INSTA360 X4 BIKE BUNDLE £598 (£425 CAMERA ONLY) | 204G (CAMERA ONLY)

Shoot at will and edit later with an 8K action camera that provides a 360° field of view

- Joe Baker

Action cameras are great for capturing the scenery you ride through or a rider’s point of view of the road, but they can be a bit of a faff to use, with extra bike mounts, connectivity requirements, complex settings and time-consuming downloads. And they only capture footage in one plane - the one they're facing. Step forward the Insta360 X4, which has two lenses that capture a 360° field of view by seamlessly merging footage from both.

The X4 is well-built and slightly heavier than expected for its size at 204g, but it feels solid and wellengineered. Durability has been excellent throughout testing – an important consideration given my clumsiness. The bike mounts are also good quality, especially the main mount, which is rock-solid once attached to the bike. The longer ‘invisible’ selfie stick, however, didn’t survive my testing.

What really stands out is the X4’s vibrant touchscreen display. The combination of excellent processing power and its sharp display means you can go back over footage and pan around in your 360° world in real time, without any lag. In a world where many cycling computers still feel sluggish, the X4 felt like a treat to use.