Retail availability hasn’t been announced for the camera as yet, beyond Samsung Australia advising it’s now available but there should be the usual partners on board for the launch. Samsung Gear 360 App, PC S/W (Gear 360 ActionDirector)Ħ6.7×56.2×60 mm 153g (including battery) Shooting mode – Video, Photo, Time Lapse Video, Looping VideoĬamera Setting – Sharpness, White Balance, HDR, EV, ISO limit, Wind cut We want to make virtual reality easy and accessible for Australians and see Gear 360 as a way to open up a new world for people seeking an incredibly immersive experience with beautifully well-crafted hardware and software. It extends the possibilities of immersive content to give people the power to film and edit their very own 360-degree videos and watch it with Gear VR.

Samsung Gear 360 will change the way Australians capture and share their experiences. Prasad Gokhale, Vice President – IT & Mobile – Samsung Electronics Australia said of the Gear 360

Samsung has released a video on how to get started with the Gear 360, making for a great introduction if you’re not familiar with it. The camera requires the Gear 360 Manager app, which is available on Google Play, for remote shooting but has a shutter release and OLED display to select between modes on the device. The Gear VR was given away with the purchase of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge earlier this year and are two of six phones in total that Samsung lists as compatible with the camera the Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6 are also listed as compatible devices. Samsung is positioning the Gear 360 as the perfect companion for their Gear VR headset, which can be used to experience, enjoy, and share images from the camera.

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