It doesn’t stop there, either, because the VIRB 360 can also capture 5.7K non-stitched 360 video as two separate 2,880 x 2,880 files you will have to combine yourself.
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Whereas the Ricoh Theta S squeezes the full sphere into a Full HD frame, and the LG 360 CAM uses a slightly better 2,560 x 1,280, the VIRB 360 can record pre-stitched 4K at 3,840 x 2,160 – four times the Ricoh Theta S and the same as the Nikon KeyMission 360 and Kodak Pixpro SP360 4K. Each sensor boasts a significant 12-megapixels, and unlike most current 360 cameras, the VIRB 360 can output a pre-stitched “equirectangular” video file, ready to be uploaded straight to 360-aware online video services like YouTube or Facebook without the need for any user editing.
This means that what they pick up overlaps, so the camera can capture a complete sphere of what is going on around it. The two sensors are large 1/2.3-inch backside-illuminated CMOS chips, with 201.8-degree field-of-view lenses each. The feature that lifts the VIRB 360 above the competition, and potentially GoPro’s alternative when it arrives, is the resolution it shoots at. Like the Ricoh Theta S, and most other consumer-grade 360 cameras, the VIRB 360 relies on two sensors facing away from each other, equipped with extreme fisheye lenses. You can hold the camera up above your head to grab panoramic action on the move, or place it on the table or floor to capture events as they go on around it. It’s a neat system adopted by other 360 cameras such as the Samsung Gear 360 and DokiCam, and makes the VIRB 360 very versatile. The legs fold together to make the hand grip, or open out to create the tripod. The latter is used with the tripod hand grip combo. The mounting options clip onto the bottom of the camera and provide either a standard connection for VIRB / GoPro accessories or a tripod screw mount.
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Alongside the camera itself, there are two different mounting options, plus a mini tripod and a hand grip, although the latter are cleverly combined. The VIRB 360 comes in a deceptively small box, considering how much is packed inside. Now it has beaten GoPro by as much as six months with a 360-degree action camera of its own. Most people know Garmin for its sat navs and sports-tracking products but the company entered the action camera market a couple of years ago with the VIRB range. The second surprise is that this could be the best consumer-grade 360 video camera currently on the market. The VIRB 360 is the latest action camera from Garmin, and the first surprise is that it shoots video for VR.
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