Shadow Stone Insta360 GO 3, finally released!
Two years and three and a half months after the release of GO 2, the round off is also considered as two and a half years of practice. The core upgrade of Shadowstone GO 3 is the endurance and expansion module (image transmission+flip screen), and the translation is bigger and stronger.
In the thumb wearing camera, the GO series of Shadowstone is the only choice. There is no other reliable competitive product to choose from. A few years ago, there is no Shadowstone now... If there is no Shadowstone company, our motorcycle guys and airplane guys would have less fun. As we all know, motorcycles and UAVs are only down payment, and modifications and accessories are the dinner.
Although we usually use Alai RED、 Hasu, but GO 2 has always been one of my favorite cameras, and it is also one of the cameras I would like to take out.
When I first got the Shadow Stone GO 3, I felt like Wang Jieke drove to the 2001 manual transmission Daniel, and Wang felt free to touch the folding screen.
What can a thumb camera do
Shadowstone GO 3 is now the suture of thumb wearing camera+flip screen vlog camera.
In the original wear field, the core competitiveness of thumb cameras like Shadow Stone GO 3 is that they can hang their necks, clip their hats, stick to water bottles, ropes, walls/cars/glass, and easily realize many "bold ideas".
The key words are "unique perspective and wearability (first person perspective)". Coupled with the FlowState anti shake algorithm of Shadowstone, it can automatically cut out the horizontal picture regardless of the body angle (to solve the problem of horizontal correction of wearable camera pictures):
It can be placed on the roof/refrigerator, skateboard/racket/bicycle, through machine/remote control car (ordinary remote control car is used as an intelligent remote control car with anti shake), potato chip bag/cup, cat and dog/baby, dishwasher/washing machine, fan blade/wheel (GO3: are you a devil?), Feel the fresh perspective;
On the body, the first person playing ball/riding/surfing, and being dragged by his girlfriend, the picture of dog abuse, and the travel delay can be completed without any trouble.
If, like us, you used Velociraptor to shoot vlog, or Hasu to be a photographer, you will find that professional equipment will stifle the natural sense of the subject, and the size of the camera will directly affect the performance of people in front of the lens. And most of the time, we simply don't bother to take a camera, or even take out a mobile phone to record.
GoPro whole family bucket (full set, no 1 kg can be closed)
Wearing cameras is a very subdivided product category. Positioning is to take photos easily when traveling, process materials quickly, and send friends at the first time.
The main body of GO series is small, so it is not awkward to wear and run. The accessories are much smaller and lighter. If you put a sports camera on your head or chest, others will think you are filming. Only the seriously ill cows dare to go shopping/traveling with full arms.
The GO 3 generation, in addition to the thumb wearing camera, also has the feature of "send you" vlog camera. Although the image quality is still inferior to that of sports cameras, it can significantly reduce the probability of eating gray.
We are still interested in seeing this. Either because of curiosity or because of the target users of this type of product. Just like Mac, if you are still considering the necessity, or feel that the tax rate is high, you can close the page directly.
Specifications
Shadow stone GO 3 single camera 35.5g, expansion cabin 96.3g
5m bare machine waterproof, expansion cabin IPX4 splash proof
2.2 inch LCD flip screen
1/2.3 inch CMOS, 12 million pixels, 1.55 μ m, F2.2 aperture, 11.24mm equivalent focal length, minimum focusing distance 0.45m
The photographic resolution is 3040 * 3040 (circular field of view), and the maximum after processing is 2560x2560
Video recording up to 2688 × 2688@50fps (circular field of view), highest after processing 2720x1536@30fps or 1440P@50fps , maximum bit rate 80Mbps
Single aircraft endurance 45 minutes, plus expansion cabin 170 minutes (1080P 30fps)
32GB version 2298 yuan, 64GB version 2498 yuan, 128GB version 2798 yuan
Appearance and weight
From the Tuocang cabin, we can see that the white "sports camera" has a fatal appearance, and even has a flip screen. Who can stand it. It even has customized stickers ↑. The appearance of the thumb camera is understood by the shadow stone.
