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Insta360 X5 accessories you have to re-buy

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Last Updated: 4/23/2025

If you already own an Insta360 X4 and decided to get the new X5, here is a list of things you will have to re-buy, according to Insta360. This page will be updated as we get more information:

X5 Accessories to Re-Buy

Per Insta360:

As X5 is different in size and internal structure from X4/X3, most accessories are not cross-compatible, including the battery, Invisible Dive Case, Lens Guards, and Quick Reader.

– Insta360
  • Battery
  • Battery Fast Charge Case (new design, charges 2 batteries instead of 3)
  • Invisible Dive Case
  • Lens Guards
  • Mic Adapter (not confirmed; but Insta360 is listing a model specifically for the X5)
  • Quick Reader
  • Quick Release (not confirmed; but Insta360 is listing a model specifically for the X5)
  • Rubber Lens Cap
    • “The Insta360 X4 lens cap is not compatible with the X5. Our X5 has a new rugged, replaceable lens design that’s different from the X4. While some accessories like the 1/4″ mounting point are compatible between X4 and X5, specific accessories such as lens guards are not cross-compatible due to changes in size and optical performance. If you need lens protection for your X5, we recommend using accessories specifically designed for the X5 model.”
    • Screen Protector (not confirmed; but Insta360 is listing two versions specifically for the X5)
    • Thermo Grip Cover – one of these came with the X4, but not with the X5.
    • USB Charging Cover (not confirmed; but Insta360 is listing two versions specifically for the X5)
    • Utility Frame (“camera cage”) – per Hugh Hou video.
  • …and more to be added.

Find something else? Please leave a comment and I will update this list.

Insta360 X5 “confirmed”

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Well, the same day Insta360 made the announcement that a new product would be announced on 4/22/2025, videos start popping up on YouTube. Folks who had been using the camera ahead of release were being allowed to show some video (including side-by-side comparisons of the X4 versus the X5 in low light) and, oddly, showing replacing the lens — without being able to say the name of the product or that it has user-replicable lenses.

It was quite clear that this was scripted or at least directed since multiple videos from different YouTube accounts showed them doing the same steps.

Soon we had the name, and specs and prices posted on X, and even an “unboxing video” showing the contents of the box.

Tomorrow morning we will know for sure, but it does seem clear this will be an X5 with better low light capability and user-replaceable lenses.

BEWARE of “unsponsored” videos. Go to any event and you will see the sponsor section in the show guide (or a big wall of logos somewhere) listing all the “sponsors” of the event — you will see “lodging sponsors” and “food sponsors” and all kinds of things. Insta360 is known to be “hardware sponsor” for videos, providing them with gear and accessories. These “creators” will say they are “unsponsored” when they probably mean “I wasn’t paid to make this video.”

But they are sponsored with hardware. Be wary of any videos you watch that say “unsponsored” that come out immediately — they clearly were given hundreds of dollars of product so they could do the video ;-)

Those of us without hardware sponsorships will just buy the camera and show you some footage as soon as the product is shipping.

I am preparing to do a new batch of comparison videos like I did with the ONE X2 and X3, then again with the X3 and X4. And all of mine will be using “automatic” settings with no post-processing of the video.

More to come…

Insta360 X5 (?) camera coming out 4/22

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Insta360 has announced a new product reveal for April 22, 2025 at 9 a.m. EST. The name of the product is unknown, but the promo video clearly shows 360 camera stuff. This would make it a follow-up to the Insta360 X4 (which was a follow up to the X3, which was a follow up to the ONE X2, which was a follow up to the ONE X).

“All Day. All Night. All Angles.”

In addition to seeing that it is a 360 camera, there are also demonstrations of low-light video recording. The existing X series cameras have never done well in low light.

Also, at the end, someone smashes the lens with a hammer, then is shown replacing it using some kind of suction cup tool. This indicates user-replaceable lenses.

Improving low light is much needed. The lenses are a nice-to-have since a protruding/exposed lens on each side of the camera means damage can occur easily. Yet, I have never done damage to any of the 360 cameras I have owned over the years. Still, better to have this capability and not need it, than need it and not have it.

Unlike previous Insta360 releases I have followed, this time the video bloggers seemed to be allowed to release sample footage. As soon as this teaser posted, several other videos showed up with side-by-side videos comparing this new (unnamed) camera with the X4 or GoPro Hero 13. The low light capability far exceeds either of those.

While none of them can say the name of the product or mention specific details, apparently Insta360 allowed them all to start sharing footage ahead of the official announcement.

I am looking forward to seeing the details on April 22, 2025. When I receive my unit, I will begin posting some raw comparison videos of it versus the X4. Most of the “experts” do alot of manual settings, editing and processing so you never get to see what the camera is like “out of the box” when you just click record.

More to come…