Battery finder: Which battery does your Insta360 camera take?
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Action cams are good at many things, but prolonging battery life isn’t one of them. They tend to drain their batteries very quickly. So I always make sure to have spares on hand.
But knowing which battery model is right for your camera isn’t as straightforward as it could be. Insta360 mostly gives each camera its own pack: the X3 takes an 1800 mAh battery, the X4 a 2290 mAh one, and the X5 a 2400 mAh one, and none of those three swap between bodies. The Ace and Ace Pro are the exception — they share the same 1650 mAh battery — while the Ace Pro 2‘s 1800 mAh pack looks similar but Insta360 lists it as compatible only with the Ace Pro 2.
Which is why I’ve created these charts: in the hope it makes it easier to get the right battery for your camera and get out shooting more quickly.
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Insta360 battery & charger compatibility charts, model by model
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| Camera | Battery | Charger | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| X6 | Xtreme Battery (2600mAh) (original) Also supported: Lite Battery (1300mAh) — Insta360-confirmed | Fast Charge Hub Sold separately | The 2600mAh Xtreme Battery is in the box and runs about 140 minutes of 8K/30p; Insta360 also sells a lighter 1300mAh Lite Battery and a Fast Charge Hub for spares. Only a USB-C cable is bundled, so bring a 30W PD3.0 PPS charger — about 24 minutes to 80%, 35 to full — and the camera is rated down to -4°F (-20°C). |
| X4 Air | X4 Air Battery (2010mAh) | — | 2010mAh — smaller than the X4's 2290mAh pack and the X5's 2400mAh, which is the trade for the lighter body. Each X-series generation uses its own pack, so an X4 or X5 battery will not serve as a spare here. |
| X5 | X5 Battery (2400mAh) Also at: Insta360.com | X5 Utility Fast Charge Case Sold separately | Insta360 calls this pack cold-resistant and says it performs reliably down to -4°F (-20°C). It swaps out from the camera, and fast charging reaches 80% in about 20 minutes with a 9V/3A PD charger. |
| X4 | X4 Battery (2290mAh) Also at: Insta360.com | X4 Fast Charge Hub Sold separately | Insta360 says this pack performs well down to -20°C (-4°F) with no impact on performance, and it holds 27% more than the X3's 1800mAh cell. The X4 does not support fast charging, so budget about 55 minutes for a full top-up. |
| X3 | X3 Battery (1800mAh) | X3 Fast Charge Hub Sold separately | Good for about 81 minutes of 5.7K recording per charge, and Insta360 rates it for use down to -4°F (-20°C) — the same cold-weather floor as the X4 and X5. It ships already installed and charges inside the camera over USB-C; The Fast Charge Hub is a separate purchase. |
| ONE X2 | ONE X2 Battery (1630mAh) Also at: Insta360.com | X2 Fast Charge Hub Sold separately | About 80 minutes of 5.7K recording per charge, a solid step up from the original ONE X's 1200mAh cell. Insta360 rates it for use down to -4°F (-20°C), and a smaller 1420mAh version of the same pack also exists. |
| ONE X | ONE X Battery (1200mAh) | — | Good for roughly an hour of 5.7K recording, and it charges over micro-USB rather than USB-C. Insta360 rates it for -4°F to 104°F (-20°C to 40°C), but expect only about 40 minutes of shooting below freezing. |
Action
| Camera | Battery | Charger | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Pro 2 | Ace Pro 2 Battery (1800mAh) Also at: Insta360.com | Fast Charge Hub (Ace series) Sold separately | Insta360 rates it for operation down to -4°F (-20°C), with the upper limit raised to 113°F (45°C) versus the original Ace Pro's 104°F ceiling. The standard bundle ships with two batteries and a USB-C cable but no wall charger, and the pack will not fit an Ace Pro or Ace. |
