Insta360

Insta360 Ace Pro 2

Leica-co-engineered action cam waterproof to 12m without a housing, with a dive case available to extend that to 60m.

Dive-ready without housing

Rated waterproof to 12m on its own. No separate housing required for recreational depths within that rating.

Insta360 Ace Pro 2
5.0Comparison Score
$389.99
Buy on Scuba.com
Released2024
Typeaction cam
Resolution50 MP
Max video8K30
Sensor size1/1.3"
Native waterproof12m
StabilizationYes
RAW supportYes
Housing depth rating—
Housing material—
Weight179g
Pros
  • 12m native waterproofing is deeper than GoPro's 10m without needing any housing at all, enough for many shallow reef dives on its own
  • Large 1/1.3" sensor co-engineered with Leica, with a dual native ISO design aimed specifically at low-light performance
  • Flip-up front screen makes framing yourself easier one-handed than a rear-screen-only design, useful when the other hand is occupied underwater
Cons
  • No confirmed current Amazon US listing at a stable price; buy through Insta360's own store or a camera retailer instead
  • Smaller third-party dive-housing market than GoPro's; Insta360's own dive case is the primary way to go past 12m
  • AI editing and framing features are the camera's main selling point on land but add little underwater, where subject tracking and auto-cropping are less useful
Diver community sentiment
Well-liked

In an r/scuba thread comparing dive video options, a diver reports the Ace Pro 2 substantially outperforms GoPro for underwater filming quality, and a wider r/gadgets discussion of the action-cam market backs that up, with commenters noting GoPro units overheated during side-by-side testing while the Ace Pro 2 kept recording without issue. On r/Insta360, owners rate it competitively against DJI's Action 5 Pro, calling it marginally better for image quality with the main tradeoff being a lack of 10-bit log capture that some DJI shooters miss. Low-light performance is the most consistently praised trait across threads, credited to the Leica-co-engineered sensor. Reliability and low-light quality are the standout strengths, with the missing 10-bit log mode as the one recurring ding.

r/scuba: DiveVolk case vs GoPro13 discussionr/gadgets: GoPro vs DJI/Insta360 action-cam discussion

Summarized from public forum discussion (Scubaboard, Reddit, and similar), not a survey we ran ourselves. See the linked threads for the original conversations.

The Insta360 Ace Pro 2 pairs a large 1/1.3“ sensor, co-engineered with Leica, with a dual native ISO design and a flip-up front screen, positioned as a low-light-focused alternative to GoPro’s mainstream lineup. It’s waterproof to 12m out of the box, deeper than GoPro’s 10m rating with no housing at all, and Insta360 sells a dedicated dive case that extends that to 60m for real scuba use. It isn’t reliably stocked on Amazon at a stable price at the time of writing, so it’s best bought directly from Insta360 or a camera retailer.