The Forevercam case for the Gopro Fusion is tough but can it survive being run over
by a minivan? Hi my name is Mic and you're watching 360 Rumors the most
trusted resource for in-depth 360 camera reviews and
innovative techniques. Back to our experiment. The GoPro Fusion -- it's probably the best
consumer 360 camera right now. But it's not perfect and one of the big issues
with the Fusion is that it's not rugged. Despite being a GoPro, the lens is
unprotected. It's completely vulnerable to getting scratched.
I even scratched my first Fusion when I was doing my Fusion review. And yes they
have a protection plan but it costs $60 a year plus $130 for a deductible if you
have to replace it. And on top of that, they don't promise when you're gonna get
the replacement. It can take several weeks with no ETA. But now there's a
possible solution: it's the ForeverCam. It's an external
housing for the Fusion made by a third party that has a replaceable lens cover.
Not only that but it also has a built-in
standard 1/4-20 tripod hole.
We're gonna find out how well the fusion works and how good the photos and
videos look with the ForeverCam case on. And we're gonna see just how tough this case is by
running it over with a minivan! (mad scientist laughter)
Alright... feels nice and it's not cheap aluminum ... it's the real thing.
And the lens cover .. I'm not sure if it might be plastic. I'm not sure if it's
plastic or glass (actually, it's plastic). To remove this, there are three screws. We'll have to
remove this so here's how: lift up these flaps -- they slide off.
Oh it fits perfectly. It's not super snug but, you know, fits like a glove.
Alright. I can already see that there will be glare. It's definitely
significantly heavier than without the case.
Oh so sweet! I love how I don't have to use a GoPro mount for this. I really hope
this works.
"Gopro take a photo!" Alright let's check out the shots. Here's the video
with the forevercam case.
Man, I really wanted it to work. On second thought I think glare could be a
more important limitation. Lots of glare.
But you know let's render it anyway.
Wow that looks way better. I mean it's not perfect but
definitely usable. I mean yeah there's take some waviness there but the
stitching itself looks okay.
Let's see on the other sidee
You can see that power lines are not in line with each other
Yeah so definitely not as good as just like a bare Fusion but to me
it looks usable.
and (without lens cover) it actually looks pretty good on this side. The other side yeah
there's like a little bit of vignetting and there's like some stitching
issues in the power lines. The other side looks pretty clean. So that's
another alternative: you could keep the case on and then only use the lens
cover when the situation warrants it. But if it's like a pretty safe situation
you can remove or unscrew the lens covers and use it just with the
case. Without the lens covers it's close enough I think to
a bare Fusion although I noticed the sound isn't as good. It sounds
muffled and I'm not surprised because we saw the holes on top weren't really lined
up with the microphones on the Fusion. So now that we've taken a look at the
photos and videos what do I think? Well you know I wish there were less issues
with it but overall I would probably keep it. Yeah I'm gonna keep it because
there are just some situations where you know you want to shoot something with the
Fusion but there's a very high risk of it getting damaged and in that kind of
situation I'd rather put up with those issues, like you know waviness in the stitching
at certain distances. I'd rather put up with that than lose the Fusion. So yeah
overall I think it's a keeper and I would recommend it
as long as you know the limitations. I think we're done. Just kidding.
I know why you clicked that thumbnail! it's time for the crush test! So forevercam,
do you think you're tough huh? You think you're tough?? How tough are you?
Are you tough enough for a minivan?
That's cement, not soil. This is a real test. I have no idea if it's gonna survive. We'll find
out.
it's still alive! it's alive! It's alive!
Well one thing I haven't tested is overheating. I'll update my findings on
my forevercam review page - see the link in the description. You'll also see the
actual sample photos and videos. Now my next video is going to be an epic
360 camera review. I was actually gonna finish it last weekend but instead
I got sidetracked to do a 360 camera comparison. Which camera am I
reviewing? Let's keep that a surprise. But don't
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