As we all know, the charging box/expansion cabin of Yingshi GO series is a cosplay enthusiast, GO 2 is equipped with TWS earphones, and GO 3 is equipped with sports cameras, and GO 3 can also be regarded as a "thumb camera dug out of the watermelon ladle of sports cameras".
GO 3 "grew up", which is the biggest change in the appearance of the camera body. The back is equipped with a heat dissipation structure and a buckle to prevent the camera and the aircraft from moving separately in the air during outdoor sports and crossing the aircraft.
The body and accessories are all bigger and stronger. Even the cost is the same. The charging box that used to be the thickness of TWS earphones is now as thick as a sports camera. Jeans represent our relationship, which is a bit abrupt now.
Shadow stone GO 2, GO 3 and GoPro Hero10 ↑
With me for more than two years, the charging box of GO 2 has become dirty to a new complexion, but it is still my (ever) favorite camera (sorry, there are too many temptations in this world).
Weight of GO 3 and accessories ↑
Weight of GO 2 and charging box, GO 2 body, magnetic lanyard, GoPro Hero10 ↑
Both the accessories and the body of the GO 3 have gained weight, but even with the expansion cabin with flip screen, it is still more than 20g lighter than the GoPro Hero10.
Interchange test
For the sake of environmental protection (not because of poverty), we are also concerned about whether the two generations of accessories can be used universally, and we have also tested them for our families.
The lens cover and lanyard can be interchanged, but the new lens cover has better light absorption effect and the new lanyard has stronger magnetic force.
Even the charging box has been tried. The GO 2 can be magnetized accurately, but it cannot be charged.
Multi functional expansion cabin and simple experience
Flip screen It can hover 0-180 degrees steplessly, and the rotating shaft is tight, almost without empty position. There are indicator lights, loudspeakers, and even linear motors (think of the 3000 yuan rotor motor mobile phone in the Renaissance this year, it really makes me cry).
LCD screen , standard RGB arrangement+no stroboscopic, or full fit, because here @ iPad 10. Manual brightness adjustment, the maximum brightness can maintain a certain visibility in the sun, basically enough.
5m picture transmission The camera body and expansion cabin are connected quickly. In the split state, moving the camera quickly will see some mosaics, but the image transmission delay of split and composite is close, about 100-200ms.
When the camera is separated from the expansion module, the expansion module can also be directly connected to the camera when it is turned on, and the camera body can be turned off remotely (the expansion module can be turned off separately or both can be turned off). By the way, the expansion module is IPX4 only after it is integrated with the camera, and you should be careful before splitting at the seaside/in the rain.
Due to size and performance limitations, it takes 4-5 seconds for a cold start and 4-6 seconds for a single shot. Even if there is a quick shot (click/double click the shutter when the machine is turned off to shoot directly), it is not suitable for capturing scenes. As an alternative, GO 3 has added a pre recording mode, which can record 10s/15s/30s of video before pressing the shutter (equal to the machine's ability to capture video continuously).
The shooting mode and GO 2 are not very different:
Ordinary photography, video recording, free scale video recording, delay photography, movement delay (essentially video recording, the file volume is still huge), slow motion video recording, interval photography
Add HDR photography, star sky delay and timing photography (mode/duration/parameters can be customized to shoot sunrise/star track/plants), pre recording and cycle video (bicycle/motorcycle users are ecstatic, and 1/3/5/10/15/20/25/30 minute cycle is optional)
The camera body cancels the vibration function and replaces it with a prompt sound similar to the Casio electronic watch. It is not as easy to confirm the working status as before. But I was the first to vote for the space of the vibration motor to be given to the battery.
Now GO 3 has a "big screen". Daily shooting can be completely separated from mobile phones, and the use experience has been greatly improved. After all, it is still very slow to connect Android apps, and the size of the app has soared to 737MB, more than twice the size of Insta360 Studio for Windows. It is the size you want to download to the next day if there is no Baidu disk member.
For GO 3, I am most dissatisfied with its USB 2.0 transmission speed. This slot is second only to the PC end software and file management (DDDD) handed down by Yingshi.
The transmission peak is 38.7MB/s. You should know that a single RAW photo is 17MB, and the 2.7K 30fps video recorded for 10 minutes is close to 6GB. Perhaps because the camera is connected to the expansion module through 6 contacts on the back (too few contacts), the data transmission speed of GO 3 is limited.
