360 Camera App Reviews?

It’s the era of Virtual Reality. People immerse themselves in virtually created images of different locations. Thanks to the latest gadgets and 360 Camera Apps that fulfill our dream to create 3D virtual images.

One of the new trend in social media like Facebook is the 360-degree images. You can view these pictures in all direction. It is as if you are practically at that location. Every angle is captured in a 360-degree photo so that you can either scroll the images in all direction or move your smartphone in each direction to see different angles of the picture.

Ordinary camera apps cannot take these 360-degree images. 360 camera Apps are needed for such purposes. There are two types of apps. The one which you can use to capture 360 degrees in horizontal direction and the ones which you can use to create full spherical 360-degree images. The virtual reality experience is only available in the spherical images because only those type of images contains complete information of the surrounding.

There are many 360 camera Apps available to take 360-degree photos. We will introduce a few for you.

We suggest below 4 different 360 Camera Apps from Android and iPhone

 

1. Google Street View

Google Street View is not really designed for photography purposes. Street View was originally intended to provide an immersive experience of real world places to everyone. Users can just install the app and look at the various 360-degree view of different places and experience a virtual tour from their smartphone.
The app allows the user to capture 360-degree views of any location. We utilize this feature to capture 360-degree images. The fully immersive 360 degree images which Facebook supports can be created using Google Street View.
To create a 360-degree view, first, download and install "Google Street View APP" from Google Play. After installing, run the app and you can see a plus symbol. Tap on it and open the camera. The screen shall provide you instructions on how to capture the image. Move the screen around in all directions and align the camera perfectly with the "Orange Dot" appearing on the screen. It will take some time to capture images in all directions. Finally, the app will stitch together all the individual captures to make a full 360-degree image.

The app supports both Android and iPhone and is available for free. The upsides of Street View is that it creates perfect 360 images when used properly, and it’s free to use.
Some might find it hard to capture the image since it takes a lot of time and effort. So the simplicity is at question here.

2. Panorama 360

Panorama 360 is another very simple and easy to use 360 camera App. The app can be used to take 360-degree photos. But the image will be different from what we create using Goole Street View. Images are formed in horizontal plane only. That means you can view it by scrolling left and right. So full 360-degree immersive experience is not available in the app. But still, for those who want to capture the surrounding completely, without much effort, can use this app.

The app has two shooting modes. The output image can be viewed in two different ways. You can both scroll the picture and view it like any other flat photo, or you can use your smartphone’s inbuilt gyroscope and move your phone around to see different angles.
The app has some extra features like adding 3D effects to the photos, direct upload to social media, etc.
The 360 images that you captured can be uploaded to the web from the app itself. Sadly, Panorama 360 is only available on Android platform. However, the app is free to use.

3. 360 Panorama

360 Panorama is an app available for iOS platform only. You can use both iPhone and iPad to capture 360-degree images using this app. Just like Google Street View, this 360 camera App lets you create full 360-degree views. Not only right and left side, but also in upwards and downwards direction will be captured.

You can view the captured photo using your phone’s gyroscope. Move your phone in different directions to see the image completely. Some users have reported that it takes little bit more time for stitching the images together when compared to other apps.
The automatic light adjustment will help to produce better quality images. The app has photo sharing options and is easy to use.

On the downside, if you move your phone too quick, then the final output image might have some distortions or missing parts. This seems to be something that can be fixed via programming.

This 360 camera App is not free. 1.99$ is the price you have to pay to get the app

4. RoundMe

Roundme is more than just a 360 camera App. It is more like a community for 360-degree photos. Users can not only capture full 360 photos, but they can also upload them through the app. Roundme captured full 360-degree images. The final output image can be viewed in all directions, left, right, upwards and downwards. The complete immersive experience provided by the app enables the user to view the captured image in all directions.

The app has different features like Google Cardboard support for VR experience, motion sensitive viewer for panorama images, etc.
A large number of people are uploading many high-quality visuals of different places every day.

The app is free. You can download it on both Android and iOS. The iOS version seems to have not received any recent updates. Meanwhile, the Android version was updated very recently. When you install the app, you can create a free account in Roundme and browse through all the other user’s uploads. The desktop version might be less interactive due to the lack of gyroscope and other motion sensing devices. There are many beautifully stitched images available in the portal to view. Those who never got the chance to visit the place can take a look at the 360 view from the app.

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