10 Cool Features Of The Garmin Virb 360 Y'all Mightiness Non Know About

The gimbal-like icon stabilization (spherical stabilization), 360 surround sound, as well as vocalisation command for hands-free operation. Here are 10 other cool features of the Virb 360 that you lot mightiness non know virtually (in no detail order).

1. Remote wake up.

The Virb 360 is i of the few 360 cameras that tin hold out remotely turned on from standby (two others are LG 360 Cam as well as Nikon Keymission 360). Let's tell you lot are recording a long upshot as well as you lot exclusively desire to capture the highlights. With this feature, the Virb tin stay off spell you lot await for the activity from a distance. When the instant comes, you lot tin plough on your Virb remotely to start out recording.

This characteristic does gulp the battery on standby, which is why you lot tin guide to deactivate the feature.

2. Exposure Balance

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 mutual number amidst 360 cameras is that at that topographic point is sometimes a departure inwards exposure betwixt a camera's lenses. Among other things, this makes the run upwards trouble to a greater extent than obvious, fifty-fifty if the run upwards itself is smooth. The Virb 360 has a characteristic that tin mitigate this, called "exposure balance." With this feature, a unmarried exposure setting tin hold out gear upwards based on the forepart lens, the raise lens, or both lenses, or it tin gear upwards independent exposure levels for each lens to maximize dynamic range.

3. Instant on

You're walking alongside your Virb 360 when all of a precipitous something interesting happens as well as you lot desire to tape it immediately. On most other 360 cameras, you'll possess got to ability on the camera, await for it to startup, as well as so you lot tin initiative of all recording. On the Virb 360, you lot only slide the recording switch, which turns on the photographic tv set camera as well as starts recording immediately.

Actually, the Nikon Keymission 360 has this characteristic every bit well. With the photographic tv set camera off, you lot only press the photograph shutter or video shutter to initiative of all recording. Unfortunately, for the Keymission, this feature became an annoyance because the buttons were easily pressed past times accident. Sometimes I would opened upwards my pocketbook to detect the Keymission has been recording the entire fourth dimension spell inwards the bag, leaving the battery as well as retention drained unnecessarily. On the Virb however, recording is begun past times sliding the recording switch. Because it uses a sliding, rather than button-pressing, motion, it's non every bit slow to initiative of all it past times accident.

4. Customizable stitching

The Virb 360 is i of the few 360 cameras that has customizable stitching settings. You tin select focal distance used for stitching, to either Near (stitching distance at 5m / 16ft) or Far. This lets you lot guide the best stitching setting based on your shooting environment.

5. Control as well as tape from multiple Virbs alongside i smartphone

With a unmarried smartphone, you lot tin command multiple Virb 360s as well as switch betwixt them every bit needed. Among other things, this characteristic allows you lot to tape a unmarried upshot from multiple angles. To role this feature, i Virb volition hold out designated every bit the principal photographic tv set camera spell the others are extended cameras. Alternatively, you lot tin every bit good command Virbs that are connected to the same Wi-Fi network every bit your phone. Garmin did non specify the limit to the number of cameras, nor did they tell whether you lot tin mix unlike types of Garmin Virb cameras (e.g. non-360 cameras).

6. Photo Intervalometer

Many readers possess got requested an intervalometer that would automatically possess got photos at specified intervals. This tin hold out used for street view, or for capturing star trails (by making a composite of multiple photos taken alongside an intervalometer).

7. Manual exposure alongside 30-second shutter speed

The Virb 360 has manual exposure mode, as well as shutter speeds every bit irksome every bit xxx seconds, plenty to capture the nighttime sky. On the reverse end, the shutter spped tin hold out every bit fast every bit 1/8000.

8. Exposure bracketing

The Virb 360 has an exposure bracketing characteristic that volition automatically possess got a 3-shot bracket.

9. Avoiding wind racket

The Virb 360 records 360 surround good alongside four microphones. However, if you lot are moving fast, the current of air noise would homecoming the good unusable. In this situation, the Virb 360 allows you lot to guide to tape from the raise microphone only, thus minimizing current of air noise.

10. Draw (a track)

The Virb 360 has multiple sensors that tin mensurate many types of information such every bit speed, limit distance, lap time, as well as many more. One cool characteristic for motor sports is that it tin describe the rail shape as well as seat as well as display an Overlay of it on your 360 video, every bit though you lot are inwards a video game!

Here is the consummate listing of metrics that the Virb 360 tin mensurate (in addition, the Virb 360 is compatible alongside accessories that tin mensurate other information specific to for certain applications, such every bit instruments for motor sports that tin mensurate engine RPM as well as torque):

Speed
Rotations
G-force
RPM
Pace
Altitude
Distance
Bearing
Lap times
Orientation
Lap count
Elevation
Jump peak
Grade
Hang fourth dimension
Pitch
Jump distance
Roll
GPS place
Vertical speed
Vertical distance
Track shape as well as seat

The Garmin Virb 360 is now available for preorder on Amazon or B&H Photo. I ordered i every bit good as well as volition definitely postal service a review when I become it.