![]() ![]() ![]() Not just a VR capture solution, Fusion ensures that traditional content creators will get the shot, while also capturing the unexpected.” “In addition to high-performance spherical capture for fully immersive VR experiences, Fusion’s 5.2K resolution enables a new OverCapture creative solution that gives content creators the flexibility to produce conventional non-VR video and photos in HD-quality “punched out” from the spherically captured angles. However, there is this little snippet that’s worthy of discussion: The remainder of the press release is mostly just blah-blah hype explaining what a 360° camera is. “Today announced a pilot program for GoPro Fusion, its 5.2K spherical camera designed to be the ultimate capture device for both fully immersive virtual reality content as well as conventional non-VR video and photo formats.” In fact, the first sentence is actually all you need to read: That press release, in turn, provides very little data. In total, it contains a mere four things:ī) A 2 minute sample video with a mere 6 cutsĬ) A single computer generated partially obscured image of the device (above)ĭ) A single page website hosting A-C above. GoPro’s release of information was extremely limited. All of which are just a few examples of cool ways to use 360° cameras. ![]() Or you can look at some 360° footage shot by 360Fly in the cockpit of a fighter jet taking off a carrier. For example, with GoPro’s partnership with Velon I suspect we’ll see some 360° shots this year in the peloton at the Tour de France (or maybe even Giro) – which would be incredible on a sprint. Partly with better units with higher resolution, and partly with people doing more interesting things with it. In this case though, they’re likely aiming for the Prosumer market. By that, I mean that a camera with these specs (which we’ll get into in a moment), won’t likely be sub-$500, so it’s appeal to the everyday consumer is more limited.Īnd before we get too far – some will say that most 360° footage they’ve seen from other units sucks. Those systems go for many thousands of dollars. GoPro has long been in the 360° game, though only at the much higher professional level (to varying degrees). Which isn’t to say you can’t pick up a lot of nuances from what GoPro is doing based on what they’ve shown, and that’s what I want to dive into here. Oh, and it’ll be born sometime at the end of the year. Yes, we know it’s a baby, and its gender. It included roughly as much information as an upcoming birth announcement, with about the same timelines and details. Unlike most GoPro announcement occurrences, this was more of a formalized naming and acknowledgment of existence. A few weeks ago GoPro sorta-announced a new action cam. ![]()
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