Yes

I really don’t understand. It seems many people do want it, but Insta360 doesn’t think there is demand for it. Are we just a very vocal minority?

I’m sad to say that Mic is completely right, I have been after an Evo for quite some time and was not able to get one anywhere at a sensible price, however on contacting Insta and grovelling nicely they have managed to find the very last Evo they have which was repaired and I have purchased that of yesterday.

they did say to me that there is no support whatsoever anymore for the Evo system, They have no spares or accessories, everything has gone now apart from this last camera.

so it would seem that they do a run of the cameras, keep it for about 2 years while they design something new and then pull the plug, now if it goes wrong and you are in guarantee i guess you would get your money back.

have to admit I dont like this throwaway system thats developing in the camera market however I was desperate to get hold of a camera as my normal stereo camera a fuji W3 is broken and cant be repaired. Bummer…..

Hi Paul. I agree it is one of the best 360 cameras. Sadly, Insta360 stopped selling it and is no longer updating it. 🙁

Congrats Steph! As for your question, the only way to capture HDR is with the app.

Any idea how to capture HDR picture in standalone mode (i.e. without using a smartphone)?

Thanks

yes i believe you are right. Facebook is working on using AI to convert your photos and videos into 6DOF. When that happens, you should be able to see them as 3d objects in AR.

“Pivot has working copies currently being tested.” Glad to hear that. I have to say I had noticed that the model they showed at CES 2019 had several improvements over the one shown at CES 2018. So maybe the 2018 version was a mock-up and the 2019 was a working prototype ? But contrary to Yi, who showed working models of their planned camera (and even distributed some to select YT channels), Kodak never showed their camera in “on” status at the tech fairs.

Nonetheless, if they actually have working prototypes and are seriously moving towards production, then all power to them. I just hope they don’t have second thoughts about it due to Insta360 having introduced a copycat design. The 3D Pivot has several advantages over the EVO. For one thing, it has a much sturdier pivoting mechanism and a centrally located tripod socket. And of course yes, it has an LCD display which allows adjusting settings without needing a phone connection. It also appears very clear – looking at the back of the 2019 prototype – that it has an interchangeable battery.

Add to this the fact that it can shoot not only 2D 360, 3D 180 but also 3D 16:9, which makes it compatible to all glasses-free 3D tablets and phones available as well as to the millions of 3D TVs sold worldwide. So it definitely can enter the 180 arena and be competitive. However, in terms of IQ, they are up against the Vuze XR ad the EVO, so they really need to make sure that they can produce images that are at least as good.

“As for a pro 3d180 from insta, it’s possible…” I base my suspicions on the fact that Insta360 showed a pro 3D 180 prototype at CES back in 2016 so it’s clearly something they’ve had in the back of their mind for a long time. And now, with the building public interest in 3D 180 and so many requesting a more advanced model, this could just be the right time for them to move forward with such a camera. But who knows ? Maybe the dream 180 camera will come from a totally unexpected source !