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feature, but they're a cool thing to
have if you're just shooting for fun.
If you're in the market for an action
camera, the extra couple hundred
bucks you'll spend on a camera like
the One RS make for a very compel-
ling argument over traditional one-
dimension cameras.
Rennie Scaysbrook
enough over the years to know what
shot works and what doesn't. Often
times with a one-dimensional camera,
that makes for some pretty boring
footage, but the One RS has given me
a bit of a new lease on life. There are
a number of angles I never thought I
could capture and I'm now doing so
regularly.
I'll admit I have hardly used the 4K
Boost Lens because I have other cam-
eras that can do a similar job, and I
want to keep the 360 lens fitted.
Part of the reason I love this
camera so much is the editing suite.
The on-phone app is handy, but I do
almost everything on the desktop
app, which is superbly laid out and
very easy to understand if you have
just the slightest knowledge of edit-
ing software. There are a couple of
good YouTube videos out there as for
a tutorial on the app, and you can
do cool effects like the mini planet
feature, where it looks like you're
briefly riding around the globe. To be
honest, the videos we produce here
at Cycle News don't require such a
ACTION CAMERA
List Price: Insta360 One RS Twin Edition: $549.99
Website: https://store.insta360.com/product/one_rs?c=1742
•EXCELLENT FOOTAGE AND
IMAGE STABILIZATION
•EASY-TO-USE BACK-END PROGRAMS
•TOUGH AS NAILS. THIS THING HAS
SURVIVED TWO 100 MPH CRASHES!
•PROBABLY DOESN'T NEED TO
HAVE THE 4K LENS, BECAUSE ONCE
YOU USE THE 360 LENS, YOU'LL
NEVER GO BACK (BUT IT'S NICE TO
HAVE, ANYWAY).
•EXCELLENT FOOTAGE AND
•PROBABLY DOESN'T NEED TO
Another cool feature of the
Insta360 One RS is the invisible selfie
stick, which we found also works
like a Ram Mount. The camera's
dual lens system doesn't recognize
the stick sitting directly underneath
it, so it effectively stiches it out of
the frame in real time. The result is
your film looks like someone else is
filming, which is perfect for on-board
shots when you have your mount
rigged up on the bike.
Quick edits are simple thanks
to the Insta360 mobile app. We've
had issues many times with other
cameras on the market not connect-
ing to phones via Wi-Fi, but this has
never been the case with the One
RS. The camera connects every time
we have asked it to, and because it
shoots in 360 degrees, it can crop
in any aspect ratio you want at 1:1,
9:16, 16:9, 4:3 or 2.35:1 and you
can have footage ready for YouTube,
Instagram reels, whichever platform
you like, instantly.
I've been using action cameras
since my first Replay camera back
in 2012, with about 10 different
GoPros in between. Hands down,
the Insta360 One RS is my absolute
favorite of the lot.
This is a near-perfect camera for
motorcycle riding as it allows me to
do the same job with one camera
that I used to do with four. I've used
this while riding in Lake Como, Italy,
and it's been racing with me at La-
guna Seca and Mosport in Canada.
Incidentally, both those races ended
with massive crashes (I know, I
know), and the camera incredibly
came out almost completely scratch
free—which is absolutely astounding.
I'm no whiz when it comes to cap-
turing footage, but I've gotten decent
