Best 360 Cameras for Beginners and Casual Shooters - Part 1: the simplest and easiest 360 cameras
If you're looking for a 360 camera for a beginner, here are the ones I would recommend for ease of use. I've also linked to among the most comprehensive hands-on reviews you will find anywhere, not just a mindless regurgitation of a spec sheet. Update : added a new camera -- the Garmin Virb 360! Find out why it made the list! INTRODUCTION: HOW 360 CAMERAS WORK 360 cameras work by having two or more lenses take photos or videos at the same time. The photos and videos then have to be combined into a whole (this process is called " stitching "). The farther the distance between the lenses, the harder it is to stitch smoothly. Some cameras are also better at stitching (with less obvious stitches) than others. The process is usually automatic, although a few cameras allow stitching to be customized. After stitching, a 360 photo or video needs one more step: it needs special information in the file so that viewing software will recognize it as a 360 photo or vide...