Ozo: A $60,000 VR camera by Nokia…? Sure, let us get back to you on that one…
Surprise at the price tag aside:
Until now, many camera systems used to produce VR have created 360-degree video by stringing together a number of individual cameras. Now Nokia has created a purpose-built system that captures not only 360 degrees of video, but also sound. The Finnish company—once a global giant dominating the cell phone market, but more recently an afterthought in that business—has built the Ozo, a brand-new high-end, professional-quality camera it hopes will become the standard for shooting VR in the film, sports, news, and music businesses, among others.
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Update
The camera has started shipping for the people who preordered it, and Nokia is extending third party sales to OffHollywood, Radiant Images, and AbelCine. Nokia previously sold its cellphone business to Microsoft for $7 billion, and currently consists of Nokia Networks (broadband infrastructure network) and Nokia Technologies, which is behind the Ozo camera:
“AbelCine, OffHollywood, and Radiant Images are vital to helping Ozo reach the professional VR creation audience, especially in the primary markets they play in,” said Guido Voltolina, head of presence capture at Nokia Technologies. “We have carefully selected these first three partners because of their expertise in the space, their relationships with our core customers and their affinity with our vision for VR.”