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Insta360 launches a single-lens Osmo Pocket rival you can actually buy in the US

Insta360's first compact steadycam, the Luna Ultra, made a splash this year by beating DJI to launch with two lenses. Now it's followed the Ultra with a slightly stripped back Pro model, which drops to one lens but has a unique advantage: It can shoot vertical video in 4K. Plus, unlike DJI's Osmo Pocket 4, […] I saw the Luna Pro briefly at the IFA trade show, and it looks and feels a lot like the Ultra. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge Insta360's first compact steadycam, the Luna Ultra , made a splash this year by beating DJI to launch with two lenses. Now it's followed the Ultra with a slightly stripped back Pro model , which drops to one lens but has a unique advantage: It can shoot vertical video in 4K. Plus, unlike DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 , you can buy it in the US. At its heart, the Luna Pro is mostly an Ultra with the telephoto lens stripped out. It uses the same 1-inch-type

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Insta360's first compact steadycam, the Luna Ultra, made a splash this year by beating DJI to launch with two lenses. Now it's followed the Ultra with a slightly stripped back Pro model, which drops to one lens but has a unique advantage: It can shoot vertical video in 4K. Plus, unlike DJI's Osmo Pocket 4, […] I saw the Luna Pro briefly at the IFA trade show, and it looks and feels a lot like the Ultra. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge Insta360's first compact steadycam, the Luna Ultra , made a splash this year by beating DJI to launch with two lenses. Now it's followed the Ultra with a slightly stripped back Pro model , which drops to one lens but has a unique advantage: It can shoot vertical video in 4K. Plus, unlike DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 , you can buy it in the US. At its heart, the Luna Pro is mostly an Ultra with the telephoto lens stripped out. It uses the same 1-inch-type

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According to The Verge’s source item, Insta360 launches a single-lens Osmo Pocket rival you can actually buy in the US, Insta360’s first compact steadycam, the Luna Ultra, made a splash this year by beating DJI to launch with two lenses. Now it’s followed the Ultra with a slightly stripped back Pro model, which drops to one lens but has a unique advantage: It can shoot vertical video in 4K. Plus, unlike DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4, […] I saw the Luna Pro briefly at the IFA trade show, and it looks and feels a lot like the Ultra. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge Insta360’s first compact steadycam, the Luna Ultra , made a splash this year by beating DJI to launch with two lenses. Now it’s followed the Ultra with a slightly stripped back Pro model , which drops to one lens but has a unique advantage: It can shoot vertical video in 4K. Plus, unlike DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 , you can buy it in the US. At its heart, the Luna Pro is mostly an Ultra with the telephoto lens stripped out. It uses the same 1-inch-type

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