And I still have a lot to learn.
Even though I haven't yet put together a definitive video of DW's and my trip, a month ago, to Mexico, I'm still making short videos and taking stills, so that when I'm in Korea, my videography skills are ready for the movie that I want to make.
Editing and stitching video takes an incredible amount of time.
This week, I wandered around Chaudière Falls, collecting more video and practicing with the post-processing functions. Before then, I was transferring the video from my Insta360 One X camera to my home computer and editing it with the camera's software program.
This time, I was using a cable to connect the camera to my smartphone, and editing with the Android app. I also transferred the video, by WiFi, to do the same thing.
Here's what I discovered in using my smartphone with the Insta360 One X:
- Connecting via cable drains my smartphone. When I made the connection and started the transfer, my phone was at 90-percent battery life. By the time I had downloaded a single, one minute and five second video, my phone was at 41 percent.
- Connecting via WiFi is slower, so the battery drains even faster. Fortunately, I could plug my phone into a power source, so I could preserve battery life.
- Both the video camera and smartphone become hot during the transfers. The manufacturer recommended a specific type of micro SD card—UHS-I V30 U3 A2, to be precise—one that can handle the type of speed and quality without overheating. Still, the Insta360 gets warm, and my phone gets downright hot.
- The editing app on my smartphone has more features than the laptop program, such as music and speed control, and with some practice can be a little easier to control.
It's not the content: it's the angles and effects I was after.
Unintentionally, I also captured another selfie. On the editing app, as a video was playing, I saw a button and wondered what it did. It did this:
More testing is to come. I'm not sure whether I'll share it all.
Happy Friday!
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