India soars ahead of UK to become world’s fifth biggest economy.But given that we are dealing with really heavy files here, GoPro might need to improve the sharing capabilities. It is also the easiest to use from an editing perspective. I did take the Fusion near the backwaters in Kochi, but he water was too murky to be of any use.Īt the moment, the GoPro Fusion would well be the best affordable 360-degree camera. However, there is not much scope for that in a place like Delhi. Also, this is waterproof and you can take it for a swim with the sharks.
The battery can last about an hour of 360-video recording, which is good. However, in the 360 video, if you are not careful the stitch does appear at odd places. The best option otherwise is to just copy the files from your card for editing and sharing. Photos cropped out of the 360, however, show up in the GoPro folder. Also, when you save the 360-degree media to the phone, it does not show up for uploads. I managed YouTube upload in one go though. The upload process would time out when I tried from the app. However, it was a bit tricky posting the videos and photos to my Facebook. One thing you need to keep in mind is that unit does not switch on until you have cards in the both slots - Class 10 cards with at least 32GB storage are recommended. The app lets you shuffle between different modes like video, photos, burst and timelapse.
The connection is a mix of Bluetooth and Wifi and depending on what you are doing, you will need to use both. You can control it from the device or via the app - I will go for the second option always. The GoPro Fusion is easy to set up and connects to the GoPro app. In the box is a stick that easily converts into a monopod and is one of the best camera accessories I have seen in a while. It’s shape is more flatter than a regular GoPro, but that shouldn’t deter you from attaching one on top of your helmet. There is a small LCD screen on the front for you to see the mode and some other details. The the fish-eye lens on both ends gives away the fact that this is a camera with a wider world view and the flaps and buttons on the sides are classic GoPro. The GoPro Fusion has a slightly unconventional design for a 360-degree camera and certainly for something coming out of the GoPro stable.