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That said, videos and photos, whether theyвЂ™re 360-degree, single-lens or time-lapse, look fine by the current standards of pocket-sized 360-degree cameras. Like its predecessor, software stitching can also be a weak link, showing the join or leaving a gap between the two lenses (like in the example above). The fish-eye lenses also flare very easily with bright sources of light, which can further detract from the visual quality. So donвЂ™t go expecting 4K Blu-ray levels of detail.

#Samsung camera 360 1080p#

While SamsungвЂ™s technically correct in calling it 4K, when you actually view the footage youвЂ™ll only be seeing a small part of the image, and the quality is such that it looks less sharp than regular 1080p HD. With a single lens in use, you can only record in 1080p at 60fps.

The marketing for the Gear 360 2017 shouts loudly about its 4K capabilities, but donвЂ™t be misled вЂ“ this refers to the resolution (at 24fps) when shooting 360-degree footage. ItвЂ™s a decent performer but, just like every other 360-degree camera weвЂ™ve reviewed, the appeal of its video and photos comes more from their novelty than their image quality. The previous Gear 360вЂ™s performance was solid all-round, and Samsung hasnвЂ™t shaken things up too much in this regard. With its microSD storage, LCD display and on-board physical controls, youвЂ™re able to cycle through the shooting modes and trigger the shutter using the camera module itself, with footage and photos being stored on the microSD card вЂ“ you just wonвЂ™t be able to preview or review your masterpieces. I should also point out that you donвЂ™t need a phone to use the Gear 360. ItвЂ™s basic stuff, in line with SamsungвЂ™s apparent desire to keep things as simple as possible. There are also some basic shooting settings, like the ability to set the ISO sensitivity limit to either 400, 800 or 1600, reduce wind noise for videos or automatically correct tilt in the gallery. The app lets you share your videos and images too, via the usual social and messaging options, but you can only do so if you save them to your phoneвЂ™s on-board storage.

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With all of these modes, you can set the Gear 360 to use both lenses (for a full 360-degree image) or a single one (for an ultra-wide standard shot). The app itself is similar on both iOS and Android, although the latter version features live streaming in addition to the standard set of shooting modes: still, video, HDR landscape, looping video and time-lapse video. With a Galaxy S8, I didnвЂ™t even need to manually enter the password вЂ“ the Gear 360 and phone detected each other via Bluetooth and I was prompted to pair by tapping on the screen. You simply hold down the connect button until a menu appears, cycle through to the вЂњconnect to iOSвЂќ option and then use the Wi-Fi password to manually hook up your iPhone and the Gear 360.

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U nusually, it wonвЂ™t work on non-Samsung Android devices, which seems odd given the iPhone support.ДЄfter downloading the Gear 360 companion app, I had my iPhone 6 and the Gear 360 connected via Wi-Fi within a couple of minutes.

ThereвЂ™s a full list on SamsungвЂ™s site, though I found it works fine on my iPhone 6, which isnвЂ™t listed as supported. The 2017 version of the Gear 360 is only compatible with some Samsung Android phones (running Android 5.0 or above) and the most recent iPhones.