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Action Cam Mini
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Short battery life
The battery drains after about 80 minutes of shooting. Luckily, it can be swapped out with a different battery quite easily so the downtime is minimal.
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Connects wirelessly to a smartphone or Sony's Live View Remote
Connecting wirelessly allows for live-preview and managing settings. The camera comes bundled the Live View Remote that allows connecting up to 5 cameras, recording GPS coordinates and navigating the menu even with gloves on.
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Wi-Fi connection can sometimes be unstable
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Comes bundled with waterproof housing
The waterproof housing works at a depth of up to 5m.
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Curved lens limits underwater use
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Reasonable electronic image stabilization
At the expense of reducing FOV from 170 to 120 degrees, Action Cam Mini is capable of stabilizing the video via its SteadyShot technology.
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Changing settings requires a wireless connection
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Can take 12MP stills
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A microSDXC card is required to record at highest quality
To record at 50mbit per second in XAVC S a microSDXC card is required.
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Durable
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Not a lot of accessories available and the available ones are bulky
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Waterproof up to 5m with a bundled case
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Can capture 1080p60 and 720p120
Action Cam Mini can record up to 1080p60 at 50Mbps to XAVC S.
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Relatively cheap
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Giroptic 360cam
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Blind spot beneath the camera
The camera does not produce a complete spherical image or video. It captures 300 degrees vertically, leaving a blind spot at the bottom.
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Simple 2-button on-camera interface
The camera has a curved LED screen with two buttons - one on each side. These allow for basic functions (such as switching between various modes, starting or stopping an action or turning the device on or off) to be carried out. More complex configuration can be done via the companion application.
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Battery can only record continuously for an hour
The battery drains in about an hour of continuous recording.
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Oculus Rift support
It is possible to view images and videos via Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.
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Design may not appeal to everyone
The egg shape design of 360cam is not the most attractive and may not appeal to everyone's taste. On top of that, the button placement is slightly difficult to reach, making for an unusual, impractical design.
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Can be controlled via a mobile app
360cam has native apps both for Android and iOS mobile devices.
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Poor stitching quality
At the top of the photo you can see 2 seams from the three lenses being stitched together.
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Footage can be sent instantly to other devices over WiFi
Images and videos can be sent instantly to desktop or mobile devices as well as cloud storage over WiFi.
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Low video quality
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Geotagging is Google PhotoSphere compatible
GPS can be used to geotag photos. Geotagging is compatible with Google PhotoSphere and these images can then be added to Google's Street View.
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Shipping and quality problems
Recent comments on Kickstarter about this product are namely negative and regard poor quality, faults, updates on shipping, stalling on shipping, late deliveries, inaccurate feedback from support, etc.
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Offers surround sound audio
The camera has 3 built-in microphones for capturing surround sound audio.
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Stitching done in-camera
There is no need to use an extra tool (such as a desktop app or a cloud service) to stitch the image together as it is done entirely in-camera.
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Can be submerged in water of up to 10 meters
360cam is IPX8 certified, meaning that it can be safely submerged and used underwater at depths of up to 10 meters. Additionally, an Underwater Lens Cups accessory can be purchased to allow for filming underwater without water distortion.
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Can be used as a home surveillance camera
A Light Bulb Adaptor accessory can be purchased, allowing the camera to be screwed into a light bulb socket where it can charge and be used as a home security camera. This is done by streaming a live feed to a mobile or tablet device or cloud video surveillance service.
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Supports universal mounting and has a selection of additional accessories available
As it uses the universal mounting system, 360cam can be used with a large selection of mounts. Furthermore, there are optional accessories that can be purchased, such as Light Bulb Adaptor (which allows for the camera to be used as a home security device), Underwater Lens Cups (which permits filming underwater without water distortion), and POE Video Streaming Base (which provides Ethernet connectivity).
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Offers automatic image stabilization
The camera uses a gyroscope and an accelerometer for image stabilization.
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Built-in features for time-lapse photography
Burst picture mode allows for photos to be taken at a set interval. The camera will utilize much less battery when in this mode: it can take photos for a period of up to 24 hours if set to take a picture every minute.
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Can upload directly to YouTube
360cam can directly upload footage to YouTube. The camera is also natively supported by YouTube, meaning that it is possible to completely navigate videos taken with the 360cam, both on the web and when using a mobile app.
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Can take 360 degree 8MP photos and 1080p videos
The camera has three 185-degree fish-eye lenses that it uses to capture 1080p videos and 8MP photos. It captures 300 degrees vertically.
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Can live stream videos over WiFi
360cam is capable of streaming videos to a mobile or tablet device or a cloud-based video streaming service over WiFi. A POE Video Streaming Base accessory can be bought optionally, so to provide Ethernet connectivity.
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HDR support
Giroptic 360cam supports HDR, meaning that the user can capture and recreate scenes just as they appear before his/her eyes.
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Excellent storage space
Giroptic 360cam offers MicroSD storage of up to 64 GB.
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Release date:
September 2016
Video formats:
MP4 (H.264)
Optics:
3 x 185° FOV f/2.8
Stitched image:
3MP
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GoPro Hero 4 Silver
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Has a touch-sensitive LCD screen on the back
Allows for framing shots, previewing filmed footage and easy menu navigation.
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Short battery life
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Small, light, durable
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Customizable exposure up to 30 seconds
For both single and time-lapse low-light shots it's possible to manually adjust exposure settings up to 30 seconds.
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Can connect wirelessly to a smartphone for preview and settings
A smartphone app can be used to adjust settings as live-preview the image.
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Huge selection of accessories available
Hero 4 Silver is compatible with all GoPro mounts offering a wide variety of accessories available for the camera.
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Waterproof up to 40m
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Has 3 FOV options
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Reasonable low-light capabilities
The camera can be set to automatically adjust frame rate to increase low-light performance.
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White balance, color, ISO, sharpness, shutter speed and exposure values can be manually adjusted via Protune
Protune is disable by default, but can be enabled in the settings.
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Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Allows wirelessly connecting to a smartremote or a smartphone.
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Can capture 4K15, 1080p60 and 720p120
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LCD has very little impact on battery life
With the LCD screen off shooting 1080p30 video the battery will drain in about 2h10m, while with the screen on at full brightness the battery will drain in about 1h55m.
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