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Insta360 Launches Luna Ultra at $770 to Challenge DJI's Pocket Camera

The Luna Ultra pairs a Leica Summicron lens with a detachable OLED screen that works as a wireless controller up to 65 feet from the camera.

Insta360 Launches Luna Ultra at $770 to Challenge DJI's Pocket Camera

Insta360 has put a price and a spec sheet on the Luna Ultra, its long-teased answer to DJI's grip on the handheld gimbal market.

The camera launched today at $769.99, co-engineered with Leica and built around a Summicron lens over a 1-inch sensor, plus a second telephoto with a 1/1.3-inch sensor. It tops out at 8K at 30fps, handles 1080p at 240fps for slow motion, and captures 10-bit I-Log footage for post-production color grading. Built-in timecodes support multi-camera syncing, and battery life is rated at four hours, with fast charging recovering to 80 percent in about 23 minutes.

The standout feature is the detachable 2-inch OLED touchscreen. It separates from the handle entirely and functions as a wireless monitor and controller up to 65 feet away — which cuts out the phone-as-viewfinder workflow that most compact cameras depend on. For a solo shooter who needs to lock off the camera and step in front of it, that's a real workflow difference, not a spec-sheet footnote.

DJI unveiled its own dual-lens Osmo Pocket 4P at Cannes and it still hasn't shipped, which gives Insta360 a small first-mover window. The Leica badge will do its work on store pages — the more meaningful question is whether the image quality earns it once both cameras are in reviewers' hands at the same time.

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