Xiaomi officially announced its fully spherical 360 camera, the Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere Camera.
UPDATE: I’ve had the Xiaomi since May 2017 and as of August 2017, this is the best 360 camera for consumers among the 20+ 360 cameras I own. Here is my detailed review. It’s now available here at GearBest, which ships to around 270 countries. Check out these links:
– Ultimate Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere Wiki, FAQ, Resource Page
– List of discount codes for Xiaomi Mi Sphere
– Detailed review and comparison against other 360 cameras
– my comparison review against the 2017 Gear 360
– hands-on first impressions: a Theta hunter?
– unboxing, sample 360 video, image stabilization preview
– low light sample, long exposure shot, list of bugs, discount
– tutorial, guide, and workarounds
– video recording endurance test: unbelievable results!
I ordered mine from GearBest and got it in one week (I paid around $8 for expedited shipping).
Last week, I posted about Xiaomi’s new 360 camera. Now Xiaomi has officially announced the camera, which is called the Xiaomi Mijia Sphere Camera.
Here are the key specs:
– Photo resolution: 23.88 megapixels
– Video resolution: 3.5k (nearly 4k)
– IP67 water resistance
– 6-axis stabilization
– 1700 yuan (around $250)
Here is a video showing the Xiaomi Mijia. As you can see the Xiaomi Mijia is quite slim, which should mean that it can have very good stitching due to being less prone to parallax stitching error.
It does not have in-camera stitching. Instead, the stitching is via its app. The app also has some sample 360 videos. Here is a link to the app (Android version). Here are frame grabs from some of the videos:
Xiaomi will be available for order on April 6, midnight (GMT+8), which is April 5, 9am Pacific Daylight Time on home.mi.com and jd.com.
RELATED POSTS:
– my comparison review against the 2017 Gear 360
– hands-on first impressions: a Theta hunter?
– unboxing, sample 360 video, image stabilization preview
– low light sample, long exposure shot, list of bugs, discount
– tutorial, guide, and workarounds
– video recording endurance test: unbelievable results!
I ordered mine from GearBest and got it in one week (I paid around $8 for expedited shipping).
very, very interesting. To try out the example photo and video, I first tried to download and install the app on my Android 4.4.2 tablet, but I get a parse error.
Is 4.4.2 too old?
Hi Rob. Yes, I think Android 4 is probably too old..
Best regards,
Mic
Hi,
Does this support Facebook/Youtube live streaming?
Hi Jim. No there is no live streaming for Xiaomi.
Hi. Any idea can you easily upload an image to street view? Has it in app stitching?
Hi JKUB! Yes you can upload Xiaomi Mi Sphere photos to Streetview. Yes it has in-app stitching. Here is my full review: https://goo.gl/pjZBrT
can I use this in google street view or how can I use this in google street view or map .
recently I started a work as a 360 virtual tour maker
Hi Karan. yes you can use Xiaomi for street view. It now includes 360 metadata and has an intervalometer, which will facilitate its use for mapping. Here is the complete Xiaomi FAQ and resource page https://360rumors.com/2017/08/ultimate-xiaomi-mijia-mi-sphere-360-camera-faq-wiki-and-resource-page.html
Halo..i’am user of mijia 360, i got a big problem about this cam and i need your help 
The problem is, my camera lens has broke :((
It fall down and crush the lens..is there a way i fix this? Can i claim the warranty or if cannot where can buy the spare parts? Thanks before
Hi Gatot. I’m sorry about that. This kind of damage is not covered by warranty. There are no spare parts, It is possible to send it to the factory to fix it but the cost is almost the same as a brand new camera. see here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/Mijia360cam/permalink/451179048610553/
Best regards,
Mic