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GoPro will start selling its six-camera VR rig on August 17th

• http://www.theverge.com, By Sean O'Kane

GoPro has announced that it will open up sales of its six-camera "Omni" virtual reality rig when the company starts shipping preorder units on August 17th. The $5,000 setup includes six Hero 4 Black cameras, the cube-shaped metal housing, and all the hardware and software that is necessary to film and stitch the 360-degree footage that Omni captures.

We actually got a demo of the final production version of Omni a few weeks ago in The Verge's New York office and the whole package left us really impressed, especially considering the price. At $5,000, it sounds like a lot for consumers, but it's extremely reasonable for crews or productions who want to shoot high-quality immersive video on a relatively restrained budget. And it gets even more attractive when you consider that, if you already own a bunch of Hero 4 Blacks, GoPro also sells a prorated version of the package without the cameras for $1,500, though it comes with less equipment and no software license.


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