Desktop Softwareĭesktop editing tools, available for Mac and Windows system, include a pair of GoPro apps-Fusion Studio and VR Player-and a few plug-ins for Adobe Premiere Pro CC.īut before you work with footage in Premiere Pro you need to stitch it together. We'll run some more long clip trials when we're able to get the camera into warmer surroundings-the northeast US in winter isn't conducive to making cameras overheat. But if you're filming in very hot environments, be aware of just how warm the camera gets. I was recording test footage in a room temperature office, and the camera did not overheat to the point that it stopped recording. I noticed that the Fusion gets very, very warm when recording longer clips. That just about filled dual 32GB cards, so you'll want to invest in larger capacities if you plan to take full advantage of the 100-minute battery life. We started at a full charge and ran it down to about 50 percent after recording 50 minutes of continuous 5.2K video. The removable battery is a higher capacity than you get with a Hero camera. You'll want to use cards with a Class 10 or UHS-I speed rating at a minimum, and we recommend using cards of matched speed and capacity to ensure that there are no hiccups during recording. The Fusion requires you to use two microSD cards, one for each lens. Another opens to reveal the removable battery and memory card slots. One hides the USB-C port, which is used for data transfer and charging. It lets you hold the Fusion farther away from your person when shooting, and set it up on its own so you can roll footage to stay out of a shot. GoPro also bundles a selfie stick/tripod combination with the camera, which is helpful. It's removable, and when it's off the Fusion can sit up on its own on a flat surface. It ships with a standard GoPro mount installed on the body. GoPro does warn that scratches can happen, and includes a protective case with a soft inner lining to use for storage and transport. A soft lens cloth does a fine job getting rid of smudges, and I reached for a disposable cleaning wipe after one of the family dogs licked the lens. That said, while I didn't try to scratch the lens, I haven't been overly careful with the camera either. The fish-eye nature doesn't lend itself to extra protection. Each of its lenses needs to see slightly behind themselves. The Fusion ($318.88 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) doesn't have a hard glass cover over its lens like the Hero6, though. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Ricoh Theta S Review The Fusion is waterproof to 16 feet (5 meters). The outer material feels the same too, a hard rubber shell that withstands drops and the rugged treatment that action cams are often subjected to. It's finished in the same two-tone dark gray look. The Fusion takes it aesthetic cues from the Hero5 and Hero6. With a little extra software polish it would be a near shoo-in for our Editors' Choice award. GoPro promises improvement in the future, and the Fusion's video quality is better, so we're rating it higher. It delivers pro results when used with desktop editing software, but the mobile experience isn't quite as polished as what we've seen from the competing Rylo. The GoPro Fusion sets itself apart from other 360-degree cameras thanks to high-resolution capture (5.2K) and software that leverages those extra pixels to pan, zoom, and display spherical video in a traditional frame.
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