Insta360 X4 vs Insta360 X5
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Apr 2025 on the X5, against Apr 2024 on the X4.
- Sensor size: 1/1.28" on the X5, against 1/2" on the X4.
- 4K frame rate: 120p on the X5, against 100p on the X4.
- Weight (with battery): 200 g on the X5, against 203 g on the X4.
- Waterproof: 15 m on the X5, against 10 m on the X4.
X4 or X5: which should you buy?
On published specs the X4 leads the X5 nowhere; buy it for its price, its handling or the lenses you already own.
Choose the X5 for its sensor size, 4K frame rate, weight (with battery) and waterproof.
On paper the X5 wins more rows (4 to 0); if the X4's strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $399.99 used | $549 new |
| Overview | ||
| Type | 360° camera | 360° camera |
| Announced | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $499.99 | $549.99 |
| Lens | f/1.9 | f/2 |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | 1/2" | 1/1.28" (best) |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 72 MP | 72 MP |
| Native ISO | 100–6,400 | 100–6,400 |
| In-body stabilisation | No | No |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | — | — |
| Burst (electronic) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | 1/8,000s | 1/8,000s |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | — |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | None | None |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 8K | 8K |
| 4K frame rate | 100p | 120p (best) |
| 10-bit internal | No | No |
| Internal raw video | No | No |
| Mic input | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | 2.5" | 2.5" |
| Screen articulation | Fixed | Fixed |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 203 g | 200 g (best) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 46 × 123.6 × 37.6 mm | 46 × 124.5 × 38.2 mm |
| Weather sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Waterproof | 10 m | 15 m (best) |
| Card slots | 1 · microSD UHS-I | 1 · microSD UHS-I |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth |
Green marks the better figure where “better” is unambiguous. A dash means the maker doesn't publish it or we haven't verified it yet.
Price history: is the newer one cheaper?
Low light & noise
X4
0.7 µm pixels
72 MP on a 1/2" sensor, ISO up to 6,400
X5
1.0 µm pixels
72 MP on a 1/1.28" sensor, ISO up to 6,400
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
Size, to scale
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