When comparing Garmin VIRB 360 vs 360fly HD, the Slant community recommends Garmin VIRB 360 for most people. In the question“What are the best waterproof 360 degree cameras?” Garmin VIRB 360 is ranked 3rd while 360fly HD is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Garmin VIRB 360 is:
It has 4 microphones that capture audio in 360 degrees.
Specs
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Pros
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.
Pro Best design aesthetics and best "Bang for the Buck"
The textured spherical body is original and pleasing to the eye. It's price its very affordable, even for amateur videographers, making it a good option for those who want quality but are on a tight budget.
Pro Widest angle lens of the 360º cameras.
It features eight elements with an aperture of f/2.5, a field of view of 240 degrees, a 0.88mm focal length and a minimum focus distance of 30cm.
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.
Con The automatic renaming system is limited
You have to download the videos to the computer each time because of its limited capacity, and each time the file naming system resets, so you end up needing to make a new folder for every time you download the videos and then renaming them by sequence, which is a lot of work.
Con Can't make real adjustments to the video recording settings
No white balance, sensitivity and frame rate settings to tweak.
Con It's not really a full 360º camera
It has only one lens with a 240-degree field of view. It basically operates like a fly's eye and films sideways, and it's meant to be fixed on a flat surface like a table, or the floor, or a surfboard. The lens quality is superb though.