The Gear 360 Camera is the best of it's kind! From opening the box, to using the product and watching the live streams, the device is built to last! In the box: Gear 360 Camera Mini Samsung Gear 360 tripod Samsung Branded Carry Pouch Micro Fiber Cloth Wrist Strap USB>Micro USB Charging/Data cable Battery Start Guide Initial Impressions: The camera is well built, it's a little heavier than expected, but it just goes to show how well it's made. The lenses are robust enough to be able to withstand light bumps, and fingerprints, although easily on the glass, don't really interfere with the picture/video quality. First Uses: It's best to try the product out a couple of times before you use it at an event or at the dinner table. The menu is really easy to get used to, it's all very simple and the buttons on the device are easy to understand. However, it can be a little 'off' when trying to capture 360 video where there is white light. The light can throw the 'stitching' of the two videos off slightly. It's only when the light is in the frame itself, juts not on the sides of the frames. Time Lapses: This is the feature I'd use the most. Being able to time lapse on this device is amazing! Getting the sunset while sat on a boat in south Africa is just amazing, but also getting people to enjoy what's different about the city I live in. Every city has it's own 'Landmarks' and what aa great way to share them with the rest of the world! Future Uses? I don't see this camera becoming my go-to, but it's a fantastic piece of kit. It's much better when used with the Gear 360 App from Samsung Galaxy devices, however, I do not know what the camera is like without this app. The app allows you to see a live view of the camera and so can be used as a clicker. The best feature of this camera is the fact that is can be attached to any tripod or drone that allows a camera to be screwed on. Being able to see breathtaking views, from breathtaking heights in brilliantly breathtaking 360 is amazing.

Set-up The Gear 360 arrived nicely packaged and was easy to get started, just insert an SD card, battery and install the Samsung Gear 360 Manager app. (Supports Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Note 5, Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S6, S6 Edge, s6 Edge+) Build The Gear 360 is a bit like a snooker ball, nice and solid and easy to carry around in a pocket, just be careful not to scratch the two lenses. Ease of Use I like that the supplied 3-leg stand can also double as a handle, plus you can easily fit the 360 to any tripod as it uses a standard tripod mount. Photos or video can be taken using the 360 as a stand-alone device, selecting the mode and taking photos by pressing the buttons on the Gear 360 itself (it also has a timer). But if you have a supported Samsung phone, the app allows pictures/video to be taken remotely via Bluetooth from the phone. I found this worked well on the whole, with the occasional delay when trying to connect. The photo/video can be transferred to a PC via a USB cable (make sure the 360 is turned on). Quality Picture quality looked fine when viewing via my VR headset, photos seem to be higher quality than videos. I found the 360 photo quality was much better when using the Oculus 360 photo viewer rather than other VR 360 viewers I tried. On my PC I used the supplied Gear 360 ActionDirector although it would be nice to have native Windows support for the format. App The app does a good job but I found two issues with it: • It would not show photos saved to my phone on the "mobile device" tab. • You can't save to the phone's SD card, which is a shame considering how much space the video takes up! Summary Overall I have found the Gear 360 to be a solid device, that is easy to use. I am not sure I would use it on a regular basis like my phone, but can see it being great for holiday photos or for taking photos inside a house prior to selling it. The phone app does need the ability to save to an SD card though. If a future phone has 360 photo capability, I could see it really taking off.

This camera is a high quality camera. I had used other 360 cameras but have to say the Gear 360 surpasses many in this range. The video quality (which I predominantly use it for) is up there with the best. The photo quality is amazing to and once paired to my S7 edge, it provides great controls and monitoring.

From the moment of unboxing from it's very robust packaging, you can feel that it's solid and has a very high build quality. After charging up the camera, fitting the microSD card and installing the partner software that allowed it to connect to my S7 Edge it was ready to go. The Gear 360, can be used by itself to take great quality pictures and video, but is when you use it connected through your phone that it really comes into it's own, with the phone's screen becoming the camera's viewfinder and remote control. You're also able to access a large number of additional functions when using the Gear 360 in conjunction with your phone. The technology makes it simple to take totally immersive pictures and video, and allows you to share experiences with friend and family. The on-body controls are simple to understand and access, with the mini tripod come handle being a really well thought out feature. In summary, it's a great addition to my travelling kit, and I plan to take it on all of my forthcoming adventures so they can be relived with ease.

This is a great travel companion to capture all the great moments. I took the camera to Ghana over Christmas and I used it on a daily basis. - Works great with my S7 edge - Like the design of the camera - Great video quality - Software can be a bit slow sometimes to move clips over to phone.

In short its pretty cool and pretty good. Firstly the bad. It uses a different charging cable to my Samsung S6 and the photo quality isn't the best and it would be nice if you could change the size of the 'dead' zone under the camera (Its quite hard to be completely hidden). Overall, the app is decent, the product build is great, comes with removable battery and its a good first version by Samsung. A fun enjoyable experience.

I am a wedding photographer and I have a lot of ideas for the Samsung Gear 360, however it is perfect in any situation, I had it setup on Christmas day to video the opening of the presents and reactions of my family. I also took it to Les Arcs and used it to get some great images snowboarding. I'd have loved to see a manual setting for the camera lenses as it was a little poor in the dark.

The gear 360 camera is a well made device. It has got a sturdy construction whilst still being beautiful. The colors and overal design is luxurious and pretty. The camera is very easy to use, with a few menu options which are not confusing. Operating it using a Samsung phone is very easy and staryightfoward. The photos and videos are awesome. The only downside is that I would have wanted a longer battery life on this camera. A few hours is not enough. I want to be able to go outdoors for the whole day, and be able to capture videos until the sun comes down. However, I understand that the easiest solution would be to carry a few spare batteries.

Meet the future ... HAL 9000 Over 10 days with this little ball of glass, plastic and magic and i really do like it. It has a sort of golf ball meets techno Japanese cartoon character look to it. Very nice tactile feel to the whole unit and an expensive weighty joy about it. The tripod has a satisfying click, led lights glow to indicate power, camera direction and also Bluetooth activity. A small LCD screen gives you an indication, a sort of glimpse into what is going on and what its ready to do. Connect to your latest Samsung Phone (S7 etc) and you take any mystic wonder away and control the little HAL 9000 looking beauty completely, even able to stitch 360 photo and video. In fact its so cleaver that if you also invest in a VR headset you will complete the whole point of the gear 360. Connectivity is simple and can be done without reading the pages of war an peace that usually accompany these little jewels of tech. Overall a great effort by Samsung and no doubt its going to be a BIG seller #insidersgear360

What a ground breaking product this is. The build quality is excellent and the results match. Very clear 360 degree recordings which when used with the Gear VR Headset become amazing. Its surprisingly simple to use and its become the talking point between all my friends. Go somewhere and try this out, bet you end up buying one!!