Photos are only half the battle as the Gear 360 can also record videos. Given the extremely small focal length of the lens, this is probably just the technical limit of the hardware. This applies, for example, to a picture in which deciduous trees can be seen about 50m away: Their leaves are pretty washed out. The picture quality is very good, but there are some areas of the image that do not come off quite as good. These images have a resolution of 7,200 x 3,600 pixels. When running the camera with a cell phone, images are converted to an equirectangular format. The Gear 360 snaps pictures with two lenses at a resolution of approximately 15 MP, with the originals having a strong fish-eye lens look. Use with a tripod or in your hand. / © NextPit This brought with it the advantage that I could, on the one hand, hold the camera to a reasonable height (approximately 1.4m) and on the other hand, I could mount the camera as well.
In my testing, the solution proved to be a compact tripod.
You can use other conventional tripods and monopods with the 360. The Gear 360 has a tripod thread. / © NextPit Fortunately, there is a solution: the Gear 360 has a tripod socket. With this, the Gear 360 stands quite low, which is not necessarily ideal for some photos because the ground is overemphasized. The included mini tripod is used - as already mentioned - also as a handle. Make use of that protective bag that comes with the Gear 360.Ī gray carry case is supplied. Try to avoid scratches on the glass front of the lens as they’ll be clearly visible in pictures. And the 360-degree underwater panorama that you always wanted to shoot will remain wishful thinking with the Gear 360. It’s no action camera with this IP standard. Regarding water spray and dust, this device is only protected with an IP53 rating, so the camera should be able to at least withstand a rainstorm. It doesn’t really fit as a pocket camera, so transportation is somewhat unwieldy. A foldable mini tripod stand acts as a handle. The Gear 360 is a small ball that has a diameter of about 6 cm. Samsung Gear 360 design and build quality