Insta360 launches a single-lens Osmo Pocket rival you can actually buy in the US

The Luna Pro has one lens, a detachable display, and 4K vertical recording.

The Luna Pro has one lens, a detachable display, and 4K vertical recording.

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Dominic Preston

Sep 11, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC

I saw the Luna Pro briefly at the IFA trade show, and it looks and feels a lot like the Ultra.

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Insta360’s first compact steadycam, theLuna Ultra, made a splash this year by beating DJI to launch with two lenses. Now it’s followed the Ultra with a slightly stripped backPro model, which drops to one lens but has a unique advantage: It can shoot vertical video in 4K. Plus, unlikeDJI’s Osmo Pocket 4, you can buy it in the US.

At its heart, the Luna Pro is mostly an Ultra with the telephoto lens stripped out. It uses the same 1-inch-type 8K sensor as the Ultra’s main camera, and has a similar design including the detachable 2-inch touchscreen that doubles as a remote, and the same four-hour battery life and NFC tag for quicker file transfers. It’s a bit smaller and lighter thanks to dropping the second lens, but that’s about it.

Insta360 has given the Pro one crucial upgrade though: It can use that 8K sensor to record 4K vertical video at 30fps. The Luna Ultra — like both of DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 and4Pmodels — is limited to 3K resolution when you record in portrait, forcing some people to hold the whole gimbal sideways to get the footage they need. It’s a relief to see the Pro fix that omission, and Insta360 told me that it will also be added to the Luna Ultra in a firmware update, currently expected to be released on September 20th.

The Luna Pro’s single camera uses the same sensor as the Ultra.

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4K30 vertical recording is the main new feature, a boon for social media creators.

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The 2-inch OLED is once again detachable, doubling as a remote control for the whole camera.

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The NFC tag has moved into the camera head, and is used for opening the Insta360 smartphone app for quicker file transfer.

Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge

The Luna Pro is out now in the US for $599.99, compared to $769.99 for the Luna Ultra. In Europe it starts at £469 / €529, just a little more than the £429 / €479 DJI Osmo Pocket 4, which is(officially)unavailable in the US following abanon the company.

Update, September 11th: Added confirmation that the Luna Ultra will receive a firmware update to add 4K vertical video.

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