You can view photos and video saved on the SD card in the Gear360 camera. With the Gear360 app you can see a live 360 preview of the camera. If you turn on your NFC function on your phone and hold it next to the NFC antenna located next to the battery hatch, you will be automatically directed to the app in the Galaxy store.
You can download the Samsung Gear 360 app from the Google Play store or from the Galaxy app store. If you have a Samsung phone, S6, Note 5 or newer then I would highly recommend downloading the Gear360 app from Samsung.
PLAY VIDEO TUTORIALĪdd a remote and view finder with your android phone and the Gear 360 VR app. the built in controls are limited, but still allow you to use the camera's photo, video and time-lapse features without a Samsung phone or the Android app. By default the timer is set to 2 seconds to give you time to get out of the way, but this setting can be adjusted by navigating the "menu" button and selecting the timer function using the "okay" button. You will see a timer start from 2 and then your photo is captured. To capture your first image simply push the "okay" button on top of the camera. LEDs located next to each camera lens indicate if the camera is in dual, front or back camera mode. The battery condition is also illustrated on the display. The icons show you what mode the camera is in and the numbers tell you how much recording time or how many photos can be added depending on the current mode. When you power on the gear360 for the first time the display will light up with icons and numbers. you can also select settings where you can change resolution, timer and toggle between dual camera or single front or back camera. the menu button scrolls through the camera modes, which include photo, video and time-lapse. hold the back button down to turn the camera on/off. the back button navigates back in the menus as you would expect, but it also serves as the power button. the buttons are labeled Back, Menu, & OK. The Gear 360 can be used as a stand alone camera, using the built in three button interface and display. Thanks to for the early access to this amazing device.
I will also show how I modified some inexpensive accessories, to make a portable kit including a monopod and tripod that when combined gives you an 8' tall stand that won't interfere with your 360 degree shots and breaks down to less than 15".
I will cover the basics of set up and getting started using the built in features of the camera, as well as how to get the most out of the Gear 360 with the accompanying app and PC video editor Action Director. You can see this photo in 360 format HERE. This is the peak that provided inspiration for "America the Beautiful". the second image shown in this step is a 360 photo from a scenic overlook, of America's mountain Pikes Peak. Gear 360 also makes it easy to create VR ready content like virtual tours, 360 documentaries, immersive photos & videos and time-lapse shots that can be enjoyed in virtual reality head sets like the Samsung Gear VR. but now the Gear360 makes it easy and allows you to make 360 videos with the push of a button. I've been making photospheres for a while now Check out this awesome Instructable. Now it is possible to capture all 360 degrees, of your priceless moments. I uploaded the clip from my phone to Facebook and it plays great (as a 360 video) but still cant get it into AD.Īnyone having this problem with AD? I looked all over and it seems like its me as I cant find any other post's about this.The Samsung Gear 360 VR camera is now available and it's amazing.
I ran it through a video converter, and it works! But it stripped the mete data that tells AD that its a 360 video.
It plays in all my media players just fine (WMP, VLC and so on), but wont open in Samsung's own software? I know its license from CyberLink, but really? So I tried to transfer it to my phone first (it did the stiching) and it still wont open. Try contacting your video provider for a different video format. It may be because the file is broken, an unsupported format, protected video content, or for another reason. Transfered it to the PC and tried to open it in the ActionDirector and I get an errorĪn error occurred while opening this media file in the media library.
So I did some test footage on my Gear 360, played it on my S7 Edge just fine.