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this is the future of action cams or maybe not but at the very least it's a new direction for the category I'm Josh Goldman with CNET and this is the VSN mobile V 360 one of the first 360 degree video and still cameras for consumers that you can actually buy it uses a single camera to capture 60 480 by 1080 resolution video and up to 24 frames per second and grabs 8 megapixel panoramic photos with a single shot you can do that with this little included remote or you can use an iOS or Android device to start and stop recording change shooting modes and settings get a live preview and review your photos and videos since it's a single camera there are no visible seams and there's no need for stitching that you might have with models that use multiple cameras the video and photos can be viewed with the app or with a desktop player and you can upload them to YouTube and there's Google cardboard support unfortunately the quality is just ok with a lot of visible artifacts which might be disappointing given its 450 dollar price tag plus the vertical viewing angle is just 60 degrees so doing something like mounting our handlebars might cut off heads the size and shape make it awkward for a helmet mounting too and you'll likely get some stares and questions regardless of how you mount it also while it's shock vibration dust and waterproof there's nothing to prevent it from getting scratched you can read the full review on cnet.com but like a lot of first gen products it has some quirks so it's not perfect and you'll have to look past its faults to see the big picture I'm Josh Coleman and that's a look at the VSN mobile V 360 360 degree camera you