
A new kind of action camera made for the outdoors debuted last month. The V.360° Camera from VSN Mobil records footage in its namesake 360 degrees to soak in all angles of a scene. (See our initial post, “Camera Shoots At All Angles.”)
Two GearJunkie video crews have had V.360° cameras in hand for a month, and we’ve shot in a huge range of settings and conditions, including rain, snow, wind, the high alpine backcountry, on a motorcycle, and in the frozen urban jungle in Minneapolis.
We caught up with longtime GearJunkie collaborator Joshua Van Patter, a shooter and editor based in Portland, Ore., to talk about his experience with the camera and a new type of format you’ll be seeing more of on YouTube and beyond in 2015.

Have you used 360-degree cameras before, and how is this camera different?
We have used GoPro cameras attached together in a spherical array to create a 360-degree image. There were six GoPros put together. It worked but had major limitations with syncing color together as well as combining and stitching in post-production. The V.360° camera is different in that it’s only one lens, and it is a 4K-resolution camera.
Is there demand in the video industry for 360 footage?
There is a bit of a demand, particularly in the action sports industry. It’s pretty easy to miss an angle or damage a lens on a regular shoot, especially with close POV footage. 360-degree footage can alleviate those concerns, as you’re using one camera and getting all the angles.

