The Tiny Mighty Action Camera the Insta360 GO 3 

The latest in the GO series the Insta360 is the elevated, upgraded, next level action camera. Super small and hands free you can capture the most unbelievable angles with the assortment of mounts giving you dynamically superior shots.

The Insta360 GO 3 allows you to place it anywhere shoot and forget about it with it being voice controlled and you being able to mount it where you want with the variety of mounting clips it has. This produces a shots that showcase a wider selection of angles giving you specialised content. The Insta360 GO 3 has its 2 built in microphones for recording high definition quality sound.

The Insta360 GO 3 comes with an action pod which enhances the running time of the GO 3 allowing for longer use. The action pod has a touch screen which you can use to live preview as well as use it for remote control and closer viewing of your shots.

Out the Box

  • 1 x Insta360 GO 3 Camera
  • 1 x Quick Start Guide  
  • 1 x Manual  
  • 1 x Accessory box
  • 1 x Action Pod  
  • 1 x Magnetic Pendent  
  • 1 x Suction Stand ( can be used for both the GO 3 and the action pod )

Specs

DimensionsGO 3: 25.6×54.4×23.2mm 
Pod Screen Folded: 63.5×47.6×29.5mm + 39 mm  Screen out 
Weight 35g – Cam  
96.3g – Cam + Action Pod  
Sensor TypeISO 100-3200 
shutter speed  1/8000 – 120s 
Action Pod ScreenFluidly pops up and down
Touch Screen
Audio 360 degree directional Dual Mic top & Front  
RecordingFlowstate stabilisation 
360* Horizon lock  
Voice Activation 
Battery info 45 min 
170 min with Pod  
GO 3: 310mAh  
Action Pod: 1270mAh 
Water proofIPX8 – Cam 5m 
IPX4 – Pod  
Photo Recording formats 2560×1440 (16:9)  
2560×2560 (1:1)  
1440×2560 (9:16)  
2936×1088 (2.7:1) 
Video ModesVideo, FreeFrame Video, Timelapse, TimeShift, Slow Motion, Pre-Recording, Loop Recording  
Video Recording 2.7K 24/25/30fps 
1440P 24/25/30/50fps 
1080P 24/25/30/50fps 
FreeFrame Video 
1440P 24/25/30/50fps 
1080P 24/25/30/50fps 
Timelapse 
1440P @30fps 
TimeShift 
1440P 15/30fps 
Slow Motion 
1080P 120fps 
Pre-Recording 
2.7K 24/25/30fps 
1440P 24/25/30/50fps 
1080P 24/25/30/50fps 
Loop Recording 
2.7K 24/25/30fps 
1440P 24/25/30/50fps 
1080P 24/25/30/50fps 

The Insta360 GO 3 itself is very small compact almost unnoticeable. It has a pill shape with the camera lens in the front and between the front and back it has the dual microphones.The action pod has the record button on the top with the power and menu button on the sides. The clips on the bottom attach to the stand mount and clip in securely. Then you have the screen which you can use for preview and gives you touch control of your camera.

The Insta360 GO 3 brings out the adventurer in everyone that uses it and why its most suited for those that are having those adventures and want to always remember those moments. The Insta360 GO 3 is out in Artic White and Midnight Black which are available in 32G, 64G and 128G storage size. The Insta360 GO 3 retails for around:

32G = R6500

64G = R9000

128G = R10 500

The Preview and touch screen features give you an amazing quality of life enabling easy access and control over the Insta360 GO 3. It makes a more comfortable recording experience due to its smallness and hands free functionality which in some ways eliminates the feeling of videoing in public. Its 360 degree directional dual mic enables a better audio then you would expect from sucha small camera. It has a high variety of video modes which is also uncommon in small cameras but the one that sticks out is the Free Frame recording which regardless of the aspect ratio used in filming you can change during post production to suit your liking.

With our hands on usage of the Insta360 GO 3 we rate it solid 9.9 for its compact freeness, its crystal videoing and clear audio as well as its amazing functionality.