Samsung Gear 360 (SM-C200NZWASEK)

A small snow-white ball, almost the size of a tennis ball, has one eye in front and behind. Both eyes capture 180° of the surrounding space in front of them, and by programmatically stitching these images it is possible to obtain circular panoramas.

Filming

Each camera has a 15-megapixel resolution and a maximum aperture of f/2.8. They can be used individually or in tandem. When shooting with one camera, the quality of the video sequence is slightly better, because. 360-degree videos have a lower level of sharpness and often show traces of image stitching. However, for uploading a video to YouTube, the video will fit without question.

Monochrome screen

On the plastic body of the camera there are only a couple of control keys, as well as a monochrome display with a diagonal of 0.5 "and a resolution of 72x32 pixels. It displays the recording mode, the remaining free memory and battery charge. The 1350 mAh battery is removable, its charge lasts for about an hour video recording in maximum resolution (3840x1920 pixels).

Accessories

The ball comes with a tripod with foldable legs, which is screwed to a standard tripod thread on the bottom of the gadget. Content is recorded on a microSD memory card with a maximum capacity of up to 128 GB. You can use a Samsung flagship series smartphone (starting with the Samsung Galaxy S6) as a viewfinder by installing the Gear 360 app on it.

Videoblogs

In order not to damage the lenses, it is recommended to carry the gadget in a case. The owners of the Samsung Gear VR virtual reality helmet and travel video bloggers should fully appreciate the camera — it will show the entire surrounding reality with the author's comments without unnecessary gestures on his part and subsequent difficulties in post-processing the footage.