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Viewing on mobile? Click here to view video in 360 For personal use this isn’t much of a bugbear.
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View it on a small screen and you won’t see much of a problem, but it won’t hold up as well on a computer monitor or TV screen.
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This trial shot the video in standard quality, not 4K, as the average user isn’t going to have the buckets of storage required for larger videos.
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This meant that the workflow of shooting, editing, and uploading video was quick and easy.Ī view of the desktop editing software Samsung provides. Samsung provides special software that allows your computer to view and edit the clips – everything here was clear and easy to understand, and a big bonus is that a separate editing program wasn’t required to edit the clips together (a pain experienced with other 360 cameras).
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This frees you up to take a group photo, or record a video without you being immediately in shot.Ĭonnecting the camera to a phone also allows you to upload your videos and pictures directly to social media, with Facebook releasing exclusive support for the Gear 360 this week with its 360 app.įor this trial, the videos were transferred directly to a PC to be edited. The app allows you to see a live feed from the camera as well as remotely operate it, meaning you don’t have to be standing over it with your finger on the shutter to take a photo.
(That was only after it was successfully connected to another Samsung phone, which worked on the first try and without issue, suggesting the fault may have lie with the individual phone rather than camera, as the S7 is a well-reviewed, capable and powerful phone). While the camera itself can be used as a standalone device, to access more features you need to pair it with a high-end Samsung phone over Bluetooth.Īfter downloading the dedicated Gear 360 app (and an extra software package to activate it), the camera refused to pair successfully with a Samsung Gear S7.ĭevices were turned off and on and software reinstalled to the extent that this trial almost became a test of how well the device handled being hurled against a wall, but after yet more whirls and chirping from the Gear 360, it finally paired with the phone. However, our fledgling relationship with this tiny and oddly cheerful white ball hit a stumbling block very early on. You feel the need to say goodnight as you tuck it back into its case after use.
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It emits a series of soft beeps and warbles as you navigate through its various functions – you almost become a little attached to it, as if it’s your very own little pocket-sized R2D2. The camera is simple to use – there’s a power button, a menu button, and a shutter button – and Samsung says it is splash and dustproof. Like other 360 cameras on the market, it consists of two opposing wide-angle lenses, meaning it films in all directions and the two videos are then stitched together using editing software to form a single piece of footage. The device itself is small, light, and comes with a tripod which allows the camera to sit about two inches off a surface. The Gear 360 was first showcased around March 2016 and has been available in Ireland since last autumn, retailing for €350. The Gear 360 along with a pair of Gear VR glasses. Samsung is hoping its Gear 360 will help kick-off the 360/VR video revolution – but it remains to be see whether the company’s little white eyeball-shaped camera is the one to do that. They see it as something that will soon take off, but there is still barriers in terms of perceived difficulty of creating 360 video and also finding subjects worthy of the format. They want users to upload more 360 video. If you’re mountain biking down the side of a cliff-face or exploring some long-lost ruins on a exotic holiday, being able to share your experience in such a format is certainly worthwhile, but for most smartphone users the reasons to shoot in 360 are more limited – is that blurry Snapchat of you and your mates in a nightclub at 3am going to translate well in 360?įacebook has bet big on this. It looks a bit daft to anyone else, but this is how you look around a scene while wearing VR glasses.
You can load the video onto your phone, place it in a pair of VR goggles, and the movement of your head is tracked so you can look around the scene. This also means it can be used to create virtual reality (VR) footage.
Basically, the viewer can put themselves in the midst of any scene.Īn example of a 360 video filmed underwater. Watch it on a computer and you can drag the camera to any viewpoint – you can look behind the photographer, as well as up, down, left and right. Now we can, and that’s great – but what exactly are you going to film?ģ60-degree video is a clip that is filmed from all angles. JUST A FEW years ago, the idea that anyone with even a passing knowledge of how a smartphone and camera works could create 360-degree video seemed a bit far-fetched.