Ace Pro 2 system settings
Configure your Ace Pro 2 to get the better quality possible.
The following operations must be carried out only once on your Ace Pro 2. Once these settings are applied, you will not have no longer needed to touch it, except in certain cases when it will be specified.
Visit first step When you first buy your Ace Pro 2, it is activate it via the app’ Insta360. Let the application be your guide. It will help us afterwards.
- Access the settings:
From the principal of the Ace Pro 2, go to the top menu by sliding your finger from the top to the bottom of the screen.
- QuickCapture:
Your choice :
- No : You must first turn on the Ace Pro 2 with the button Power then start recording with the top.
- Yes : By pressing the top The Ace Pro 2 turns on and lance in the process, following the last parameters used.
Note that if the option is enabled, the Ace Pro 2 consumes energy even stop.
You can now go to the page on the right to find the option "Settings At the very bottom right. Click on it to access the general settings.
- "General" tab :
From the tab "Settings go to "General.
- Her :
Max - The sound of wind or the motorcycle may prevent you from hearing the audible signals ignitionof start or end of recording and extinguishing of the Ace Pro 2. By setting them to the max you should be able to hear by rolling if you have properly turned on your Ace Pro 2 and started a recording.
- Indicator light:
ON - The most important being to. This LED indicates whether the Ace Pro 2 film or no looking into the mirror if you have on the helmet or simply by glancing at the camera if it's on the handlebars. If the LED flashes redthen recording is in progress.
- Vibes :
ON – This is a complementary function to the sound signal which is really very practical when the camera is on the helmet. When you start or stop a recording, the camera vibrates and made vibrate your headphones, so that if you did not hear the beep, you know that the action was carried out.
- Bluetooth alarm clock:
Your choice This is useful when you are using a remote Bluetooth to start recording without touching the camera.
- Automatic standby:
30 or 60 seconds - Determines the time before the goes out when the camera is not used but especially when she films. Not to be confused with automatic shutdownWhen the screen goes blank, simply press touch the rear screen to turn it back on, and even if the screen is off it is possible to launch or stop registration. 1 minute see 30s is the perfect time to save your battery when filming.
- Auto Power Off :
3 min – This refers to the time elapsed before the Ace Pro 2 turns itself off for save money battery when you are not Don't touch it.
One minute is very short., too short In fact, you'll barely have time to put your camera on your helmet and put it on before it's already been already extinguished. In my opinion, the most important parameters are useless, The Ace Pro 2 doesn't need to remain on standby for that long if it's not being used.
- Front screen display:
ON – Useful for checking the overall appearance of the image from time to time to ensure that it is neither too dark nor too bright depending on the situation.
- Press and hold to cancel recording:
ON – That's an option Really useful in case you're filming something you don't want not keep and you won't need to sort later. For example, during a road trip, you start recording thinking that after the next turn you'll have an incredible view, but in the end, no, the beautiful view is further away! By holding down the button, the video, which will be of no use to you, will be... immediately deleted.
- Tap to activate when it is off:
ON or OFF – With motorcycle gloves, the screen won't react in most cases anyway. Useful if you're using the camera handheld, though.
- Zoom in for clarity:
OFF – This is the function that allows you to type 2 times on the screen to make a 2x zoom clean by quickly switching to mode 8K and by cropping the image. On the one hand, the zoom is quite slow and adds a jerky Like anyone else, I've never found any real use for this function…
- Lens cleaning prompt:
On – So, just a quick note, as I write these lines you will be notified that there is a stain like a fly squashed on the lens only before to start recording. So it's a more to warn you between 2 plans If you don't check it yourself, but I hope that eventually an update will be provided to us. during the recording with vibrations in order to stop and give the lens a clean!
Go back, then to the «"Customizable power button"».
Adjust the power button when you do not record on «"Screen off/on"», given that, as mentioned previously, gloves are not necessarily touchscreens, If the camera has gone into standby mode, you can turn the screen back on with the button. power.
