Comments on: Qoocam EGO review, samples, tutorial and FAQ (3D camera for Quest)

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:29 +0000

Not a brilliant design, is it?
You have to open it with two hands: with one hand, use your thumb to slide the tab away from the camera. This requires that thumb to push down quite hard in order to get “traction”, however, the door (whole side) opens UPWARDS, so you have to use your other thumb against the downward pressure of the thumb pushing the tab sideways to open the door upwards.
With practice, you can learn to open it with one (left) hand using thumb to push sideways (and down) and second finger to counter-push up!

By: otonik

otonik — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:56:18 +0000

In reply to Remington2277. You streamed that video from ego to meta quest online. If so, I can ask for instructions.

By: rupert chappelle

rupert chappelle — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 19:22:42 +0000

I just received my Kandao EGO 3D camera.

I cannot open up the door to put in the battery. Nothing moves or slides.

I’ve managed to figure out all the other trick camera doors.

How do I open this one up?

By: selvadurai purushothmakumar

selvadurai purushothmakumar — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 23:20:02 +0000

overheating problem and poor battery life-take the battery off,take the battery door off,
get 20cm micro sd to usb c cable,from zhiyun crane m,power the camera and enough ventilation
without battery,buy xtra zhiyun batteries ,job done

By: Mark Rosenzweig

Mark Rosenzweig — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 15:10:02 +0000

For those who complain about the stiff shutter button; with the latest firmware you can just (lightly) press a red icon on the screen to start and stop recording or take a still. You never need to use the camera button (it is very stiff).
The recommendation here to use Handbrake to embed metadata is not ideal, to say the least – resolution is lost and you get double compression. The best way is to inject metadata losslessly using ffmpeg. The exact way to do this is provided in this video: https://youtu.be/ykRChGrnAMo
This was the first 4K video I took with this camera. The clips were not graded, and were losslessly trimmed and merged, then metadata were injected losslessly (as in the above video), and the video uploaded to YouTube. Thus, what you see is exactly (net of YouTube handling) what the camera produces. Watch in 4K resolution:

https://youtu.be/mr7h8CQ3vWc

I used the Zhiyun Crane M2 to shoot the video. It easily balances with the camera (there was a lot of wind when I shot the video).

By: Remington2277

Remington2277 — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:12:29 +0000

In reply to Remington2277.

Thanks,
I took the EGO out for a field test last Friday with the new firmware installed.The QC EGO video is amazing! Most clips I take are 1 – 2 minutes long at most. I noticed that with the Battery Save mode enabled in the QC EGO settings, the screen would go dark after about 40 seconds. Not really an issue for me. I was able to take 3D clips and still photos over a 4 hour period by turning off the EGO power between clips. I had plenty of battery life remaining at the end of the day. Since I was on a kayak, I did not want to expose my iPhone to the possibility of getting wet. So, I worked using only the controls on the EGO itself.
I plan to upload some clips taken with the QC EGO to my YouTube Channel – at Remington2277. I also took video with my GoPro Max and will post examples from both cameras. The resolution of the QC EGO is clearly superior – albeit with its limited field of view. My family was impressed with the QC EGO video when viewed through the OCULUS Quest 2.
My favorite App for viewing GoPro and QC EGO video is DEO VR. DEO VR also allows one to view 3D SBS stills and its free! I also use SkyBox. Both are capable of 3D SBS video once the proper settings are made.

By: Remington2277

Remington2277 — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:00:08 +0000

In reply to Vlad.

Thanks,
I took the EGO out for a field test last Friday. EGO video is amazing! Most clips I take are 1 – 2 minutes at most. I noticed that with the Battery Save mode enabled, the screen would go dark after about 40 seconds. Not really an issue for me. I was able to take 3D clips and still photos over a 4 hour period by turning off the EGO power between clips. I had plenty of battery life remaining at the end of the day. Since I was on a kayak, I did not want to expose my iPhone to the possibility of getting wet. So, I worked using only the controls on the EGO itself. Thanks for your support.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:44:53 +0000

Hi Mic,

Can you make a gimbal recommendation? The camera class gimbal’s I’ve found start at around $600 and I was looking for something less pricey.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:14:09 +0000

In reply to Remington2277. You don't need to complicate the f/w upgrade process. iPhone app is not the only way to do that. Just copy the new f/w file to root directory on microSD card, insert that card to Ego camera and power it up ... then follow on-screen instructions.

By: Remington2277

Remington2277 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:57:29 +0000

In reply to Daniel Pohl.

Caught this video today on YT by Yuqing Guo. It discusses the new Firmware Update to QC EGO.
“Updates on Kandao QooCam EGO in June 2022 , Accessoires / APP / Workflow”

https://youtu.be/IJpO5LVD6vs

Ypu need to use the QooCam App to update the firmware.
It does contain features to increase battery life – and hopefully reduce internal EGO heating.