When comparing ALLie Cam vs Insta360, the Slant community recommends Insta360 for most people. In the question“What are the best 360-degree cameras?” Insta360 is ranked 9th while ALLie Cam is ranked 23rd. The most important reason people chose Insta360 is:
The images from the two lenses are merged in real-time in-camera to give the user the feeling of truly 360-degree image capture.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Expendable storage
The storage for ALLie Cam can be expanded from the default 4.7GB.
Pro No blind spots
ALLIe Cam has two fisheye lenses which allow it to record 360x360 videos. Something that most 360-degree cameras can't do.
Pro Supports real-time preview
The images from the two lenses are merged in real-time in-camera to give the user the feeling of truly 360-degree image capture.
Pro True spherical videos and pictures
Insta360 has dual 230-degree fisheye lenses, which provide a full 360x360-degree panoramic videos and photos.
Pro Good battery life
Lasts 1-2 hours when recording videos.
Cons
Con Unable to capture images
The ALLie Cam is only capable of capturing videos, and not still images.
Con Must be plugged in
Camera power is AC only at this time meaning its movement is restriced. Battery power is planned for the future. How this will be done seems to be through accessories, which may add bulk or dongles to the device.
Con Can be complicated to figure out at first
The controls are not very clear and the instructions that come with the camera don't answer a lot of questions. There is a learning curve to this camera.