| Ace Pro | Ace Pro / Ace Battery (1650mAh) | Fast Charge Hub (Ace series) Sold separately | Insta360 rates the Ace Pro for operation down to -4°F (-20°C), the same cold-weather floor later carried into the Ace Pro 2. The pack is shared with the cheaper Insta360 Ace, and each one comes with a small storage case. |
| GO Ultra | Built-in, 500mAh + Action Pod (1450mAh) | — | Like the rest of the GO line this is two batteries: a sealed 500mAh cell in the camera itself and a 1450mAh pack in the Action Pod it clips into. Both are bigger than the GO 3S's 310mAh and 1270mAh. Insta360 rates the camera alone at about 70 minutes and roughly 200 minutes docked in the Pod. Neither cell is user-replaceable. |
| GO 3S | Built-in, 310mAh + Action Pod (1270mAh) Also at: Insta360.com | — | The camera's own cell runs about 38 minutes; Seated in the bundled Action Pod, total recording stretches to roughly 140 minutes. You normally charge the camera by docking it in the Action Pod, though the optional Quick Reader and Battery Pack can charge it directly too. |
| GO 3 | Built-in, 310mAh + Action Pod (1270mAh) Also at: Insta360.com | — | The tiny camera-only cell runs about 45 minutes; Docked in the bundled Action Pod, total recording stretches to around 170 minutes. The Action Pod is the everyday charging dock, but the optional Quick Reader and Battery Pack can also charge the bare camera. |
| GO 2 | Built-in, 210mAh + Charge Case | — | The camera alone is good for about 30 minutes, but the bundled Charge Case roughly quintuples that to 150 minutes total. The case is the only way to charge the camera, and the case itself wants a 5V/2A adapter and a USB-A to Type-C cable. |
| ONE RS | Battery Base (1445mAh) (original) Also supported: ONE R Battery Base (1190mAh) — Insta360-confirmed | — | The Battery Base is the camera's actual power source — a modular pack that clips onto the Core, carrying 21% more capacity than the original ONE R's base. The ONE RS is rated to work from -4 to 104°F (-20 to 40°C), and battery life takes a hit below freezing. |
| Luna Ultra | Built-in, 1550mAh (non-removable) | — | The pack is sealed in the handle, so you top up over USB-C — about 23 minutes to 80% and 38 minutes to full with a 30W charger. Insta360 rates it for 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C), and the detachable touchscreen remote carries its own 210mAh cell. |
Which battery your Insta360 camera uses
The chart above has the full detail. If you just want the one-line answer for your camera — or want to know which of your other bodies can share spares — here’s the same information grouped by battery. It comes from the same verified data as the chart, so it stays in step as new models are added.
Insta360 cameras that use the Ace Pro / Ace Battery (1650mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the Ace Pro / Ace Battery (1650mAh).
- Insta360 Ace Pro — Ace Pro / Ace Battery (1650mAh)
Insta360 cameras that use the Ace Pro 2 Battery (1800mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the Ace Pro 2 Battery (1800mAh).
- Insta360 Ace Pro 2 — Ace Pro 2 Battery (1800mAh)
Insta360 cameras that use the Battery Base (1445mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the Battery Base (1445mAh).
- Insta360 ONE RS — Battery Base (1445mAh); also takes the ONE R Battery Base (1190mAh)
Insta360 cameras that use the ONE X2 Battery (1630mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the ONE X2 Battery (1630mAh).
- Insta360 ONE X2 — ONE X2 Battery (1630mAh)
Insta360 cameras that use the ONE X Battery (1200mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the ONE X Battery (1200mAh).
- Insta360 ONE X — ONE X Battery (1200mAh)
Insta360 cameras that use the X3 Battery (1800mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the X3 Battery (1800mAh).
- Insta360 X3 — X3 Battery (1800mAh)
Insta360 cameras that use the X4 Air Battery (2010mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the X4 Air Battery (2010mAh).
- Insta360 X4 Air — X4 Air Battery (2010mAh)
Insta360 cameras that use the X4 Battery (2290mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the X4 Battery (2290mAh).
