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Interval is back? Yes!

I have the Go 3 and welcomed the new software upgrades. The fixed capture length is great, but always defaults to 10 min when the camera is out of the pod and the pod is out of range or off. No matter what I do, can’t seem to fix this. I have the single press/double press settings set for 15 sec, but it still defaults to 10 min. Hmmm…maybe a factory reset will help

Do U know If the nd Filters from the 3rd gen fit on the 3s ?

When using only the camera, is it best to hold it vertically or sideways while recording ??? When reviewing my video files I notice some of them have been recorded sideways. I correct in post but still it’s frustrating.

Nice walk, good Video, but your talking too much.

Hi I bought a Anker battery pack but didn’t realise it was for the bigger iPhones as it’s bigger than my iPhone 13 mini, if I buy a Apple MagSafe battery pack does having a case on my iPhone affect the charging as I have a mous case on even though it’s MagSafe compatible will it take longer to charge or overheat my iPhone or the battery pack as they have to work harder to charge ?

I never knew there is such a thing as a "circular" sensor... 🤔

Nice job mate.

This was a great explanation of how the sensor works on the GO 3S. So now you have to determine what aspect ratio you want and the orientation of the camera if you want to use anything other than Freeform mode? Does the same thing happened at lower resolutions or does it act more like the circular sensor at lower resolutions? If you shoot at lower resolutions does the larger sensor enable you to have greater latitude when reframing in just Freeform mode? Is that the real hidden trick?

Hey just curious with regards to the FOV, is there any reason to shoot in any of the different video FOVs actually? like is there any advantage to shooting video in narrow fov vs just in freeframe? especially when editing on the laptop using their native app in post? thanks in advance!

You are the only one so far that has truly taken the time to explain and clarify questions regarding the new GO 3S. Most folks out there have been sponsored by Insta360 and they only talk about the good stuff, but no one talks about the cons or limitations. The 4k (normal video) on the GO 3S is very nice and sharp and will work well for most people, but for me the freeframe mode limitations are a dealbreaker as that's the mode I used most of the time with the GO 2 and GO 3 (it allowed me to be more creative). I'll wait to see if they are able to do some fixes/updates in future firmwares. Thanks for this useful informational video. Keep it going!

If you want 360 horizon lock on the go3s it crops in a lot! No longer can you animate rotation in post in the app and changing camera angel is not working either...

just arrived a couple days ago. used it to make a wedding bts video yesterday. so havent used it much. keen to just see peoples questions and answers

Isn't it Xiaomi?

Hi there from Texas.

Is there any charging pod where the camera lens doesn't face outward? I liked the GO2 clamshell case because it looked like an airpod case and you could just shove it in your bag without worrying about scratching the lens.

Freeframe is important. The 3S lack that and the FOV is narrower than the GO 3. The essense of this camera is the compactness and versatility. If I do want proper 4K I would get the ACE Pro anyday over the GO series. And obviously they are working day and night to come out with a 4K GO 4 without the compromises. I will keep my GO 3 for now. Thanks.

Thanks for the video, i'm not upgrading, this and the smaller aperture F2.8 explain why it costs less then the go3. I'm waiting for the 4 or 5 to upgrade.

Slight correction at 1:00. I believe the GO3 and GO3S have the same dimension sensor 4:3. The GO3 projects light from the circular lens on just the inner boundaries of the sensor. This allows the GO3 to use free frame in any orientation and cropping to 16:9 in post (same as the GO2). The GO3S works like a regular DSLR/Mirrorless camera - the light from the lens covers the whole 4:3 sensor. As you point out: this is great when not using free frame, but when choosing to use free frame you make the trade off to crop in, in favor of orienting the camera any way during filming. Personally, I always used my GO2 oriented vertically, because I use the pendant a lot, and then I'd create my 16:9 in post. With the new GO3S, the pendant supports horizontal, which I'll use instead and forget free frame. I also like the ability to attach the hat clip to the pendant. In short, better to orient the GO3S like you do a cell phone for better FOV at 4k and limit free frame for action shots where there's lots of horizon change, in which case the cropped in FOV is probably less of a concern.

Although I'm already too invested in the gopro ecosystem, I love this vid!

