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Samsung is back with the introduction of 360 Round Camera after so many years of development. As the name suggests, this new gadget by Samsung captures you 360 degrees round.

Specifications and Features:

To begin with, let us know what the specifications of this camera are:

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The camera is equipped with 17 lenses including 8 stereo pairs arranged horizontally and one pair arranged vertically. The lenses are dust and water resistant for live streaming. It has1/2-8” and 2MP Camera sensor.It has 6 internal microphones for spatial audio and 2 external microphones.

The camera provides following video resolution:

– Live streaming (3D): 4096 x 2048 at 30fps per eye

– Live streaming (2D): 4096 x 2048 at 30fps

– Recording (3D): 4096 x 2048 at 30fps per eye

– Recording (2D): 4096 x 2048 at 30fps

in MP4 format.

It has 10 GB of RAM and 40 GB of internal memory. It weighs 1.93 kg or 4.25 pounds and requires 19V, 21.1 A power input. To operate this camera it requires certain requirements.

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PC Requirements:

The camera requires following PC requirements:  2 PC software (for Camera Control / Streaming, Content Viewing) and For Post Processing: Windows 10,64-bit OS for 4K video editing,16 GB DDR4 RAM 2ea or more, 850W power, Intel Core i7-6700K or above and GPU NVIDIA GTX 1080 x 1ea.

For Preview and Live Broadcast: It requires Intel Core i7-6950X or above and  32GB DDR4 RAM 2ea  along with GPU NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti x 2ea.

This means it requires highly developed PCs for its working and a huge investment. To add to the beauty of the camera, Samsung provides a camera which does not require cooling which means it is lighter and quieter as compared to other cameras.

Launch Date and Personal Opinion

The company shall release the camera in the late Octobers in America and later extending it to other regions. The price for the same is yet to be officially declared but it is guessed to be around $10,000.  To buy or not, totally depends on you. But as far as my viewpoint is concerned, looking at the PC requirements, there is a need of highly developed machines with upgraded processors increasing the investment in the gadget. But, the investment is surely worth it.  Looking forward to its release in India.

 

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