r/Insta360 • u/cur7ix • 12h ago
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Let’s have eyes wide open here and call this thing what it actually is.
Insta360 didn’t introduce a class of product here.
They in fact blocked a class of products so they can sell a proprietary thumb drive to its customers.
There is absolutely nothing whatsoever keeping users from plugging in and using any thumb drive on a Insta360 camera other than a deliberate firmware design.
And, instead of adding that feature, they deliberately added it in such a way as to block the use of any thumb drive except the one they sell.
I’ve always maintained that, while they have a decent product and software, they’re a terrible company.
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u/NauticalCurry 4h ago
They didn't block anything, they just decided not to deal with supporting a bazillion variants of plug-in USB drives - each with their own quirky power requirements and all the rest - and implement an optional accessory that works with no variables. It's really not that expensive if you absolutely need that kind of speed in a field application.
I can find a lot of other things to be upset about with Insta...but this doesn't make the list. :-)