To complement its virtual reality headset, the Samsung Gear 360 video camera shoots from all angles to create virtual reality content.
Nokia might have arrived first to the party with its professional Ozo camera, but Samsung have joined the fray with a new 360-degree video camera, named the Samsung Gear 360.
The Samsung Gear 360 uses two 15-megapixel sensors behind ultra-wide fisheye lenses to capture footage used for virtual reality experiences.
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The unit, which has a minute 0.5″ display, can be used as a handheld device or set down on a surface with with a mini-tripod. Anyone who’s played Portal might instantly be reminded of the game’s nefarious turrets.
Samsung have cited that the Gear 360 will offer footage with a resolution of 3,840×1,920 at 30 frames per second, which is just shy of of 4K. The Gear 360 lacks internal storage, and makes use of MicroSD cards up to 128GBs in volume to store MP4s or JPEGs.
Any video taken on the Gear 360 will be able to viewed and stitched together, as well as saved directly to the smartphone.
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