About 360Rumors.com

360 Rumors is the most comprehensive website about 360 cameras, with over 1,700+ news, reviews, and tutorials as of October 2017.    There are many sites that attempt to review 360 cameras but 360 cameras are quite different from conventional cameras, requiring specific expertise in them.  In addition to my experience as a photographer since 2007, I have been shooting 360 cameras exclusively since May 2015.   I am experienced in shooting 360 in all forms, including tiny planet, spherical, reframed 16:9 video, and 3D, and including both photos and videos.  Because of my experience, 360 Rumors is known for its trustworthy, detailed, hands-on reviews of cameras and accessories based on actual use in the field (not just armchair reviews).

About Mic Ty

About 360rumors

I’ve been a photographer since 2007 and have been reviewing cameras since 2009.  In May 2015, I began shooting with a 360camera.  I was so amazed that I sold almost all my other cameras to focus exclusively on 360 cameras.  After being disappointed with the lack of coverage of 360 cameras on camera and tech websites, I created 360Rumors.com in February 2016, to serve as a resource for the 360 community, and to educate the public about the benefits of 360 cameras.  As of 2020, I own over seventy 360 cameras and panoramic heads (see the list below) and have written over 2,700 articles on 360 cameras and VR.

360 Rumors Track Record for Predictions

Here’s my track record for predictions so far, if you want to see:

– New GoPro Fusion being launched: correct
– “Insta360’s next camera will be a hybrid VR180 camera:” correct
– Insta360 One X predictions: 4 out of 6
– GoPro Fusion predictions: 5 out of 7
– First Kodak Orbit photos: correct
– Garmin Virb 360 predictions: 7 out of 8
– Insta360 One predictions: 9 out of 10
– Gear 360 predictions: 4 out of 7

My 360 Cameras and Panoramic Heads

My 360 cameras and panoramic heads right now, in alphabetical order (August 8, 2020):

360Rize Penguin
Acer Holo360
Acratech Spherical Panoramic Head
BeonCam
Detu Max
Detu Twin
Freedom360 Explorer (GoPro Hero rig)
Garmin Virb 360
Gigapan Epic 100
Giroptic iO (for iOS)
Giroptic iO Pop for Android
GoPro Fusion
GoPro MAX
iGO 720 VR Pano
Insta360 Air
Insta360 Go
Insta360 Nano
Insta360 Nano S
Insta360 ONE for iPhone
Insta360 ONE for Android
Insta360 One R
Insta360 One R Aerial Edition
Insta360 ONE X
Insta360 One X2
Insta360 Pro
iStaging kit
Ion360 U
Kandao Qoocam
Kodak PIXPRO Orbit360 (also known as 4KVR360)
Kodak PIXPRO SP360 4K Dual Pro
Lenovo Mirage VR180 camera
LG 360 Cam
LucidCam 3D camera (loaner)
LyfieCam
MADV Madventure 360 camera
MADV Mini
MGCool 360 (formerly called Elecam 360)
Nikon Keymission 360
Nodal Ninja 3 MkII
Nodal Ninja 6
Nodal Ninja Mecha E1 (2-axis)
Nodal Ninja Mecha E1 (3-axis)
Nodal Ninja R1
Nodal Ninja R10
Nodal Ninja RS-1
Pano5+1 MkII
Panoclip
Panoclip Lite
Panohero H5B
Panono
Pilot Era by Pisofttech
Pilot One by Labpano
PowerAdd
Ricoh Theta S
Ricoh Theta V
Ricoh Theta Z1
Rylo
Samsung Gear 360 (original)
Samsung Gear 360 (2017)
Sunwayfoto CR-30
SJCam SJ360 (hemispherical 2K)
SJCam SJ360+ (fully spherical 1920 x 960)
Teche Phiimax 3D
Ultracker Aleta S2C
theVRKit v1
theVRKit v2
VRDL360
Vuze 3D 360 Camera
Vuze XR
Wunder360 S1
Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere 360
XPhase Pro
XPhase Pro S
XPhase Pro S 2020
Yi 360 VR
Z Cam S1

My previous 360 cameras:
– Detu Max (loaner)
– Insta360 Pro 2 (loaner)
– GoPro Omni
– Kandao Obsidian R (loaner)
– Live Planet
– Panohero original for Yi action cam
– Ricoh Theta (original)
– Ricoh Theta m15

3D camera (not 360):
Fengyun JedEye
Fuji W3 3D

Lenses for panoramas:
7artisans f/2.8 fisheye
Lensbaby Circular Fisheye
Meke / Meike f/2 fisheye
Samyang 7.5mm MFT converted to E-mount fisheye
Samyang 8mm f/2.8 II fisheye
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 II
Samyang 12mm f/2.8 fisheye
Sigma 8mm f/3.5 fisheye
Samsung NX fisheye
Tokina 10-17 NH fisheye

VR headsets:
Google Daydream
Google Cardboard (various)
Lenovo Explorer
Lenovo Mirage Solo
Oculus Go
Oculus Quest
Oculus Rift
Oculus Rift S
Samsung Gear VR (Innovator, Consumer, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Sony Playstation VR

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
– photographer since 2007
– photography blogger and camera reviewer since 2009
– 360 camera shooter since May 2015 (phone panoramas don’t count!)
– has written 2000+ articles about 360 cameras and VR (as of September 2018 – all original, not merely press releases)
– first blog about 360 cameras (February 2016)
– first 360 camera website to hit 1 million views (February 2017)
– first blog to mention and recommend Insta360 and Insta360 Nano
– guest speaker at CES 2017
– guest speaker at IVRPA 2018
– discovered blurring issue in Samsung Gear 360 (“blurgate”)
– first demonstration of “invisible” flying camera effect on YouTube
– first tutorial for stitching Panono offline
– most comprehensive review of the Theta, Gear 360, LG 360 Cam, Keymission, Nano, Air, Xiaomi Mi Sphere, and other cameras

 

Mission and Vision