Insta360 X6: 8K Sensor, Faster AI Processor and 120FPS Video in a Smaller Body

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Today, Insta360 launched their latest flagship 360 action cam, the all-new Insta360 X6. Born from a strong lineage of their X-series cameras, the new X6 looks to be a quantum leap in performance, making capturing your ski lines in all their glory that much easier.

With a 33 percent larger sensor than the outgoing Insta360 X5, the dual 1/1.1-inch square Sony sensors allow four times the amount of light to enter, meaning higher image quality and better color fidelity. That’s all paired with a 2600mAh fast-charge battery that offers 50 percent more battery life than previous versions.

Insta360 X6 Specs:

• Sensor Size: 1/1.1″
• Lens Aperture: f/2.0
• Focal Length: 7.78mm
• Screen size: 2.32″ OLED
• Video Resolution: up to 8K – 7680×3840@50/48/30/25/24fps
• Photo Resolution: up to 120MP
• ISO Range: 100-6400
• Shutter Speed: 1/8000 – 120s (photo) and 1/8000 – fps limit (video)
• Weight: 196g
• Battery Capacity: 2600 mAh (USB-C quick charge or use included charging case)
• Dimensions: 50×100×40mm
• Colors: White, Black
• Storage: 64GB built in, MicroSD

The camera itself also got smaller, something that address the main gripe I’ve had with older Insta360 cameras: what I’ll call “unicorn mode” where the tall-and-skinny camera sticks off your helmet like a unicorn horn—not a good look in my opinion. It’s now only slightly larger than the new similarly-priced GoPro Mission 1 and weighs 196 grams.

Insta360 Product Video:

Perhaps the biggest upgrade is the new AI-powered automatic editing software built in to the camera. You can still manually edit all your clips, but the new PanoMind software (trained on over 10,000 hours of action sports footage) pulls clips and edits them for you while the camera charges.

I’m always a bit skeptical of AI-powered editing tools, so I’m excited to test this functionality once we get a review unit in. Despite the “shoot first, frame later” claim touted as one of the main selling points of these kinds of cameras, editing 360 footage has often proved difficult, though I will count Insta360’s editing suite among the best for this application.

Full specs can be found here on Insta360’s product page.

The new Insta360 X6 Camera is available here.