When it comes to photos you have an effect in seconds instead of hours you can amaze your friends with. As you can tell I love the sphere look. Makes me feel like I am the king of my own little planet.
Now back to the video capability. So this whole 4K resolution is taking the video world by storm, but I think this 360 option is a better trick. Check out these videos below.
So the quality is not a true 1080p but the effect is so awesome. You can do this video in 4K resolution if you happen to have the money for 6 GoPro's, a 360 rig, and some editing skills which can get you into the $3,000 range easily. Also with the 4K resolution will not put you at a true 4K.
Your Hi Res will not be true and top quality due to the sphere stitching together making a 360 video. Quality may be true down the center of the lenses, but once you move to the outer limits the quality goes down.
I'm not gonna get to technical in this brief review. So here it is.
If you like what it did in the YouTube videos and the IG photos I posted and you want the same capabilities then get yourself a 360 camera. I got the Ricoh Theata M15 and here is why:
It's the most bang for your buck. I scored a used Ricoh Theata M15 off ebay for under $200. You can get a new one for $300 on average and a new Ricoh Theata S for $360 brand new.
The difference is the Theata S packs more internal memory and has slightly better image and video quality.
I would do a more in depth review on these cameras, but Ricoh is not paying me. There are other 360 cameras out there such as Kodak SP360 and V.360HD.
So far I believe the Ricoh 360 cameras are easier all around to work with so that is my pick so far in 360 camera brands. However I believe the V.360HD has a waterproof housing and for a $450 price tag may be an option if your big into water sports.
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