Insta360

Insta360 X4

360-degree action camera waterproof to 10m without a housing, with Insta360's Invisible Dive Case extending that to 50m for scuba use.

Dive-ready without housing

Rated waterproof to 10m on its own. No separate housing required for recreational depths within that rating.

Insta360 X4
4.6Comparison Score
$424.99
Buy on AmazonBuy on Scuba.com
Released2024
Typeaction cam
Resolution72 MP
Max video8K30
Sensor size1/2"
Native waterproof10m
StabilizationYes
RAW supportYes
Housing depth rating—
Housing material—
Weight211g

Dive housings for this camera

Goes past its 10m native rating with one of these.

Insta360 Invisible Dive Case for X4
Insta360
Insta360 Invisible Dive Case for X4

Rated to 50m

$75.99
Pros
  • Dual-lens 360-degree capture means you never have to aim the camera at the subject; reframe the shot in software after the dive instead of composing underwater
  • FlowState stabilization plus 360 capture makes handheld footage on fin kicks look steady without a gimbal
  • Purpose-built Invisible Dive Case is designed to disappear in post-production 360 stitching, avoiding the visible-housing problem other 360 cameras have underwater
Cons
  • 360 footage requires reframing/editing after the dive in Insta360's app before it's a normal shareable video, unlike a standard action cam's direct-to-viewable clips
  • Two lenses means two glass surfaces to keep clear of fingerprints, silt, and bubbles, doubling the usual "smudged GoPro lens" problem
  • 10m native rating without the dive case is the shallowest of the two dual-sensor 360 designs in its lineup; the case is effectively mandatory for any real dive
Diver community sentiment
Mostly positive

On r/scubadiving and r/Insta360, divers point to the X4's 360 capture as a way to never miss a shot underwater, since you reframe after the dive instead of aiming a single lens at a fast-moving subject; one diver specifically credits it with catching a shark passing behind them that a normal action cam would have missed entirely. The recurring complaints are practical rather than about image quality: the two-lens body is bulkier underwater than a GoPro, the included lens guards fog or feel finicky to some owners, and a scratched lens means mailing the camera in for a paid repair rather than a cheap swap. Long-term owners report the camera itself holds up well with extended use, and stitching quality is generally described as adequate outside of extreme close-ups. Sentiment leans mostly-positive, with the reframing flexibility and reliability outweighing the lens-protection tradeoff for most posters.

r/scubadiving: best value-for-money scuba diving camera threadr/Insta360: first 360 camera buying-advice thread

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 X4 is a dual-lens 360-degree action camera: instead of aiming a single lens at your subject, it captures the full sphere around the camera and lets you reframe the shot afterward in Insta360’s app, which is useful underwater where composing a shot one-handed in current is awkward. It’s waterproof to 10m on its own, and Insta360’s Invisible Dive Case extends that to 50m while being designed to stitch out of the final 360 footage rather than appearing as a visible housing in frame. The tradeoff versus a standard action cam is workflow: 360 footage needs reframing in the app before it’s a normal video, and there are two lenses to keep clear of water spots and silt instead of one.