The insane sprint to the super ultra high resolution accelerates in the VR section as well, with Insta360 CES 2019 announcement of its new 11K VR “Cinema” camera. The price is insane too, Read more below.
Titan: more of everything (sensors and cameras)
Insta360 is familiar with their high quality VR cameras: Insta360 Pro and Insta360 Pro II that are capable of capturing VR in 8K resolution. Well, seems that Insta360 wants more resolution. So how about 11K?
We wrote about the advantages of 8K resolution related to production and post (read here) . Generally speaking, there is a defiantly a merit for higher resolution, especially regarding VR videos that are made from several cameras.
8x Micro Four Thirds Sensors
The Titan is made of 8x micro four-thirds cameras, which is the largest sensor available in any standalone VR camera yet. The advantages are clear: Elevation in image quality and in cinematic characteristics like dynamic range, noise, and color depth. The goal is that your VR capture won’t look like VR, but more like a stand alone MFT imagery.
As stated by Insta360: “Micro Four Thirds sensors are the largest available in any unibody VR camera. They maximize Titan’s image quality, dynamic range, low-light performance and color depth, raising the bar for high-end VR capture.”
Micro Four Thirds sensors are the largest available in any unibody VR camera. They maximize Titan’s image quality, dynamic range, low-light performance and color depth, raising the bar for high-end VR capture.
Check out the video below which introduces the Titan:
Key features:
- 8x Micro Four Thirds Sensors
- 11K VRPhoto + Video
- Farsight Live Monitoring
- FlowState Stabilization (improved stabilization due to the higher resolution)
- HDR Photo
- CrystalView 11K Playback
- “No-Stitch” Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
- 10-Bit Color
Specs related to video:
Post-processing Stitching:
- 10560 x 5280 @30fps (11K 2D)
- 9600 x 9600 @30fps (10K 3D)
- 5280 x 2640 @120fps
10-Bit video
- 7680 x 7680 @30fps (8K 3D)
- 7680 x 3840 @30fps (8K 2D)
Real-time stitching:
- 3840 x 3840 @30fps (4K 3D)
- 3840 x 1920 @30fps (4K 2D)
Check out the images below to reveal the improvement of the image quality in term of sharpness and noise. The screenshots demonstrate a comparison between the Titan and other VR 8K solutions.
Price and availability
Retail Price is $14,999. Shipments of the first batch are planned for April, and reservations will be fulfilled in the order received. According to Insta360, the reservation payment is totally refundable for any reason on or before 28/02/2019 EST 24:00. After that time, the reservation payment will be deducted from the price of your Titan and is no longer refundable.
What do you think about 11K VR camera? Would you invest in it? Let us know in the comments section below.
