4 free scenes a month: Insta360 adds 3D Spatial Capture to X6, X5 and X4 Air
A new app feature turns a short 360 video into a 3D scene you can walk around on your phone. It starts in the US on September 28.
Insta360 added a way to turn a short video of a place into a 3D scene. You can look around it on your phone from different spots. It works on three of its cameras and makes four free scenes a month.
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Why it matters
It adds a new thing to do with cameras people already own. The limits are clear: short clips, cloud processing and a monthly cap.
Watch: you walk through a place you filmed, not just watch it.
The details
- Works with Insta360 X6, X5 and X4 Air. It uses 3D Gaussian Splatting to build the scene.
- Rollout started in the United States on September 28, 2026.
- Clips can be up to 2 minutes. Longer videos must be trimmed first.
- Video is processed in the cloud and takes about 1 to 2 hours.
- Free accounts can make up to four scenes a month. You can share a scene as an interactive link.
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Two 1/1.1-inch sensors · 8K 50p 360, 4K 100p · 196g
GoodShoot everything and choose the framing later.
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