Chills, Spills, and Thrills: How Insta360 Tests its Action Cameras

Insta360 confirmed precisely the way it makes positive its motion digicam are rugged sufficient for real-world use in a brand new behind-the-scenes video.

Insta360’s Ace and Ace Professional motion cameras, which have been co-engineered by Leica, debuted in November. The road guarantees high-quality photos in a rugged and compact design.

“With Ace and Ace Professional, we rigorously take a look at our models to make sure most sturdiness for the hardest motion on the market. From drops, to excessive temperatures, even immersion… all within the identify of manufacturing an motion digicam prepared for something,” the video’s description reads.

Now, customers can see simply how rugged these cameras are. In a minute and a half, Insta360 places the Ace Professional by the ringer. This begins merely sufficient, with steady button presses and a hinge take a look at that cycles the contact display up and and down advert nauseam. Then, viewers begin to see the Ace Professional dropped. It’s a small distance, however nonetheless. Ouch.

Viewers are handled to extra button presses, backed by a refrain of beeps till a wire is inserted and eliminated constantly. It’s all very tame to this point. Even the small drop many photographers would count on customary gear to face up to. The place’s the motion for the motion cameras?

It’s coming.

A row of Insta360 Ace Pro action cameras covered in frost.

After seemingly deciding the USB port is as much as snuff, the Ace Professional will get a violent shake through the excessive vibration take a look at. Issues are getting extra severe, but it surely nonetheless feels extra like an intense therapeutic massage for the digicam moderately than a high-stakes sturdiness take a look at. If the vibrations have been a sleepy therapeutic massage for the cameras, then the ball bearing drop take a look at would definitely wake them up because the sphere lands with a thunk.

Across the one-minute mark, viewers actually get to see the Ace Professional in motion. After some extra little drops, Insta360 ups the ante with better distance and velocity. The Ace Professional is then put in a chilling chamber, the temperature studying -30°C earlier than an individual dunks them a case of the cameras in water. Whereas submerged, the cameras’ buttons and recording are testing, capturing footage underwater to check for waterproofing.

It was a tough day for these Ace Professional models, however hopefully curious customers will see what they’re manufactured from earlier than taking the plunge and buying one for themselves. The video can also be bookmarked ought to anybody wish to see a particular a part of the testing course of.


Picture credit: Insta360

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