Nokia OZO

Nokia OZO
Developer Nokia
Type Virtual reality headset
Release date 30 November 2015 (2015-11-30)
Introductory price US$60,000 / €55,000
Discontinued 10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) (headset)
Operating system Windows and macOS
Weight 4.2 kg (9.3 lb) (inc. battery)
Website Nokia OZO

Nokia OZO is an advanced camera, by Nokia which is able to record stereoscopic (3D) 360-degree video. The device was announced in July 2015 and first released in November 2015.[1][2]

The OZO is made of aluminium alloy and contains eight lenses and microphones which combined record stereoscopic (3D) 360-degree video and audio. Each lens has a 195-degree field of view, shooting at 30 frames per second.[3] With a launch price of US$60,000 or €55,000, it is aimed at professional filmmakers.[4] Disney for instance started to use OZO for filmmaking in April 2016.[5]

As of September 2017, the price of OZO was $25,000/€23,500.[6]

Nokia OZO came with OZO Remote that gives complete wireless control over your camera on-set or in the field. You can control camera settings, and monitor in real-time all eight of OZO’s lenses, or a single lens at a time.[7]

Nokia OZO Creator lets you review and edit recorded footage to prepare files for post-production by seamlessly integrating with the industry standard editing. OZO Creator also enables VR creators with 2D and 3D 360 stitching functionality which includes a fast stitch option for quick review of dailies, and a high quality stitch option for getting ready for a final export.[7]

The audio technology on the OZO, featuring binaural 360° audio capture and headphone + Bluetooth playback, was added to the Nokia 8 smartphone in 2017. In 2018 it also came to Nokia 6 (2018), Nokia 7 plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco.

Nokia announced the end of the OZO headset in October 2017, citing a "slower-than-expected" virtual reality market,[8] but continuing to support and update the software platform.[9] In January 2018, Nokia licensed the OZO Live software to a new start-up called Imeve created by former employees working on OZO to continue development of the software.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Nokia OZO Launch Event". Second Story. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Lexy Savvides. "We took the $45,000 Nokia Ozo camera for a spin (hands-on)". CNET. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Newton, Casey. "Nokia reveals Ozo, a futuristic new camera for filming virtual reality". The Verge. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Matthew (18 March 2016). "Nokia OZO 360-degree camera launches in Europe for €55,000". Wired.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (25 April 2016). "Disney bets on Nokia's Ozo camera for the future of VR". The Verge. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nokia OZO | Buy OZO online from the official Nokia store". store.ozo.nokia.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Nokia OZO web page".
  8. ↑ https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/10/16452114/nokia-killing-off-ozo-virtual-reality-camera-310-jobs-lost
  9. ↑ http://nokiamob.net/2017/11/05/nokia-updated-ozo-player-sdk-to-1-4-0/
  10. ↑ https://ozo.nokia.com/en/blog/nokia-ozo-media-technologies-pivoting-from-vr-to-new-application.html
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