{"id":89540,"date":"2017-04-21T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T18:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=89540"},"modified":"2017-04-22T11:59:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T16:59:57","slug":"gopro-announces-new-vr-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/gopro-announces-new-vr-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"NAB 2017: GoPro Announces VR Camera with 5.2K Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"gopros-new-fusion-spherical-camera-records-vr-video-at-an-impressive-5-2k-resolution\">GoPro&#8217;s new Fusion spherical camera records VR\u00a0video at an impressive 5.2K resolution.<\/h2>\n<p><em>All images via <a href=\"https:\/\/gopro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">GoPro<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Oh, GoPro, what will you come out with next to<strong> stay relevant<\/strong>? The brand&#8217;s latest <strong>NAB announcement<\/strong> features their new &#8220;Fusion&#8221; camera, which boasts <strong>5.2K resolution at 30FPS<\/strong>. The camera also records both <strong>non-VR video and takes photos<\/strong> as well, making it an <strong>across-the-board offering<\/strong>\u00a0that should have a little <strong>something for everyone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s <strong>GoPro founder\/CEO, Nicholas Woodman&#8217;s<\/strong> take on the new camera from the <a href=\"https:\/\/gopro.com\/news\/Fusion-Pilot-Program\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">GoPro Press Release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFusion\u00a0is\u00a0just that, the ability to capture every angle simultaneously \u2026 as though you had six GoPro cameras fused into one. Whether filming for VR or traditional fixed-perspective content, Fusion represents the state-of-the-art in versatile spherical capture.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"a-fully-immersive-vr-experience\">A Fully Immersive VR Experience<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PygsKZXpYrI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fusion&#8217;s <strong>5.2K resolution<\/strong> works with a new <strong>OverCapture program<\/strong> to allow users to create\u00a0non-VR video and photos out of their <strong>full VR recordings<\/strong>. This allows for more flexibility in <strong>360-coverage<\/strong>, which you can &#8220;punch out&#8221; into <strong>traditional, HD-quality formats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/gadgets\/2017\/04\/21\/gopros-new-fusion-camera-lets-thrillseekers-shoot-360-degree-video-in-5-2k\/#.tnw_PyHPrGjl\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Abhimanyu Ghoshal&#8217;s take from over at <em>The Next Web<\/em><\/a> on the feature:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This lets you record in all directions and then choose the composition and angle you want for your shot during post-production, thus granting you more creative freedom when creating fixed-perspective video and high-quality still images.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"pilot-program\">Pilot Program<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GoPro-2.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-89542 size-full\" title=\"NAB 2017: GoPro Announces VR Camera with 5.2K Resolution \u2014 Pilot Program\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GoPro-2.jpg\" alt=\"NAB 2017: GoPro Announces VR Camera with 5.2K Resolution \u2014 Pilot Program\" width=\"755\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GoPro-2.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GoPro-2.jpg?resize=300,165 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GoPro-2.jpg?resize=277,152 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GoPro-2.jpg?resize=359,197 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GoPro-2.jpg?resize=543,298 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GoPro-2.jpg?resize=560,308 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GoPro-2.jpg?resize=150,82 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To coincide\u00a0with the new camera&#8217;s <strong>limited commercial release toward the end of 2017<\/strong>, GoPro will be working with some lucky select &#8220;<strong>pilot partners<\/strong>&#8221; \u2014 which includes <strong>brands, agencies, and general content professionals<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 to give feedback and produce content with the Fusion. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/gopro.com\/fusion\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">apply for the program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No word on <strong>pricing or exact launch date<\/strong> yet, but you can follow the news at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gopro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">GoPro&#8217;s site here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Are you excited for GoPro&#8217;s newest VR offering?<\/strong> Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GoPro&#8217;s new Fusion spherical camera records VR video at an impressive 5.2K resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":89559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4519,3843,5340,583],"tags":[536,601,5031,472],"class_list":["post-class-post-89540","post-class-post","post-class-type-post","post-class-status-publish","post-class-format-standard","post-class-has-post-thumbnail","post-class-hentry","post-class-category-cinematography-2","post-class-category-filmmaking-2","post-class-category-video-gear","post-class-category-video-production-2","post-class-tag-filmmaking","post-class-tag-gopro","post-class-tag-video-gear-2","post-class-tag-video-production"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - 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