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Shooting in 360: From GoPro rigs to immersive iPhone cameras (Open_Tab)

CNET's Joshua Goldman goes over your options for making 360-degree video, from the high-end to the more affordable, in this excerpt from Open_Tab.

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Watch this: Shooting in 360: GoPro rigs to immersive iPhone cameras (Open_Tab)

I can show you the world...all of it using a 360-degree camera.

CNET's Joshua Goldman relates his experiences reviewing these immersive video-making devices. In particular, he's been looking at the GoPro Omni -- an expensive rig that houses six GoPro cameras for making high-end virtual reality videos -- and the more affordable Insta360 Nano, which clips onto an iPhone for easy recording.

Plus, in this excerpt from Open_Tab, Jeff Bakalar asks whether 360 video could end up going the way of 3D. Tell us what you think about 360 video in the comments below.

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