Insta360 has launched the Luna Pro, a compact steadycam that gives US buyers an alternative to DJI's Osmo Pocket 4, which is officially unavailable in the country following a ban on the company. The new model is a follow-up to Insta360's first compact steadycam, the Luna Ultra, which arrived earlier this year with two lenses and beat DJI to launch. The Luna Pro drops to a single lens but can record 4K vertical video at 30fps, a capability its predecessor lacked.
The Pro shares most of its hardware with the Ultra. It uses the same 1-inch-type 8K sensor as the Ultra's main camera and carries over the detachable 2-inch touchscreen that also works as a remote. The four-hour battery life and the NFC tag used for quicker file transfers are unchanged as well. Because the telephoto lens has been removed, the Luna Pro is slightly smaller and lighter than the Ultra, but little else separates the two devices.
The key addition is portrait recording resolution. The Luna Ultra, along with both of DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 and 4P models, is limited to 3K when shooting in portrait, which has pushed some users to hold the entire gimbal sideways to capture the footage they need. Insta360 said the fix will also reach the Luna Ultra through a firmware update, currently expected on September 20th. That would bring the Ultra in line with the Pro without requiring new hardware.
The Luna Pro is available now in the United States for $599.99, compared with $769.99 for the Luna Ultra. In Europe, pricing starts at £469 or €529, slightly above the £429 or €479 DJI Osmo Pocket 4. That gap matters for European shoppers weighing the two devices, while US customers cannot officially buy the DJI model at all.
For American consumers, the Luna Pro's availability is itself part of the pitch. DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 remains off the US market as a result of the ban on the company, leaving Insta360 as a prominent option in the compact steadycam category. The Luna Pro keeps the Ultra's core imaging hardware while undercutting it on price, trading a second lens for a lower entry point and native 4K vertical capture.
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