Yi's technology was mainly due to the nearly-accessible sports-cameras, but found space in the high-end segment, mainly thanks to a series of partnerships that led to the emergence of devices such as Yi M1 Mirrorless. Do not forget, however, the joint venture that has allowed the presentation of the drone Yi Erida at CES 2017! To this series of premium devices, it is therefore necessary to add the first 360 ° camera to the company: the Yi 360 VR Camera.
The new Yi 360 VR Camera, therefore, he sees the presence of two symmetrical lenses that guarantee a recording angle equal to 220 °. All is accompanied and supported by one Sony IMX377 sensor from 12 Megapixel with f / 2.0 aperture. Obviously there is no connectivity Wi-Fi which will allow the room to interface with the dedicated app along with the module Bluetooth 4.2.
Complete the specifications one battery from 1400 mAh, the microphone with background noise suppression, an entry for microSD on which our footage and the door will be trimmed USB type-C to connect the Yi 360 VR Camera directly to your PC.
Perhaps you already knew - unless you know Chinese - from the photos, but we would like to point out that the new Yi Panorama Room will be presented today and can be booked from '11nd June both in coloring Black in that Bianca.
As for the prices there is a small clarification. We do not know, in fact, if the pre-sale price will be lower than the purchase price in the future, but we will definitely start from 2499 yuan, or approximately EUR 330 at the exchange rate. Different Speech for the US market which will instead increase the pre-sale cost to 399 yuan (approximately 360 euro).
This is definitely a device that was missed in the Yi product catalog. We'll see if it manages to achieve the hoped-for success, also due to the price that makes it less attractive than other panoramic cameras such as those from Samsung and LG.
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