YI Horizon VR180

YI is adding some hardware back up for Google'south VR180 platform with the Horizon VR180 camera. The dual-lens shooter captures stereoscopic video, so yous can view it in a Fantasize View or similar headset, and captures 5.7K video for second and 3D playback. Pricing and availability aren't withal set up, simply we do know a few things nearly the photographic camera.

Design

The Horizon is a sleek device, finished in black with a candy bar grade cistron. Its front houses dual lenses, with plenty separation for 3D capture, and you get a tilting 2.two-inch touch LCD on the rear. The merely control to speak of is the tape button, which is on the top.

There's a USB-C port for data transfer and charging, too equally an HDMI output, both under a door on the side. The other side houses the bombardment and retention card slots. There'due south no microphone input jack, but the Horizon does incorporate four internal microphones into its design.

Video is recorded at 5.7K quality at a fixed 30fps capture rate. Information technology tin can be played back in 3D in a headset—VR180 supports Google Cardboard and Daydream, as well equally Sony PlayStation VR. If you lot're viewing on a tablet, computer, or other traditional screen, you can view the footage in 2D.

VR 180

Google appear VR180 terminal year at its IO conference. The standard is designed to streamline content acquisition for delivery to VR headsets, using dual-lens 180-degree cameras with 3D back up rather than 360-degree models. It allows content creators to frame and edit in video to maintain traditional storytelling methods, rather than dive into the earth of 360-degree capture.

Because video is stitched in real time information technology'due south ready to edit right off the memory carte du jour, and information technology's also possible to stream directly to YouTube VR180.

Outset Impressions

Details are a bit scarce right now, but nosotros'll update this story when we know more almost the camera. It's 1 of a handful of models supporting the Google VR180 platform—Lenovo has a device besides—and but fourth dimension will tell if the format takes off. If you want to jump into the puddle early, the Horizon VR180 is a tool worth considering. But I recommend waiting for more details.