

The camera also supports a “specialized” HDR mode that Insta360 says gives greater balance between highlights and shadows in an image, which ensures that the background isn’t blown out by a nearby bright light source like a window.Is it worth the cost? That depends on how much you’re going to use it, and how much you care about what your video stream looks like to the other person you’re talking to. The company says that the Type 1/2 sensor is “head and shoulders” above many other webcams on the market with similar resolutions, and says the use of the larger sensor here allows the Link to capture more detail, work better in low light, and exhibit better dynamic range than other webcams on the market.

The company says there are multiple resolutions and framerates to choose from and the Link also supports full settings customization for brightness, exposure, white balance, and the like in the included Link Controller companion software. Insta360 is putting particular emphasis on the quality of the 4K at up to 30 frames per second video, which the Link captures behind the f/1.8 lens. Link also responds to gestures, which can be used to enable AI tracking, zoom in and out, and activate other camera modes. The three-axis gimbal lens allows the AI software to track a user’s movement and keep them centered at all times, similar to Apple’s Center Stage. The company says that the AI features built into the camera allow it to go above and beyond the typical webcam.
