HumanEyes' Consumer-Grade 'Vuze' 360-Degree VR Camera Package, Under $1,000

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antonbar

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Up looking camera would break the 360 3D. The existing 8 cameras have 180 vertical coverage, so you have 3D everywhere.
 

alidan

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correct me if im wrong, but there were lense attachments for dslrs a while back that was a sphere that took a 360 photo and did a fairly good job, what ever happened to that? i have to imagine at least on a photo basis it would come out better quality than this.
 

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When using VR glasses, simple 360 does't provide a natural experience. You gotta get stereo (3D) 360 to have it really immersive. This is what this camera does.
 

bit_user

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Up looking camera would break the 360 3D. The existing 8 cameras have 180 vertical coverage, so you have 3D everywhere.
Just by looking at the picture of the device, it obviously doesn't have a 180 degree vertical FoV. I think they probably meant 90 degrees. That would be consistent with using 4 pairs of cameras to get 360 degree coverage, as well.

By 180 degrees, perhaps they were double-counting the 90 degrees to each side. So, looking at a horizontal cross-section, it would be able to see a total of 180 degrees out of 360 (with 90 degree blind spots above and below).
 

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no camera on the top or bottom. . Its not spherical video, more like panaramic shots.

 
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