Every breadth you take

These 360° action cameras film all around them, letting you reframe your shots afterwards. But which will be your two-eyed sentinel?

King of gain

Worried about wind noise? The Osmo 360 can connect wirelessly to DJI mics without the need for a receiver.

Secret burny

Just like the Osmo 360, the X5 has the uncanny ability to automatically erase a selfie-stick from its footage.

DJI Osmo 360 VS

The Osmo 360’s squat shape makes it easy to mount on helmets and the like. But its fixed lenses are a drawback: any damage means replacing the entire camera. Despite its 10m resistance, DJI advises against underwater filming.

The built-in 128GB storage enables immediate shooting out of the box. Battery life is excellent at around 100mins, while Wi-Fi 6 connectivity brings marginally faster file transfers than the X5. DJI’s companion apps work well.

The Osmo’s image specs impress, and its larger pixels should mean much better low-light performance than the X5 – but in real-world testing things were far closer than the raw numbers would suggest.

Insta360 X5

1. DESIGN

2. IN USE

3. RESULTS

The X5 has a huge ruggedness advantage with its easily (and cheaply) replaceable lenses, meaning scratches or cracks are a mere inconvenience. It’s also waterproof to 15m and designed with sub-aquatic shooting in mind.

Battery life is around the same as with the DJI, but the lack of built-in storage makes a microSD card essential. The companion apps excel, particularly the AI-assisted auto-editing on mobile.

The X5’s footage came out punchy and appealing in both good and poor lighting conditions. The two built-in mics struggled with wind noise, but compatibility with the Insta360 Mic Air makes for an easy audio upgrade.