Review: See the whole world with the LG 360 CAM

The company sent to showmetech a LG 360 CAM to test for a week. Check out a camera review now and find out if we are ready for a total imaging experience and why we would need the 360 ​​in our lives.

Design

A LG 360 CAM It has a clean design. Made of aluminum on most of its body and with two fish-eye cameras, which make the device 360°, it is simple to move and it's nothing flashy. In fact, during my week of use, what caught other people's attention the most was why my cell phone was aimed at their faces – the fault of the Pokémon Go.

By the way, when taking the camera out of the protection, you can place it on the bottom to have a greater distance between the product and your body. The only comment I need to make – and that you may have also noticed – is that the camera resembles the shape of a Deodorant roll-on for having a curvature at the top of the product.

How many buttons make a good 360 camera?

I already answer you: two. LG shows that less is more. In such a compact camera, it would be a mistake to cram buttons and settings on the device itself. That's why the 360 CAM have the on/off buttons on the side and that of take photo and record videos ahead.

A really cool thing is that all camera actions are followed by a makes. So by the third or fourth time you use it, you already know what each one means. You can rest assured that using the camera is very intuitive. Short press to take a photo and long press to record.

On the back of the device, there is a space for charging. The camera has 4GB of internal memory, but its capacity can be extended to up to 2TB with a microSD card.

Is important charge the camera whenever possible. If you go out to take some photos and videos it will hold up without problems, but don't expect it to last for days with heavy use.

There's an app for that

Yeah, the camera doesn't have two buttons for nothing. To enjoy 100% of the LG 360 CAM it is essential to use the smartphone app. Don't worry, it's available for both iOS how much for Android.

For comparison, all tests were performed with a 6s iPhone Plus, therefore, with the app for iOS. It's not difficult to use. With three main and two auxiliary buttons, it is possible in "Chamber" see through the lens of 360 CAM, "Gallery" to have access to all the clicks made and then import them and "Definitions" to choose 360 ​​or 180 degrees among other options.

What I found most difficult, actually, was pair the app with the camera. For her signal to appear, you need to enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, click on the top right corner of the app and then go back on Wi-Fi to discover the camera there. Finally, you need to enter a password consisting of two 00 numbers and the last six digits of the product number. a chaos.

camera quality

A LG says they are two wide angle cameras with 13 MP each, with support for recording 2K video and 16 MP spherical image support. In real life, 180° photos and videos are very good and good light helps.

For recording and taking 360° photos, it works the same way. the only thing is strong light variations interfere with shooting. So be careful when changing environments. In poorly lit environments, because the camera does not have a flash, the quality drops a little. But if you buy such a camera, it will probably be for use outside in the sun or at events with lighting.

Price and final considerations

For now, the LG 360 CAM is not available in all retail stores in Brazil. In the United States, the product costs $200, but around here it is found above BRL 1500,00.

The camera is very good, but the 360 ​​is still a test case for many people. To use it from time to time and with the Brazilian price, it would be worth investing in another camera with a higher resolution and more features – but without 360.

For those who are keen to enter the technology 360, LG's camera is a must have and it will be very practical for anyone who wants to try it.

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