Love the rainbow in the background 😃 I have been enjoying my Go 3s since I got it 4 days ago. Your videos have been very helpful!! Thank you. 👏🐾🐈‍⬛😃🍻

The sensor is the same, what has changed is the lens size, now the active sensor área is is the same as the proyected image in 16:9 format, thats why you cant reframe, you already got all the active sensor area.

For me the issue is more about switching between horizontal vertical while filming. most of the time i had the go2 mounted on the selfie stick, so to make some landscape/vacation shots I started filming low, go2 on horizontal position, selfie stick paralell to the ground, then I started moving the selfie stick up, to a perpendicular position to the ground, so the go2 goes in vertical position rather than the initial horizontal position, thats why I need the horizon lock, that can in the go3s can only be achived in freeform mode, 360 horizon lock view, and then it crops a lot, so the shot is useless if you are shooting wide angle to show some ladnscape , buildings, architecture...

thanks a lot. still using my go 2 with free frame and like this option so much. now I don't think go3s is good for me, cause some mounts I used to use don't allow to choose orientation, so I will be limited in quality and fov. so go3s goes with less lifetime in comparison to go3, without good free frame option. honestly looks like a one step forward two steps back for me thanks for this review, I was really interested in this topic.

I can’t get horizon lock to work 🫤and can anyone tell me if you can hide the selfie stick with this model

I think with the pressing from the community, the old freeframe will be back on 3s in no time, with resolution 2.7k so it can fit on the sensor. That's an obvious fix but we'll see. Otherwise people will not be happy.

I'm frustrated -- I can't seem to find the exact bag being demonstrated. 😢

I understood the uncomfortable part and let him know. Since I still used go3, it's still inconvenient to enlarge the pre-frame screen of go3s Adaptation is the answer, right?

Vertical clips suck. That’s not how our eyes see the world. Hold your hands out to your maximum peripheral vision. Pretty much 16:9. Fad bought on by lazy phone users who won’t turn their phone when videoing.

I use FreeFrame all the time with my GO 3. I use it as a stick it and go for odd angles. Film things with makeshift, jibs, booms sliders etc. I just want the video to be level. One of my favorite shots is to hold the camera in my hand vertical. put my elbow on the next and make an arc over the object I'm shooting. It looks like I'm arm wrestling nobody. I tried to do this with my new GO 3S in FreeFrame and I'm up tell four AM trying to figure out why it no longer works (I eventually figured out the problem with FreeFrame). I was and still will be connecting my GO 3 and GO 3S together for a side by side and do the same shot. I also use it for B role or fit in tight spots. So Horizon Level needs to work in FreeFrame. I'm faking edelkrone shots with out spending the 1000s of dollars to do them. I got the GO 3 to replace my DJI Pocket. Both can do close to the same shot, but the GO 3 is smaller format and less likely to get broken or damaged and fit on smaller spots. If I do not see any gains with the Go 3S in FreeForm, I'm thinking about returning it and getting a new DGI Pocket 2 or 3.

Do you know if the res using the Go3s as a webcam has improved?

This is just cropping then, why even have Freeform mode

Sorry your information is not correct. Of course the Go 3 does not have a circular sensor (there is not even a circular sensor existing). I think a insta representative even said that both have the same sensor and they achieved the 4k just with the different lense (and maybe a bit stronger processor?). The trick of the old free frame was, that they were just cutting it to 16:9 or 9:16 from the rectangular orientation you chose. Meaning that you had on either side a worse resolution. You can validate it by using a free frame video and then exporting it in full resolution in 16:9 and then in 9:16. Now cut the 16:9 export afterwards to 9:16 and you have exactly the same amount of detail like with an initial export of 9:16 (it is just scaled differently but the resolution or pixels of the sensor are the same). So actually the 3S makes it much better with the orientation (or at least more clear whats happening inside). So you will get a better quality in exporting at the end of the day.

For me that's such a shame, I've always used my Go2 to film POV vertical clips with the hat mount. Since it has the camera horizontally mounted I cannot do that anymore without a big crop

By the way, this was a much needed video and thanks for the breakdown!

