Comparison of the New 360° VR Professional Cameras that will be released in 2017

2 min readMay 11, 2017

A new guide to show you the upcoming professional 3D 360° VR cameras that will be released in 2017

In our last article, we took a look at the best 360° VR professional cameras in the market. Since hardware is constantly evolving, let’s look to the future and take a peek at the cameras that are scheduled to be released later this year.

Also worth noting, at F8, the annual developer conference by Facebook, it was announced that they will release two different types of Facebook Surround 360: a larger version called X24 and a smaller, more portable version called X6.

As the name suggests, the X24 has a 24-camera setup laid out in an orb while the X6 has 6-cameras.

According to The Verge, the cameras will not be sold directly by Facebook.

These cameras capture video in 8K with six degrees of freedom (6DOF), which allows you to move your body all around so long as you’re wearing a VR headset with positional tracking, like the HTC Vive or Oculus.

If you’re curious about VR headsets that have positional tracking capabilities, take a look at our first article comparing VR headsets.

And now for our comparison chart:

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360° VR Professional Camera Video Examples

Interested in seeing what the footage will looks like off these new cameras? Below are the official testing videos that will give you an idea of what the quality, look, and feel are like.