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X~PWR X5 All-weather External Power for Insta360 X5 Camera
X~PWR X5 All-weather External Power for Insta360 X5 Camera
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Description
Never miss that exciting video due to dead camera batteries.
X~PWR X5™ all-weather external power kit allows your Insta360 X5 camera to be plugged into an external USB power source for continuous power.
The aluminum case provides the maximum camera protection. X~PWR X5 cable provides protection against the harsh environments of outdoor, winter & powersports activities.
- Weatherproof* (IP65 - water washdown)
- Mount frame is machined from aircraft grade aluminum billet and is black anodized for harsh weather protection.
- The mount frame provide two combination mounting types, one at the bottom and the other on the side:
- Insta360 Compatible Magnetic Mount
- ¼-20 threaded hole (standard camera/tripod thread)
- Three cold shoes – one on top and one on each side
- Side load allows ease of camera removal without removing the mount.
- All camera microphones are exposed for optimum audio
- USB cable has a custom overmold that is secured tightly to the camera to prevent damage.
- USB cable seal pad is made from oil and gas resistant closed cell foam for maximum seal compliance and excellent environmental protection
- Kits available with USB cable lengths of 9”, 18”, 36”, 48” & 66”
- Additional cables available for multiple applications (sold separately)
* X~PWR X5 does NOT provide waterproof camera protection. It can withstand brief but not prolonged submersion
X~PWR™X5 Kit Includes:
- X~PWR X5 Aluminum mount frame w/ Side Door Loading
- X~PWR X5 USB cable with foam seal
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Thanks for the technical reply. However, after extensive field testing on the river in a kayak this weekend, the claim that USB-C provides no advantage over USB-A for the X5 while recording is inaccurate.While the camera may lock onto standard 5V operation when powered on, old USB-A infrastructure is a blind pipe. It cannot compensate for the inherent line resistance created by a 66-inch extension cable. Over that distance, the voltage drops down to 4.6V (as your own testing meter showed). While a standard 8K30fps recording might barely survive that drop in a controlled lab, running advanced modes like Pre-recording spikes the motherboard's continuous wattage draw. That under-voltage drop causes the camera to instantly brown out, blacking out the screen and dropping the Bluetooth remote connection.Switching the power source to a native USB-C Power Delivery (PD) socket and a high-gauge, heavily shielded USB-C to USB-C cable completely eliminates this bottleneck. The internal smart chips inside a PD circuit actively monitor the load and stabilize the voltage feed over long cable runs, keeping it from dipping below the camera’s safety threshold. Upgrading the hardware pipe to native USB-C is the only way to keep 8K Pre-recording stable over a 5+ foot extension.
Also, as a quick tip for other kayak anglers trying to run this case battery-less for heat reduction: you can easily solve the open battery door weatherproofing issue by purchasing a cheap aftermarket battery, gutting the lithium cell, and sliding the empty plastic frame back into the camera. It utilizes the factory gaskets to seal the motherboard completely from river spray with zero weight or heat generation.
Case is built out of really good quality.
A few things I’d critique if I could. Since this is a case meant for plugging into external power. One of the main benefits of doing so, is that you get to remove the internal battery to help with heat reduction. Since insta360 doesn’t offer a door to close the battery compartment once removed. It would be nice if 3BR made their own. To help keep the elements out of the battery compartment.
Also it would be nice if 3BR gave you the choice to choose a USB-C to USB-C cord or a USB-A to USB-C cord at the time of purchase.
Marcus - Thanks for the review and suggestions.
Making a door for the X5 would be complicated and much to expensive for a tiny company like ours.
As for a USB-C cable, we use the USB-A plug to maintain compatibility with our patented TAPP CAPP which provides all-weather sealing when it is plugged into our TAPP USB power port.
In addition, a USB-C cable doesn't provide any advantage since the X5 does not use USB-PD once it is turned on. It only provides USB-PD fast charge when it is turned off.