![]() ![]() Left: The still image quality of the Mirage was decent, though blown highlights were a challenge. The battery is removable too, so you can pop one out and put a fresh one in while you are in the field. It has a USB-C port for charging the battery. We’d definitely recommend a tripod or gimbal to eliminate the chance of inadvertently seeing a fleshy blob out of the corner of your eye. The bad news is that it’s so compact, and the lenses are so wide, that we often recorded our finger tips at the edges of our stills and videos. It’s four inches long and two inches tall and weighs under five ounces, so it’s definitely not a burden to slip into a pocket (yes, even the skinny jeans we can no longer fit in). Size-wise, the Mirage reminds us of the ultra-compact point and shoots (think Canon ELPH). ![]() There’s no display, so the only way to preview and frame your scene is to pair the Mirage with your smartphone and use Google’s VR180 app. The Mirage boasts a minimalist design with just three buttons: power, mode and shutter. You can browse images and videos stored on the Mirage using the app, or download them to your phone. Via the free VR180 app (iOS and Android), you can set the camera’s ISO (100-1600 or Auto), adjust white balance, exposure compensation and set image or video resolution. Even when you’re connected to Wi-Fi, your phone will still have access to the Internet (which is nice). There are versions of the Mirage that include an LTE cellular modem so you can live stream without access to Wi-Fi. Audio is captured through dual microphones and there’s Wi-Fi for remote control, previewing and transferring stills and video.īeyond capturing video and stills, the Mirage can also livestream directly to YouTube VR. You’ll capture a 180 x 180 field of view in 4K video at 30fps as well as 1440p and 1080p video at 30fps.įootage is saved to a microSD card and there’s 16GB of onboard memory for local file storage. The Mirage features a pair of 13-megapixel image sensors fronted by two wide-angle f/2.1 lenses situated at slightly different angles to capture depth. Lenovo isn’t a name you’d associate with digital photography per-se, but the company has thrown its lot in with VR180 nonetheless, complementing its Mirage VR180 camera with a VR headset to create an end-to-end solution for those looking for an easy on-ramp to more immersive imagery. The VR180 format creates a 3D image, so your stills and videos have a greater sense of depth and realism.Ĭameras supporting the new format have just begun to trickle into the market. What it lacks in sphericalness, it makes up for in dimensionality. In place of a fully spherical image, VR180 delivers a 180 x 180 degree image. The new VR180 format, championed by Google, aims to fix both deficiencies. If you don’t want to drop thousands on a sophisticated VR camera or rig, you’re left with the sub-par image quality pumped out by most 360 cameras. For one thing, where do you go? Attempt a cinematic VR production and you have the challenge of hiding the crew, lighting and other non-scenery. For all the hype surrounding virtual reality, it still presents a fair number of hurdles for filmmakers and photographers. ![]()
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