Canon RF-S 7.8mm F4 Dual Lens vs iPhone 16: 3D VR180 Spatial Video Showdown

[@TyKix]

Can you use the R5 with the spatial lens in a crop mode? Or will that not work? I only say this as I heard someone managed to do it with a Red in a cropped mode.

[@hughhou]

So far no. It DOES NOT work. Same as RED V-Raptor X or Komodo or R5C. It capture 2 fisheye and you need to calibrate yourself in DaVinci Resolve or Mistika VR. It’s really hard to calibrate even for me so all the benefits of easy to use is gone. Yes, it will capture the image but the quality also no where compare to 4K fine mode as that’s a 7K over sample and R5 just shooting in the center of your Full frame sensor. (Less pixels essentially)

[@Sai-ll7rv]

hi hugh, any insights on the Canon 8K 360 Camera being released soon? is it still being released? can we expect more news on this at CES 25? :)

[@hughhou]

No news on that front… but now DJI is coming into the game…

[@DavidSmith-wz2vb]

Just watched in Quest 3, great info - thanks man! I'm surprised by the high quality of the new spatial lens with R7. The differences between the three approaches are VERY clear (and some shots are headache-inducing...). Are you planning to produce more videos with the Canon spatial or with the dual fisheye setups? Which is better in your opinion? They seem like different use cases.

[@hughhou]

Yes the headache including shots are me trying to hammer in the points some people are missing or misleaded by marketing... BTW, it looks even better on Vision Pro as Quest 3 has compression - so the details comparison kinda compressed it out. I think this lens is for people trying to get even better details - but does run into display limitation so really Vision Pro can benefit for its extra sharpness. I will try to use it more in my next production. It is just a pain it is a whole new camera instead of using let us use it on R5C or R5II so it is just a lens...

[@barbertekk]

So… what’s the verdict? Is the original canon vr fisheye still good? Which is the best to use? I feel like the video was not clear in regards to the original fisheye vs the newest “spatial” canon lens

[@hughhou]

This is really show then tell. But the verdict is they are different lens. You need them both to create shots sequence you saw in all Apple Immersive content. The original fisheye is the wide shot (VR180) and this one is the close up 3D shot. If that make sense

[@rubenlazaro726]

This lens is very interisting for clouse ups when it's requided. It will be an interesting tool. It's posible to use in Canon R5C APS-C mode at least with iris fixed? It will be epic for shoot with an undeewater housing!

[@hughhou]

Unfortunately no. I tried that already and I can not figure out how to really calibrate it correctly - optically there is something going wrong with R5C or R5 II - I will talk to Canon to see what is going wrong. I hope I can figure out next year hehe. More tutorial is coming and I need that solution as well so I am not bring 2 camera to travel.

[@rubenlazaro726]

@@hughhou I hope Canon will fix it. The Canon R5 series would work in APC- Mode. Happy Chritstmass!

[@ocortess]

Great video! Can you share the exports settings you use to upload to YT to watch on the Quest? I thought it would be straight forward. The video uploads, but I only see two separate circles of video in YT.

[@hughhou]

Wait, do you hsee 2 separate circles of my video on YT? If mine look correctly, I will share the whole workflow in my next 2D video - which will be more a tutorial.

[@ocortess]

@@hughhou yours look good! I can see this is VR because even in the desktop or mobile YT shows the "wheel". Mine doesn't show any of that.

[@silvertube52]

The lens would be good for close ups only. Porn VR often gets too close, they should use this lens for close shots.

[@hughhou]

Lol. I can not comment on that one. It is designed for close up for sure.

[@chrisproudlove1280]

Samsung s23 ultra can it be used for 180 Vr?

[@hughhou]

No I don't think so unfortuntaltey

[@chrisproudlove1280]

@@hughhou bummer!

[@peteostro]

Watched on my AVP, thanks for the download. So is the F4-7 lens 180, or are you just using a mask? Seems odd that the F4-7 video is in a small circle not rectangular like iPhone 16.

[@hughhou]

It is not 180 - it is 60 degree. But it sit correctly in a 180 space without distortion like in iPhone or other traditional 3D camera. So it can be used in 180 video but just force reduce FOV to 60. Like the other new fish lens, it reduce FOV to 140 degree, this literally reduce to 60. So it is in a circle. The iPhone is really just a Spatial Video camera but this lens can be a spatial camera and can be in VR180 format - so more versatile

[@Dvm2003]

How does this compare to the kandao obsidian pro?

