360 rumors

The Polaroid R360 is a fully spherical 360 camera that is being crowdfunded at 699 yuan (around US$100). Here are the key specifications: - two 210-degree fisheye lenses - f/2.4 aperture - photo resolution: 3040 x 1520 - video resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 30fps - realtime stitching - uses Micro SD memory cards up to 128GB The Polaroid R360 is being crowdfunded at a price of 699 yuan (around US$100) for the camera by itself or 749 yuan (around $108.50) for a camera with a case .  As with any crowdfunding case, it's not a preorder and you are not guaranteed to receive the camera. I don't know if they plan to release the camera in other countries.

There's a new low-cost spherical camera on the market called "360 Pro". Here are the key specs: - two 1/4-inch sensors - two 220-degree lenses - f/2 aperture - video resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 24fps It's good that it's spherical and the distance between the lenses is very small, but I really don't understand its resolution.  Equirectangular videos need to have a 2:1 ratio such as 1920 x 960.  This one has an unusual 5:4 ratio.  I'm not sure how you can view that.  The sensor is also tiny, which likely means that images will be noisy. For the adventurous among you, it's available on eBay from several vendors for as low as $99 : However, if you are merely looking for a low-cost camera, I would instead steer you away from this toward either the LG 360 Cam , the Insta360 Nano , the upcoming Insta360 Air , or even the Elecam 360 .

Xiaomi is a Chinese company that has a reputation of being a market disruptor.  Its Xiaomi Yi action camera had image quality that rivaled GoPro's at a lower price.  It created a lower-cost drone with advanced features that undercut DJI.  It is creating a version of Google Jump at a lower cost .  So when Xiaomi announced that it was entering VR, industry pundits were paying attention. It appears that the new Xiaomi VR product is a mobile VR viewer, launching on August 4.  Among other interesting characteristics, is its price: 1 yuan, or about 15 U.S. cents.  I don't know if that's with the purchase of one of its phones, or the MSRP for a standalone viewer. Here is the teaser video: In terms of capabilities, some sites have said it is Daydream-compatible.  It is true that Xiaomi's flagship phone, the Mi 5 , has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, used in the Daydream-compatible ZTE Axon 7.  Conceivably, the Mi 5 might be Daydream-ready. However, ...