Step Into The Frame With The Samsung Gear 360 Portable VR Camera
How many times didn’t you capture a family moment on video and wished you were in the picture as well? Well, now you can step right into the frame and join in the fun with Samsung Gear VR 360 – a portable camera that captures the world around you with you in it.
Get The Big Picture In One Go
Samsung wants us to forget about the cyclopic look of video recording cameras and proposes a new stylish design for users who never want to be out of the spotlight. The Gear VR 360 comes in the form of a water-resistant bulbous head that resembles old-fashion webcams, but which incorporates two objectives and a user-friendly handle.
The Samsung Gear 360 Portable VR Camera enables you to record everything that is around you, from every angle and all at once. It uses two F2.0 lenses to record bright and vivid images in 3840×1920 high-resolution, and store them on an SD card that supports storage space of up to 256 GB. It connects straight to your smartphone, if it’s any model above Samsung Galaxy S6, and lets you trim and edit the videos as you like.
Once you finish editing the video, you can immediately upload it on social media to share your experience with your friends. The app that comes with the purchase allows you to post on Facebook or Youtube with just a single press of a button. It’s a cool desk gadget that will make taking a video easy as pie!
Special Features
You can take the Gear VR 360 to any type of event from local concerts to international music festivals to sporting events on large stadiums. The camera will record the events in crystal-clear quality, and in almost 4K resolution.
The best part comes days, weeks or years later when you want to experience those special moments again. All you need to do is to place your Samsung smartphone into a Gear VR headset and replay the images while relieving the same excitement in virtual reality.
Things You Need To Consider
Contrary to previous models of portable VR cameras, Samsung decided to make the Gear VR 360 compatible with iOS 10+ smartphones, too. While this may seem like a friendly bridge built specifically for the users in the opposing team, Apple consumers seem to find the Gear 360 companion app tricky and troublesome.
Many of the iOS users cannot edit or trim the videos properly, and some have experienced app crashes while attempting to share their images online. We can only hope that future releases will address these minor issues.
Pros
- High-resolution 360 video images
- Fun and easy to carry around
- Great Android connectivity
- VR review available
Cons
- Poor iOS compatibility
The Bottom Line
The Samsung Gear 360 Portable VR Camera is an excellent recording device to carry around with you on family outings or major events that involve large groups of people or breathtaking landscapes. It captures high-quality images that you can review years from now, and still be relevant, even if technology will make huge leaps forward.
Even if you only have iOS devices that support it, and you can get over the occasional app crash, it is still a reliable 360 Portable VR Camera that keeps you in the frame during the most exciting moments of your life. Last, but not least, also be sure to check out other cool gadgets for your desk, home or office!
