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Insta360 has released two pocket gimbal cameras, the Luna Ultra (June) and Luna Pro (September), both built around a 20mm-equivalent f/1.8 lens on a 1-inch sensor. The Ultra adds a second zoom lens developed with Leica, while the Pro omits it as a cheaper alternative; both compete directly with DJI's Osmo Pocket line.
Insta360's Luna Pro gimbal camera matches DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 with a 1-inch sensor, a 20mm f/1.8 lens, 10-bit log capture, subject tracking, detachable display, and up to four hours of battery life. It undercuts the Pocket 4 in some specs, like 4K vertical video versus 3K, but trails in dynamic range and internal storage, with recent testing noting weaknesses in its log footage.
Insta360 unveiled the Luna Pro, a cheaper gimbal camera with a single lens and sensor, unlike the dual-lens Luna Ultra. It shares the Ultra's removable screen, controls, mics and gimbal design, but relies on digital rather than optical zoom, and offers up to 8K30 video, 37-megapixel photos, and notably 4K vertical video capture.
Insta360's new Luna Pro shares most hardware with the flagship Luna Ultra, including the same Leica Summicron 20mm f1.8 lens, 1-inch sensor, 8K/30 and 4K/120 capture, Dolby Vision, 10-bit I-Log and 37MP stills, but uses a smaller single-lens gimbal head that trims about half an inch off the device's height. Storage (47GB expandable), battery (1,550mAh) and the detachable front panel remote/mic carry over unchanged from the Ultra.
Hohem showed an early prototype of the Eyepic at IFA Berlin, a compact device that combines a mechanically stabilized gimbal camera with a detachable, waterproof wearable camera. It shoots 4K video at 60fps in both horizontal and vertical orientation by physically rotating the gimbal head rather than cropping the sensor, and its 2.5-inch touchscreen pivots to match. The camera body snaps onto the gimbal magnetically and mechanically, and Hohem plans a range of magnetic mounts for hats, bikes and backpacks ahead of a Q1 next year release.
Honor has begun selling its experimental Robot Phone in China, a device that hides a tiny three-axis gimbal mechanism behind the main 200-megapixel camera on its back. The company says it engineered a custom 2.6-gram motor to make the mechanism small enough to fit inside a handset, though the result is a 9.6mm-thick phone. Despite showing the device internationally at MWC 2026, Honor is limiting the launch to a small production run in its home market for now.