- Insta360 X4 — X4 Battery (2290mAh)
Insta360 cameras that use the X5 Battery (2400mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the X5 Battery (2400mAh).
- Insta360 X5 — X5 Battery (2400mAh)
Insta360 cameras that use the Xtreme Battery (2600mAh)
One Insta360 camera in this chart uses the Xtreme Battery (2600mAh).
- Insta360 X6 — Xtreme Battery (2600mAh); also takes the Lite Battery (1300mAh)
Insta360 cameras with a built-in battery
These have no removable battery, so there is nothing to buy as a spare — you recharge the camera itself (5 models).
- Insta360 GO 2 — built-in battery: 210mAh + Charge Case
- Insta360 GO 3 — built-in battery: 310mAh + Action Pod (1270mAh)
- Insta360 GO 3S — built-in battery: 310mAh + Action Pod (1270mAh)
- Insta360 GO Ultra — built-in battery: 500mAh + Action Pod (1450mAh)
- Insta360 Luna Ultra — built-in 1550mAh battery, charged in the camera
Things worth knowing
- With Insta360, the pattern is different from DJI’s or GoPro’s: nearly every model has its own battery, and only a couple of cameras share one.
- The 1650 mAh Ace battery covers both the Ace and the Ace Pro.
- The 360 cameras stepped up in capacity generation by generation — 1800 mAh in the X3, 2290 mAh in the X4, 2400 mAh in the X5 — and they don’t interchange, so an X3 spare is no use once you’ve moved to an X4 or X5.
- So the model name printed on the pack matters more here than it does with other brands. The other place people get caught out is charging.
- Out of the box you charge the battery inside the camera over USB-C. To charge spares off the camera you need Insta360’s Fast Charge Hub for your model — it’s included in some bundles and sold on its own otherwise — plus a PD charger if you want the faster charging times.
- The hubs are model-specific too, matched to the battery they charge. The X4 hub holds three batteries at once, charges each slot independently so nothing gets overcharged, and with a PD charger gets a battery to about 80 percent in 26 minutes and full in about 43. It’s a charger and nothing else — it won’t act as a power bank for your phone, and it isn’t waterproof, so keep it out of the surf.
- There’s an extra wrinkle with temperature. Insta360 rates the X4 battery to work down to −20°C, but its charging ambient range is only 0°C to 40°C. So a camera that’s still happily recording in the cold can refuse to charge, which looks like a fault and isn’t. Charge fully at normal temperatures before you head out, and keep spares somewhere warm rather than in an outside pocket.
- The older bodies don’t join in. The ONE X2 has its own 1630 mAh pack. The ONE R and ONE RS don’t take a loose battery at all — the core clips onto a battery base, 1445 mAh on the ONE RS standard base, or 2380 mAh with the Boosted Battery Base that fits both the ONE R and the ONE RS. The GO cameras are different again: the battery is built into the little camera and into the Action Pod, so there are no spare packs to buy and you top them up over USB-C.
This is a growing document that I try to keep updated as new models are released. So please let me know if you spot any issues that need updating or correcting.
Third-party batteries for Insta360 cameras
I’m focusing here on original Insta360-branded batteries because those are the ones the manufacturer guarantees to work in their cameras.
But there’s also a whole universe of aftermarket batteries out there. They’re often significantly cheaper than the OEM versions. Sometimes they’re the only option that’s available in stock.
I’ve used many aftermarket batteries over the years in many different cameras and have found many of them to work well. I’ve also come across some that don’t. So I can’t give a blanket statement that you should or should not get third-party batteries. Because the reality is that some are better than others.
One thing worth knowing before you buy: Insta360’s own battery documentation tells you not to use batteries other than the ones it supplies, and its charge hubs are designed around its own packs. So if you go aftermarket, it’s usually simplest to buy the battery together with a matching third-party hub, rather than assuming your Insta360 hub will top it up.
In nearly all cases, the third-party batteries are listed on retailers’ sites using the original model numbers. So doing a search for those should surface any third-party alternatives that are available.
Battery charts by brand
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