Photo comparison
The upgrade core of shadow stone GO 3 imaging part is lens design and algorithm. The CMOS is still 1/2.3 inch 12 million pixels, 1.55 μ m, F2.2 aperture, and 11.24mm equivalent focal length.
Considering the huge difference in price and product category, this time we choose GO 2 and GoPro Hero10 as the comparison objects (not to buy Hero11 without money, don't misunderstand). GoPro Hero10 It is a 1/2.3 inch 23.6 million pixel sensor (photo resolution 5599x4223, supporting 5.3K video recording), GP2 chip.
PS： As a rule, all samples are displayed in the order of "global+500% central local magnification".
Round fisheye photos actually output by Insta360 GO 2 and Shadowstone GO 3 ↑
General and PureShot modes, GO 2 and GO 3, global and central 500% magnification 1
In normal and PureShot modes, GO 2 and GO 3, the upper right edge is magnified by 500%
In normal and PureShot modes, GO 2 and GO 3, global and central 500% magnification 2
In normal and PureShot modes, GO 2 and GO 3, global and central 500% magnification 3
In normal and PureShot modes, GO 2 and GO 3, global and central 500% magnification 4
PureShot, HDR, RAW+HDR modes, global and central 500% amplification 1
PureShot, HDR, RAW+HDR modes, global and central 500% amplification 2
PureShot, HDR, RAW+HDR modes, global and central 500% amplification 3
GO 2, GO 3 and GoPro Hero10, global and central 500% magnification 1
GO 2, GO 3 and GoPro Hero10, global and central 500% magnification 2
The algorithm of GO 3 is stronger, and the white balance, light metering, dark brightness, dynamic range (not black as the previous generation), noise reduction, and weak light scenes have all made significant progress The style of the whole film is much more masculine and pleasing to the eye, although the current firmware seems to have a weaker control of the edge purple edge.
PureShot is selected as the default for ordinary photography mode. When taking photos with HDR, you can use insp mode (high color saturation). RAW+HDR has very limited improvement and may be counterproductive.
The Hero 10 photo is 5568x4176=23.25 million pixels, compared with 2560x1400=369 million pixels of the 16:9 photo of the GO series (2560 * 2560=6.55 million pixels can be selected at most), and the daytime discrimination is completely incomparable. Of course, their shapes and uses are not comparable.
remarks: The shadow stone is a symbolic FlowState anti shake (it can be understood as the ultimate version of horizon anti shake, which can output 360 degree horizontal correction video regardless of the angle of the body at the APP/PC end by selecting the free scale video). The actual imaging area of this 4:3 sensor is a circle in 3040x3040, and only uses 3.14 * 1520 * 1520=7.25 million pixels from 12 million pixels (60% off), At 16:9 output, there are only 2560x1440=369 megapixels left in the photo (30% of which are broken).
Video comparison
The original video files of GO 2 and GO 3 are 2688x2688. In the following test, GO 2 is super video mode+100% color saturation on PC side, and GO 3 is free scale video+default saturation.
View the video on the PC end and manually pull the edge to see the actual imaging circle edge ↑
5.3K mode of GoPro Hero10, against 2.7K output of Insta360 GO 2/GO 3
In the dark indoor light scene (and close to the strong indoor light) in the daytime, the details of the small pixel GoPro Hero10 collapse obviously, and Insta360 GO brothers are catching up.
The perspective of the two generations of GO is close, half a circle smaller than that of the GoPro Hero10.
