So the old version still works on Mac.
Dropping the software has been the most ridiculous thing . They sold it on overcapture but never delivered. Don’t get how they can’t fix stuff like horizon in the mobile app. It was an expensive camera and users have all the right to complain as early supporters . That expected things too be improved with updates

Agree, agree. Don’t buy. Haven’t used the Insta 360 x 3 but seems a much better option .

Hi, where can I upload Studio 1.2?

All the best
Stig

There were a lot of angry and frustrated Mac users seeing the company kill support for a barely 2 year old camera at the time.

Fortunately, users found that the older Fusion Studio version 1.2 still worked. (There is also exists a beta/experimental version of the GoPro player that sort of worked for the Fusion files–but not acceptable).

GoPro also seems to have removed support forums for the older cams because they were tired of Fusion owners complaining, justifiably.

Still, as of this week, I’m surprised how well the Studio 1.2 software works on my new Mac Studio M1 Max running Monterey.

The Fusion files stitch much faster compared to my old Mac Pro 5,1 (with RX580).

If GoPro would be a more consumer friendly company— heck—even offer a paid update of their Fusion studio software to take advantage of the faster Macs— the Fusion would be a killer camera still in 2022.

Hey there DemonView. In terms of detail, I would agree with Simon that it’s on par with any consumer 360 camera in 2022. Not saying at all that it’s perfect, but it can still keep up with even the best 360 cameras in terms of video quality and even photo quality, imho.

Sounds like a challenge, pretty sure if I do a side by side of several clips people could easily pick out which was shot with the X2 and Which was shot with the Fusion.

The Fusion does win in the fact that it has built in GPS and the remote and app still work well with it. I find the remote for the X2 to be appalling. I can mount my Fusion on the wing of the airplane and have it recording and communicating with the app and remote without issue all while recording GPS. The battery life seems to be slightly better too.

With the X2 the app or the remote have to stay communicating with the camera at all times to record GPS information. The remote constantly drops connection and fails to communicate with the camera (even though it’s only 8 feet away) and the app can then fail to power on the camera at crucial times. The only option is to leave the camera on recording which means your battery may be flat by the time you reach your destination.

Thanks Simon! I agree the Fusion has great video quality and the Raw photo quality is quite good too. Uhuh the stitch line is super soft because GoPro chose a lens that prioritizes detail in the middle of the lens.

I agree, Usability, stability and software was and is still really bad and definetly not for beginners.

But in terms of video quality I disagree. No Insta360 camera has significantly better video quality than the Fusion. Would love to see Insta adding a 8K camera to their portfolio.