Insta360 Shadow Stone X5 panoramic camera will be officially released on April 22, 2025: Two Sony LYT-818 Sensor (1/1.28 type), with 5nm AI chip+ Dual image chip . It has greatly enhanced the ability to shoot night scenes, and introduced magnetic quick disassembly+new Removable lens It is designed and priced at 3798 yuan (300 yuan higher than the previous generation).
In fact, only the vivo X200 Pro/Pro mini and X200 Ultra are currently used in the mobile phone circle LYT-818. In addition to the keyword "image chip", it is hard not to doubt the blood relationship between the hardware solution of Shadow Stone and Vivo's solution (on earth, only X200 Ultra and Shadow Stone X5 are dual LYT-818+dual image chips).
Like many sensors, big is good, good is big! Therefore, in addition to the previous generation of Shadow Stone X4, we will also take the flagship sports camera of Shadow Stone Ace Pro 2 to PK together.
Hardware changes
In addition to the replacement of dual 1/1.28 sensors, 5nm AI chip+dual image chip, and the introduction of removable lens+magnetic suction interface, the endurance, fast charging, microphone, and waterproof of Shadow Stone X5 have been enhanced to varying degrees:
Dual 1/1.28 sensor (Sony LYT-8185 million pixels, 1.22 μ m), the sensor area is 2.44 times that of the previous generation, the 13.5 gear HDR dynamic range, and the equivalent focal length is 6mm;
5nm AI chip+ Dual image chip (The calculation force of three cores is 2.4 times that of X4).
Take 72 million pixel (11904x5952) photos processed by the PureShot algorithm in the camera at most;
Up to 8K 30fps, 5.7K 60fps, 4K 120fps are supported, and up to 8K 30fps of night scene video is added. The highest video bit rate drops slightly to 180Mbps (more advanced coding will save a little space);
Single shot video recording is up to 4K 60fps, and follow mode is up to 4K 30fps or 2.7K 120fps;
Still 4 microphones, yes The new windscreen supports panoramic sound . Dual track radio can be set with mixing effect in APP, and can be connected to Bluetooth headset or new Shadow Stone Mic Air (not yet sold) external microphone radio;
2400mAh battery, 9.34Wh (3.89V), capacity increased by 5.8%;
The longest recording time is 135 minutes at 5.7K 30fps, and the long endurance mode can record 185 minutes (5.7K 24fps, recording time increased by 37%);
Fast charging to 27W PPS （9V 3A） ， It can be fully charged in 35 minutes at the fastest and 80% in 20 minutes (unfortunately, even the charging power of the panoramic camera has caught up with that of the iPhone);
46x124.5x38.18mm (slightly wider, convex lens, but thinner body), 200g (3g lighter);
The waterproof of the bare machine is raised to 15m, and it is still a 2.5-inch LCD screen+curved gorilla glass cover.
appearance
The packaging of Shadow Stone X5 has not changed much ↑ (those hexagonal pieces are accessories of microphone windscreen).
PS: The new storage bag has two compartments less than the previous one, and the others are the same.
@Lens changing gif of camera notes ↑
In the generation of Shadow Stone X5, the biggest change in appearance mold is the introduction of "Removable lens" structure, I would like to call it the most important hardware improvement of the shadow stone X series!
In the past, when the panoramic camera was scratched or blasted, it had to be returned to the factory for maintenance. Now it's just a matter of changing the lens (the camera has a correction guide function).
The price of replacement lenses is cheaper than expected: unilateral lenses+complete replacement tools, 199 yuan. Now the USB interface has also changed its position. There are many nice covers, but the memory card is still in the battery compartment (you have to pull out the battery before changing the card). The battery has also changed its interface (not in common with the previous generation)
The front becomes a diamond lattice, and below the lens is a hexagonal microphone windscreen.
Shadow stone X5 greatly improves the anti build degree of the lens. The new "diamond film" claims that the hardness and scratch resistance have soared, and the anti drop performance of the lens has been improved by 100%.
The official website did not provide screen information, but after a look with the writing wheel eye, it should still be a 2.5 inch LCD screen.
