Can a broken lens on a Giroptic 360cam be identified and replaced?
Asked 7/17/2022
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I broke one lens on a Giroptic 360cam, and the camera is discontinued. The manufacturer is gone, so official spare parts are not available.
The only specs I’ve found are that it uses three 185° f/1.8 lenses. Is that enough information to source a replacement lens from an optics supplier or repair shop? If not, what additional specifications would be needed, and is replacing the lens realistically possible on a 360 camera like this?
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Alex
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As a mininum you would also need the focal length, or the sensor size behind the lens.
However, tech specs such as this are likely not accurate enough. These lenses introduce quite acute distortions that have to be taken in account when stitching the images from the three lenses, and their characteristics are likely hardwired in the camera firmware, so you would have to find a lens with the very same distortions. Given what you know, not too likely. You best bet is to find a second hand broken camera as a source of spare parts.
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Probably not from those specs alone. For a replacement, you would at least need more information such as the focal length or the sensor size the lens was designed for.
On a 360 camera, matching the lens is especially critical because the stitching depends not just on angle of view and aperture, but also on the lens’s distortion characteristics. Those distortion properties are likely accounted for in the camera’s firmware, so even a lens with similar basic specs may not work properly.
A practical option is to use one of the remaining intact lenses as a reference. An optician or optical repair specialist may be able to measure it and determine fuller specifications. That could help you search for an identical part or possibly a clone, though a custom-made replacement would likely cost more than the camera is worth.
In most cases, the best chance of success is finding a second used or broken Giroptic 360cam to use for parts.
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