its 2290mAh battery, it's capable of up to 135 minutes of continuous shooting, ensuring you never miss a moment of the action.
During the unboxing, I inadvertently forgot to open the standard lens protectors included in the box, but rest assured, I'll be exploring all the features of this camera in detail in future videos.
About this recording
This page preserves an original 360 Tour recording from Subic Bay Freeport Zone, captured on April 18, 2024. The 2:41 recording is part of the site's camera tests & gear archive.
The website version adds searchable place, date, route and collection context around the original YouTube upload so the recording can be explored alongside related videos instead of as an isolated clip.
A long-running home-area archive
Subic Bay, Olongapo and the surrounding Freeport make up one of the deepest parts of the 360 Tour archive because they have been filmed repeatedly over many years. That makes the collection useful not only as travel footage but also as a record of roads, businesses, attractions and everyday routes at different points in time.
Road layouts and traffic patterns have changed during the life of the archive. More recent local changes include additional one-way routing on some roads and a newer bridge connection between the Freeport and Olongapo, both of which can change how a present-day trip compares with older footage. Older videos should therefore be treated as a view of the place on the recorded date, not as turn-by-turn current navigation.
Real-world camera testing
Camera-test footage on 360 Tour is most useful when it can be compared with ordinary travel footage from the same equipment. Instead of treating specifications as the whole story, the gear section connects cameras to the walks, rides, indoor scenes, shaded trails and low-light situations they actually recorded.
First-hand Insta360 X4 experience
The X4 replaced an aging Insta360 ONE X2 as part of a normal two- to three-year gear upgrade cycle. The reasons were practical as well as technical: batteries age quickly in a hot climate, while the X4 brought larger sensors, higher resolution, Active HDR and more AI-assisted features.
Although 8K was tested, 5.7K Active HDR became the more useful everyday mode. In practice, the extra dynamic range and low-light improvement mattered more than repeatedly producing very large 8K files that YouTube would often deliver to viewers at a lower effective quality after processing.
Video details
- Recorded location
- Subic Bay Freeport Zone
- Geographic area
- Subic Bay Area, Philippines
- Experiences
- Camera Tests & Gear
- Camera
- Insta360 X4
- Published
- April 18, 2024
- Recorded
- April 18, 2024
- Duration
- 2:41
- Format
- Immersive 360° video