Left is shadow stone X4, right is shadow stone X5 ↓ (bottom of X5, The magnetic suction quick release interface is added. The interface and the shadow stone Ace Pro series are universal and can share various quick release accessories ）
Left is shadow stone X4, right is shadow stone X5 ↑↓
Left is shadow stone X4, right is shadow stone X5 ↑↓
The X5 is even lighter, less than 200g measured.
The X5 bare machine is 147.3g, 4g lighter than the previous generation.
The battery is 52.5g, slightly increased by less than 0.1g.
I never dreamed that it was only one generation short of the same size (length and width increased by 0.9 and 0.6 mm), but now it can be installed with two Sony LYT-818 sensors of 1/1.28 type, two more image chips, removable lens structure, and magnetic suction at the bottom, resulting in a weight reduction of 3 grams, Physics was a flop 。 I declare that this is the most valuable fattening of shadow stone X series in history!
New interfaces and functions
Major changes in functions and interfaces:
The control center of the X5 is more like a mobile phone now. Some buttons become larger, and there are many function prompts, which are simple and clear.
HDR photography and HDR video recording have changed from the previous independent mode to an HDR switch in the photography/video mode.
Shadow stone X5 The operating response speed of is close to that of X4 , which is far more than X3. This generation has improved the response speed of fast video recording and can now start recording in 1 second. There is still a hard straightening time of 5 or 6 seconds when saving photos , you can only view the scene and can't do other operations (you only need to wait 1 or 2 seconds to save the video).
The video recording specification was slightly improved , 4K 120fps video recording.
The core upgrade is New night scene video mode , now Night view can also be 8K 30fps (This mode is so fierce that the night view will open).
Upper shadow stone X4, lower shadow stone X5
Functionally:
Shadow stone X5 Pre recording duration soared ， 8K 30fps prerecording is 30 seconds, 5.7K 30fps prerecording is 1 minute, The pre recording duration of 4K 30fps is unexpectedly 1 minute and a half (After the function is turned on, the machine is actually recording all the time, which can be traced back to the 60 seconds before pressing the shutter, suitable for shooting children or animals);
new Dynamic follow mode, which can directly output 1080P plane video+5.7K panoramic video with mirror operation (all from the same 8K video stream);
There are more Long endurance mode ——Only a few functions such as photo taking with up to 72 million pixels, video recording with up to 5.7K 30fps, cyclic video recording, and DASH CAM mode are retained, and H.265 is not supported (I don't know whether the second chip is used like OPPO Watch and Shadow Stone Ace Pro 2, and a dual core+dual system is developed);
But Ben Yanzu felt that, The biggest function improvement is actually the newly added "Twist" photo/video function Similar to the moto X mobile phone 10 years ago, when you twist it back and forth along the longitudinal axis of the machine, you can trigger the photographing or video recording, which is natural, natural and comfortable (before, the panoramic camera was mounted on the selfie stick, and your hand could not reach the shutter button, you had to pull the selfie stick back and take photos with the shutter with a delay of 3 or 5 seconds, or use voice control and gesture control).
Pre competition analysis
In the generation of Shadow Stone X4, the graphics processing performance was greatly improved (the sensors of that generation did not change, but the video recording specification was greatly improved. 8K video recording and 11K delayed video were introduced, and the dynamic range was also improved at the epic level).
and Shadowstone X5 is an upgrade of sensor and image chip The sensor jumps 2 levels in succession, from the veteran IMX586 of Model 1/2 to the customized version of Sony LYT-818 of Model 1/1.28 (the highest dynamic range of 13.5 gears), which is the same as the flagship mobile phone. The area increases 1.44 times, and two image chips are added.
PS: vivo X200 Pro/X200 Ultra is also Sony LYT-818 with video chip, but they are in the dynamic range of 14.3 gear.
LYT-818 is a CMOS in video direction, which is strong in dynamic range, power consumption control and readout speed.
