Which Is The Best 360 Camera for Photography & Virtual Tours? EARLY 2020
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The shoot (Hands-on with the 4 cameras): 1:22
Reviewing the shots: 8:34
Our picks: 24:03
Any reason why the GoPro Max was not a part of the shootout?
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Your monopod url(‘s) give (both) a 404 page 😉
Mid April 2020 now...Qoocam 8k or Theta Z1?
And how about these small cams versus the Matterport Pro 2? I know diff price ranges, but if money were no object, would the Matterport Pro 2 be better? I know it takes far more time though because the Matterport Pro 2 takes longer to scan.
@@peTeMelster Z1 - m.facebook.com/groups/146240618753391?view=permalink&id=3329425020434919
Thanks again Ben! I had a great time creating this video with you!
Thanks for your insights! Looking forward to our next collab 👊🏻
@Ben Claremont @360Rumors Always you guys are my support
@@Mediastation thanks buddy!
Thanks Ben and Mic
Both of you have been my guides, on the cameras available "today", and happy to see you including the XPhase and Labpano in the future.
Certainly the camera(s) purchased will be an investment.
THANK YOU BOTH
Nice to see the two of you working together! Excellent comparison!
Great to see you guys working together again and stoked to hear the word on the best three 360 cameras for virtual tours. I bought the Z1 for the same reasons you concluded in the video and watch and wait for new updates to the Qcam, as it has much better video potential. The XPhase has hardware as well as software issues, so maybe we will need to wait for a 3rd iteration until it has the reliability for working virtual tours? Thanks for the super video👍
Great comparison guys! Thank you
hey buddy how r u. i just bought insta 360 one r after watching ur video and i m facing a little problem if u could help me, the problem is that i m not able to activate my camera as when it says to connect with the wifi then in wifi menu the camera is not showing, so is there some kind of problem in the device, as i know there is huge problem connecting the device with android and its easy with ios. and i tried everything but the wifi is not showing. so could u plz help me or u also think that the device is not correct and i should replace it.
2 of the best 360 guys I've followed from the beginning.
Much appreciated 🙏🏻
Thanks buddy! You might also be interested in the another collab video I did with Ben where we tried to outdo each other with 360 technique! It's on my youtube channel now :D
Watched it as soon as it came out.. loved it.. I'd like to see something where you guys take it into nature.. forest.. caves.. waterfalls.. I've taken some pretty interesting 360 photos in this places..
@@dcastrod thanks David maybe next time!
Thank you for the video!
The best 360 degree CZcamsrs together. Cool. Thanks for the great videos. 👏👍😍
"Does happy dance about risking it over the Qoocam", looking forward to them continuing their updates.
You guys make a good team... thanks for your work!!
I just found you....liked and subscribed now! Great work....Keep it up, thanks for posting
thank you
Great review guys.
Thank you, very useful information, as I have been struggling with a decision... this will help
Thank you both for a great video. Everything that you said about the insta360 One X is true. I had a Theta which had issues with the chromatic aberration as well
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Nice video guys! I agree. I own all these cameras and have quite some experience with them already. For outdoor shots i prefer the xphase. For indoor shots i use the Z1 and qoocam 8K. I slightly prefer the Z1 over the qoocam if DNG-8 and HDR-bracketing is used. But mostly i combine multiple Z1 exposure shots with luminosity masking in Photoshop. I love this workflow. Looks more natural than HDR to me.
Nice- it’s good to have so many options to choose from 👍
These last two videos were great!
I found Mic first and then Ben a month later. It's great to see you both working together and helping to spread the word on 360.
All you need now is a Special Guest appearance from "your boy Hugh" and all would right in the world. Cheers guys!
Thanks Chris, glad you discovered the world of 360!
@@BenClaremont Wait ?? are normal photo cameras still alive ? hehe
good comparation video!!! must watch!
I enjoyed that, thanks gents.
Best 2 360 dudes on CZcams.. Great to have the collaboration !!!!
