![]() While the image quality of the Vuze XR is a mixed bag, so is almost every other camera in the same segment and price range. ![]() The VR tsunami is heading towards the shore no matter what. There’s also the Vuze XR studio software and app available for download for additional processing of your content. So if you’re planning an extended hike, trip, or what have you, be sure to pack an external battery pack for juicing on the go. The Battery life on the Vuze XR is limited at around three hours. With all of that being said, however, the Vuze XR performs surprisingly well in low light and exhibits little expression of noise.Īll in all, the best captures taken from the Vuze XR was when shooting from a fixed position on a tripod for all modes: 2D 180°, 3D 360° or live, for both video and still shots. There’s a significant amount of distortion that is especially present in both the 2D and 3D still shots – as objects are closer, further, larger and smaller than they appear. The camera tends towards overexposure, a degree of pixilation, and has more blur in the mid-ground and background. Better levels of natural light enhanced the quality of an image with better defined detail in the foreground. I had to get out the door of my apartment and into cold blowing wind fast to reset my equilibrium – but let’s give your stomach the benefit of the doubt with regard to how much bumpy VR it can handle.Ĭolor and saturation on the Vuze VR are vibrant and within the range of acceptable. I became nauseous during the review inside my Google Daydream VR headset in a matter of minutes. Any movement combined with the lack of sufficient OIS might set the dial of your stomach to sour upon playback in your VR headset. The Vuze XR could use better optical image stabilization. Let’s just say that I could feel the windy day and choppy waters. I tested out the 2D and 3D video options while sailing on a catamaran. So don’t expect smooth OIS sailing in this department. ![]() When watching, you will feel the bumps and jarring movement if recording hand-held and on the move. The Vuze XR is not an action camera, I repeat, not an action camera. With the live broadcast option available over Wi-Fi. The Vuze XR camera with 5.7k VR180 + 360 allows you to shoot video in either 4k at 30FPS or 60FPS, or in 5.7K resolution at 30FPS. The difference in ‘scopic’ settings being the number of inputs per viewpoint (one versus two). Thus, users have the option between a 360° monoscopic setting and a 180° stereoscopic one. We’ll refer to it as the magic button and with one quick press flips the camera open. It can capture an experience in two different ways … which brings us to the last button that we have yet to discuss. What’s unique about the Vuze XR camera with 5.7k VR180 + 360 is the versatility it offers. You don’t want any of your cameras aspiring to a life of backpack bounce, but the Vuze XR actually seems like it could handle some serious jiggle during a jiffy jaunt out in the field. The body of the camera is weighty and has a good and solid feel. The Vuze XR camera has is well engineered with an innovative design. Softly glowing light indicators on the side of the camera keep you current on the shooting state: still, video or broadcast. The camera’s interface is really quite simple and easy to use with four small buttons: ‘power’ and ‘mode switch’ share a button (and toggles between the two modes with a short and long press), a connect to Wi-Fi button, and a start/stop one. Also included in your purchase, is a Sandisk 64G U3 SD card. Neatly nestled inside a box is the camera, hand strap, USB cable, carrying case and instructional leaflet. The Vuze XR is priced around $485 USD while the Vuze – 3D 360 camera starts around $600 USD. It also happens to rank near the top resolution among the current VR180 cameras in the market. The Vuze XR camera seems promising because of its small size, portability, and performance. I couldn’t stop thinking of all the beautiful places I had been or could go with the ability to revisit those moments in life-like fashion with a Vuze camera. Needless to say that when I finally got my hands the Vuze XR camera with 5.7k VR180 + 360 for testing, I was thrilled to the hilt.
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