Thank you Mike for letting me focus and review how much this technology has progressed.
Quick look seems two good handheld 360 cameras and upcoming Gopro Fusion (Fusion needs software upgrade)
Insta ONE X 360 5.7k
Rylo 360 5.8k
GOPRO FUSION
GOPRO FUSION … $499 360 degree camera Street $450
In fact, one important consideration when using OverCapture is that while the camera may be high resolution, you're exporting a 1920x1080 HD video (if shot on 5.2K), or 1280x720 HD video (if shot in 60fps 3K). Furthermore, if you zoom in, you’re losing more resolution relative to how much you’re punching in on that OverCapture frame, so if 4K is essential to your needs, or you’re interested in the Fusion primarily for action footage using OverCapture, those are things you might want to think about.
Despite being GoPro’s first foray into the 360 camera space, the Fusion gets a lot of things right and performs well. The things it doesn't do well could, for the most part, be remedied by firmware and software updates, and we'll take a look at some of those things in the following pages.
vs Rylo 360 Street $440
The Rylo Camera ($499) takes a different approach. Although it captures 360º photos and video, it does so with the idea that you can later select a region of the image from which to create a standard 16:9 HD video. It's basically like an action cam that lets you decide where to point the camera after you've shot your footage. New cameras let you firmware to 5.8K
Insta ONE X 360-degree 5.7K action camera $399 street $389
The new model is capable of recording spherical video at 5.7K resolution and 30 frames per second. For smooth motion in action videos or slow-motion effects you can also opt to record 4K footage at 50fps or 3K video at 100fps. In photo mode the camera captures 18MP still images.
In conclusion quality 360 hand held video just started because OverCapture frame software and hardware. Video experts think an 8K will be available in less than 12 months @ 30FPS causing the camera have 4K quality videos. Its about resolution and frames per second with software editing.
My opinion GoPRO already has major distribution and alliance in many action sport industries … and a not so good 360 camera in 2018. Insta ONE X 360-degree is the better camera for 2018 BUT has no distribution and sells direct, along with dedicated software. Rylo is in the middle.
One interesting thing is the Insta ONE X 360-degree has a rugged construction and can even be thrown around when snapped into the Insta360 Drifter camera dart, allowing for very unusual effects.
Compact 360 cameras will replace a single view camera for one important reason … The camera captures 360 degrees and you CANT miss capturing ALL the footage.
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