It launched Sony's (three gain) new HDR function, claiming that it will "combine multiple data of three gains to achieve a single frame dynamic range of 86db" (i.e. 14.3 gear);
Its digital layer, like LYT-900, is the most advanced 22nm process of CMOS today, which greatly reduces the power consumption of video recording;
The 2x2 OCL microlens structure improves its weak light and focus (although the panoramic camera and the motion camera are both pan focus devices, and do not need the focus function), at the cost of only 12.5 million microlenses (the total number of pixels is divided by 4), which will suffer losses.
Shadowstone is still too "dutiful", never marking the specific information of sensors and image chips. If we let the owner of Shenzhen Bay No.1 do it, The keyword "2 Sony LYT-818" is high or low enough to fill the entire official website PPT.
Because there is no product equivalent to Shadow Stone X5 in the consumer panoramic camera, So we find the ultra superior motion camera Ace Pro 2 as a reference.
I thought that Ace Pro 2 only needs a guest appearance to see how far there is still a gap between panoramic cameras and sports cameras. Result shadow The stone X5 can cross ranks in most scenes, and finally becomes "Shadow Stone X5 Battle with Shadow Stone Ace Pro 2" ， The X4 becomes the background board.
PS: Note that both the Shadow Stone X5 and X4 are panoramic cameras with 360 degree field of view, which can capture the angle of view at will. While the Shadow Stone Ace Pro 2 is a lens with a 157 degree field of vision. The picture details have inherent advantages. It is just a benchmark for sports cameras to play curiously here.
PSS: The amplification part is unified with excessive amplification, so as to see the difference at a glance on platforms such as "small and beautiful".
Comparison between single lens photography and video recording
In the single lens mode, the panoramic camera is "I let you have a lens", which is equivalent to using the panoramic camera as a motion camera.
Single lens photography contrast 1, global ↑ and central magnification ↓ (the picture brightness of shadow stone X5 is closer to the naked eye)
Single shot video contrast 1, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
Single shot video contrast 3, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
(When it's all 4K videos, the X5 can already bite the Ace Pro 2, and the dark details directly crush the X4)
Photo comparison
The shadow stone X4 and X5 uniformly use the 72 megapixel PureShot mode.
The HDR photography and default mode of shadow stone X4 and X5 are not very different in practice, but whether they can be opened or not, they have no obvious impact on the film speed. It is recommended to take permanent HDR photography (except for weak light scenes).
Let's see the comparison between the two generations of panoramic cameras first ↓
Photo contrast 1, global ↑ and central magnification ↓ (X5 is still strong in dark details)
Compared with shadow stone X4, it is no longer interesting/meaningful. We directly move out the big BOSS shadow stone Ace Pro2 ↓
Comparison of three machine photography 1, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
（ The 72 megapixel mode of the panoramic camera has been able to break hands with the default mode of the motion camera, surprise！ ）
Comparison of 3 machine photography 2, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
(The picture details of the X5 photo mode are close to the 12.5 million pixel mode of the shadow stone Ace Pro 2, but the latter still has 50 million pixel mode)
Comparison of 3 machine photography 2, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
Comparison of three machine photography 1, global ↑ and central magnification ↓ (X5 HDR is a little too strong)
Comparison of three machine photography 5, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
Comparison of 3 machine photography 6, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
3 machine contrast 7, global ↑ and central magnification ↓ (pay attention to the bottle highlight in the lower right corner ↓)
Ace Pro 2 is more powerful in light scenes than ordinary light scenes. Optics and physics still exist, but The gap between panoramic cameras and motion cameras has obviously narrowed.
8K video comparison
First look at the dynamic range:
8K and 5.7K video contrast 1, overall ↑ (pay attention to dark details, shadow stone X5 and shadow stone Ace Pro 2 are at the same level, both significantly stronger than X4)
The 8K video of X4 tends to be magenta.
In the case of good daylight, the video details of the two generations are close (After all, they are all 8K videos). The X5 sharpening and noise reduction are more powerful, and the noise control has significantly improved. The dark part will not appear obvious and randomly jumping noise as before.
In terms of details, Ace Pro 2 with "small perspective" lens is stronger. After all, with the same 8K recording, Ace Pro 2 "only" has a 157 degree field of view. Both X4 and X5 have a 360 degree field of view (the field of view covers 2.5 times the 157 degree field of view). The number of pixels per unit object can be allocated to different levels.
