Nikon - KeyMission 360 Degree Waterproof Action Camera - Black

Poor out of box experience. Original Pre-Order was canceled by Best Buy without notice. Charged for Accessory pack which was supposed to be free with pre-order. Camera setup with WiFi needs a lot of work, understandable with version 1.0 of app. Took to Cozumel Scuba diving 10/28 - 11/7. Waterproof case did work and camera has only two buttons so easy to work underwater, that was only plus. The video 2.7K is not High quality (see attached Image) and is only 24fps. I was disappointed in the optics and the Black Lens line you get on 360 Underwater videography. The noticeable lens distortion along with the black edge is unforgivable in a 360 product. The Nikon Application for both the Apple and Android need significant improvements. Like upload to Facebook, YouTube, ability to edit clips and share to Instagram, among others. This is not even a consumer worthy product it should be kept in a Beta with better people providing feedback. I was so disappointed with this product that I had to return it to the store. This product is not ready to be release and should be put on production hold so Nikon can hopefully keep their reputation of a leader in photography. Sorry, but I felt I had to post to help others from making a mistake in purchasing this KeyMission 360 camera.

Camera video quality is 5 star hands down compared to Samsung 360 camera and the Thea Rioch camera. Only reason why I gave it a 3 star is because the wifi/Bluetooth is horrible. Takes for ever to pair took hours and I background in electronics. Once it's sync it's easy to connect but then the app is garbage it crash and freezes up and you will not have enough battery to send a video wifi/Bluetooth to your phone. The battery on the camera goes dead before you get video and it will be fully charged.

Received from Best Buy on release day. Had trouble pairing to iPhone 7+ and tried on an iPhone 7 and iPhone SE, no luck after numerous attempts. Tried pairing on iPad mini and paired right away with no issues. Determined that iPad was on iOS 10.01, but the phones that did not work were either on iOS 10.02 or 10.03. Installed iOS 10.1 which was released the same day, and it instantly paired on all phones with iOS 10.1. Recommend trying 10.1 if you are having issues. Once paired, the camera was very easy to use. Turn it on and start recording. Videos look pretty good for 360, especially when viewed as intended on a cell phone in VR mode. It is not nearly as sharp as a GoPro flat video so in some ways video quality was a little disappointing. However, this will do what none of my other cameras will do, so I'm willing to give up a bit in quality. The app works fine for triggering the camera, but downloading to a cell phone is hit or miss. Found it faster to download to a computer via the cable and then transfer to the phone (I used AirDrop). Download the computer application from Nikon. It works well, though is fairly simple.

Good build quality. The lenses are wide and capture nearly everything. The stitch quality is poor and easy to see the stitch line. It also has poor video quality at night. Best shots are during a clear sunny day, but exposure difference between the two lenses will create an obvious color and lighting difference between the two hemispheres. Save your money for a better VR camera such as the GoPro Fusion.

This camera is very easy to use. It produces very good videos and at times the stitch line is very hard to see. Not surprising, if things are close to the camera the stitch line becomes more obvious. One note is that it produces very large files. Get the largest memory card that you can afford.