Name: Samsung Gear 360 30MP Spherical VR Camera, 3840x1920 Dual Cam, 30 fps, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC
Brand: Samsung
SKU: SSGSMC200
Price: 109.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 3.13 (55 reviews)

Samsung Gear 360 30MP Spherical VR Camera, 3840x1920 Dual Cam, 30 fps, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC

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Buy: Samsung Gear 360 30MP Spherical VR Camera, 3840x1920 Dual Cam, 30 fps, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC

Finding the correct samsung software is almoat impossuble and the hundreds of alternatives all say my Motorola g7 android is not compatible. So i am totally unable to use the camera. Waste of money for me.

Cannot find the original software

Rcvd the 360 with my Note 8. Used it once. The next time I tried to charge it, it will not Charge, or Turn On. I see this is a common problem with no resolution.

Worked once.

My friends are jealous whenever I post a 360 photo or video. The clarity is amazing and the ability to see 360 when you are on top of a rope bridge or skyscraper is unreal. The battery could last longer (full day) and need a larger microSD so we don't need to download images during trips. I would recommend this product to my family and friends.

Amazing Photos and Videos!

I really enjoy using this during family get togethers and around the holidays.  Its convenient and captures everything and every moment.

Great for family fun

About a year after I purchased the 360 it stopped working. The camera will not turn on at all. I've tried all the YouTube vids out there nothing has helped. So. Didnt even use it that much either..

Stopped turning on.

The camera itself is very nice. However there are very limited settings you can change. This could easily be changed with a software update. Things like shutter speed and ISO can be controlled on the galaxy phones under pro mode or even any regular camera, but there is no such thing for the gear 360. This is essential to take any professional photos.

Great camera, BUT

I bout this gear 360 about 4 months age seem to work great. but went to use it today and it wouldn't start up or even charge..I looked up online to see if I'm the only one experiencing this kinda problems and I'm not, there's forms out there all over the place of others people's gear 360 experiencing the same thing...save your money and don't buy.

dont buy

I love this camera , I really enjoy using it.  The video quality is really good. The device is small and really convenient to carry . It gives a 360 view which is cool and creates  really neat looking videos and photos. The setup was simple, the app is easy to use. This camera is alot of fun to use . It is also durable,  I have dropped it a few times and it didnt hurt it at all.

Great 360 cam

Very poor quality
The photos quality are very poor

Poor quality

I have used this camera approximately 5 times.  The last time i used this camera was about 6 months.  I pulled it out for a resent trip and was unable to get it to charge or power on.  I spent a short time on the phone with customer support...Not really support...and was told sorry its out of warranty.  $70 to fix.  How can a camera  become unresponsive after only a short period of use?  I researched the issue and it seems to be a bigger problem that Samsung is unwilling to acknowledge. Why no recall or free replacement for an item that quits working.  Ive used and been proud of using Samsung for many years, but this experience is very disappointing.  I would not recommend wasting money on this product.  I guess it makes for a fancy paper weight.

Disappointed Considering Samsung's Quality Control

There is nothing to say except love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great futures great phone love it!!!!

I bought this phone 2 weeks ago and I love this phone the camera is immaculate, I use to have iPhone and I switched to Samsung Galaxy 9s and I love it

Great phone love it

The camera is nice in making 360 video and snaps, but after some time it stops powering on and doesn't charge at all. But really worse is Samsung warranty service, finally, they replaced with a used one. I'm never getting unreliable product of Samsung ever.

It has a battery issues, google and check YouTube

Stopped charging and turning on after about 1 year of ownership. Don't waste your money. moreover, there is no video editor readily available for mac without an expensive dollar subscription.

Stopped Turning On

This is advertised as a 4K camera, but 4K is really when you add up all the directions. When you shoot 360 video even with highest resolution, the video looks good when you are viewing it in normal 2D 360 mode on your phone. However, when you watch using Samsung Gear VR or any other VR using the Oculus app in 360 Side by Side format, the quality of the video is so horrible that even faces of people more than 10 feet away can not be recognized. You can not tell if its Cindrella or a Ghost - really - just see fuzzy bright bloblike face.

We used this camera to our Disney trip, and shot 360 videos during the day time in full sunlight. There was this disney parade which I shot from curb side (5-7 feet away from where characters walk), and can not really see facial expressions of anybody - actually not even face and just could recognize them from dresses. People within 2-4 feet distance look fine thogh.

I am not sure if this is because Oculus's app's handeling of the Video in side by side format, or any other app, but this happens regardless of what VR headset or app I use to watch VR video.

