![[images/Insta360 X5 BIG Update with 5 NEW Features and Accessories.webp]] # Insta360 X5 BIG Update with 5 NEW Features & Accessories! [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeNjV1jcLj4) · MountMedia · 2025-07-10 · 6:51. Written from YouTube's English captions, the creator's chapters, the description, and frames. ## Outline - **0:00 – Intro.** The X5 is just over two months old and, Werner says, hardly anyone doubts it's the best 360 camera on the market. Firmware **1.3** adds five features that answer long-standing user requests, some important, some tied to new accessories. - Update the Insta360 phone app (and possibly Insta360 Studio) as well as the firmware. Connect the camera to the app, which flags the new firmware, and follow the prompts. - **0:55 – New features.** - **Adaptive Tone.** The two lenses often see very different light (sun on one side, shade on the other), and both halves must match once stitched, so X4 and X5 footage tends to look flatter and brighter than non-360 cameras. Adaptive Tone improves dynamic range and lets the app readjust exposure, color and contrast as you reframe, depending on the view. Werner calls it cool and important. ![[images/Insta360 X5 BIG Update with 5 NEW Features and Accessories-t0105.webp]] - Downsides: it only works in **8K30**, **5.7K30 with HDR on**, and Pure Video mode, not at higher frame rates. It also needs a lot of processing power, so expect shorter battery life and more heat. - **Pure Video in Single Lens mode.** Pure Video (better noise reduction for low light) used to be 360-only. Now it also works in Single Lens mode, which Werner calls an extremely important change. In a side-by-side with the DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro, the two look very similar, and sometimes the X5 looks a bit better. ![[images/Insta360 X5 BIG Update with 5 NEW Features and Accessories-t0300.webp]] - **3:27 – New battery.** - The firmware improves overall battery life, giving roughly **5–6% longer** recording in 8K30. - **Endurance Mode**, which turns off some functions for longer runtime, used to be 5.7K-only. It now works in **8K** too. - New **Ultra Battery** (2,800 mAh, orange edge): up to **18% longer** recording, per Insta360. Release date July 11. - **4:21 – New accessories.** - **ND filter set**: the X5 becomes the first 360 camera with ND filters, for slower shutter speeds, more motion blur and a cinematic look. He has the ND64s but hasn't tested them yet. ND16 and ND32 versions are coming too. Release date July 15. ![[images/Insta360 X5 BIG Update with 5 NEW Features and Accessories-t0445.webp]] - **GPS Preview Remote**: the existing remote shows a live preview, changes most settings, can be worn like a watch, and records GPS data you can add in post. A **new version** adds a high-quality built-in mic for vlogging, a clip so you can wear it like a mic (or on your wrist or a selfie stick), voice control, and twist-to-shoot (start or stop recording by turning your wrist). ![[images/Insta360 X5 BIG Update with 5 NEW Features and Accessories-t0525.webp]] - **Aquavision 3.0**: underwater white balance is very hard on the X5. The improved Aquavision corrects color better and suggests filters for the environment. Available from July 11. He's working on a detailed X5 underwater tutorial. - **6:17 – Wrap-up.** His favorites are Adaptive Tone and Pure Video in Single Lens mode. Tests of the new accessories and the underwater tutorial are coming, and the X5 and some accessories are still on sale. ![[images/Insta360 X5 BIG Update with 5 NEW Features and Accessories-t0600.webp]] ## Things mentioned ### Cameras - **Insta360 X5**: the camera getting the update. - Insta360 X4: also tends toward flatter, brighter footage. - DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro: low-light comparison against X5 Single Lens Pure Video. ### Gear and accessories - **Insta360 Ultra Battery** for X5: 2,800 mAh, up to 18% longer recording, orange edge. - **Insta360 X5 ND filters**: ND16, ND32, ND64. - **GPS Preview Remote**: original version, plus a new version with a built-in mic, clip, voice control and twist-to-shoot. ### Software and features - Firmware 1.3; Insta360 app and Insta360 Studio updates. - Adaptive Tone (8K30, 5.7K30 HDR, Pure Video). - Pure Video mode, now in Single Lens mode. - Endurance Mode, now in 8K; roughly 5–6% better battery life in 8K30. - Aquavision 3.0 underwater color correction. ### Announcements - Firmware 1.3 released July 10, 2025. - Ultra Battery and Aquavision 3.0 available July 11; ND filters July 15. - First ND filters for a 360 camera. ### Purchase options - Insta360 X5 mounts and accessories: Insta360 Store accessory page (affiliate code INRNHMF). - Insta360 X5 with a free Mic Air: insta360.com affiliate link (utm_term INRNHMF). - Audiio music licensing (promo code SAVE70 for 70% off). - Related: [[Insta360 X5 ND Filters Are They Worth It]], [[Insta360 X5 The Ultimate Underwater Tutorial]]. ## Biographies - **MountMedia (Werner Plank)**: YouTube channel (@MountMediaChannel) focused on action and 360 cameras, drones, and outdoor filmmaking, known for side-by-side camera comparisons, tutorials, and buyer's guides. Contact: [email protected]. Instagram @werner.plank. - **Insta360**: Shenzhen-based maker of consumer 360 and action cameras (X series, Ace Pro, GO). The X5 launched in April 2025. - **DJI**: Shenzhen-based drone and camera maker whose Osmo Action 5 Pro is a main action-camera rival.