Garmin is launching the Virb 360, a waterproof 360 camera with 5K 360 video

GPS and adventure equimpent manufacturer Garmin is launching the Virb 360, a rugged, waterproof fully spherical 360 camera with 5K 360 video on May 24, 2017.  Here’s what we know so far.

Key specifications and features so far:
– two lenses
– field of view: fully spherical
– video resolution: 5K

– Wi-Fi
– G-Metrix captures action data (such as temperature, altimeter, etc.) and may be able to overlay it on the 360 video.

Here is a teaser video:

So far, on paper, this looks like the camera that people were hoping for the Nikon Keymission 360.  I’m somewhat concerned that the distance between lenses looks quite large.  I hope the stitching is up to par.  I also hope that the stitching in underwater videos takes refraction into account.

Other features that I am SPECULATING that it will have:
– shockproof up to 2 meters, possibly with replaceable lenses
– live streaming
– in-camera stitching, possibly at a lower resolution.
–  gyro-based realtime image stabilization, similar to that of the Insta360 Nano, Insta360 Air, Insta360 Pro, and the Xiaomi Mi Sphere.

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Thank you to Christiaan Todd for sharing this info with the 360 Cameras Group on Facebook, which is a forum for discussing 360 cameras of any brand and any type, and serves as a de facto forum for 360 Rumors readers.