Hey what's up everybody.
I am in Beijing International airport.
Right now, I just landed. was a 12 hours flight and I am going to the Kandao Camera launch
event so I can give you the specs to be the first one give you the specs of the latest
Kandao camera.
Yeah that is what I do for my followers.
B/c I was just in Adobe MAX in Los Angeles.
And then I did not sleep, took a redeye and now I am in Beijing China.
Freezing here.
So, We are gonna check out if this new Kandao camera worth your money to invest should you
wait for it or should you get the GoPro MAX or should you wait for the Insta360 new camera
we will find all that out in this video.
So now I need to find a taxi or Uber and try to get to my hotel so I can take a hot shower
so I don't stink so I can show up in the Kandao launch event with other influencer - Mic Ty.
So go check out the camera together.
Let's go!
The Kandao Qoocam 8K can capture 8K 10 bit 4:2:0 color subsample H.265 video in 30fps
and 4K in 120fps slow motion.
The raw camera output support H.264 and H.265 - both in bitrate 200Mbps.
A lot bigger than GoPro MAX, which is around 70Mpbs.
The Lenses are 200 degrees with an aperture of 2.0
The sensors are 1/1.7 inches 20 Megapixels sensors - bigger than most of the consumer
360 cameras.
The effective sensor area is 246% larger than Insta360 ONE X or GoPro MAX.
It is still smaller than ricoh theta z1, which is 1-inch sensor and Insta360 Titan - which
is MFT.
Let's talk about photo quality.
It supports DNG RAW.
The sensor output is 12-bit color depth 7680*3840 - 30 Megapixels 360 photos.
Here is a quick comparison.
With Kandao patterned DNG8 RAW+ technology built inside the Qoocam 8K - it can EVEN give
you 16-bit DNG file inside the camera without any desktop processing involved.
Combined with the larger sensors, it is the first-ever consumer 360 camera that achieves
APS-C Image Quality.
Basically same image quality as a DSLR camera.
If you not familiar with Kandao DNG 8 technology - think it as a supercharge HDR mode without
ghosting.
Like the Google HDR+ on their new Pixel phone but even better.
Check my other video here for more information - it is great for virtual tour capture.
The camera is slightly bigger and thicker than the Richo Theta Z1 - almost twice as
big as the GoPro MAX.
The weight of the camera 243G.
I think this is a disadvantage as a consumer camera - its a bit harder for action sports.
The camera is full metal cassie with a plastic case.
Same idea from the professional line Kandao Obsidian camera, it dissipates heat with its
metal body to keep the camera internally cool - so less overheat issues.
The outer plastic case has hot shoot for mic or small LED light for Vlogger, different
mounting options for selfies sticks, and it is splash-proof.
It will be available to several colors so you can even choose the color you want - a
consumer feature to personalized your camera.
Even tho with consumer pricing, Kandao really design the camera with prosumer and professional
in mind.
The lens cover is removable - so if you scatch it, you can replace it easily.
It is not cheap plastic like GoPro MAX - it feels like high quality glasses to keep the
image quality high with special coding - even in light rain.
Waterdrop will fall right off the lens.
They will also provide ND filter and polarized filter - so with ND filter, you can really
control your shutter speed in bright sunlight.
It is not waterproof like GoPro MAX, but it has underwater housing just like the ONE X.
Qoocam 8K takes a different approach to Audio compared to GoPro MAX.
Instead of a super nice ambisonic audio mic built inside the camera, it provides a 3.5mm
Mic Port for External Mic.
So you can just attach your wireless mic like the Sennheiser to get even better audio.
Touch screen is introduced in Qoocam 8K - just like GoPro MAX.
It is 2.4 inches - the largest of any 360 cameras.
You can have live Preview, Playback and Adjust parameters in real-time - but unlike GoPro
MAX - you can pan and zoom the preview with your figure to see truly 360 - which is a
huge huge improvement compare to GoPro MAX.
The whole idea is Shoot as you like without the phone.
Especially for Vlogging.
It also has this Q button right here for customized setting for fast shooting mode.
It comes with internal 64G EMMC storage.
So it can have very fast processing and write speed to capture 8K 360 video in 10 bit 420
in H.265.
It support micro SD cards but it require V30 class to record 10 bit video - which is the
fastest micro SD in the market.
Anything below that write speed - which is 200Mbps, it will only support 8 bit recording.
So yes, you need to speed some money on fast SD cards.
But that is also why Qoocam 8K provide internal storage for consumer that just don't want
to spend extra money.
Support USB PD Charging and Charging while Shooting - here is a test we did on the spot.
As you can see the number - it is very fast charging.
It average 9mAh per second - compared to Insta360 ONE X which is 2 - 3 mAh per second.
The internal battery last 45 minutes for continue recording.
You don't need to buy battery for it - just charge it with any power bank - it can be
It has 6-axis gyroscope plus IMU sensor Image based stabilization - so it is as good as
Insta360 ONE X or GoPro MAX.
It has USB-C Wired Transfer as well as Wi-Fi transfer.
For those of you like overcapture, you can output, from your phone, 4K 2D video overcapture
result - so it will look way better than GoPro MAX overcapture.
At least on paper.
When in export stage duing mobile workflow, it will ask you to connect to the camera and
let the camera internal GPU do decoding to get full 8K output.
In the desktop workflow, now the camera will support AMD GPU as well.
So it means it will have Mac and PC software that support Nvidia and AMD GPU with full
desktop overcapture ability.
Kandao now official get ProRes license - so the export will suppose ProRes.
You get stitched 10-bit ProRes Equa 360 video ready for overcapture or 360 video inside
Premiere.
AI slowmotion is back in Qoocam 8K to get you 960fps in 4K slowmotion.
This will be availble in both PC and MAC desktop app after the launch.
Check my old qoocam review to understand AI slowmotion - which is another tech you don't
see it anywhere else.
So this is just Kandao Qoocam 8K.
There will be a Pro version called Qoocam 8K Pro with extra feature for prosumer and
professional 360 videographer.
The Pro version includes Built-in GPS with Google Street View Ready.
Extra Ethernet Port for 5G ready 360 Livestream.
It can do In-camera stitched 8K VR Live Streaming - officially become the world Smallest, lightest
and probably the easist 8K VR live streaming solution.
But the Pro version is more expensive and you probably need to buy extra Livestream
license judging from their Obsidian module.
The official price of Qoocam 8K is $589 in US.
But in everywhere else in the world, it is cheaper.
Because of the stupid trade war between US and China.
So if you can buy the camera out of US, it will be a lot cheaper and get it alot faster.
Again, apologize for the poor quality of this video.
I really want to get this info to you asap so you have a reliable source of info - not
some leaked videos.
You see Mic Ty in my video.
I will highly recommend to check out his video as well to hear his perspective.
We are actually in the room during the launch and get to interviewed Kandao CEO Dan.
So our sources are the most reliable that comes from official Kandao.
I will have the camera soon in Dec so I can do official comparison with GoPro MAX and
Insta360 ONE X or the new Insta360 ONE X 2 camera - also coming.
So don't forget to subscribe and I will see you in the next video :)