Samsung Gear 360 Real 360° High Resolution VR Camera (US version with warranty)

This camera is fantastic! After using it for a few months, here's what I've learned to love and hate:PROS: -small! -lots of features! -decent image/video quality (runs in 4k!) -It comes with with assembly software (which, although slow, actually works quite well) - It comes with a fantastic carrying bag which can be used without detaching your monopod/etc. phone by the way. It can be used on its own (although there is no preview screen) A few positive thoughts: This camera is very iconic and gets lots of positive feedback. It doesn't look like a typical camera helps people be less camera shy and act more natural. The camera's size, shape, and quick controls make it easy to toss it in a bag, usually with a monopod or selfie stick. It's very easy to use without a phone, although you'll need a decent computer to process your videos. video data and will shut off after about 1 minute (and give you a nice corrupted video) It would have been nice of Samsung to boldly state this fact somewhere on the box. It was a huge waste of time shooting with this camera only to find that over half of the footage was corrupted (it's with a high speed u1 card). battery itself) becomes almost too hot to touch. I saw it turn off several times with the overheated message (during night filming, in winter). It makes me nervous, with all the battery explosion issues that seem to crop up with companies like… Samsung. -Extra batteries from Samsung are expensive! I hesitate to put in a spare battery despite the extreme heat this camera produces. Since the battery only lasts a few hours, my options are limited! Pay $50 for two Samsung batteries, or save $30 and risk the device... Tough choice for someone who doesn't have $50 to spend on batteries... - Assembly software takes about ten minutes to assemble a single minute of footage. Imagine trying to work with half an hour of footage! This can easily represent an entire day of sewing. By the way, this takes a huge amount of memory and space from your computer. So prepare yourself and your computer. Pro Tip: Start sewing before you go to bed. - Videos take up a lot of space! This is not necessarily a disadvantage, but it ends up costing you more! You should consider buying a hard drive of 1TB or larger to store your videos. I ended up buying a 3TB Barracuda internal drive (under $100) - the included "accessory" is already in the trash. But for anything else, it's completely useless. The bottom line: this camera is fantastic! Remember that this technology is very new! As with any new technology, there will be little things here and there that need to be improved. That being said, the issues with this device are easily outweighed by its superior performance and portability.