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Pisofttech is now ready to launch the Pilot Era, a professional 8K 360° VR camera on Indiegogo. With innovative all-in-one solution such as touch screen, operating system and powerful 8K video in-camera stitching, it can bring revolutionary VR content creation experience!
Traditional pro-level 360° VR cameras usually are clunky, big size and operation is also complicated. Besides, creators must have a high performance PC for post-stitching processing to create 8K panoramic videos, which is complex and time-consuming. Now the Pilot Era solved all your problems!
Pilot Era features a high-definition 3.1-inch touch screen, combined with intuitive Android-based operation system, allows you do everything in real-time in the camera such as monitoring, stitching, preview and setting adjustment. The Pilot OS is user-friendly and upgradable, which supports OTA upgrade and more function extensions. Designed with a full function USB-C interface, the Pilot Era adapts to many different peripherals.
The design concept of Pilot Era is focused on improving efficiency. Unlike other traditional pro-level 360 cameras, it does not require any post-processing in computer. It shoots 8K panoramic videos and photos and automatically stitches them just inside the camera.
Pilot Era is carefully designed in both hardware and algorithm to create stunning 8K content. It is equipped with high-performance AI processor for graphics processing, the four large aperture aspherical fisheye lenses and professional Sony sensors can capture every moment accurately. Moreover, real-time stitching and optical flow stitching two modes allow you to shoot high-quality images in all conditions. Plus, HDR, ISO, EV, WB and other settings meet all the needs for professionals.
Being an Google Street View ready camera, the Pilot Era is optimized for Street View photographers. It has built-in ultra-precise GPS, supports draw blue lines with Street View video mode and one-click upload to Google Maps server.
Equipped with both ethernet and 4G cellular (support 5G module upgrade) / dual-band wi-fi connection, Pilot Era is able to stream 4K panoramic content through its built-in server without computer. Plus, recording while pushing live stream is also supported.
Pilot Era has super compact form and weighs only 690g, that can fit perfectly in one hand. Loaded with 512GB UFS high-speed storage, Pilot Era stores over 6.5 hours of 8K videos or 26,000 panoramic photos. With a removable 7,200mAh high capacity battery, Pilot Era can shoot up to 3.5 hours of 8K video, the longest battery life in pro-level 360°VR cameras by far.
Pilot Era is expected to launch on Indiegogo in early May, sign up here to receive 31% super early bird discounts and latest updates! https://pilot.pisofttech.com/ or https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pilot-era-first-true-all-in-one-8k-360-vr-camera/coming_soon
Hardware Specifications
| Sensor | 4*12MP Sony CMOS image sensor |
| Lens | 4*F2.2 aspherical fisheye lens |
| Touch Screen | 3.1 inches 800*480 TFT-LCD multi-touch display |
| Operating System | Android-based Pilot OS |
| Memory & Storage | 4GB LPDDR4 RAM + 512GB UFS ROM |
| Video Resolution | //Real-time stitching 8K 7680*3840@7fps 6K 5760*2880@15fps 4K 3840*1920@30fps 2K 1920*960@30fps //In-camera stitching 8K 7680*3840@24fps 6K 5760*2880@30fps 4K 3840*1920@30fps (H.265 / H.264 video coding) |
| Photo Resolution | Real-time stitching / In-camera stitching 8192*4096 6144*3072 4096*2048 |
| File Format | Video format: MP4 Photo format: JPG |
| Audio | Stereo audio recording |
| Live Streaming | Built-in server / Custom server 4K@30fps 2K@30fps Live streaming protocol RTMP |
| Settings | HDR / ISO / EV / WB / stitch focus |
| Gyroscope | 9-axis high precision gyroscope |
| GPS | Built-in high precision GPS |
| Battery | 7200mAh removable battery Around 3.5 hours working time 5V/3A power adapter |
| Interfaces | 100M / 1000M RJ45 Full function USB-C for file transfer or power charging |
| Wireless | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual-band WiFi 4G cellular network (support SIM card) Bluetooth version 4.1 |
| App | Pilot Go mobile App (IOS and Andriod) |
| Dimensions | Height / Width / Depth 6.26*2.42*2.42 inches (159* 61.4*61.4 mm) |
| Weight | 24.34 ounces (690grams) |
About Pisofttech
Pisofttech was founded in 2012 by the Alumnus of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. As one of the earliest groups invested embedded panoramic algorithms in China, Pisofttech focuses on research and development of image and graphics fusion algorithms and visual products. Besides, Pisofttech is the only panoramic algorithms team provided with the bottom-level technical support by ARM and the only panoramic DSP algorithm provider of CEVA – the world’s largest DSP company.
As the largest panoramic algorithm solution provider in the domestic market, we were invested by international chip industry funds including Wu Yuefeng and ARM investment funds, and by industry funds including China Resources and Tsinghua Lihe.
Find out more about Pisofttech at http://www.pisofttech.com/
For more information, contact Pisofttech team at service@pisofttech.com
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