AntiGravity A1 | The Flying Insta360 8K 360 Camera

0:02 [Applause] What?

0:05 Look at this air.

0:06 He's still in the air.

0:07 He's still in the air.

0:08 What the[ __] Wa.

0:11 All right.

0:11 So, let me take you behind the scenes

0:12 of a shoot I was tasked to do recently by Anti-gravity.

0:16 Now, if you've never heard of Anti-gravity or the drones they make,

0:19 that's probably because they're a new company that doesn't

0:21 even have a drone you can go and buy at.

0:23 But what they do have is a prototype of something that combines

0:26 two things that I have loved since the beginning of this channel,

0:30 which is a drone combined with a 360 camera.

0:33 So, they handed it to me and sent me off

0:35 to film the freestyle motocross legend Jared McNeel with another gold medal.

0:40 Backto back gold medals.

0:42 What's it feel like?

0:43 Now, I typically hesitate to film a worldass

0:46 athlete with something that is not done yet.

0:50 I would say feature-wise,

0:51 we're probably only going to talk about 30 to 40%

0:54 of what the final version is going to include.

0:56 So, so for anybody that's that's interested in this, there's a lot more to come.

0:59 Okay.

1:00 So, this is a taste test, you know, the sample ice cream scoop.

1:04 So, they told me that down the line,

1:05 this will have very similar capabilities as the Insta3 X5, but as of right now,

1:10 we're super limited in terms of resolution

1:12 and also capped out at 30 frames per second,

1:14 which is a little bit limiting cuz I would love to get some super slow motion,

1:18 but eventually we'll get 8K.

1:20 So, more pixels.

1:21 So, this is not an Insta 360 drone.

1:24 It's not.

1:25 It's a brand new company called Anti-gravity.

1:27 There is a relationship between the companies.

1:29 Insta3 incubated this company.

1:31 Here's where you see the relationship with Insta 360.

1:33 You have a top mounted camera and a bottom- mounted camera.

1:37 And it's basically like having an X5 flying in the sky.

1:40 Oh, and you can see you can see in real time.

1:42 So, as you're moving the headset, the screen will also track in real time.

1:46 Now, it's not like this is my first time flying a 360 camera.

1:48 I've done it before on an FPV drone.

1:51 Not totally something I would recommend cuz it's so easy to crash

1:53 the thing and then you scrape up your lens and then you cry.

1:55 Then there was the Insta3 sphere where you can attach it

1:58 to a DJI drone and that was a bit easier to fly.

2:00 But I've never been able to actually view

2:03 a Stitch 360 image live through a headset before.

2:06 And if you've ever put on VR goggles like the Oculus Quest

2:09 or something like that, you know that it's a kind of trippy.

2:12 Oh, Michael, you're so tall.

2:15 Go.

2:17 Ah.

2:18 So, Michael gave me the crash course on it.

2:20 And even though it's an unusual experience,

2:22 it's super easy to learn how to fly this thing,

2:24 even if you've never flown a drone before.

2:26 I mean, guaranteed within the first battery, you're going to be zipping around.

2:29 Do one of you guys want to try flying this?

2:30 Wouldn't say no.

2:31 Put this on and these knobs right here will adjust for your vision.

2:34 I'm going to give you this controller here.

2:36 So, I'm going to go.

2:36 So, I looked at the controller before and Yeah.

2:39 It's so easy.

2:40 Squeeze the trigger.

2:40 It'll go towards whatever that pointer is.

2:43 Yeah.

2:43 Hey,

2:44 so how you move the controller is how you're steering and flying,

2:47 but you can always look in a completely different direction.

2:52 What

2:52 is it really easy?

2:53 Yeah.

2:53 Yeah, super easy,

2:54 dude.

2:54 It's the easiest drone I've ever seen.

2:55 What do you even like touch your hole, dude?

2:57 Just the trigger.

2:59 I'm just holding the trigger.

3:00 What if you let go of the trigger and you stop?

3:02 Am I attempting faith with this or no?

3:04 Since it's GPS stabilized, if you take it slow, that's it.

3:11 [Music] The excavator.

3:14 What the heck?

3:14 I just flew through your shed on your very first flight, too.

3:20 No, you have no idea.

3:21 Wait till you fly this thing.

3:22 It's a secret.

3:23 This is another world.

3:26 There's other drones that you can kind

3:27 of control like this, but what's what's new

3:29 with this is that you can actually like the fact that you can look around

3:33 and uh you can look behind you down and all that.

3:36 Yeah, that is not normal.

3:39 So, I figured we're going to get the best

3:40 shots during golden hour when the lighting's all nice.

3:42 So, this was kind of our chance to just work through everything,

3:45 figure out what works, what doesn't, what looks good, and what doesn't.

3:49 As you come around and I come go underneath us.

3:54 Yeah.

3:54 Yeah.

3:54 And I think one of the big things is that since it is a 360 camera,

3:58 it's basically like an ultra ultra wide angle lens,

4:02 which means close things look very close and far things look very far.

4:06 So I kept feeling like the best shots were where they

4:08 would come in close and you can kind of feel that proximity.

4:11 It's wild because I get scared.