And when you save you can choose «"Mark"». It's very practical if you want to make quick and easy editing using the app during a walk and while filming for a long time. With each press of the button power A marker is added to the video file so that it can be easily found important moments from the application.
Now go back to the menu «"Image settings"».
- Anti-flicker :
60 Hz - Acts on frame rate. We are interested in filming in 30 frames per secondmode, this is one of the image frequencies available in the 60 Hz with 60 fps as well, for example. At 50 Hz you will have access to the frequencies of 25 and 50 instead of 30 and 60. Many see the capabilities of action cams to film in 60 fps or even 120 in some modes, but for motorcycle content it's totally unnecessaryrendering is not natural and the cinematic aspect is not as present as in 30.
- Video encoding:
H.265 – The H.265 codec offers a better compression than H.264: at equal quality, your videos take up to 50 % less space on the SD card or your hard drive. It retains more details, especially in complex areas (grass, waves, fast movement) and allows for obtaining a better image quality at the same flow rate.
- Bit rate :
High - With this setting, videos are recorded at a bit rate of 100 Mbpsagainst 50 Mbpsor 2 times less in setting "Standard.
A flow high to capture more details in the image. À 100 Mbpscompression is leastwhich means that the videos retain a sharpness and a greater clarity. Visit fine texturesthe complex patternsand small details are better preserved.
Flow rates lower as 50 Mbps can lead to compression artifacts such as pixel blocks and banding in gradient areas. Shooting at 100 Mbps reduces these artefacts, offering superior image quality. cleaner.
Scenes with lots of movement or complex details (such as foliage, moving water, or fast-moving roads) require a higher bitrate to record more information per second, resulting in smoother and detailed videos.
At higher bitrates, the camera also has more data to manage shadow and highlight areas. This results in a wider dynamic range, reducing overexposed or underexposed areas.
In post-production, with a throughput of 100 Mbpsvideo files contain more color and light information. This offers more flexibility in post-production to perform color correctionsadjust exposure and apply effects without degrading image quality.
The final file is heavier, but who cares, we bought a large SD card!
The system settings are now complete! Head to the next page to adjust the video settings.
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Ace Pro 2 video settings
Log on to the menu and return to the Ace Pro 2 overview page.
Click on the bottom left corner button Vvideo represented by the camera icon.
Here you can see all the capture mode from your camera. We will create our own by clicking on «"Preset"».
Once you arrive on this page, you will find predefined parameters created by Insta360.
To avoid confusion, it is possible to... delete, which I encourage you to do in order to leave only the ours. Simply click the button. to modify bottom right corner, then click on the icon of the basket top right.
Now click on the «"+"» in order to create a new preset.
You have several options. predefined names, But the worst part is that for a camera sold for motorcycle use, there is no no motorcycle mode !
As you scroll down the page you will have choices numbered, That's what I use in my case.
Once you've chosen a mode, don't save it right away. We'll first adapt it to our needs. To do this, click the blue button. «"Edit"» .
First, select «"Fashions"» .
You now have two choices. "Video or «"Loop recording"».
The mode "Video is the mode everyone is familiar with: You start and stop recording whenever you want by pressing the button (or holding it down to delete it if you know you're not going to do anything with it)
The mode «"Loop recording"» He is extremely useful if you are filming... vlog or very long walks because it allows you to not miss anything and, above all, to keep only what interests you. We'll come back to this further down the page.
Now go back and enter the menu. «" Features "».
This is where we will settle the video settings.
Start by defining the two on the right side of the screen:
- Resolution :
4K – Although explained above, the videos will be exported in 4K, The quality would theoretically be good best if the source is in 8K. However, the mode 8K limit significantly the field of vision of the Ace Pro 2, which ruins the video. I'll tell you not recommended When filming in 8K with this camera, the zoom is too significant.
