Keeping the ISO at 400 makes for sharper and clearer photos, but still not like what the newer smart phones can get quality wise

The fact that i can control it witg my phone completely makes this camera great for youtubers at a low cost, because you can use your phone and record at the same time

Cons: you can't use any phone, you will have to use a Samsung Galaxy s7 in order to take remote shoots with the camera and to operate it

People can view them in the smart phone app or in the browser on the Facebook web site.

Use and pairing between your Gear 360 camera and your Galaxy or Note smart phone is pretty seamless and easy.

It doesn't work with any phones other then a samsung phone

I don't have a compatible Samsung phone, so relied on the free Action Director software to process and upload my videos to YouTube, but it seemed to do the trick

Third, the camera itself is near worthless without a compatible Samsung phone

One of my greatest things I ever bought, but here is what will make it even greater ( for Gear 360 2 perhaps!!):-The ability to share from Gear 360 manager with other phone apps (like Whatsapp) by uploading the 360 media to a Samsung hosted server without the need to use Facebook or any other hosts

Edit 2 - I just found out that you can't even set the time and date without a compatible Samsung phone

You need a Samsung Galaxy or Note smart phone, and the content you make is best enjoyed with a Gear VR visor.

This is the PC based editing software, necessary for those who are not pairing the camera to a compatible Samsung phone.

I'd suggest waiting for version 2.Pros:- does as advertised, 360 motion capture at 4k- compact case and tripod- standard camera mountCons:- seams are pretty blurry- awkward transfer mechanics- phone gets super hot during transfer- restricted to galaxyThe camera takes pretty good quality 360 degree shots

App needed for full functionality which only works on top of the line Samsung smart phones.

Not having compatible phone, I can only use PC to stitch footage

The camera is really cool but the phone app that supports it sucks.

I have Galaxy K (or Zoom) phone, but it is not supported :o( I couldn't even set the date without borrowing my neighbor's Galaxy Note let alone all other settings

Transferring files using the phone is useless (and causes the camera to overheat)

What's not very obvious is that you MUST have a compatible Samsung phone to take full advantage of this camera's abilities

And since you’re using your smart phone to do the processing, once finished, it couldn’t be easier to share your masterpiece to any of your social networks

If you don't have a compatible Samsung phone, you can take pictures and video using the buttons on the camera and a slight delay

If you don't have a SAMSUNG phone its useless

What used to take practically a super computer to do the stitching, can be done on a simple galaxy smart phone

Keep in mind this is meant to run with a Samsung smart phone