The Go 3 sports activities the identical 1/2.3-inch sensor and 11-mm f/2.2 lens with a 134-degree subject of view. (For reference the GoProfessional Hero 11 Black’s widest subject of view is 122 levels.) Despite utilizing the identical sensor, the Go 3 provides fairly a couple of new taking pictures modes, together with stills and time-lapse, in addition to higher-resolution video, which may now be shot at as much as 2.7K at 30 frames per second.

In addition to the usual 2.7K video, which is primarily what I ended up taking pictures, there’s a Freeframe video mode, much like what the Go 2 used. In this mode, you possibly can shoot the complete subject of view, however at a barely decrease 1440p decision, after which crop once you’re enhancing. This means that you can barely reframe the scene after the actual fact. The reframing functionality will not be as intensive as you’d get on a 360-degree digicam, however you possibly can middle or observe stuff you may not have seen once you had been taking pictures. Freeframe mode additionally means you possibly can shoot one video and crop to 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, or no matter video dictates it’s essential to comply with. But bear in mind, a kitten dies each time you pollute the world with vertical video.

I notably preferred the time-lapse mode, which has two very good options. First, it may be saved as both a video (for fast importing to the net) or as a collection of photos (together with RAW recordsdata) for additional processing. Second, there’s additionally a timer possibility to show the digicam on at a predetermined time, which is useful if you wish to shoot star trails however don’t need to keep up all evening to do it.

There’s now two microphones on the Go 3 digicam and a brand new wind-suppression setting that truly works fairly properly. Together these imply a lot, a lot better sound than what the Go 2 was able to recording.

In one other step up from the Go 2, there at the moment are no limits on clip size. The battery life is the one limiting issue, nevertheless it’s fairly good—45 minutes for simply the digicam, extra when it’s within the Pod. The infamous overheating problems with the Go 2 have been solved. Mostly. I’ve seen some reviews across the web that the Go 3 overheats, however in months of testing I by no means encountered any warmth points, together with throughout very lengthy (30-minute) movie instances. That’s a stark distinction to the Go 2, which appeared to overheat for those who stared at it for too lengthy.

Other new options embrace a slew of colour profiles, with choices custom-made for biking, city landscapes, evening, snow, and so forth. I largely shot in flat as a result of I want to do my very own colour grading when enhancing, nevertheless it’s good to have loads of choices once you’re taking pictures one thing that you just don’t plan to edit extensively.

Speaking of enhancing, Insta360’s cellular app (iOS, Android) stays the identical, which is an effective factor. It’s nonetheless the simplest, most trouble-free app of all of the motion digicam makers on the market.

Trouble Ahead

All of which is to say that the Go 3 is a really succesful digicam. But there are a few issues I did not like. It solely has built-in reminiscence; there is not any SD card slot. I examined the 64-gigabyte mannequin, which proved loads of area, however transferring footage to my laptop computer was notably slower than transferring by way of a speedy microSD card.