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Hey everyone, it’s Hugh from CreatorUp here with another review, this time of a new 3D 360 professional VR camera — the Tech-E Phiimax 3D. This is a great camera with some great features, like having a standard SSD drive for storage, saving time for onsite DIT and minimizing the risk of SD card failure. This camera is built with professional VR filmmakers in mind — so let’s get into the in-depth review!
A little while ago, Tech-E sent me a beta unit of the Phiimax 3D for testing. I used it a bit in Kauai, and wanted to review my experience — this is not sponsored content, and the unit is for testing only. I have been using a beta unit, so the final production unit should be even better.
CAMERA DESIGN
If you have not heard of Tech-E (short for technology for everyone), here is another review of their 720 Pro 360 camera. Like the other Tech-E cameras, the Phiimax 3D has an impressive build quality, and doesn’t feel cheap. And like the Insta360 Pro 2, it also uses 2 antennae to boost the wifi signal so you can use the cellphone app to control the camera. The farsight is not as far as with the Insta360, but the antenna is bigger and higher quality. The camera is easy to carry around with a ‘lunchbox’ design, the handle on top of…
