Insta360 (Arashi Vision Inc.)
Company Overview
Arashi Vision Inc. (影石创新科技股份有限公司), which trades as Insta360, is a Shenzhen-based camera and imaging company. It was founded on July 9, 2015, by Liu Jingkang (刘靖康) and Chen Yongqiang (陈永强), starting out of a small rented apartment with a team of roughly a dozen people. The company is one of the more visible Chinese consumer-camera brands on the global stage, with offices beyond Shenzhen in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Berlin, and a listing on China's STAR Market (the Shanghai Stock Exchange's sci-tech board).
The brand built its reputation on 360-degree capture and, more recently, on action cameras and gimbal-style cameras that compete directly with Western action-camera makers. If you are a buyer, the important fact is that Insta360 is a brand owner with its own design, firmware and software stack, not a white-label factory. It sells finished products under its own name.
Main Products
- 360-degree consumer cameras (the ONE series line)
- Action cameras (the Ace series line)
- Gimbal and pocket cameras (the GO and Flow lines, including phone gimbals)
- Modular and stereoscopic 180-degree cameras used in VR and professional production
- Video editing software for mobile and desktop, plus accessories and mounts
Key Facts
- Legal name: Arashi Vision Inc. (影石创新科技股份有限公司)
- Brand: Insta360
- Founded: July 9, 2015
- Founders: Liu Jingkang and Chen Yongqiang
- Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Overseas offices: Los Angeles, Tokyo, Berlin
- Business model: Own-brand manufacturer of cameras and imaging products; not an OEM or white-label supplier
- Market focus: Action sports, travel recording, VR and professional content creation
Certifications
Consumer camera and imaging products sold internationally generally carry the certifications required for electronics in the destination market, including CE for the EU, FCC for the US where radios are present, RoHS and REACH for materials compliance, and battery transport documentation (UN38.3) for the lithium packs used in the cameras. Because the product line changes quickly, confirm the current certifications for a specific model directly with the company rather than relying on a general statement.
Contact and Official Site
For current product, business and distributor information, use the official website. Contact details, regional offices and partner enquiries should be confirmed there, as they change over time.
Official website: https://www.insta360.com/
Note: this profile is compiled from public sources and is provided for orientation only. Verify all details, and any commercial or partnership information, against the official site before acting on it.