- IPS:
30 – Forget the race for FPS aiming for 60 or even 120; for motorcycle videos and to get realistic footage in general, we film at 30 frames per second.
- Active HDR:
Turned on - HDR (High Dynamic Range) allows preserve more detail in very bright and very dark areas of your image. The result: a more balanced video, with richer and more natural colors, especially when you're filming in conditions of strong contrast (bright sky, strong shadows, backlighting)..
- Stabilization:
Down - This setting is more than sufficient for motorcycle use; it's even sometimes a bit too extreme, and it would benefit from finer adjustment to achieve a setting between... «" Without "» and «" Down "».
In mode «" Standard "», You may experience more stuttering in addition to having a narrower field of view.
Some people prefer not to not activate stabilization because it's in their view more immersive, personally I find that without it gives the wreath... Think above all of spectators of your videos, most of us will prefer to watch a video stable rather than one that aspen in all directions.
- Ratio:
Choose your media destination:
-16:9 if you wish to poster on YouTube or other landscape format OR if you wish to post on social networks such as Instagram or Tiktok portrait format
– 4:3 if you wish to post on YouTube or other landscape format AND if you wish to post ALSO on social networks such as Instagram or Tiktok portrait format
The 16:9 format is used for both formats (portrait or landscape) but you have to choose between one or the other in order to maximize the viewing angle according to the destination video. For landscape you will put the Ace Pro 2 right on your helmet or handlebars, for portrait you will turn it to 90°.
If you filmed a video in one format and later want to convert it to another format, it is still possible during editing, but at the cost of resolution, using a trick I will show you later.
The 4:3 format is a format that uses full size of the sensor and therefore producing a video in a higher format (and not practically square as GoPro offers with its format 8:7). This format allows it to be cropped and distorted in order to release a 16:9 very wide FOV AND a format 9:16 Wide FOV at the same time.
On a computer as we'll see later, there's a trick you can use to obtain a 16:9 format. AND 9:16 format with FOV Action in the better quality made possible thanks to this format!
You can now return to the previous page to continue.
Unless you have selected the mode «"Loop recording"» As I mentioned earlier, you still need to define the duration of this loop as explained below.
This mode, as its name suggests, allows you to record in loop to avoid Don't miss anything and to preserve that the necessary.
When you press the button to start filming, the camera captures all From this moment on. Whenever you want retain a stock Once you have filmed, press the button again. The camera will record the last moments filmed according to the defined duration.
10 minutes: the camera will retain the Last 10 minutes.
Attention so with this mode because only the last Moments are recorded. If something happens at start of your video, but you only press the button at the very end. one hour while the loop does 10 min, you will not have not this beginning.
Also note that as soon as the camera has completed To record the last few minutes, you will need to press on the button to restart a new registration.
Go to the menu now «"Recording settings"». Then switch modes «"AUTO"» in mode «M» top right
- I-LOG:
Turned on - You'll get the most out of room for manoeuvre for color editing. You can select this setting even if you don't don't know how to modify the colors, because aI'll explain later what to doand twoeven if you change your mindyou can render the profile Standard with a single click during assembly. Switch from I-LOG à Standard is possible, but not the other way around.
You can check the box «"Color Preview"» in order to have a realistic rendering directly on the camera.
- Shutter :
For now, leave it on Auto, I will discuss this setting later when we tackle the choice of filters and adjusting this option.
- EV:
-0.3 or -0.7 - The EV (Exposure Value) rule the overall brightness of your image.
– A value positive (+1, +2) makes the video clearer.
– A value negative (-1, -2) makes her darker.
This is useful for correct the exposure when the camera overexposes (sky too white) or underexposed (image too dark). Generally, a slight -0.3 to -0.7 gives a more natural rendering because the Ace Pro 2 tends to overexpose a little bit.
