November 9, 2015 at 12:59LucidCam - a consumer camera that shoots video for VR headsets
At Indiegogo, fundraising for the LucidCam consumer camera with a 180 ° viewing angle has opened. The camera is expected in early 2016.
Recently, news, one way or another connected with the world of virtual reality, appears quite often. The last of them, that YouTube has launched support for VR clips , clearly illustrates the desire of many to touch this technology, especially since it can be done for sane money.
Yesterday, Techcrunch talked about the LucidCam camera, a fundraising campaign for which is proceeding very successfully .
This is a model that will immediately take videos or photos adapted for viewing on virtual reality headsets, the most simple model of which are cardboard glasses - Cardboard.
The camera shoots at a frequency of 30 frames per second in 1080p resolution and records mp4 format for video or Jpeg for photos. The model is very easy to manage and has 1 button for switching modes: photo / video and another one for capturing photos and video. For storage of materials - MicroSD. Also, the model is equipped with two microphones and HDMI for live broadcasting.
Applications for iOS and Android are already presented for the camera , and pre-orders can be made on Indiegogo or the official website . The minimum cost is $ 299.
Dimensions allow you to take it with you wherever you go:
LucidCam Details
Recently, news, one way or another connected with the world of virtual reality, appears quite often. The last of them, that YouTube has launched support for VR clips , clearly illustrates the desire of many to touch this technology, especially since it can be done for sane money.
Yesterday, Techcrunch talked about the LucidCam camera, a fundraising campaign for which is proceeding very successfully .
This is a model that will immediately take videos or photos adapted for viewing on virtual reality headsets, the most simple model of which are cardboard glasses - Cardboard.
The camera shoots at a frequency of 30 frames per second in 1080p resolution and records mp4 format for video or Jpeg for photos. The model is very easy to manage and has 1 button for switching modes: photo / video and another one for capturing photos and video. For storage of materials - MicroSD. Also, the model is equipped with two microphones and HDMI for live broadcasting.
Applications for iOS and Android are already presented for the camera , and pre-orders can be made on Indiegogo or the official website . The minimum cost is $ 299.
Dimensions allow you to take it with you wherever you go:
- 131 x 67.3 x 26 mm
- weight - 225 g
LucidCam Details