2.7K video recording comparison, indoor strong light scene 1, shadow stone GO 2 GO 3、GoPro Hero10， Central local amplification
2.7K video recording comparison, indoor lighting scene 2, shadow stone GO 2 GO 3、GoPro Hero10， Central local amplification
2.7K video recording comparison, indoor lighting scene 3, shadow stone GO 2 GO 3、GoPro Hero10， Central local amplification
2.7K video recording comparison, room temperature cloudy scene 1, shadow stone GO 2 GO 3、GoPro Hero10， Central local amplification
(It's a little dark here, and the details of GoPro have begun to collapse)
2.7K video recording comparison, room temperature cloudy scene 2, shadow stone GO 2 GO 3、GoPro Hero10， Central local amplification
2.7K video recording comparison, room temperature scene 3, shadow stone GO 2 GO 3、GoPro Hero10， Central local amplification
2.7K video recording comparison, room temperature scene 4, shadow stone GO 2 GO 3、GoPro Hero10， Central local amplification
2.7K video recording comparison, room temperature scene 5, shadow stone GO 2 GO 3、GoPro Hero10， Central local amplification
(The light in this scene is weak, which can trigger the night view mode of the IMX766/890 mobile phone)
The GO 3 has an additional microphone, and the recording quality has improved to a certain extent, even the noise control is a little better than the Hero10.
The biggest improvement in the video link is color saturation. The previous generation of super video mode has its own gray slice log effect, and the saturation is obviously low. and In addition to the slight improvement of picture details in GO 3, the rest of the white balance, light metering, and default color tuning are more normal and pleasing. This tendency to press the dark part is even a bit Leica like.
Because it is a 12 million "big pixel" scheme, the details of GO 2/GO 3 and GoPro Hero10 are very close when recording light scenes 。 In addition, the flash control in highlights of the two generation GO is better than that of GoPro when the image moves.
GoPro Hero10 and GO series are high pixel and large pixel solutions respectively. Their differences are like "whether 100 million pixels are in the wrong direction" in the mobile phone field. From the perspective of effect, for the GO series focusing on video recording, the large pixel scheme is still practical (it can also reduce pressure and save electricity). When the original GO was used, the thumb camera and the old GoPro were able to play 50/50 on the indoor video even though they were reincarnated several times.
Oh, by the way, GO 3 now has an adjustable anti shake level (under the anti shake of gear 1 to 3, the picture delay is between 0.5 and 1:00 seconds), and even there is a face priority light measurement (after all, there is a flip screen, and the open pendulum is used to shoot vlog), Ye Qingjie.
Heating&endurance&charging
Shadowstone GO 3's heating speed is obviously slower than that of the previous generation, but at any rate it is also a sports camera/wearable camera, still a good brother of Snapdragon 888:
2.7K 30fps video recording, room temperature 26.7, the front of the fuselage is 48 degrees at 26 minutes, and the front is 50 degrees at 36 minutes. At this time, the maximum temperature of the back used for heat sink fins is 56.3 degrees, and the temperature limit is 1.4 degrees lower than that of the previous generation (this generation has two more metal buckles on the back, which is really hot when you touch it accidentally).
The thermal control of time delay photography has made great progress. The room temperature is 28.4 degrees, and it is fixed with a magnetic cord. After 50 minutes, the maximum temperature is 48 degrees.
0-100% charging takes 1 hour and 1 minute. The peak value of charging is close to 11.8W (maintained for 23 minutes). It falls down for 9 minutes (while charging the camera body). After 37 minutes, the power gradually decreases. For small cameras, the charging speed is OK.
But in fact, the biggest improvement is to finally solve the problem of the previous generation of "unable to charge with the PD protocol charger". After enduring it for more than two years, do you know how we came here for more than two years? They come here day by day.
The endurance is the biggest improvement of GO 3 in addition to the expansion module:
For the official standard 1080P 30FPS video recording, the single machine will take 45 minutes (increased by 50%), and the expansion module will take 170 minutes. The more commonly used 2.7K 30FPS video recording can actually last for 40 minutes. Compared with the previous generation of about 23 minutes, it has made great progress.
But the delay photography that this handsome boy most cares about, according to the interval of 0.5 seconds+the power off of the expansion cabin (saving the power consumption of the image transmission), the GO 3 can persist for 67 minutes, its endurance is more than double that of the previous generation (about half an hour of the previous generation), and there is still 1/3 grid power in 50 minutes.