4:13 He's coming towards me.

4:14 I'm terrified.

4:16 Like I feel like I'm in danger.

4:18 I basically want to find the spot where it's still within

4:21 your guys' comfort zone to where it's not in your guys' way,

4:25 but kind of as close as I can get to the top of the jump.

4:28 Does that seem pretty good?

4:29 Oh yeah.

4:30 I'm going to go a little bit deeper.

4:35 Okay.

4:35 Oh my god, that thing is going to get some freaking awesome chunk.

4:42 It's awesome.

4:43 You guys are just buzzing right past.

4:45 Oh my god.

4:45 I was not even paying attention and I can see him go right in front of me.

4:50 Okay, now I'm just going to stay in the same spot,

4:52 but I'm just going to shoot down as they're coming up.

4:54 This right here is my up and down.

4:56 And I'm just going to try to start up high.

4:59 Oh[ __] god.

5:00 I did a full whip over it.

5:02 Dude, that was hot.

5:03 Yeah.

5:03 Yeah.

5:04 I looked under I was like, "Oh my god, right there."

5:08 My mind is being blown right now.

5:10 Woo!

5:11 Wow.

5:11 Oh my god.

5:12 I swear we were so close to that tire.

5:15 Does it have legs that come down?

5:17 Yeah.

5:17 So, it kind of has to have these legs.

5:19 So, right now it's closed because it has to clear that 360 camera, right?

5:22 But they they come down.

5:24 Yeah.

5:24 So, whenever I power up these little landing legs come out

5:27 so I can put it down and it protects the legs.

5:30 What the heck?

5:30 It's like a freaking helicopter.

5:32 Like a robot.

5:34 I did also have a little bit of fun

5:35 experimenting with different ways to reframe out different shots,

5:39 but it was strange flying and not even

5:42 thinking about the framing or composition at all.

5:44 Basically, I mean, half the time I would just hover in the middle

5:47 of the action and they would just kind of work around it.

5:50 And honestly, it felt a little bit strange because usually flying

5:53 drones is like a really intense thing that's super focused and all.

5:56 And here I'm just standing there with one hand

5:58 on my hip just looking at them pass me by.

6:01 I just got an excellent shot of a back flip.

6:03 Excellent shot of a backflip.

6:05 And this is all I'm doing.

6:06 And then when I'm actually flying it around,

6:08 it does remind me of those really high-end

6:10 cinema drones where you have one person that's just

6:12 piloting the aircraft and then you have a second

6:14 operator that's operating the gimbal and the camera.

6:17 And that does make a huge difference because you

6:19 can just really focus on not crashing the drone.

6:22 So, by combining the dual operator mindset

6:25 with a aircraft that's very easy to fly,

6:27 I felt very comfortable going through tighter spaces,

6:30 knowing that I'm not going to crash this thing

6:32 because we literally only have one of these things.

6:34 So, if we crash it, then uh game over.

6:38 All right, it is finally golden hour.

6:40 Time to get the money shots we came here for.

6:42 So, the biggest thing we learned from this morning

6:44 is that the timing needs to be pretty exact to get the shots we were

6:48 looking for, and we have to be super efficient.

6:51 So, basically what we did was time exactly how many seconds it takes

6:54 them to get from their starting point to the apex of the jump.

6:57 And we also timed out the drone the same exact way.

7:00 And with a little bit of tweaking, we were able to really pinpoint that timing.

7:06 Dude, that wasn't too bad.

7:07 That was pretty spot-on.

7:08 My goal is to kind of get you like back lit like with the sun in the back.

7:12 So, that would mean I would kind of go this way.

7:14 And honestly, once we got that timing down,

7:16 we were able to just like consistently hit all

7:18 the shots we needed in that short little window.

7:21 3 2 1 That's going to be a good one.

7:27 Funny cuz I I don't even see him in the frame.

7:30 All I see is like a tire in the corner of my eye.

7:33 No clue how the shot turns out, but I guess I just have to trust the process.

7:37 Final shot was just to park the drone at the very top of the jump,

7:41 but as close as possible.

7:43 In the goggles, it feels like he's like right here.

7:46 I actually found it to be easiest to just fly line of sight,

7:49 meaning I'm just watching the drone with my eyes

7:51 and inching it closer and closer after every jump.

7:54 And I think it paid off.

7:59 Oh yeah, that one was sick.

8:00 The drone had to like went up a little bit like,

8:03 whoa, there's something under me.

8:04 Now, this shot kind of got me thinking.

8:06 Since I'm recording with a 360 camera,

8:08 I really don't need to view the live feed from the drone to have

8:12 confidence that I'm getting the shots I need because it's a 360 camera.

8:15 It's recording everything, right?

8:16 So, I asked Anti-gravity,

8:17 "Is there going to be like a super minimalist way to get

8:20 this thing up in the air and just get a shot

8:22 real quick if I need to and I don't want to put

8:24 on all the goggles and all that stuff?" And they were like,

8:26 "There are a couple, but I can't tell you a lot about them at the moment."

8:29 Keeping all these secrets from you still.

8:30 Dang it.

