Creative asteroid delay photography

Nowadays, the camera performance of mobile devices is getting stronger and stronger, and more people like to record their lives with photos and videos. But if you want to shoot interesting, you also have higher requirements for the function and later level of the equipment. Therefore, sports cameras, panorama camera, aerial drones and other equipment have been welcomed by more people. Yesterday, a well-known manufacturer in panorama camera introduced a new product, which can take 3D photos with naked eyes while taking panoramic photos. This equipment seems to be the first in the industry. What is its experience?

Because I got the beta version, the bag is very simple. In addition to the camera body and invisible selfie stick, tripod, portable VR glasses and dust bag are also standard.

Folding design, two modes can be switched freely.

Let's take a look at the protagonist first. Panorama camera of Insta360 has always been very careful in design, which is obviously different from similar products. This time, Insta360 EVO adopted a new form. While supporting 360 panoramic shooting, 3D shooting function is also added. The two fisheye lenses can be back to back or in the same direction.

The lens quality is also very good, which can support panoramic and 3D photos of18 megapixels and panoramic /3D video shooting of 5.7K@30FPS, 4k@50fps and 3k@ 100fps at most.

It adopts a foldable fuselage design, and the fuselage is divided into two parts. You can freely switch between 180 and 360 modes according to different hinge connections, which reminds me of the very popular foldable mobile phone recently, and it looks full of technology. The top and side of the fuselage are respectively provided with a lock catch and a lock lever to tightly fix the two parts of the fuselage.

Probably because this is a new machine, the locking lever will occasionally be misplaced and locked during use, which requires more running-in. In contrast, I personally prefer the toggle design on many professional photographic equipment.

The fuselage is made of plastic and the surface is covered with a skin-like coating. It feels similar to many office mice, and it feels comfortable, but it is a little dusty and greasy, and it is easy to leave fingerprints. Pay more attention to cleaning. Outside the lens is a piece of metal with circular texture, which looks very textured.

However, due to the obvious protrusion of the fisheye lens, care should be taken when using it to avoid affecting the image quality after wearing it. It is recommended to put it in a dust-proof bag when not in use.

Except for the locking lever, there are only two buttons on the top of the whole fuselage, namely the power button and the mode switch. In addition, there is a micro USB interface and a micro SD card slot on the side, and there is an indicator light and a microphone near the two lenses.

The bottom of the fuselage adopts a mesh design, but as far as I can see, it seems to be just for decoration. There is a standard 1/4 nut interface at the bottom, which can be used to connect various accessories. Such as tripods, helmets, drones, and various accessories suitable for different sports on official website.

The invisible selfie stick can also be linked with the attached tripod to make the camera stand higher.

Take a photo of an online celebrity asteroid.

After talking about the appearance, it is time to talk about the experience. Like the previous ONE X, Insta360 EVO is connected to the mobile phone via WiFi or Bluetooth. It needs to download a dedicated app to complete the setting and operation of the camera, and view the content taken by the camera in real time. The connection between APP and camera is convenient and quick, and easy to use.

Let's fold it first. In this mode, Insta360 EVO can take 360 panoramic photos. After pressing the shutter button on the APP, there is a delay of about one second. After the shooting is successful, the camera will beep.

The biggest advantage of panoramic photos is that you want all the surrounding scenes without worrying about the limited framing range, and the first contact between the two lenses is natural, and the invisible selfie stick can be automatically removed.

Otherwise, it will look like this after export.

The application also has a built-in beautification function for photos and videos, and you can add filters and stickers to photos and videos.

Insta360 EVO supports shooting HDR photos and videos, and various parameters such as ISO, exposure and white balance can be manually adjusted before and after shooting.

In addition to taking panoramic photos, you can unlock more gameplay through the APP, such as the asteroid perspective of Hotnet.

This perspective is like having a small planet. It's very cute. Not only can it be used to take photos and send friends, but it can also be used to shoot short videos, which can be shared with major social platforms in the APP.

It's not just panorama camera.

But what attracts me most is another point: it is not only a panorama camera, but also a sports camera, with a panoramic view and a powerful editor in the application, which has a more interesting experience than GoPro.

For example, mobile phone time-lapse photography, you only need to walk smoothly with the selfie stick when shooting, and you can get a short video full of ritual by cutting, accelerating and decelerating the material in the APP.

In the editing process, you can also achieve the effect of shaking and shaking the lens through point tracking and intelligent tracking, so that the video looks more artistic.

These effects can only be achieved in the later stage, and the camera does not need to make corresponding actions during the shooting process, and the shooting angle and speed can be controlled more flexibly and easily.

When you run and jump with the invisible selfie stick and camera, you can also create a bullet time video through the above functions. In addition, I don't know if you have found that in these clips, the picture is unusually smooth. This is because Insta360 EVO is equipped with FlowState anti-shake technology during panoramic shooting, which is also an important prerequisite for achieving many interesting shooting effects.

Support VR and naked-eye 3D

In addition to outputting linear images, mobile applications are also equipped with Adobe plug-ins, which can output full-motion videos to PR for direct editing. It is suggested that VR glasses can be clipped on the mobile phone, which is convenient for users to check the VR effect of the shooting material at any time. The updated application also supports VR headsets such as directly connected Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR.

After the camera is unfolded, the original 360 panoramic shooting will automatically switch to 180, and at the same time, the panoramic picture can be recorded, and it can also be converted into naked-eye 3D mode with one button.

However, the naked-eye 3D here really can't be seen directly with the naked eye, and the picture is like this.

You also need an auxiliary accessory, that is, this mobile phone case, with a special texture on the inside of the back. According to the principle of 3D grating, you can see the 3D picture by putting the mobile phone upside down into the mobile phone case.

The 3D effect looks like watching a 3D blockbuster in a cinema. The depth of field between the front and rear objects is more obvious, and the subject is more stereoscopic. In addition, the 3D effect of shooting closer objects is much better.

However, I can't show you 3D pictures with a SLR. It relies on the front camera of the mobile phone to constantly detect the position of the human eye. Only when the eyes keep an appropriate angle with the mobile phone can you see the 3D picture. When the line of sight deviates, the screen will automatically turn black and a prompt will pop up.

In terms of price, Insta360 EVO has been put on shelves in official website and e-commerce platforms, with a price of 2,598 yuan, including mainframe, tripod and simple VR glasses. HoloFrame naked-eye 3D mobile phone case price 199 yuan. As a consumer-grade panorama camera, 2598 yuan is not low, but with the previous product Zhuyu in the forefront, this new product with stronger gameplay and richer and more professional apps naturally has a broader market space, and also has the opportunity to let more people experience the fun of panoramic shooting.

superiority

The fuselage is small and easy to carry, and the two forms can be freely changed.

Easy to operate and get started

The camera has high quality, clear shooting and good anti-shake performance.

The transition between pictures is natural, and the handheld selfie stick is hidden in real time.

Support naked-eye 3D shooting

The APP is powerful, the video is instantly shot and cut, and the gameplay is diverse.

3D/VR video supports output to PR clips.

disadvantaged

Endurance level is average

Accessories need to be purchased extra.