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Insta360 X3 Basic Setup

Insta360 X3 Basic Setup

TABLE OF CONTENTS



Connect to Camera WiFi Network

Connect Camera to iOS Mobile Device

  1. On your mobile device, access Settings > Wi-Fi.
  2. Select the Insta360 X3 WiFi SSID. (For example, X3 7VMF4Q.OSC is an SSID.)
  3. Enter the password. The default password is '88888888' (eight 8's).
  4. Confirm that the camera WiFi network is connected.

Here is a video tutorial for iOS mobile devices:


Connect Camera to Android Mobile Device

  1. On your mobile device, access Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi.
  2. Select the Insta360 X3 WiFi SSID. (For example, X3 7VMF4Q.OSC is an SSID.)
  3. Enter the password. The default password is '88888888' (eight 8's).
  4. Confirm that the camera WiFi network is connected.

Here is a video tutorial for Android mobile devices:


Change Camera USB Mode

The camera's USB Mode defaults to Android and might also be reset to Android after a firmware update, so it won't be found by a Windows/ MAC computer when using the Connect App to upload image files. To fix this:

  1. Touch the screen and swipe down
  2. Tap on the gear icon (Settings in the lower left.
  3. Tap on USB Mode.
  4. Change it to U-Disk Mode by tapping on it.
  5. Tap the back arrow two times, then swipe up to return to the home screen.


Additional Tips

Tip #1: Basic Operations

Video: How to Perform Basic Operations


Tip #2: Transfer Files

Video: Transfer Files from your X3 Camera


Tip #3: Keep the Camera Powered On

To keep the camera from automatically powering off:

  1. At the home screen swipe down.
  2. Tap on the gear icon (Settings)
     at the bottom left.
  3. Swipe up to Auto Power Off and tap on it.
  4. Tap on Never.
  5. Tap the back arrow two times, then swipe up to return to the home screen.


Tip #4: Keep the Camera Touch Screen On

To keep the camera touch screen from turning off:

  1. At the home screen swipe down.
  2. Tap on the gear icon (Settings)
     at the bottom left.
  3. Swipe up to Auto Sleep and tap on it.
  4. Tap on Never.
  5. Tap the back arrow two times, then swipe up to return to the home screen.


Tip #5: Turn the Touch Screen On/Off

To turn the touch screen on and off, hit the power button once.


Tip #6: Lock/Unlock Camera Touch Screen

Lock the camera touch screen to avoid accidentally changing the settings:

  1. In the camera's touch screen, swipe down to change the settings.
  2. Tap on Dive Case Mode  in the middle bottom. The touch screen is now locked.

To unlock the screen, tap on the touch screen and swipe up.

M
Matt is the author of this solution article.

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