360 Rumors Track Record for Predictions
Here’s my track record for predictions so far, if you want to see:
– New GoPro Fusion being launched: correct
– “Insta360’s next camera will be a hybrid VR180 camera:” correct
– Insta360 One X predictions: 4 out of 6
– GoPro Fusion predictions: 5 out of 7
– First Kodak Orbit photos: correct
– Garmin Virb 360 predictions: 7 out of 8
– Insta360 One predictions: 9 out of 10
– Gear 360 predictions: 4 out of 7
My 360 Cameras and Panoramic Heads
My 360 cameras and panoramic heads right now, in alphabetical order (August 8, 2020):
| 360Rize Penguin |
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| Acer Holo360 |
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| Acratech Spherical Panoramic Head |
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| BeonCam |
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| Detu Max |
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| Detu Twin |
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| Freedom360 Explorer (GoPro Hero rig) |
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| Garmin Virb 360 |
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| Gigapan Epic 100 |
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| Giroptic iO (for iOS) |
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| Giroptic iO Pop for Android |
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| GoPro Fusion |
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| GoPro MAX |
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| iGO 720 VR Pano |
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| Insta360 Air |
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| Insta360 Go |
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| Insta360 Nano |
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| Insta360 Nano S |
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| Insta360 ONE for iPhone |
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| Insta360 ONE for Android |
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| Insta360 One R |
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| Insta360 One R Aerial Edition |
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| Insta360 ONE X |
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| Insta360 One X2 |
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| Insta360 Pro |
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| iStaging kit |
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| Ion360 U |
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| Kandao Qoocam |
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| Kodak PIXPRO Orbit360 (also known as 4KVR360) |
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| Kodak PIXPRO SP360 4K Dual Pro |
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| Lenovo Mirage VR180 camera |
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| LG 360 Cam |
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| LucidCam 3D camera (loaner) |
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| LyfieCam |
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| MADV Madventure 360 camera |
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| MADV Mini |
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| MGCool 360 (formerly called Elecam 360) |
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| Nikon Keymission 360 |
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| Nodal Ninja 3 MkII |
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| Nodal Ninja 6 |
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| Nodal Ninja Mecha E1 (2-axis) |
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| Nodal Ninja Mecha E1 (3-axis) |
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| Nodal Ninja R1 |
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| Nodal Ninja R10 |
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| Nodal Ninja RS-1 |
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| Pano5+1 MkII |
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| Panoclip |
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| Panoclip Lite |
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| Panohero H5B |
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| Panono |
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| Pilot Era by Pisofttech |
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| Pilot One by Labpano |
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| PowerAdd |
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| Ricoh Theta S |
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| Ricoh Theta V |
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| Ricoh Theta Z1 |
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| Rylo |
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| Samsung Gear 360 (original) |
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| Samsung Gear 360 (2017) |
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| Sunwayfoto CR-30 |
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| SJCam SJ360 (hemispherical 2K) |
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| SJCam SJ360+ (fully spherical 1920 x 960) |
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| Teche Phiimax 3D |
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| Ultracker Aleta S2C |
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| theVRKit v1 |
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| theVRKit v2 |
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| VRDL360 |
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| Vuze 3D 360 Camera |
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| Vuze XR |
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| Wunder360 S1 |
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| Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere 360 |
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| XPhase Pro |
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| XPhase Pro S |
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| XPhase Pro S 2020 |
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| Yi 360 VR |
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| Z Cam S1 |
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My previous 360 cameras:
– Detu Max (loaner)
– Insta360 Pro 2 (loaner)
– GoPro Omni
– Kandao Obsidian R (loaner)
– Live Planet
– Panohero original for Yi action cam
– Ricoh Theta (original)
– Ricoh Theta m15
3D camera (not 360):
Fengyun JedEye
Fuji W3 3D
Lenses for panoramas:
7artisans f/2.8 fisheye
Lensbaby Circular Fisheye
Meke / Meike f/2 fisheye
Samyang 7.5mm MFT converted to E-mount fisheye
Samyang 8mm f/2.8 II fisheye
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 II
Samyang 12mm f/2.8 fisheye
Sigma 8mm f/3.5 fisheye
Samsung NX fisheye
Tokina 10-17 NH fisheye
VR headsets:
Google Daydream
Google Cardboard (various)
Lenovo Explorer
Lenovo Mirage Solo
Oculus Go
Oculus Quest
Oculus Rift
Oculus Rift S
Samsung Gear VR (Innovator, Consumer, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Sony Playstation VR
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
– photographer since 2007
– photography blogger and camera reviewer since 2009
– 360 camera shooter since May 2015 (phone panoramas don’t count!)
– has written 2000+ articles about 360 cameras and VR (as of September 2018 – all original, not merely press releases)
– first blog about 360 cameras (February 2016)
– first 360 camera website to hit 1 million views (February 2017)
– first blog to mention and recommend Insta360 and Insta360 Nano
– guest speaker at CES 2017
– guest speaker at IVRPA 2018
– discovered blurring issue in Samsung Gear 360 (“blurgate”)
– first demonstration of “invisible” flying camera effect on YouTube
– first tutorial for stitching Panono offline
– most comprehensive review of the Theta, Gear 360, LG 360 Cam, Keymission, Nano, Air, Xiaomi Mi Sphere, and other cameras
