Keep in mind that for equal field of view, a larger sensor and wider aperture will reduce depth of field, making this product MUCH more sensitive to anything that causes focusing errors than its predecessor.

Not a good thing when the previous product was notorious for being nearsighted out of the factory which got worse when the unit heated up and also when the battery swelled due to poor quality control there on either the battery itself or the charging circuit.

Thanks Robert!

Hi Bruce. That’s true for most reviewers. But this isn’t my day job. It’s just a hobby. You should see my review video of Qoocam 3 where I spend a large part of it criticizing Qoocam 3: https://360rumors.com/qoocam-3/ Now you know why this is the most trusted resource for 360 shooters.

You have to remember that most of the 360 reviewers are in the pocket of Kandao, Insta360 etc, this site included. They are not independent and will not bite the hand that feeds.

You hit the nail on the head. The Qoocam 8K really did have excellent image quality but had that blurgate flaw. But they have something that will raise eyebrows in Qoocam 3.

I’m sorry you feel that way about Qoocam Ego. For me, I still like Ego even with these problems. Actually, I had a Fuji W3 and the left and right lens were not perfectly in focus at the same focal distance either. I had two of them and they both had the same issue. But W3 was still very popular with 3D shooters.

I would say even harsher words about Kandao company … they are scam artists. They released Qoocam Ego 3D camera with a plethora of problems, and the worse issues are in the camera h/w (focus mismatch between left and right lens, one lens never focuses correctly, insane battery drainage even in pseudo-sleep mode, extremely slow camera startup and shutdown, terribly hard to press shutter release button), so even very short period of released f/w upgrades couldn’t fix them. Now Ego owner are completely abandoned. I’ll never buy anything from Kandao!!!