Overall the 3D 360 video's result is even poor than a flip phone camera that were available 10 years ago with less than 1.2 Mega Pixel resolution. This is my second Gear 360 camera. Second because I had Samsung Gear VR this time, and hence expected better VR video experience (had given first camera to someone, so had to buy second camera). Now stuck with two cameras which cant even return.

I would say this is far from 4K, and far far from Virtual Reality. The camera shoots good videos in 360 mode, but then when the software opens the video in side by side format, it loses all quality.

Horrible Camera Not Even 480p - Cant tell if its Cindrella or Ghost

It was not free for me. I would like to be able to zoom in on people and take it in the water.

It isn't waterproof and there is not zoom, so you have to be up close

It small and easy to use. Works great with my Galaxy S9+.

Great camera

I loved almost everything except that is not water proof.

Wonderful

This has got to be the most useless product. Taking pictures with both lens is ridiculous. The lens stick out and are easily damaged. My phone takes better pictures and videos. People are selling these on ebay (preowned) dumping them

Worst product I have owned

I just sent in my brand-new Gear 360 camera for a warranty repair and specifically stated that not only does it overheat and automatically shut down sometimes, it also fails to make recordings over 8 minutes although I have a 64 GB card in it. For example, if I leave it on for 30 minutes, I'll have four videos (three for 8 minutes) on my SD card. It obviously gets worse if I try to record longer, and most of the time I need it to record for at least an hour.

I sent it in for repair and just received the supposedly repaired unit today. When recording, it isn't overheating (yet) or shutting down any more, but it's still breaking up the videos into 11-minute segments instead of one continuous recording. I've had several of your phones and recently purchased an expensive washer and dryer set from your company, but I'm EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED in how you handled this failed repair. I'll keep this in consideration the next time I'm reviewing product purchases.

Jerked Around Twice with this Product!

when i bought my phone i got the gear VR for free, even though i bought the phone from the beginning but wish that i had the opportunity to choose whether i want the VR or the 360. you guys are lucky to have this instead of the VR.

wish that i got this product instead of the VR

After taking several 360 shots and videos, and reviewing them on my samsung s8+, videos looks fuzzy and definitely not 4k quality

camera is not 4k

I have to admit, how can you complain about a new gadget that you have received for free? This is an excellent companion gadget for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8! It shoots in sharp vibrant crisp 360° 4K Video! It's perfect for capturing everything you want people to see without compromising the quality of the shot. The only thing missing is a hand strap to attach to it, but other than that, it's perfect!

A Great Little Gadget!!!

This is a great little unit, and could be even better if it had manual control. I would love to make better timelapse sequences, but without manual control, it's too limited.

But I do like how it can be operated independently of the phone.

Interchangeable batteries would be nice, but the feature I want the most is manual control for better video and timelapse.

I also wish it had either a microphone input, or the option to use audio from the phone (so I could plug in a good microphone).

Hopefully a firmware update will allow manual control in the near future.

Wish it had MANUAL CONTROL. Everything else is great

not sure where i can use it with out major setup can not seem to view 360 on computer

hard to use without major set up

My camera came free with my new Note 8. Im glad I didnt pay money for it. When recording videos, you can not zoom. In addition if something is more than 10 yards away, you can not see th subjet of your video. If you use the program to edit, good luck. Not very compatable. My phone taks better video and pictures. My outdated camcorder produces better results than this digital 4K resolution piece of cr@p

Not worth it

THANKS FOR TAKING MY MONEY FOR THIS PAPER WEIGHT SAMSUNG! i BOUGHT THE GALAXY S8+ AND THE GEAR 360 CAMERA. IT DID NOT WORK RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. NO POWER ON, WILL NOT TAKE A CHARGE, NO INDICATION OF LIFE. NOT A SINGLE LED INDICATOR COMES ON EVEN WHEN PLUGGED IN. INVESTED ROUGHLY 6+ HOURS IN TOTAL ONLINE AND ON PHONE WITH NUMEROUS TECHS, PEOPLE AND SUPERVISORS JUST GETTING THE RUN AROUND. EVERYONE JUST PASSES THE BUCK ALONG.

DEAD OUT OF THE BOX- OVER 6 WEEKS TRYING TO GET SUPPORT -NO LUCK

Mac version of software is not compatible with High Sierra Mac OS.

Good 360 camera with software issue

Got this for free with the purchase of my Note 8. It is actually a pretty cool gadget.

Free

Tried many times, but could not update the firm ware. Downloaded successfully, but could not copy to the device. Also, it said either downloading by cell data or wifi, but failing to download by wifi. Still keep it in the drawer.