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Hello Ben, your reviews are packed with good info. I'm new to 360 and will be buying my first 360 cam soon, thanks to you guys. I focus more on extreme sports video
and would like to see close up comparisons of 360 slow motion modes of different cams. Looking forward to your thorough review of the qoocam 8k, it looks promising and quite future proof -specs wise. Keep up the good work, man! cheers!
Ben's video. What more could have I asked for !
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Thanks for the brilliant comparison video.
Pleasure
You are the best bro 👍🏻
I'm very excited for the Pilot One review for virtual tours. I'm debating getting that or Qoocam.
Thanks for the reminder :)
Good team!
Great comparison guys, I prefered the Qoocam
thank you guys
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Thanks for your excellent research and clear breakdowns and overall consistent work!
Pleasure
@@BenClaremont I was initially inspired to do 360 tours for my hobby but a relative just lost their job and is also a photographer so I might gift them this job if they'll take it. You've been a huge inspiration and zero to hero guide.
Great job guys as usual 👍 Just bought the Z1 few days ago, I'm lucky 😉 But I'm still using my 5dmkiii for premium tours. Thanks again and keep up the good work!
Glad to hear!
Personally its the Qoocam 8K and persevere with firmware and software updates, after a few months saving up....Laurie
OMG! My two favourite 360 CZcamsrs in the same video. AWESOME
We have used Theta S, Gear 360 (1st edition), GoPro Fusion, Insta360 OneX and recently we got our hand on the Theta Z1 which hands down is superior to all the others. Not only when it comes to image quality, but the easy workflow. Where most of the other companies have propriety solutions (You need to use their charger or cables), Ricoh just works. We also use Kuula as our 360 CMS and couldn't be happier. Cheers!
Thanks Kjartan! If you liked this video, good news - Ben and I made another collab video. It's on my youtube channel now!
Thanks Guys, I only need one more for the full set (theta), looking forward to getting more images out of Xphase and Qoocam - loving Xphase images in natural light. Keep up the great work, good to see the comparison.
Nice! I’m sure you could add some points that we missed :)
@@BenClaremont Reckon you covered it well (thanks to you and Mic for all your work and reviews) for inside virtual tours - but outside virtual tours for education is a different ball game. One X great for keeping the camera safe in challenging conditions with dive case or venture case, Yet to take Qoocam in field but looks great on video and from your shots awesome on photos, XPhase is simply amazing for what it can produce in consistent light, incredible detail. Still a bit harder to use but improving each week.
Really a very great and helpful video .Thank you
Glad to hear
I choose Qoocam 8k
Well done guys
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guys pls make a video on lighting a 360 greenscreen set!
great comparison video as always.
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@@BenClaremont I was hoping you mention smth about the Theta SC2 Bussines. it is targeted for Real estate Virtural tours.
nice to see some familiar faces together
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Great vid guys! Some really useful detailed comparisons in it. Question: how would the Misphere fair in this comparison if you had to use it?
Thanks! It would do ok, although support for the Mi Sphere has stopped, so no more firmware updates etc. I found the colour imbalance between the two lenses to be too annoying to keep using it for virtual tours.
You guys are awesome. Thank you for all the work you do to save us $$ and mistakes. Thanks
Our pleasure!
Tks :)
The best of king stabilization for GoPro Max and the best 360 camera to sport action !
Sure but that’s not what this video is about
Really liking the collaborations between the two of you. Question, on the two lens cameras, were the cameras set up with the lenses facing the same direction each time?
Thanks! Yes they were
The X Phase looks fickle as heaven.
muy buen video! gracias amigos, sigan así :)
Hi Ben, thank you for the great work you do and for sharing with all of us. What are the exact photo setting you used with the Insta 360 X2 for 360 Real Estate Tours? Do you have a video showing (in the app on on camera) how to set them up? I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks again
need more tutorial for yi 360 vr.. pls
great video lads ..... out of interest what smartphone were you using ... the link is dead ..
If possible, do a comparison with those budget 360° camera. I'm planning to buy the Ricoh SC2 😅😅 for virtual tour pictures.
