Hello everyone and welcome to this new video.
It was a long time since I wanted to try this camera, this Samsung Gear 360 (the old model, 2016) and finally I have it for some tests.
First of all, unboxing.
Obviously we have the cam with the mini-tripod that can be unscrewed to put the camera on a tripod or on a stick.
In the package we have the USB - micro-USB cable for charging and transferring files, booklets, the battery,
the wrist strap (which I will never use in my life) and a closable cloth bag to carry it with you.
I want to start from the battery. It is one of the few 360 cams to have a removable battery.
In fact you can take another or two others and change it when it's discharged.
The battery is 1350 mAh and enough to do about 100 minutes of recording.
The camera has two 15MP sensors that allow you to take pictures at 7776x3888. It's almost 8K and the photos are really good.
The sensors are wide-angle, 185 ° each f/2.0, so even in the dark you can have beautiful images and stitching is very good.
The cut is seen about 40-50 cm away and then the software makes a very good union.
But let's move on to the cam. The design is compact, elegant and truly fantastic.
The cam is IP53 so you can safely use it under the rain, but you can not immerse it.
On the side we have a door with the seal that protects the battery, the slot for the micro SD and the micro-USB port for charging and file transfering.
There are 2 microphones, unfortunately both on the same side, there is the speaker for the shutter sounds
and there are 3 LEDs of which two orange indicate the lens in use and 1 blue indicating when the camera is connected via bluetooth,
orange while charging and green when the charge is full. Or this led can be intermittent during the linking to Google Street View.
There are 3 buttons. 1 button for on/off or back function, 1 to change modes and enable bluetooth
and 1 for the shot and the OK. In addition there is a small display that allows us to comfortably know what we are doing.
The camera can also be used with only one lens of our choice. In that case we will have wide-angle photos and videos.
Photo with the size 3072x1728, not editable. And 2.7K videos at 30fps or FHD at 60fps.
Here I am using only one sensor of the cameraat the resolution 2560x1440 (I think, if I remember correctly).
You can also hear the sound of the two microphones of the Samsung Gear 360.
I also hope you enjoy the view ..
See also some stabilization and, anyway, the quality of the camera using a single lens and not as a 360 ° camera.
I'm using the front sensor, but you can do the same thing on the other side, or you can just turn it.
In addition to photos and videos, of course, there is the possibility to do time lapse or video loops.
You know, as soon as I turned on the cam I took a picture to see how it is and the first reaction, when I opened the photo, was:
Unfortunately I did not have the possibility to have professional or medium/high level 360° cams
and then seeing a picture in 8K in 360 was really nice.
For videos we have: 4K to 30fps, 3K to 30fps, 2.7K to 30/60fps and then the FHD (which I do not even consider).
In any mode, 1min of video weighs about 450 MB. This could help you decide which micro SD card to buy, in case you want to buy this cam.
As I said during unboxing, unscrewing the mini-tripod there is the 1/4" screw connection,
that is the standard of the tripods, in fact this cam can be attached on a tripod, on a stick to take pictures from afar or to make them stand alone.
To take photos from afar or remotely, there's the Samsung Gear 360 app. There are two versions, because the new one is also compatible with the Gear 360 2017.
And I, even if this cam is the old model, I used the new app because
"New is always better."
And here come the only two negative notes of this cam.
First of all, the camera connects to the smartphone using bluetooth.
This, for those who want to control the camera remotely is a frustration because the maximum distance is only 10m, and this if there are no obstacles in the way.
Otherwise it is even worse.
But the most limiting aspect of this camera is that the Gear 360 can only be controlled by Samsung devices of the latest generation.
In truth I want to reveal a small trick because actually this camera can be controlled remotely
from all the smartphones as long as we have, I guess, Android 5 Lollipop or 6 Marshmallow.
I tried it with a non-Samsung smartphone that had Nougat and I had no problems, but the limits I think are either 5 Lollipop or Android 6.
And the app is Google Street View.
Yeah, dear friend Google comes to help us again. Those who use Street View know that you can add 360 photos to the maps.
And you can do it in 3 ways: by taking the photo at the moment, uploading it from a folder, then the photo must already exist,
or by connecting a machine to take the picture instantly. This option allows you to connect the Gear 360 to all smartphones.
But obviously this system can not have no limitations and unfortunately there are some quite serious.
Like the absence of the preview, then before to take the picture you do not see what the camera sees,
you can not adjust the white balance, you can not adjust the exposure, there are not these types of corrections.
However, once you have taken the photo you will find it in a folder, or directly on the Street View app, and from there you can do whatever you want.
You can open it, for example, with VeeR Editor or other applications to edit it and use those photos as you wish.
This, however, concerns only the photos because regarding the videos, at this time, I have not found a solution for all smartphones.
Obviously you can do the video in stand-alone and then do some editing using the app for the computer
which however has limitations. So for now, for the videos I can not help you.
In any case, at the moment the cam costs less than 90$ on Amazon. I leave the link in the description and, in my opinion,
for 90$, for what this cam can do, for 8K photos, connecting it to Street View and then using it with all smartphones,
especially if you have a Samsung smartphone and you have no limitation, I think it's worth it.
Conclusions: I like the cam a lot. It is small, elegant, beautiful to look at, you can take it anywhere without problems,
the photos in 8K are really beautiful to see. The videos are acceptable because however the 4K is the minimum resolution for 360 videos and so it's okay.
I, by the way, have the Galaxy S8 so I have no compatibility problem, so I like this camera a lot.
However, I recommend everyone to buy it because for 90$, for what it can do, perhaps using some loophole
like Street View or other editing softwares on the computer, in my opinion for less than 90$ it's worth it.
Obviously the price of 90$ refers to the day I am making this recording.
I do not know how many days later you will see this video, it may also be that the camera now costs more or costs less
so in any case I leave the links in the description, go and see it, under 100$ this cam must be taken.
In the description you can also find the test I did in 360° and, if you want to see other videos with the Gear 360,
follow me, subscribe to this channel or follow me on VeeR because I usually upload 360 videos there.
Because it's better than YouTube.
In any case, comment, leave a like ... Mite kurete arigatou
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