WB (White Balance for White Balance) :
5600K - This option is one of the most important in order to achieve the best possible natural, This value corresponds almost exactly to the color of the daylight (which 5500K, (but the Ace Pro 2 doesn't offer exactly that value).
The fact that block prevents the Ace Pro 2 from modifying it in a way untimely itself when it's not not necessary and in normal times, because she doesn't know how to do it. properly. This creates color variations depending on where you are looking, towards the sky or towards the ground when the sky is no longer visible, when you pass under a tunnel, or when one or more particular colors appear in the image. On motorcycles, if white balance is set to automatic you can see the tar on the road change color and become bluish for example.
How the Ace Pro 2 handles it in Auto mode
How does the Ace Pro 2 determine the White Balance in Auto Mode?
- Scene analysis :
- The Ace Pro 2 analyzes the dominant colors of the captured scene in real time.
- It attempts to assess whether the ambient light is more warm (for example, artificial light indoors or sunset light) or cool (for example, midday daylight or shaded light).
- Stage lighting :
- By analyzing global shades, The Ace Pro 2 adjusts the white balance for compensate these tones and make whites more "neutral.
- It also compares the brightness levels in the bright and dark areas of the scene, which can be problematic when dark surfaces (such as asphalt) occupy a large portion of the image.
- Fluctuations :
- During rapid changes in brightness or angles (for example, when transitioning from a shaded area to a sunlit area or if the scene contains large dark surfaces like a road), the algorithm may misinterpret the scene and adjust the white balance inappropriately.
- This is why sometimes the road asphalt takes on a bluish hue, as the algorithm may adjust to cooler tones, thinking the scene is more illuminated by shadows.
Why lock the White Balance at 5600K for Daytime Shoots?
Daylight is generally between 5000K and 6000Kwith an ideal value of around 5500Kcorresponding to the light from sun in the middle of the day. Lock white balance at 5600K offers several advantages:
- Color Consistency :
- By locking the scale at 5600Kyou get a color temperature constant in all outdoor daylight conditions. This avoid visit variations from shade caused by fluctuations in the automatic algorithm.
- This is particularly important for videos where the outdoor lighting doesn't change significantly, (such as during shoots in bright sunlight).
- Correction of undesirable shades :
- One of the common problems with the auto white balance on the Ace Pro 2 is the adjustment excessive from cool shadesgiving this effect bluish on dark surfaces such as road tarmac. By manually setting 5600Kyou can maintain a more natural without risking this kind of drift.
- Easy post-production :
- By setting the white balance to a specific value, you achieve more consistent colors, making post-production work easier. You won’t have to constantly correct varying tones between clips.
When shooting at night on the other hand, be sure to set the white balance to Auto, otherwise the video will be far too yellow. A manual setting is not recommended because when driving in the city, for example, many light sources will be on screen (billboards, LED or halogen streetlights, store windows, traffic lights, etc.).. Not all of these sources emit the full same temperature color and the sun is not dominant during night videos to compensate for this.
- ISO. :
AUTO – 800MAX – This allows the Ace Pro 2 to slightly increase ISOs without any digital noise in the image if necessary when the image darkens. Due to its larger sensor With GoPro, you can push it up to 800, so you might as well take advantage of it.
- Video sharpness:
Standard - On the parameter «"Min"» your videos will be blurredIt's as if the camera hadn't focused, so it's not pleasant to look at. On the «" High "» there are too sharpness and the video looks as if it had been filmed with a phoneIt's unnatural and too pronounced. Note that if you like, you can play with the sharpness in the edit by increasing it or the decreasing.
Now go back and then go to the menu «"FOV"».
- FOV (Field Of View) :
ActionView– This is the widest mode offered by the Ace Pro 2. We will discuss the importance of the field of view in more detail later in the training.
It's all over !
You can now register your presets!
If you plan to film the day and the night, As mentioned before, you can create a second profile by applying the mode PureVideo in order to switcher switching between the two modes as needed.
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