Will think about it 👍
Hi Ben, great video thanks
Do you have any updates on the XPhase? I'm blown away by the detail and am very tempted. I'd be using with 3DVista
Will try to make a video about it soon 👍
Hi Ben, another awesome video! At the end you guys mentioned that some of these cameras work better depending on Apple or PC. I am real estate broker trying to choose best option for creating virtual tours. Based on your video about software, I will probably be using Kuula or Panoskin at first and then transition to Pano2vr or 3dVista. Which camera should I avoid as an Apple user?
Hey Ben ! What accessories do you use to put your camera on at a human height ? Great vid btw !
How do you think the Matterport Pro II would compare to these cameras?
I just recently bought the Qoocam 8k from the recommendation of Ben. Hes not wrong in saying its early but not the wrong choice. It is in Beta at the moment which they don't highlight when you purchase. (I'm sure we could potentially get some kind of refund from that as it's not what they advertise).
The shots I took are filled with noise however I just heard the guys say take 3 shots in the same place, that makes sense. I have Affinity not ps so will have to learn and quick.
I have also bought Virtual tour pro, and I cant say enough good things about it so far, it will save you months if you are new to it all. I'd love it if you could do a video on the qoocam with Affinity workflow 😉.
Great video guys, and thank you both for your time and channels
Glad you’re loving VTP! And just wait for my next video, it’s about shooting photos with Qoocam 8K. I tried the bracketing idea and it worked great :)
@@BenClaremont amazing thanks fella. As I said I'm new to all of this, but I just landed a health & safety consultant here in the uk that we have spoke about me doing all the sites he covers for inductions and audits. This is potentially huge for me. Now I just need qoocam to actually work, figure out Affinity in record time and then learn the workflow, so no pressure. Lol
I would be interesting to test the Z1 "Dual Fisheye plugin " with its auto 9 shoot HDR-DNG in camera...
Yes I heard about that, will try it ASAP
Hello, I bought a qoocam 8k 360 and I feel it warming up. is it normal for it to heat up?
Thanks for doing this.. I was leaning towards a Q8K however you guys still think it needs work, but seems like that photo as mentioned was taken later and potentially forgot to wipe the lenses. Any chance you could point us to the raw images? Also have you guys used Topaz DeNoise AI in your workflow? Does some amazing work on noise! Keep up the good work!
That "Flare" from the softbox in your Qoocam shot is just hand grease on the lens, that's been wiped in a certain direction. If lenses aren't fully cleaned, they can cause directional blooming lines with bright point based light sources.
Got you, although I’m pretty sure he cleaned the lenses as those clearly look like lens flares and not smudges.
Your friend was reccomending dslr/ mirrorless for 360 tours. I went ahead and picked up the a6000 with the intention of shooting virtual tours (and the odd picture). Is the a6000 going to produce better virtual tours than the theta z1? Thanks!
Great work, guys! I wonder if you could combine images from 2 or more different cameras? Take the great overall image quality from the Qoocam or Z1 and combine with the sharp details of the XPhase? Would that work in Photoshop?
Yes it is possible but quite challenging. For that much trouble, I would rather just shoot with a DSLR. It would be faster and give better results.
What case are you using for the z1. At the end of the video I see two cases, one soft and one hard. Which one are those?
Great content, nice work... thank you both !
Ben, your videos are great! Starting my virtual tour business, and considering which camera to buy. The Theta looked great, and I know you love that one. Even with this rough performance of the XPhase here, I’ve been considering getting an XPhase Pro S2 (because of the clarity) but I only see one place online to buy them and info on it is not very available. I’m hoping to build to doing high end properties. Any advice on which 360 camera for this application? Is there any explanation for the XPhase products being so unavailable online?
Xphase is sold out, I was going to order one!
I’m sure it will be back soon :)
Try the Z1 with the duel fisheye plugin.
I will
Looking forward to that Ben. Even with the high regard you hold for the Z1, you're going to be blown away :-)
Great video. Really like the look of the 8k! Can you stream on to Facebook/instagram using this camera?