8K video contrast 2, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
8K video contrast 3, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
(This story tells us: If the sports camera doesn't shoot 8K, it's better to push it down to the sea ）
(The current difference is similar to the 50 megapixel to 12.5 megapixel mode taken above)
8K video contrast 4, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
8K video contrast 5, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
(In this light environment, the 8K mode of X4 is not as good as the 5.7K mode, and the gap between X4 and X5 will continue to grow ↓)
8K video contrast 6, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
8K video contrast 7, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
Shadow stone X5 is "fearless of darkness". The worse the light, the stronger it will appear. Under the indoor dim light, the X5 can close the gap with Ace Pro 2, and at the same time, it can throw away the X4 mercilessly.
Night scene mode video contrast
PS: For Shadowstone X4, the common "5.7K mode" is its strongest night scene mode (while the 5.7K+mode uses 8K supersampling to 5.7K. Like 8K, it has high light requirements. Shadowstone X5 and X4, their 5.7K+mode, will be matched by the ordinary 5.7K mode in the lighting scene).
Shadow stone X4 and X5, night scene video contrast 1, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
(Pay attention to the highlights ↓, the night view mode will also improve the dynamic range like HDR mode)
Night scene mode video contrast 1, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
(Under weak light, the 8K mode of Ace Pro 2 is also exceeded by its 4K mode ↑)
Night scene mode video contrast 2, global ↑, center ↓, right center zoom in ↓
Night scene mode video contrast 5, global ↑ and central magnification ↓
In the weak light scene, the shadow stone X5 has turned over the shadow stone Ace Pro 2, which is incredible (You should know, Shadow Stone X5 is still debuff with super fisheye lens), no wonder this generation wants to promote the night scene ↑
In terms of video, Sony LYT-818 is indeed more powerful than Howell OV50H.
And shadow stone The wind noise reduction capability of X5 recording is also different from that of the previous generation . It can filter the wind sound so that it can hardly be heard, but it can still hear small chicken The sound of birds.
What's more annoying is that the video volume of Shadow Stone X5 will be smaller.
parts
There are several new accessories for Shadow Stone X5. Please also quote their prices.
The shadow stone X5 battery is 249 yuan, the corresponding standard protective mirror is 169 yuan (reinforced glass), and the advanced protective mirror is 249 yuan (tempered glass).
Shadow stone X5 removable lens set ↓, single piece 199 yuan. If anything happens to the machine, it's all up to it. Previously, the explosive lens could only be returned to the factory for repair. Now there is a DIY "first-aid kit". No 399, no 299, just 199!
PS: This generation only has a detachable lens structure. This accessory must not be compatible with X3 and X4.
Yingshi Insta360 X5 multi-function charging butler, 349 yuan. The charging steward has its own cable, dual battery positions, and three memory card storage slots on the back ↓
There is also a new Mic Air microphone (not yet on sale) with 7.9g weight, 48KHz recording, magnetic suction/lanyard/clip fixation, 10 hour endurance, and direct connection to the Shadow Stone X5. The microphone unit costs 249 yuan (only directly compatible with the X5 for the time being, other models need to buy a 399 yuan one send one receive kit).
The radio and wind noise resistance of the X5 have been significantly improved, but panoramic cameras and motion cameras are often mounted far away from the human voice, so an external microphone can be used.
The new Shadow Stone X5 storage bag has a selfie bar on the right, surprise！ Shenghui 129 yuan.
Now Shadowstone also has online value-added service Insta360+, which translates into cloud disk+one-year extension（ Only applicable to X3, X4 and X5 owners ）。
With 3 extreme pain points:
Automatic WiFi uploading of materials when the camera is powered on (The materials need not be guided)
Cloud clip (It can be understood that the cloud computer clips your cloud materials to solve the problem of insufficient performance of many users' computers/mobile phones)
Online playing+sharing panoramic video (No need to say more about the convenience of this function)
As a reference, the 8K 30fps high bit rate video of Shadowstone X5 is 1.3GB per minute (the standard bit rate is 900MB), and the 5.7K 30fps high bit rate is 750MB per minute (the standard bit rate is 525MB). 200GB cloud space can hold 153 minutes (2.5 hours) of 8K high bit rate video.