8:31 All right, so now that I've had a chance

8:32 to pack on some miles on this, let me tell you

8:34 my favorite and least favorite things about this anti-gravity

8:37 A1, which is the name of the thing, by the way.

8:40 A1 is the drone, and then anti-gravity is the brand.

8:43 So, they'll be releasing other drones that is going to be like

8:45 the anti-gravity B1 or I don't know what they're going to call it.

8:48 But hands down, my favorite thing is just how easy it is to get up

8:52 in the air and get shots and just be able to like intuitively look around.

8:56 And it's it's you know the experience of flying this thing is

9:00 maybe just as exciting as being able to get shots with it.

9:03 Dude, you know what's crazy?

9:04 Looking down.

9:05 Dude, I feel like a god.

9:07 You peasants.

9:08 You little ants.

9:09 You looking down on yourself.

9:11 Like I personally have a ton of drone flying experience,

9:14 but a beginner could do the same shots.

9:17 The caveat is that you do have to get

9:19 fairly close because of that ultra wide angle lens.

9:23 But as you get more experience, you can feel better getting closer.

9:26 And believe it or not, I did not crash this thing the whole time I had it.

9:29 Yay, go me.

9:30 That brings me to my least favorite thing about this is if you do crash,

9:34 there's a pretty good chance that these lenses could get scraped.

9:37 And one of my favorite things about the new X5 is the replaceable lenses.

9:42 And this does not have those replaceable lenses.

9:44 I'm assuming it's for weight maybe because this is a sub 250 g drone.

9:50 This is tiny.

9:51 I know, right?

9:51 Really lightweight.

9:52 Yeah, which makes you see little legs pop out so

9:56 that you can set it down without scratching the bottom.

10:00 I like that this case has this little divot right here.

10:02 So, let's say the drone's not powered on and the legs are retracted,

10:05 you can just kind of set it there.

10:07 When you need to take off on dirt or whatever,

10:08 it's nice to have a little platform to take off from.

10:11 The case being a launchpad, really smart.

10:13 You got a little three-way charger.

10:15 So, once we get going, I want to just not have to stop.

10:17 A battery pack is a necklace so that we keep the weight off of the goggles here.

10:23 You can't look out of them as like

10:24 this with goggles like as far as like looking.

10:26 Oh, pass through.

10:28 There is a pass through option that's it's not here yet, but it's coming.

10:31 They have a little camera up here.

10:32 So, it basically turns pass through.

10:34 No way.

10:35 Yeah, little digital pass through.

10:35 See, I can see the camera there.

10:37 Yeah.

10:37 Oh, you can see Yeah.

10:38 Oh, look.

10:38 It's It's on the screen.

10:40 It's showing me right now on this.

10:42 See how I like That's a display.

10:44 And then of course it being a 360 camera, you do have to reframe afterwards.

10:48 So exporting probably from an app,

10:50 but of course on the other hand, there's the benefit of recording 360,

10:53 which is the amount of versatility you get out of these shots

10:56 and the number of ways you can export these things.

10:58 Like if I film both of them jumping at once, I could get the two shot,

11:02 I could get singles, I could also put it in vertical for social.

11:05 Oh, I also want to point out that I've never flown

11:07 a drone before where I felt like I had so much spatial awareness.

11:11 Yeah, you have like spatial awareness in a drone.

11:13 If you're flying backwards or to the side,

11:15 you can always just look and just be like, "Okay, I'm not going to hit a wall."

11:19 Oh, like me getting really close to this tree right now.

11:22 Yeah.

11:22 But overall, I'd say the shots came out pretty

11:24 decent considering one how easy it was to fly,

11:27 but also limited resolution and limited frame rates.

11:30 So, it definitely gets me excited to see

11:31 this thing when everything is unlocked with its full potential.

11:35 And of course, huge shout out to Jared McNeel and Levi.

11:38 Definitely go check them out if you're into that kind of thing.

11:40 They even let me hit some of the jumps like

11:42 of course the smaller ones that are meant for children.

11:45 So this is uh my new uh teacher right here.

11:48 Right here show you the ropes.

11:51 Show you show you the track.

11:52 Yes.

11:52 Considering how terrifying these relatively tiny jumps are definitely

11:56 gives me much more appreciation for what they do.

11:59 But that's all I got this time around.

12:01 Thanks so much for hanging out with us.

12:02 And don't forget to eat your vegetables.

12:04 I'm not kidding.

12:05 Seriously, I've been trying to shed a little bit of weight.

12:07 You know, trim down a little bit, lower that body fat.

12:09 So, at the beginning of the day, I'll just fill up a bowl

12:11 with nutrientdense vegetables like broccoli and carrots,

12:15 and I'll just try to eat this throughout the day.

12:17 And it's got fiber.

12:18 It's got nutrients, vitamins, minerals, all that good stuff.

12:21 And then I just I don't know.

12:23 It's just easier to lose weight when you fill yourself

12:25 with vegetables opposed to trying to like starve yourself, you know?

12:30 That's torture.

12:30 No thanks.

12:31 I'll just I I I'll eat these vegetables.

12:33 And uh it's been working so far.

12:35 Anyways, that's it.

12:36 See you later.

12:37 Thanks for watching.