Facebook, yes :)
Very interesting video. I'm wondering why you don't talk about the following: Those three chains on the right side of the windows: One X: you can clearly distinguish the red, yellow, and blue. With the XPhase, it's OK but too dark (maybe because of the more dark bracketing). Z1: Amazing colors, even (if not especially) with inbuild HDR. Qoocam: It's red, yellow and ... BLACK. This is not even dark blue, it's black. For me, this is a no-go for the Qoocam. My winner in this szenario: Z1. Ben, Mic, what do you think about those colors?
Well spotted! Honestly we didn’t even notice that. There’s so much we could have talked about :)
With the xphase. You have pushed to low with -2ev and handheld setting on a tripod and not 6hdr????
What where you thinking?
On this I would use manual mode with a light meter. 6shot HDR stitch to dng. Bring your highlights down and your shadow up. You will achieve a much better result
Actually he did shoot in 3 stop and 6 stop HDR, maybe I didn’t make that clear enough. And yes maybe he exposed it a little too dark. However I think the point is that XPhase does not have good shadow recovery like the Z1 and Qoocam, and that in high contrast scenes like this, it’s going to be a trade off for which areas of the scene are under/over exposed. Also the amount of color correction required is far greater with XPhase than the others, and that becomes unworkable when you’re dealing with 100s of shots and may not have taken the exact perfect exposure when shooting.
Ben, two questions:
1. How do I shoot DNG8 X 2? Do I use rhe same settings or change settings.
2. Is it possible to shoot DNG8 in different exposures and combine them all together. Basically 24 DNG8 images, combine to 3 DNG images and then combine those 3 into 1 single image?
1- fire off the photos simultaneously with very little time inbetween. 2- yes, I’ll be trying that in my next vid 👍
@@BenClaremont Thanks for #1 but as for #2 when I tried it, it always crashes my Studios but I'm on windows, you may have better luck with mac.
Hi Ben. My Mi sphere 360 camera fell and broke one lense but it still works it does take pictures just that on the broken lense side the pictures are white, where do you recommend I take it or do you know any repair guy who can fix it for me
thank you for this great video. how much post shooting editing, with the z1, is necessary to create satisfactory images that can be uploaded to the matterport server or other virtual tour platforms?
Looking to invest in my first 360 camera. Looking at all the options is overwhelming. Looking at the Insta 360R Twin Edition and maybe later the 1-Inch adapter. I'd be using for 360 Virtual Tour (Real Estate and business settings) and then for personal travel. Just trying to find good quality, user friendly without breaking the bank. Thanks in advance for any help :)
This is an excellent video thank you very much! I'm currently building myself a new home and resolution of the Xphase looks wonderful for photographing with measurements the placement of everything in the framing before we put up drywall! Are there any software packages to host the generated 360 photos locally without paying an endless monthly fee to a company? As a hobbyist I don't need or want 3rd party hosting. Benaco/cubix look amazing but that monthly fee kills them for me :(
Hey- check out the video on my channel: Which is the best virtual tour software
I am Using Xpahse from 7/8 month for my virtual tours. Yes its need edits but even jpeg with camera raw give lot freedom for all edit like shadow, white balance and color correction so for my Xpahse is far better then other toy camera caz its compare with DSLR 360
Nice- and how do you handle mixed lighting with it? Are highlights blown out? Shadows?
Great video. 360rumours, Mic, the Qoocam firmware you use seems to be different from mine and your images seem sharper than mine. Do you have a beta version or on earlier version of the firmware, current being the 62.
Thanks! He used the firmware that was available Jan 1st.. maybe it’s worth trying some different settings to increase sharpness?
Which is the one viewer that can open 360 jpgs from all cameras for viewing in 360 mode (besides Photoshop)? Can't afford PS.
I have to agree that for going out and shooting right now, the Theta Z1 is the best choice in regards to workflow and knowing what you are going to get with every shot. But still very excited to see the Qoocam get worked more this year. I hope to have my Z1 as a backup camera and use the Qoocam as the workhorse by the end of the year. Also great colab video guys! Side by side comparisons with the same set up are the best.
