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Review on πŸ“· Samsung Gear 360 SM-R210 (2017 Edition): Explore the World in Stunning 360Β° with 4K Camera (International Version) by Jeremy Jackz

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VERY easily overheats

I remember watching videos when they first came out; Landscapes, nature, other countries, riding in the canyon. And I can't help but wonder how the hell they managed to keep filming with this thing when it's overheating so insanely fast. I have it in my car as a car camcorder (yes I know I can clearly see how that was a mistake). It's 32 degrees F outside, I set the AC on a low heat aimed at the ground (the camera sits on a clip just above the vents, so when I turn the heat on, overheats even faster) and after 30-40 minutes off recording it screams "Gear 360 overheated, turn off power recovery!" and turns off. Hooray! Thanks very much! It's not so bad that when I pass her on the freeway and she's in 4k and she still can't get a clear enough video I can't see 95% of the license plates she photographs in broad daylight. It's a really good camera if it's always 40 degrees Fahrenheit where you live and you don't plan on using it for long periods, maybe an hour at most. I tried shooting with it in 90 degrees Fahrenheit last summer, but it didn't get there after 2 hours of turning it on and off, then wouldn't turn it on for just a few seconds because it was too hot. And those were just photos not even videos. If you don't plan to use it outdoors like 95% of commercials, then everything is fine πŸ‘ when I pass them on the Autobahn and it's 4k resolution. and it still can't make clear enough video. It's a really good camera if it's always 40 degrees F outside and you don't plan on using it for more than an hour max. I tried shooting with it last summer in the 90 degree F heat and it didn't have it, it turned off after 2 hours of use on and off then wouldn't turn back on for more than a few seconds because it was too hot. And those were just photos, not even videos. If you don't plan to use it outdoors like 95% of commercials, then everything is fine πŸ‘ when I drive past them on the Autobahn and it's at 4k and still can't make it a clear enough video. It's a really good camera if it's always 40 degrees Fahrenheit outside and you don't plan to use it for more than an hour max. I tried taking photos with it in 90 degrees Fahrenheit last summer and it didn't have it, it turned itself off after 2 hours of use on and off, and then it wouldn't turn on for more than a few seconds because it was too hot. And those were just photos, not even videos. If you're not planning on using it outdoors like 95% of the commercials then that's fine πŸ‘ it's always 40 degrees Fahrenheit outside where you live and you're not planning on using it for longer, maybe an hour max , I tried taking photos with it last summer, in 90 degree Fahrenheit heat and didn't have it, turned itself off after 2 hours with on and off, and then it just wouldn't turn on for more than a few seconds because it was too was hot. And those were just photos, not even videos. If you're not planning on using it outdoors like 95% of the commercials then that's fine πŸ‘ it's always 40 degrees Fahrenheit outside where you live and you're not planning on using it for longer, maybe an hour max , I tried taking photos with it in 90 degrees Fahrenheit last summer and didn't have it, turn it off after 2 hours with cycling and then it just wouldn't turn on for more than a few seconds because it was too hot . And those were just photos, not even videos. If you don't plan on using it outdoors, as 95% of the commercials show, everything is fine πŸ‘ won't turn on for more than a few seconds because it was too hot. And those were just photos, not even videos. If you're not planning on using it outdoors, as 95% of the commercials show, then you'll be fine πŸ‘ doesn't turn on for more than a few seconds because it was too hot. And those were just photos, not even videos. If you don't plan to use it outdoors as shown in 95% of commercials, you're fine πŸ‘ as 95% of commercials show, then you'll be fine πŸ‘ doesn't turn on for more than a few seconds because it was too hot. And those were just photos, not even videos. If you don't plan to use it outdoors as shown in 95% of commercials, you're fine πŸ‘ as 95% of commercials show, then you'll be fine πŸ‘ doesn't turn on for more than a few seconds because it was too hot. And those were just photos, not even videos. If you don't plan to use it outdoors as shown in 95% of commercials, you're fine πŸ‘

Pros
  • **MicroSD card NOT included. (requires a microSD card to record)
Cons
  • boring packaging