Content captured through the OZO VR camera can be published directly on VR viewing hardware such as head mounted displays (HMDs).
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What marks Ozo as a significant step in the future of VR, aside from its unique spherical appearance, is how Nokia is marketing the camera specifically towards Hollywood and the film industry. “Software built for OZO enables real-time 3D viewing, with an innovative playback solution that removes the need to pre-assemble a panoramic image – a time-consuming process with solutions now in the marketplace”.
It clips on to most standard tripods and is able to record and play back its video capture in a number of standard formats, meaning you’ll be able to upload content straight to services such as YouTube. Haidamus hopes that the first Nokia virtual reality camera will enhance the way people connect to stories and communicate, and will bring a breath of fresh air to entertainment and world event.
Last week we were discussing a rumor according to which Nokia was believed to unveil its first Virtual Reality project, said to be a VR headset at the time. He said: “Nokia has a great deal of experience developing not only camera technology, but also the portability of camera technology”.
Nokia unveiled OZO at an event in Los Angeles where representatives of major studios and production houses were invited. The Finnish company made an announcement in a press statement saying that the VR camera’s final testing and improvement will be a combined effort of the company and the industry professionals it’s partnered with.
Nokia’s Ozo is scheduled for a formal launch later this year, which is also when the final price for the camera will be announced. The content that OZO creates can then be used with playback devices such as VR headsets.
Nokia is making a comeback as a tech firm, after a string of unsuccessful sales in the mobile market. Although their camera is basically limited to professionals, the rest of us will still get to enjoy the kinds of worlds people capture and simulate using Ozo.
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The Ozo can be connected to a regular tripod and outputs video ready to be worked on in editing software, or uploaded as a 3D file straight to YouTube. Further, it can work with third-party tools.