As a skier who uses his insta360 one x, I wish the one r was available last year however for the time being I'm stuck with what I have. With that said, is there a BT remote or other device that can remote control the One X? Turning it on and off with on my helmet is a major pain...lol
Thanks, really liked the video. It was very helpful¡
I've brought the QooCam8k and can get some really nice images when shooting with the DNG8. The only issue is one camera has a really strong cyan/colder tint to the visual. Always on the top image on the pre-stitched file and it really stands out when stiched. Is this something you have encountered while using the QooCam¿ I'm wondering if it's a fault with the camera I have received or if this is a common issue¿
I want film 360 videos for vr headset use which camera do people reccomend ?
great video you guys. I watch both your videos and find them very informative. I had to say I was shocked with the results. I thought for sure the QooCam was the clear winner??? The image looked better with more dynamic range than the Z1... or was it?? Also which has the larger sensor? Z1 or Qoocam?
Thanks Rick- Z1 has a larger sensor, but still I gave it to Qoocam due to better image quality. Software, firmware etc is still a work in progress which is why I can’t give it my 100% recommendation until the workflow becomes easier (which it should in the next 1-2 months)
Ben Claremont Thanks Mr. Ben!
Choice Labpano Pilot One.
Why?
@@BenClaremont czcams.com/video/djNOxAZ-mAs/video.html
I have a program on my Mac called Screenflow that helps me produce movies. Do you know if I'd be able to import these photos (or whatever it creates) into that program?
Lol, Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg was my first shooting experience! Recognized it right away :)
Well spotted!
Looking to start a virtual tour business, but also would like to have a 360° sport camera. Is there a good option for doing both of these?
My two favorite CZcamsrs in one video :) Cool.
Hey, i am trying to pick a camera to get 360 video of my Drag races. I want to mount it on top of my car so that i can look at the car that is either behind me or pulling away from me. I will be exceeding speeds of 100mph. Which 360 camera would you recommend? I would like to stay under 500$ for my entire set up. Thoughts and opinions would be much appreciated. THANKS!
What software are you using to review the 360's, Ben?
Hey Ben, thanx for this listing and test. Would you recommend now (end of 2020) the qoocam... Or the Z1 still?
Z1
Nice work Ben and Michael. I'd be interested how close the the Ricoh Theta SC2 would be to the Theta Z1. Anything sub $1000 (Australian) would be a bonus. I have my reservations about the Kandao because of how badly received it's been with people using it and reviewing it. The software seems badly unsupported from what I've heard about, but I understand it's super early days. I love that it has a bigger screen on it though and was on my list of "Possible purchases" until I watched a few CZcams reviews.
Thanks- yeah people are reviewing it slightly too early I think. And the SC2 won’t be anywhere near the level of Z1, but maybe 50% there :)
@@BenClaremont When I typed my comment I forgot that there were so many differences between the SC2 and the Z1. Better to learn from mistakes, it'll make my knowledge better. :) Thanks for taking the time to respond to questions Ben, your channel is a fantastic resource for people to learn about capturing 360 footage. Cheers!
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Anyone had experience with the PRAKTICA Z360?
It seems ok on paper but haven't seen any reviews except the buttons are to small for one user
hi ben, my OneX video and photo is really blurry and blothcy unlike yours. Mine looks like a cheap 480p footage. How did you get it sharp?
I have not done stitching yet, but I’m planning to start offering 3D tour professionally.
How long does it take to stitch the Qoocam shot and what does it imply?
Not long, maybe 5 seconds per photo in their desktop software
Hi !
I don’t understand what we can see on the One R at 00:29 ?
Looks like a ‘double 1 inch’ ??
Or is it just the 360 model ?
would you say an apple product(iPad, iPhone) is needed for the best performance while using these cameras?
Nope.. although personally I prefer Apple
How about use it in night sky? Thx
Z1 and Qoocam are by far the best, although I’ve not done a direct comparison but I’m pretty sure Z1 would win 👍