![[images/Insta360 X4 vs GoPro Hero12 Image Stabilization Test.webp]] # Insta360 X4 vs GoPro Hero12 Image Stabilization Test [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PPVTHNawDM) · MountMedia · 2024-04-26 · 0:30 (YouTube Short). **Music-only Short:** YouTube has no captions for this video on any client (no subtitle tracks and no timedtext URL), and a local speech-recognition pass found no speech, only background music (from Audiio, per the description). This note was written from video frames, on-screen text, and the description. ## Outline - **0:00 – Meet the cameras.** On a gravel path between a vineyard and a stone wall, with mountains behind, the **Insta360 X4** stands upright on the left end of a dual-mount bar on a selfie stick. An on-screen label reads "X4" as Werner points at it. ![[images/Insta360 X4 vs GoPro Hero12 Image Stabilization Test-t0002.webp]] - **0:03 – The GoPro.** He then points at the **GoPro Hero12 Black**, mounted horizontally on the right end of the bar, and a "GoPro HERO12" label appears. ![[images/Insta360 X4 vs GoPro Hero12 Image Stabilization Test-t0004.webp]] - **0:05 – Starting the recording.** The rig turns to show the back of both cameras. Werner taps each touchscreen to start recording, and both live previews show the path ahead (0:08–0:09). ![[images/Insta360 X4 vs GoPro Hero12 Image Stabilization Test-t0006.webp]] - **0:10 – The four test modes, seen from outside.** A third-person shot shows Werner holding the rig out at arm's length as he moves along the path. On-screen labels name each test: **WALK** (0:10), **VIBRATION** (0:12, the rig shaken by hand), **RUN** (0:14) and **EXTREME** (0:16, aggressive movement). ![[images/Insta360 X4 vs GoPro Hero12 Image Stabilization Test-t0013.webp]] - **0:18 – Split-screen results: Walk and Vibration.** The footage plays in a split screen with **X4 on top and HERO 12 below**, and the test name in the middle: Walk (0:18), then Vibration (0:20–0:22). The X4 clip is its 360 footage reframed to a flat forward view. Both horizons stay level and the two clips look very similar. ![[images/Insta360 X4 vs GoPro Hero12 Image Stabilization Test-t0019.webp]] - **0:23 – Split-screen results: Run and Extreme.** The Run test (0:23–0:25) and the Extreme test (0:26–0:30) follow in the same layout. The video ends without a verdict and lets the footage speak for itself. ![[images/Insta360 X4 vs GoPro Hero12 Image Stabilization Test-t0027.webp]] ## Things mentioned ### Cameras - **Insta360 X4**: Insta360's 360 camera launched in April 2024 (8K 360 video), shown on the left of the rig and in the top half of the split screen - **GoPro Hero12 Black**: GoPro's flagship action camera from September 2023, shown on the right of the rig and in the bottom half ### Products / accessories - Dual-camera mounting bar holding both cameras side by side - Selfie stick used as the grip - Insta360 Invisible Selfie Stick (the free gift offered through the description link) ### Software and features - Insta360 FlowState stabilization with horizon lock (X4) versus GoPro HyperSmooth (Hero12), tested in four modes: Walk, Vibration, Run, Extreme - X4 360 footage reframed to a flat forward view for the comparison ### Purchase options - Insta360 X4 with a free Invisible Selfie Stick: https://www.insta360.com/sal/x4?utm_term=INRNHMF - GoPro Hero12 (Amazon): https://amzn.to/44aretG - Music: Audiio (promo code SAVE70 for 70% off): https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=606 - The description notes that these are affiliate links ## Bios - **Werner Plank** runs MountMedia, a YouTube channel of camera tests, comparisons and tutorials focused on 360 and action cameras from Insta360, DJI and GoPro. He films much of his footage in the mountains (Instagram: @werner.plank). Here he appears only as the hand and arm holding the camera rig.