ACING IT Insta360 Ace Pro

The ultimate, AI-powered compact camera for vlogging, this a unique offering that's right on trend and offers a ton of functionality

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Co-engineered with Leica, the Insta360 Ace Pro follows the success of the Insta360 ONE RS 1-Inch. While the new action cam’s shape and functionality resemble traditional action cameras, because this is Insta360 we’re talking about, expect some AI-powered features, like AI Highlights and AI Warp.

The Insta360 Ace Pro has a rectangular body with a couple of physical buttons, with a large screen at the back and a smaller one at the front of the unit. Its somewhat protruding optical unit was co-engineered with Leica and comprises a large 1/1.3-inch sensor, a 5nm AI chip and a Leica SUMMARIT lens, ensuring excellent low-light capabilities.

The Ace Pro is almost tailor-made for vlogging and shooting videos where you stare at the camera. This is in part thanks to the pivoting 2.4-inch touchscreen display, which has a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels and a maximum brightness of 850 nits. It’s bright and responsive and the hinged approach ensures you can see the screen from the rear, looking down or facing the camera. However, we do have some concerns about the system’s longevity, as fewer moving parts usually mean a longer lifecycle.

The Insta360 Ace Pro has numerous shooting modes, resolutions and framerates to play with. You get the standard video mode up to 8K resolution with built-in Active HDR for videos up to 4K@30fps, image stabilisation, horizon lock, Slow Motion, Starlapse, Timelapse, TimeShift, Pre-Recording and Loop Recording.