Insta360 Flow 2 is the $109 smartphone gimbal that improves your selfie stick game
🤳 Insta360 announces the Flow 2 smartphone gimbal
💰 $50 cheaper than the Flow 2 Pro but keeps almost all the same features
🦾 Features 3-axis stabilization, built-in tripod, and selfie-arm
❌ Lacks Apple DockKit, 360 rotation, and Free Tilt Mode
🎯 Requires an AI tracking module (sold separately or as a bundle) for subject tracking
📦 Insta360 Flow 2 is available now for $109 or $129 for the AI tracker bundle
Insta360 has dropped a new, more affordable Flow 2 smartphone gimbal for $109.
Although it costs $50 less than the Insta360 Flow 2 Pro, this more affordable gimbal retains almost all the same features. The Flow 2 features a built-in tripod, extendable selfie arm, NFC one-tap pairing, and teleprompter mode.
One crucial missing feature from the Flow 2 Pro is Apple DockKit support, which allows the gimbal to tap into Apple’s native face tracking feature for FaceTime, the camera app, and all third-party apps. If you want this gimbal to follow you effortlessly, you’ll need to either purchase the AI tracking accessory separately for $40 or buy it bundled with the Flow 2 gimbal for $129.
The AI tracker module unlocks Deep Track 4.0, enabling all of Insta360’s intelligent subject tracking, including programmable golden ratio subject framing. The subject tracking also works for all third-party apps, such as Instagram and Twitch, as well as any other video recording app.
The Flow 2 can’t spin in a full 360 degrees or use Free Tilt mode like the Flow 2 Pro, so if you want a gimbal with all the creative freedom, get Insta360’s $159 gimbal. Also, compared to the $79 DJI Osmo Mobile 7, the Insta360 Flow 2 is more expensive at $109. However, if you want AI tracking, the $129 Flow 2 bundle is cheaper than the Osmo Mobile 7 with DJI’s own AI tracking module, which costs $138.
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