I wanted to really like this camera, but GoPro's desktop and mobile app to process the 360 footage needs more work before it's ready for consumer use. The minimum computer requirements for the desktop app is totally understated by GoPro.
GoPro Fusion is a 360-degrees camera that complements the GoPro Hero series. Labelled as the most versatile GoPro ever, which means this model has a lot of features to explore! The key feature is the Fusion's ability to capture 360-degree images like never before.
GoPro proclaims the Fusion as "six cameras in one", giving the user 360-degree image capture in 5.2 K resolution at 30p and 3K at 60p. The six cameras onboard help to achieve that, as well as 360-degree audio to go with the images. The resolution of traditional still photos is 18 MP.
A much-talked about feature as the Fusion was introduced was the OverCapture feature, which basically allows the user to "punch out" regular video images from the spherical footage that the Fusion provides.
The Fusion is inclusive as well, with Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-Fi included. Don't forget the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass... they're in there as well.
One of the big selling points for the Fusion is it is compatible with most GoPro mounts. Talking about compatibility, the Fusion works through the GoPro app.
The GoPro Fusion is built to capture action and needs to be able to handle a bit of rough and tumble. The body of the Fusion is robust as a result, and waterproof up to five metres.
In this day and age of voice control, you'll hardly be surprised to read that the Fusion can operate through voice control in 10 languages.
Capturing all that 360-degree action requires great battery life, and the Fusion delivers with continuous 5.2K resolution shooting for 70 minutes, or 3K resolution for 80 minutes.
Other highlights include built-in Wi-fi, a waterproof-design down till 5 metres and the ability to transform spherical footage into flat footage using the OverCapture feature.
Manufacturer: GoPro
I wanted to really like this camera, but GoPro's desktop and mobile app to process the 360 footage needs more work before it's ready for consumer use. The minimum computer requirements for the desktop app is totally understated by GoPro.
The Fusion's USP is familiarity. It is a GoPro through and through. GoPro Fusion also works great as an handheld device thanks to its stabilization algorithm. However, it does not natively stitch videos and needs an app on a PC to pull that off.
I love this camera. I've been excited about 360 photography for a while now but it hasn't been mainstream enough for an amateur user. The GoPro Fusion is changing all that. Quite simply with this camera you can record high quality video and stills and upload them to YouTube and social media with...
Though not perfect, the Fusion has the most potential of any 360 camera we've seen.
Best-in-class stitching on desktop; ProTune exposure controls; Solid build quality; Great mobile app; OverCapture offers flexible reframing options
Mobile stitching is far inferior to desktop; Fusion Studio on desktop feels very unfinished; OverCapture lacks keyframe support; Sharpness is still a sore point of 360
GoPro is known for making amazing action cameras. Their hero range of action cameras are widely used in India by adventure sport enthusiasts and also a lot of motoring journalists to shoot cars.
As video consumption increases in tandem with Internet bandwidths across the world, our appetite for immersive video is also going up. However, creating and editing 360-degree video has been anything but easy.
Just shy of a year ago GoPro announced initial details around their consumer-oriented 360° action camera, Fusion. But it wouldn't be until this past November that the company started shipping the $699 dual-lens unit. Since then I've been using the camera in a surprising variety of ways.
Great image quality; Top-quality stabilisation; Overcapture is loads of fun;
Buggy desktop software; Very limited phone support;
The GoPro Fusion's hardware is great. You can turn 360-degree video into a special effect shot that would have baffled Hollywood a decade ago, and both image quality and stabilisation are excellent. But right now, there some sizable limitations. The software is a bit undercooked – the mobile version’s support across handsets is desperately narrow and the desktop version is buggy and limited. If you’re hoping to run a GoPro Fusion off your entry-level phone, that's unlikely to happen. But we have faith that it won’t be this way forever. The Fusion has enough promise to suggest it could yet blossom into the future of action cams, even if it's currently a rough-around-the-edges trailblazer.
Great image quality; Top-quality stabilisation; Overcapture is loads of fun;
Buggy desktop software; Very limited phone support;
GoPro is already well-known for its Hero action cameras that can withstand being submerged and thrown around with reckless abandon. The Fusion, however, sees the company's first foray into 360-degree VR capture.
Great image quality; OverCapture delivers compelling traditional footage; Easy to use
Transferring footage through the app is slow and fiddly; Limited Android support for OverCapture; Relatively expensive
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