[@hughhou]

That I have not tried yet

[@BenjiNotknown]

I have made some spatial samples using pico 4 ultra enterprise, but how do I upload them to quest 3 to view? quest 3 only seems to lock the user into iphone 15 (and up) with meta app to transfer to quest 3. Is there a way to transfer spatial files to quest 3 using usb?

[@hughhou]

Wow, I want to see those sample as well. I don't think pico 4 ultra enterprise is available in US right? I think that is probably the reason. Location blocked? BTW, Pico use a more option codec format of MV-HEVC - so technically is not exactly like Apple - Meta only work with official Apple MV-HEVC. So you need to follow my tutorial to decode them back in 3D SBS and then encode them into official Apple MV-HEVC then you should be able to use Meta Quest to view it.

[@BenjiNotknown]

@@hughhou YEs I see MV-HEVC in the file information after transfering from the pico to my computer, it plays but not as spatial, nor is it spatial effect when i transfer to the quest 3 using usb, it is just 2d video. I will try re-encode, but I do not see a way to transfer the MV-HEVC file to the special quest 3 spatial folder.

[@ARVoiceBattle]

I would like to know too

[@JFreshInEffect]

Great video as usual Hugh and thanks for putting in the work. I walked away from this even more impressed with the iPhone more than anything else, lens disparity aside. Hopefully it will be improved further in the next model. I would like to see Log at some point. Maybe one of the third party apps can do it.

[@hughhou]

Log on an iPhone 16 Pro Max? Unfortunately - no app can do it and Apple is locking that down. So that is another reason I will go with a professional camera instead of an iPhone. But the iPhone is crazy sharp.

[@JFreshInEffect]

@ Apparently it’s not Apple locking it down. Spatial Camera’s developer say they may implement it. Makes sense since most third party apps film in HDR and higher resolutions and frame rates.

[@Eightpspi]

Going to watch on my quest 3 on christmas

[@hughhou]

Nice! Merry Christmas!

[@rippleguys]

Hi Hugh. Love your vids. I rented the R7 with the Dual Fisheye just to try my hand at creating content for Vision Pro. The native 4K looked "meh" even with fine detail turned on. I upscaled it using Topaz to 8K, and it looked way better. Nothing close to the immersive content Apple creates, but it was passable. From my experience, I would definitely NOT buy this lens if creating content for VP - just not enough resolution. I'm hoping to get my hands on the Blackmagic Cinema stereo camera later this year, because now I have a itch that needs to be scratched. I HAVE to see if I can land the same quality I see in Apple's films.

[@hughhou]

Hi thank you for checking it out. Yes for the new autofocus fisheye. This one pack the pixels in the center so it is a lot better. Give it a try on your Vision Pro by downloading the free video and use my app Spatial Film to watch it (in Apple MV-HEVC). You will see at least the center is close to Apple quality. Again nowhere compared to a $30K camera system - but it is a "budget" solution :)

[@rippleguys]

@@hughhou I watched your Paris film. I really liked it. I wish your pretty host was looking directly at the camera instead of off-axis. Also, what did you shoot that with?

[@FFTuk]

Amazingly informative video as always Hugh, but let’s cut to the chase…..how did you get Kimchi to stand so still?! 😂🐕

[@hughhou]

Magic 🪄- He usually stand still when he ready to poop 💩😂

[@FFTuk]

@@hughhou so if he stands still in the kitchen then it’s a problem 🤣👍🏼. Your videos are always well thought out and detailed, I film martial arts mostly in 360 and upload for use in VR headsets. I would love to go with 180 vr of course, but with the canon pocket vr looking like it’s now not coming, any chance we could get a second review of the calf visinse now the firmware update has come? A lot of people felt like they bought a terrible camera based off your review, maybe now an honest review of what it can and can’t do, with comparison footage with canons current vr line up and the insta360 evo? I would love to see that. Have a good Christmas 🎄

[@Venserql]

Waiting for this video to drop.

[@hughhou]

Nice! It is finally here :).

[@Venserql]

@@hughhou Nice

[@jlind00]

PLEASE review the new 3D cam from BlackMagic Design asap! $25k but a review from you Hugh could help bring down the cost with sales volume. 🎉❤

[@hughhou]

It is actually $30K :) When it is available I will for sure review it and make ton of tutorials like the Canon series. It is not available anywhere yet and not even Apple has it.

[@mvp_kryptonite]

Ok so looks like this dual lens is a bit of a miss it for the casual user who wants to dip their toe in. I think the earlier 3.9mm is better for my use case

[@hughhou]

Yes. It balance both 3D and VR180 :)