Best Invisible Selfie Sticks
The single most important 360 camera accessory is the invisible selfie stick.
Most shots from Insta360 adverts are captured using an invisible selfie stick.
What makes a selfie stick invisible? Selfie sticks that are thinner than the 360 camera body are automatically invisible.
There are selfie sticks for different activities, budgets, and comfort. Below is a list of the best invisible selfie sticks.
Budget Invisible Selfie Stick
The cheapest invisible selfie stick on the market is the Insta360 114cm Invisible Selfie Stick. It's great for beginners getting started in 360.
But cheap price will bring problems... Do a quick search on social media and Facebook Groups, and you will find many people who posted about their selfie stick breaking.
This is because the selfie stick tip and base is being held using glue. In extreme hot and cold temperatures, and after pro longed use, the glue wears out, the selfie stick breaks, and the camera falls off.
The solution to this problem is below.
Premium Invisible Selfie Stick
This is the world's first selfie stick to use a total of 8 pins to stop the tip and base from breaking off the selfie stick body. It's called the Best360 150CM Invisible Action Selfie Stick.
Even if the glue wears off over time, the 4 pins in the tip, and the 4 pins in the base will keep the selfie stick in one piece.
Super Long Invisible Selfie Stick
To capture drone-like shots without a drone, use a super long selfie stick like the Insta360 3M Extended Selfie Stick. It's compact and airport friendly.
Can this be an all purpose selfie stick? It's a weighty selfie stick at 400g so it's best to use a lighter selfie stick for casual use.
Magnetic Car Mount
To capture car journeys without bulky 360 camera accessories, use the Best360 Magnetic Camera Mount. It's a magnet that snaps onto the car bonnet or hood and can capture Google StreetView like views.
Hands-Free Filming
To be in your own video hands-free without holding a selfie stick, use the Best360 Monopod 360 camera stand.
It includes a 150cm selfie stick so it can capture 360 photos and videos at eye level, a 500g counterweight to stop the camera from getting blown over by the wind, and a long, wide and thin tripod leg for a small footprint at the bottom of the 360 video.
Attach 360 Camera Onto Curved And Flat Surfaces
To capture timelapses, bicycle rides, and similar activities, use the Best360 Clamp. It's the only clamp designed especially for 360 cameras.
Use the included 10cm spacer to create 10cm of space between the clamp and the camera, so the clamp footprint is smaller at the bottom of the 360 video.
Or use a selfie stick with the built in 1/4"-20 thread to get clear 360 views for epic timelapses above the crowd.
Hands-Free Filming On The Move
To record GTA style third person view videos, use the Best360 Backpack. It's the world's first 360 camera backpack. And the only backpack to feature a built-in selfie stick holder.
The waterproof backpack can also store up to 4 cameras, a monopod, couple of selfie sticks, magnet, clamp, powerbank, usb-c cables, micro sd cards, 16-inch macbook pro, documents, sunglasses, keys, documents, water bottle, umbrella, and more.
360 Matrix Effect
To record a shot similar to the famous 360 bullet dodging scene from The Matrix, use the Insta360 Bullet Time String.
Record 360 degree views in slow motion. Speed ramp the video in editing for epic results.
Fast Mobile Editing
To avoid using up phone storage space and for faster export times from the Insta360 App, use the Insta360 Quick Reader.
Take the Micro SD Card from the camera and put it into the Quick Reader. Insert the Quick Reader into the phone and all the Insta360 footage from the Micro SD Card will load in the Insta360 App.
Now edit the Insta360 footage without having the Insta360 X3 connected to the Insta360 App. Because the connection between the Quick Reader and Phone is physical, the export times are faster than editing over WiFi between the X3 and the Phone.
All Day Battery Power
Get 2 spare Insta360 X3 batteries so there are 3 in total. This is more than enough to get through an entire day of filming.
Charge Multiple Insta360 X3 Batteries At Once
After a long day of filming, charge 3 Insta360 X3 batteries at once using the Insta360 X3 Fast Charging Hub. Leave them to charge overnight.
Wake up with 3 fully charged Insta360 X3 batteries for filming an entire day with all day power.
Error-Free Recording
This one is overlooked by many 360 camera amateurs or newbies. It's important to use the correct Micro SD Card for the Insta360 X3 otherwise there is a high risk of corrupt footage or recording errors.
Use the Sandisk V30 U3 A2 Micro SD Card. There is an official Insta360 Micro SD Card too... But it's still safer to go with the brand that's well known for storage cards.
A 1TB Micro SD Card can record around 20 hours of 5.7K30fps 360 video.
Seamless 360 Video Underwater
To record seamless 360 video underwater, it is essential to use the Insta360 X3 Invisible Dive Case. Without the Dive Case the 360 video will not stitch properly underwater.
The Dive Case is not required for watersports above the water.
Record GPS Data Into 360 Video
To record the speed, altitude, route, and compass data into the video, use the Insta360 Preview Remote. Attach the remote on your wrist, and press record on the remote to start and stop a video recording.
Protect Insta360 X3 Lenses
The 360 camera lenses are the most fragile part of a 360 camera. If the lenses get damaged then it's a costly repair bill and the camera has to be sent off for repair.
Use the Insta360 X3 Lens Cap to take care of the lenses when the camera is not in use.
Insta360 X3 Wind Mic Muff
The Insta360 X3 internal microphones are greatly exposed to wind noise. To vlog with the Insta360 X3, use the Insta360 X3 Mic Wind Muff to reduce the wind noise and improve the internal microphone audio quality.
Connect Rode Wireless GO Microphone
If the Insta360 X3 internal microphone quality is not good enough, then use the Insta360 X Series Cold Shoe to attach a Rode Wireless GO Microphone in the stitch line area. This will make the Rode Wireless GO Microphone set up invisible.
And the Insta360 X3 Mic Adapter is required to connect the Rode Wireless GO to the Insta360 X3.
POV
Turn the Insta360 X3 into a GoPro and capture POV footage with the Insta360 Chest Mount. It's possible to use a single lens instead of 360 video to capture the action in front of you only.
Virtual Tours
To capture Virtual Tour photos without spending time in editing removing the tripod from the bottom of the 360 photo, use the Best360 Monopod or Best360 Monopod Pro.
The selfie stick is invisible in the 360 photo. And the long and thin tripod legs are easy to remove in editing. The 500g counterweight stops the Insta360 X5 getting blown over in the wind.
