The Insta360 X4 is a pocketable 8K 360-degree action camera that lets you shoot everything around you and choose the framing later in the app. Reviewers rate it the best mainstream 360 camera, but owner reports of exposed lenses, flimsy included guards and waterproofing that fails over time make its long-term story less certain than the launch reviews.
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It depends on how you will use it. 70% would buy it again, which means roughly 30% would not. Waterproofing reported to fail after about a year of use.
By six months most owners have settled into using it on trips and rides rather than daily. Lens care and keeping water out are the recurring headaches.
Waterproofing reported to fail after about a year of use. Included lens guards fog up and are easy to lose. Warranty claims can mean shipping the camera abroad and waiting.
Worth it for: Travel and adventure vloggers; Cyclists and snow-sports riders; People who hate missing the shot. Think twice if: Serious low-light shooters; Divers without a dive case; People who want simple single-lens video.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 9.0 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.2 / 10 |
| One month | 7.5 / 10 |
| Six months | 6.8 / 10 |
| One year | 6.3 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 5.8 / 10 |
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Names the X4 the best mainstream 360 camera, praising its ease of use and battery life, and flags exposed lenses, a high price and weaker single-lens video.
A two-week test that praises the 8K sharpness, stabilization and app, with heat during long 8K sessions and grainy low light as the main drawbacks.
Owners in a 2024 deal thread like using it for snow and water, but warn about poor included lens guards, water getting in and the lack of a local service centre.
A September 2026 complaint from an owner whose first X4 lost its waterproofing after about a year and whose second, newly bought X4 stopped working after a few seconds in shallow water; support asked for the camera to be sent in for warranty inspection.