Select Costco Wholesale Stores (link for reference only) have for their
Members:
Insta360 X4 8K 360° Action Camera Adventure Bundle (Item 9436004) on sale for
$299.97 (In-Store Only).
Thanks to Community Member
Archebaldo for sharing this deal.
Note: Availability may vary by location
Bundle Includes:
- Insta360 X4
- Type-C to Type-C Cable
- Standard Lens Guards
- Lens Cloth
- Protective Pouch
- Thermo Grip Cover
- 2x battery
- 256 GB Memory Card
- 114cm Invisible Selfie Stick
- User Guide
Product Details:
- Powered By 5nm AI Chip, Insta360 X4 Delivers 360° Video in Stunning 8K Video
- The Invisible Selfie Stick Automatically Disappears from Your Footage and Helps Capture Incredible Third-person Shots
- Flowstate Stabilization Delivers Smooth, Quality Shots, No Matter How Intense Your Adventure
- Waterproof to 33ft
Top Comments
I still went with the X5. $355.41+tax on Dell.com after all the discounts you can get. My reasons for choosing the X5 over the X4:
1. 144% larger sensors = 2.44x as much light gathered.
2. The X5 is the first 360 camera that shoots usable video in low light. (The X4's low light video is unusable.)
3. You can swap out the X5's lens at home for $30 when it inevitably gets scratched up.
4. Significantly better audio.
5. Better AI algorithms.
6. Better Dynamic Range.
You can get the X5 at Dell.com for $550 - 10% off if you sign up as a new customer (using a new email address if you are already a registered customer, the customized coupon comes in minutes) - $100 if you have an Amex card (you'll need to add this benefit on Amex' website first) - $39.59 CB via Rebb$bate$$me = $355.41 + tax is what I paid five days ago. Just arrived. CB showing as "Pending", which is normal.
Dell.com also has the X4.
EDIT: Those of you voting this comment down don't understand digital imaging technology. I own multiple professional cameras. I buy most of my technology products "refurbished" (usually brand new, just labeled refurbished for price discrimination) and often buy last year's model. This time, the low light capability improvement is so massive, it makes no sense to buy the X4 for $300 when you can buy the X5 for $355. Also, I know I will drop this camera many times. Being able to swap out the front element of the lens for $30 at home in two minutes is well worth the price difference alone.
Or at least, for my uses in casual documentation of family vacations and bike rides what not – anything that lessens the hassle of needing to edit and reframe the videos and then export them… well that's worth a couple hundred dollars of my time.
But to that end, I'm not really going to find these cameras truly easy to use until the ai onboard or in the computer/phone is good enough to automatically output decent flat videos.
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I still went with the X5. $355.41+tax on Dell.com after all the discounts you can get. My reasons for choosing the X5 over the X4:
1. 144% larger sensors = 2.44x as much light gathered.
2. The X5 is the first 360 camera that shoots usable video in low light. (The X4's low light video is unusable.)
3. You can swap out the X5's lens at home for $30 when it inevitably gets scratched up.
4. Significantly better audio.
5. Better AI algorithms.
6. Better Dynamic Range.
You can get the X5 at Dell.com for $550 - 10% off if you sign up as a new customer (using a new email address if you are already a registered customer, the customized coupon comes in minutes) - $100 if you have an Amex card (you'll need to add this benefit on Amex' website first) - $39.59 CB via Rebb$bate$$me = $355.41 + tax is what I paid five days ago. Just arrived. CB showing as "Pending", which is normal.
Dell.com also has the X4.
EDIT: Those of you voting this comment down don't understand digital imaging technology. I own multiple professional cameras. I buy most of my technology products "refurbished" (usually brand new, just labeled refurbished for price discrimination) and often buy last year's model. This time, the low light capability improvement is so massive, it makes no sense to buy the X4 for $300 when you can buy the X5 for $355. Also, I know I will drop this camera many times. Being able to swap out the front element of the lens for $30 at home in two minutes is well worth the price difference alone.
While X5 at $355 is a good and sensible deal. I would still go with this X4 $299 deal for the following reasons:
1. It's a bundle! You get a lot more than just the camera. Extra battery, stick, memory card, etc - all this is good valuable stuff!
2. Night time use will be minimal or non-existent. IMO, the only major improvement in X5 is this low light performance and a little better battery life.
3. For the same $30 for X5 lens, I will just buy a protection plan for X4, like the offered by All State at Costco. This plan covers a lot more than just the lens.
Let me know if this analysis is missing anything! I love to hear feedback.