Action camera Gopro andEntaniya Fisheye 280When used in combination, it is possible to shoot panoramic videos close to a spherical sphere even though there is a hole in the bottom. Here, I'll show you how to shoot with Entaniya Fisheye 280, convert projections, and upload them to PanoPlaza Movie.

1. Preparation and filming of Entaniya Fisheye 280

Entaniya Fisheye lenses are Japanese fisheye lenses compatible with GoPro, and are sold in 3 types: 220 degrees, 250 degrees, and 280 degrees. There is a way to buy the lens separately and attach it yourself to a GoPro along with a modification kit called RIBCAGE (rib cage) by Back Bone (Backbone Company), and there is a way to buy an instant shooting set that has already undergone these modifications. Shooting after the lens is attached is the same as shooting using a normal GoPro, but for example, with the GoPro Hero4, shooting in 2.7K mode has the highest resolution setting with an aspect ratio of 4:3, so you can obtain panoramic videos with higher image quality.

2. Projective conversion using Entapano Video V280

The video taken with the Entaniya Fisheye lens is a circular circular fisheye video shot with a fisheye lens as shown below. Since it cannot be uploaded to PanoPlaza Movie in this format, it is distributed free of charge on Entaniya's websiteEntapano Video V280Use a circumferential fisheye to eclectal projection conversion. Width and bitrate are set at this time, but when shooting in 2.7K mode, the width is 3000, and if the bitrate is about 1000K-5000K, I think the balance between image quality and file size can be achieved.

3. Upload to PanoPlaza Movie

Panoramic video files converted to eclectangular formatPanoPlaza MovieIf you upload it to, you can watch the captured panoramic video while rotating it. The video from the test shooting was posted below, but I think you can see that the 280-degree lens reduces the number of parts of the bottom that cannot be photographed.

Speaking of panoramic cameras, the Ricoh Theta and Kodak SP360 first come to mind, but GoPro+ Entaniya lenses can also take beautiful pictures like this.