YI 360 VR camera REVIEW

Contributing and equipment 360° cameras
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OK, I also found that I could increase the bitrate to 120Mbps.

new image in 5.7k (16.6MP):

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As expected, much better then the 4K (7.3MP)

Also I can see a bit of a stitching echo (a bit to the right of that brown pole, most visible with the tree top)
Not as dramatic as with my LG360, but still.

When I compare it to the LG360, the resolution may be a bit higher of the YI360, but I must admit that the detail is better with the LG360. I am comparing “MP4 image grabs” to separate stills of the LG360, which isn’t completely honest.

BUT the darn YI360 doesn’t have an image interval setting! Pressing the button on the camera I have the distinct impression it can handle about one image every second (maybe even faster when I have my new micro SD card?)
Options:

  1. complain at YI
    I will! I mean come on, how hard can it be to add an interval option?
  2. hack the system like this Gear 360 hack?
    Gonna ask that to YI also, how I can disassemble the thing… warranty will be void… but hey, if you want something… :wink:
  3. use an alternative app
    I tried LinkinEyes (source) That one does seem to connect to the camera (is says ‘beep’) but that is about it…

And I tried the Mapillary app… and it sees the camera! It even says ‘beep’ taking a picture: yay!… but only one, then I get this:

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When I press OK, I can take another (and get the same error again, etc). After connecting the camera to the PC again, it really did take a picture!

I don’t mind the red screen (preview), but:

Mapillary team: can you ignore the error for the “YI 360” (*)

Concluding:
The image quality of mp4-grabs are nice, the colors are nice, the dynamic range is nice, the stitching is nice, but the detail doesn’t match the LG360. The massive benefit is that I can take these “nice pictures” at a rate of 1fps, 2fps and 25fps (drive up to 450km/h, and still have 5 meters between each image :stuck_out_tongue: ) That is awesome!

I’ll complain at YI, but if the Mapillary team can get rid of that error, then I can test the quality of the separate images… and I think the results will be pleasing… so if you guys/girls have a moment…:innocent::smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

*) ‘YI 360’ is the exact name the Mapillary app identifies the camera with, maybe you can add an exception?
on (error) {
…if (cam_ID != ‘YI 360’) {
… …do_error();
…}
}