Like the previous generation, GO 3 does not consume CMOS power, but SoC and peripheral circuits. Even if the expansion cabin is closed, GO 3 connects to the mobile phone for standby, and the 35 minute power consumption ranges from 85% to 20% (above 80% power consumption is 1% in 1 minute, and below 80% power consumption is 2% in 1 minute)
The power display of GO 3 engineering firmware is not linear. The lower the power, the more virtual the power (the last 20% of power can only record 4 minutes and 30 seconds of video). I hope OTA can do something about it. In addition, now there are "big screens", dare you add the percentage of electricity? (At present, you can only connect to the mobile APP to see the percentage)
Various accessories
As we all know, Insta360 is a creative accessory factory. In order to sell various accessories, they even made their own product lines (bu shi) of wearable cameras, sports cameras and panoramic cameras.
Among the factory accessories, in addition to the magnetic suction lanyard and simple clip (adjustable angle, which can be clipped on the brim or collar) of the previous generation, Yingshi GO 3 also has a steering bracket, with its own magnetic suction quick release buckle, 1/4 screw port and universal joint, as well as a base with washable nano glue, which can be fixed with a single suction camera or expansion cabin.
If it happens to have the same financial strength as us, it also has a two in one mini tripod self timer rod (the maximum length is about 1 meter) and flexible support (rubber cover+free bending "snake" support) ↓
Magnetic lanyard
Magnetic lanyard (delivered from the factory) is the most important accessory of GO series. Now there is more wire storage function (but the storage slot is really easy to hide dirt), and there is more silicone cushion on the side of the meat (it doesn't hurt so much when you knock on it, but the heat transfer effect is excellent. When you record for a long time, you will feel like a nuclear reactor in Iron Man's chest).
Personally, I think the biggest improvement is that there are more "inclined" shims ↑ (now we can "press down" or "lift up" the lens when we want to show the items on our hands and ride), and the magnetic force is stronger, about 50.34545% stronger. The strong magnetic force is not bad in any way (I have used GO 2 for more than 2 years, and I have tried to scrape the camera off by backpack or moving things several times).
summary
The end point of small cameras is the motion camera/vlog camera.
As a vlog camera, GO 3 has a flip screen, which does not limit the duration of a single video. It has better recording, priority light measurement for faces, and even language control (besides taking pictures/starting and stopping video recording, it can also "mark" and shut down).
As a wearable camera, the endurance of GO 3 has doubled, and the heat is not so fierce. Although it becomes larger and heavier, it is still within the acceptable range. Its use is mainly limited by your imagination and your physical mechanics test scores.
The GO series has finally made a pleasing picture style, but the pain of 2K level video recording and video resolution (now 4K is almost universal) can only be solved by customizing the square sensor or giving up the horizon anti shake. Got it, wait for GO 4 after 2 and a half years.
Although the image quality is definitely not as good as that of a sports camera, the thumb size body can be hung on a sticky racket/skateboard/crossing machine, can clip the brim of a hat, can hang on a cat or a dog, or can be hung on the chest, without my care or embarrassment to others. This is why I like to record life with Insta360 GO.
The current GO series can be used as a driving recorder for walking. My highest expectation for them is that they will one day be able to achieve a 12 hour level of delay photography, which can be used as a "life recorder".
Yingshi GO series and X series are niche products that are difficult to find friends. The purchase suggestion is "buy early and enjoy early" (the price of GO 2 is still firm compared with X2, and GO 3 has not been sold yet, so GO 2 has been taken off the shelves. JD third-party stores are still selling 1769 yuan, 29 yuan cheaper than the published price, and Taobao even has 1688 yuan of second-hand products...)
The price of the first generation GO is 1288 yuan, the price of GO 2 is 1798 yuan, and the 32GB version of GO 3 is 2298 yuan (2498 yuan for the 64GB version, 2798 yuan for the 128GB version). The picture quality and endurance of GO 3 are better, and the multi-function expansion cabin with flip screen is added. The difference of 500 yuan is OK.
But if we can get a charging box like GO 2 for GO 3, the total price is close to that of the previous generation, I will blow it directly (I've already decided on the name, let's call it GO 3 SE.).
If we are the pretty boys of Shenzhen Bay No.1, we don't have to think about it. The propaganda picture and slogan of GO 3 are all in the picture above - the hubble in the sky is better than the husu in the bag, the husu in the bag is better than the iPhone in the hand, and the iPhone in the hand is better than the GO 3 in the chest. It's better to use GO 3!
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