Now Shadowstone X5 has a free 200G cloud storage for three months (now it is May 7, 25). You can try to see if it is enough. In addition, if you buy any version of Insta360+now, you will get an extra 200GB for three months. Even if you buy the basic version for 15 yuan a month, you will get a free 200GB. If you round it to less than 4 yuan a month, you will get nothing.
summary
Hot and cold knowledge: when the light is good, the picture details are directly related to the number of pixels, not to the size of unit pixels.
In addition to 2x2 OCL, the shadow stone X5 also faces the debuff with the reduced equivalent focal length, which is shortened from 6.7mm in the previous generation to 6mm (i.e. the single eye perspective becomes larger). Therefore, theoretically, there is no big difference between the details of the two generations of models in the daytime (although the dynamic range of the light and shade of the X4 and X5 is not in the same world).
They are The core gap during the day is the dynamic range and control of dark noise. Don't joke, let alone other panoramic cameras, even the Shadow Stone Ace Pro 2 can only be "five to five" with the Shadow Stone X5.
The biggest increase of Shadow Stone X5 is the light and weak light scene. The previous generation was only 5.7K (at this time, the effect of 8K mode is not as good as 5.7K), but the shadow stone X5 can be fully opened at 8K, and even if the 8K night scene mode is not opened, the default 8K mode is used, and the image details, dark parts, and noise are all relentlessly crushing X4. The quality of the night scene can't be called "Jump", but "Feisheng".
We can't believe that this is a night scene sample that can be taken by a panoramic camera, and it can even suppress the random noise in the video very well. This picture quality is enough to replace some positions of sports cameras, making panoramic cameras from fun to "productive".
Even if The shadow stone ONE RS panoramic camera with a double 1-inch bottom in those days could not win the shadow stone X5. The ONE RS can only take 6K video and 21 megapixel photos at most (both X4 and X5 are 8K video and 72 megapixel photos), and the sensor specifications were relatively old.
Even relax the conditions to the field of sports cameras, shadow Stone X5 can fight 300 rounds with 8K panoramic mode and 4K video mode of sports camera (Finally! Finally! Finally! The panoramic camera can turn over and sing!). In addition to the detachable lens, the current Shadow Stone X5 can indeed be used as a sports camera (it can be used as a front and rear dual camera, and both front and rear CMOS cameras are larger than the current sports camera).
On the other hand, if the motion camera is not turned on/8K video mode is not available, the picture quality can no longer compare with the panoramic camera. This is not harmful, but insulting. You should know that the panoramic camera can take a 360 degree view, shoot first and then take the view, and also can produce a picture with small abnormal changes (for the panoramic camera, it is just to switch the projection mode).
The main regret of Shadow Stone X5 is that the sharpening and HDR strength is a little too strong. I hope the OTA will be reduced in the future.
The direction of the next generation is estimated to be 100 million pixel photography and 11K video recording.
Yingshi X5 is the first panoramic camera/sports camera with detachable lens, and it is also the strongest consumer panoramic camera today.
The sensor size of Shadow Stone X5 has soared by 144%, the image quality has jumped, and the removable lens+magnetic suction has been added. The size of the machine has basically remained unchanged, the weight has become lighter, the endurance has become stronger, and the charging has become faster, but the price is only 300 yuan higher than that of the previous generation, and the toothpaste tubes will be squeezed through.
The price of shadow stone X5 is 3798 yuan, shadow stone X4 is 2999 yuan now in the official store (2700 yuan in the history), and X3 is 1998 yuan now (May 7, 25 years).
Although there is a price difference of about 800 yuan between the X5 and X4, we still recommend adding money to the X5 (unless the main purpose is to take still photos). The 8K night view of the X5 is so strong that it can already compete with the 4K mode of the sports camera. In case of camera injury, the X5 can change the lens itself, and the later maintenance and servicing costs are lower than those of the previous generation (It's more convenient to hang idle fish.).
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