Review of the QooCam EGO

The QooCam EGO is a consumer-focused 3D camera from Kandao, designed for capturing spatial photos and videos.

Specifications

Feature | Value
Sensor | Dual 1/2" CMOS sensors
Resolution (Photo) | 12MP per eye (8000 × 3000 combined)
Resolution (Video) | 1920x1080 per eye @ 60fps
Baseline | ~65mm (approximate human interpupillary distance)
Lens | f/1.8, 66° horizontal FOV
Storage | microSD (up to 256GB)
Battery | 1340mAh, ~48min
Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi
Dimensions | 94 × 53 × 22mm
Weight | 160g

Included Accessories

Detachable viewer for instant playback

Protective pouch

USB-C cable

Output Formats

Side-by-side (SBS) JPEG or DNG for photos

Side-by-side MP4 for video

Can export to MV-HEVC for Apple Vision Pro compatibility via Kandao’s software

My Experience

Spec-wise this camera is decent, but the implementation is a little rough.

First off, the battery runtime is a little short, I thought that wasn’t a big deal, I was able to order an extra battery and have that on hand for longer photo walks. In practice, however, the little tab to grab to be able to pull the battery out is really difficult to get ahold of, not great in the field, especially if it is cold.

Since the battery is small, maybe you can just turn it off to save battery? Well, you can, but every time you turn it on, it takes a while to come back on, so long that you’ll probably miss your shot. The power button also takes a decent amount of force and time to press, so just hitting the button isn’t easy.

That leads me to the most annoying thing with the camera, most of the time when I power it on, it does not recognize the SD card. At first I would power it off and back on, and that would usually fix it, but I found that just opening the door, popping the card out and back in was a much quicker fix, just be careful not to pop it out too far and lose it.

It’s not all bad, the pictures it takes are decent, they look good, not great. The baseline is perfect, I just wish they made a better camera as a camera.

When I first got the camera, their software for exporting video to MV-HEVC was not compatible, but they have since fixed it and it works well now.

Pros

Decent quality

Baseline matches human eye pupillary distance

Swappable batteries

Included viewer

Cons

Short battery life

SD card issues

Slow to power on

Buttons are difficult to use

No flash/poor low-light

Verdict

It’s a decent entry into the 3D market, and considering the options, right now, it might be the only viable option on the market right now. Given the cons, however, I’m not sure I could recommend it to anyone.