Finally someone who explain this clearly 👍. So for you to have a 4k image the go3s should record in 6k and then crop the image 😂. I still love me go2 then. Thanks again 👍👍👍👍

Thank you for replying to my question posted on your previous video with an in depth review on this topic 😊 As a matter of fact with the go2 I can actually shift the 16:9 or 9:16 frame pretty much within the round sensor image. This allows to look "more on the left/right/up/down" than originally intended. I can also change angle throughout the footage using keyframes giving this fpv look or barrel roll. Apparently this is gone for the 3s. Sorry deal breaker for me 😢😢 might get a go3 during sales....thanks a lot nice video as usual keep up going 😊😊😊😊

I've noticed in Freeframe, if i start recording in Horizontal i can spin the camera (outside of the pod) around and it is able to maintain 360-degree horizon-lock when footage is input into the app for 16:9 editing. However if i record with the standalone camera vertically *can* maintain 360-degree horizon-lock but will discontinue doing so when i choose 16:9 ratio in the app. Therefore, every Freeframe video i shoot i need to make sure i start with the camera perfectly level and then i can move it around however i want. Rather annoying and not user friendly. Since the footage always usable, couldn't Insta360 disable this feature of physically positioning Horizontal/Vertical or override it in the app? It seems something should be adjustable. I shoot B-roll all the time with my Go2 and have it attached to my bag that i take on and off. As you stated, yes, the shape of the frame is different between Go2/Go3/Go3s. In FreeFrame recording (know as "ProVideo" in the Go2) I never have to worry which way the Go2 camera was and can record without any fuss.

Thank you, professor, most educational. 😀

I came to similar conclusions and today I took a closer look at the FreeFrame mode of my new Go 3s and have to say that I no longer see much value in it. The problem is that the image circle that the lens has to cover due to the 4:3 sensor had to be larger. As a result, they had to give the camera a different lens. And although the Go 3s now has a 16mm lens instead of an 11mm lens like the Go 3 when converted to 35mm, this is not noticeable when the camera is correctly aligned due to the wider 4:3 sensor of the Go 3s, as the field of view is then very similar. However, this looks different in FeeFrame mode, whereby the camera always reads the entire sensor, regardless of the resolution selected, so that it does not have to crop the image section, but then scales the image down to the set resolution before saving and presumably internal processing. This means that you should always film in FreeFrame mode with 4K, especially if you want to use 360-degree stabilization later in the app, for which the image must be significantly cropped. This way, at least after the almost 2x crop, a resolution between 2.7 K and Full HD remains. If you were to film at 2.7 K straight away, the app would crop the image already scaled down to 2.7 K in the camera and the resolution would be significantly lower than Full HD. The bad thing is that this is not displayed and when you export the clip in 2.7 K, the image is simply scaled up again and you wonder why it looks so bad. The alternative would be to read out only a sensor range of 3 K * 3 K in FreeFrame mode at 2.7 K and save it - you could then use the 360 degree stabilization with a much smaller loss of resolution, as is probably the case with the Go 3. The disadvantage is that the larger focal length of 16mm would then be visible and you would have a smaller field of view than in free frame mode with the Go 3 with its 11mm. So it's best to always shoot in 4 K in FreeFrame mode too - you won't have 50p but you can at least use the other editing functions. If you absolutely want to use the FreeFrame mode with 50p, you should at least keep your hands off the 360 degree stabilization. I hope everything I wanted to say become clear.

Still have a question. I'm using Go2, and shoot mostly in Freeframe (Pro Video - as it was called on Go2). With clips from Go2, you can tilt/pan or roll the clip in post - can you still do that with Go3S? (Or even Ace Pro)

It seems to me there’s confusion with the model names as a lot of people buy one of these for their insta go 3 !!! Which is a different model and doesn’t hide the selfie stick , as it’s not the 360 model

So, if i record vertically, can i change that to horizontal in post? Thx for the video!

Hi. Useful video as ever, thanks. I sometimes use free frame. The issue for me will be the wearing of the magnetic necklace. Whilst the Go3 had the “wedge” to keep things level, the 3S relies on the hat clip. The problem is that only works when orientated horizontally. Has anyone worked out if you can preserve FF quality if you start recording vertically and then mount the 3S horizontally in the clip. Sorry, being thick & I can’t work it out!

How much record time are you realistically getting out of it? Filming at 4k 30 fps? Is the camera 30 minutes and the pod plus camera is 60 minutes??? 😀📸

Thanks!