Insta360 GO

A small action camera equipped with a number of mounts and attachments. 

Contents

The camera kit will include:

  • Insta360 Camera

  • Clip attachment

  • Female end screw attachment

  • Sticky attachment

  • Necklace attachment

Setting up the Camera

Hardware Configuration

  1. The camera is turned on by the button on the right hand side

  2. The camera can be removed from its housing by holding the “lock” button on the left hand side of the housing and pulling out the camera

  3. To remove photos and videos from the camera, simply plug a USB cable into the left side of the camera and into your computer. The camera storage should be accessible as a folder within the computer’s file system

Settings

The settings listed here are a very limited list of what is available within the camera. For more information, see the Additional References section below. Run test shots with the camera, and if footage doesn't look or feel right, ask us for help.

  1. Pressing the Q button on the right hand side of the camera opens the settings menu, which allows for changing from photo to video mode as well as other presets

  2. Swiping down from the main camera display on the screen displays the settings menu

  3. Swiping up from the main camera display brings up a number of video/photo settings, depending on the selected preset

Audio Setup

  1. Audio is native to the device however there are some settings to adjust

    1. Swipe down to bring down the settings menu

    2. Navigate to the final page of the settings menu, and in the upper row there is a microphone icon, that brings you to the list of audio recording options

Additional References

Please visit the following resources to learn more about how to use the camera. You are also encouraged to email acit_video@colby.edu, and our team would be happy to assist you!

How to Request

Log in to equip.colby.edu to visit the Equipment Checkout portal. More details may be found at How to Request Equipment in Reftab.

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