Full credit to Samsung for their vision that saw the world of Virtual Reality as a clear future path for their company way back when they first announced the Gear VR. Now, at Mobile World Congress 2016, Samsung completes the content circle with a 360 degree camera.
Viewed live on a Samsung Smartphone (and Gear VR if you choose), or recorded and uploaded online, 360 video is already taking off in a big way, without there being a huge amount of options for content creation.
We’ve been super impressed with the 360fly, and while that simple little single lens camera is making waves, they’re going to now be competing for airtime with the big guys – LG’s 360 camera and now Samsung too.
It makes complete sense for a Samsung user to be able to create, preview and view content made in 360 degree using Samsung product. The Gear 360 captures high-resolution (3840×1920) 360-degree video that also supports 30 megapixel still images.
It looks nifty and should do quite well – we look forward to testing one out for you!
Samsung Gear 360 Specifications
| Camera | Two CMOS 15 megapixel fisheye cameras |
| Image Processor | DRIMe5s |
| Video | MP4 (H.265) – Dual Lens: 3840×1920 (30fps) |
| Image | JPEG – Dual Lens: 30M (7776×3888) |
| Audio | Codec: MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ Format: MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG |
| Memory | microSD card (Up to 128GB) |
| Features | Display – 0.5” (72 x 32) PMOLED |
| Shooting mode – Video, Photo, Time Lapse Video, Looping Video | |
| Camera mode – Dual/Single Lens mode Camera Setting – Sharpness, White Balance, HDR, EV, ISO limit, Wind cut | |
| IP53 Certified Dust and Water Resistant | |
| Samsung Services | Samsung Gear 360 App, PC S/W (Gear 360 ActionDirector) |
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz) WiFi Direct, BT v4.1 USB 2.0 NFC |
| Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope |
| Dimension | 66.7×56.2×60 mm |
| Weight | 153g (including battery) |
| Battery | 1,350mAh Li-ion |
Trevor Long travelled to Barcelona as a guest of Huawei, details at the EFTM Disclosures & Commercial Interests page
Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
He produces and hosts several popular podcasts, EFTM, Two Blokes Talking Tech, Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars, The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, and the Private Feed. He is the resident tech expert for Triple M on radio across Australia, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9’s Today Show and appears regularly on 9 News, A Current Affair and Sky News Early Edition.
Father of three, he is often found in his Man Cave.
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