Panopto was built to capture or live stream video input from any device that can be recognized as a camera by Windows or MacOS, and the V.360° is no exception. Two pinhole mics on the body of the camera capture stereo sound, which we found to be clear even when recording meetings in an office with substantial street noise. The stacked 3240×1080 view as captured by the V.360°įinally, the camera has decent built-in audio capture. We found this view easier to watch on standard video players. In the sample above, we used the stacked view, in which the V.360° splits the 6480 horizontal pixels in half and presents the video as two 3240×1080 strips.
By default, it records a single 6480×1080 panorama.
Related Reading: Why Recording And Sharing Company Meetings Is Good For Businessįifth, the camera includes different formatting options for your videos. In our testing, and in the video sample above, the mild distortion from the V.360° didn’t detract from the viewing experience. 360-degree cameras often create a fisheye effect or bending of vertical lines based on how they capture and stitch together images. Technically, that’s 1080p, but with the 360-degree viewing angle, you’re capturing a much wider field of view than typical 1920×1080 webcams and camcorders.ģ60-degree panorama as captured by the V.360°įourth, the camera’s distortion control is pretty impressive. Third, the camera enables you to capture video in up to 6480×1080 at 30 frames per second (30fps). It also makes it less obtrusive than larger 360-degree cameras when sitting in the middle of a conference room table.
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This makes it a great portable solution that can be carried from conference room to conference room. It’s just under 4 inches (101mm) tall and just over 2 inches (56mm) in diameter. Second is the camera’s small form factor. At $399, the V.360° is less expensive than many consumer-grade camcorders, and it’s a fraction of the $3,000 or so you’d pay for enterprise 360-degree conference cameras for like Polycom’s CX5000 (formerly known as the Microsoft Roundtable). Several characteristics of the camera make it a great device for recording meetings.įirst is its price. The website reflects the product’s origins, but don’t be fooled by homepage video of the longboarder with all-terrain wheels - the camera is one of the more innovative video capture devices to hit the business market in the past year. The V.360° was originally built as an action cam, targeting sports enthusiasts who want to record and share their mountain biking, skateboarding, skiing, surfing (it’s waterproof), and other outdoor adventures. The VSNMobil V.360° HD Camera For Video Conferencingīusinesses and universities who visit the VSNMobil website may mistakenly think that they’ve arrived at the wrong place.