When comparing GoPro fusion vs Garmin VIRB 360, the Slant community recommends GoPro fusion for most people. In the question“What are the best waterproof 360 degree cameras?” GoPro fusion is ranked 1st while Garmin VIRB 360 is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose GoPro fusion is:
With 4K or 240 FPS
Specs
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Pros
Pro Best Quality
With 4K or 240 FPS
Pro Easy to use
Pro Superb audio capture
It has 4 microphones that capture audio in 360 degrees.
Pro You can use your phone to control it.
Phone control via Wifi is available for Android and Ios. It shows a live preview from the camera lenses and lets you control its basic functions.
Pro It can livestream(Apple only)
It can stream 4K video @ 30 fps.
Pro You can take underwater shots
It's completely waterproof up to 10m.
Cons
Con 360 filming @ max resolution requires you to manually stitch the two films
Since the camera doesn't do it automatically for you, you will have to manually stitch the front and rear take of your camera to form a full 360 view when filming at 5.7K.
Con Expensive
Its price tag is offputting for anyone but a professional videographer.
Con Overheating can be an issue.
When recording at the max resolution of 5.7K for a long time, Garmin warned that the device may overheat.
Con Short battery life when shooting at max resolution.
Its battery life when shooting 5.7K footage was only about 37 minutes.
Con Video quality is not that good when compared to cheaper alternatives
Although it can technically shoot higher resolution videos than the GoPro Fusion, video quality is not as good when compared against that cheaper camera.