Set up and connect 360 cameras

Currently, there are four 360 cameras that work with the Street View app. To set up and connect a 360 camera, choose a camera below.

Turn the camera on by pressing and holding the power button on the side.
Make sure the camera is fully charged. The power button will flash blue when the battery level is low.
Turn on Wi-Fi. You should see a blue Wi-Fi icon on the front of the camera. If you don’t see the icon, press the Wi-Fi button on the side.
Choose photo mode. You should see a blue photo camera icon on the front of the camera. If you see a video camera icon instead, switch to photo mode using the button on the side of the camera.
Make sure your phone is fully charged.
On your phone, open the Settings app.
Connect your phone to the 360 camera's wifi network (which will end in ".OSC"). The default password is the set of 8 numbers after "XS" on the bottom of the camera.
Open the Google Street View app .
When the phone is connected to the camera, you’ll see a blue linked camera .

Tip: Watch a video about setting up and connecting a Ricoh Theta S.

Make sure a micro SD card is inserted. The card slot is located behind the door.
Turn the camera on by pressing and holding the power button on the side.
Make sure the camera is fully charged. On the camera screen, you can see the battery level.
Press and hold the Menu button until you see "Gear 360 Manager".
Press the Menu button twice until until you see "Google Street View".
Press the button on the top of the camera to select this mode and turn on Wi-Fi.
Make sure your phone is fully charged.
On your phone, open the Settings app.
Connect your phone to the 360 camera's wifi network (which will end in ".OSC"). The default password is the set of 8 numbers shown on the second line of the camera display.
Open the Google Street View app .
When the phone is connected to the camera, you’ll see a blue linked camera .

Tip: Watch a video about setting up and connecting a Samsung Gear 360.

Make sure a micro SD card is inserted. The card slot is located on the right side behind the foam door.
Turn the camera on by moving the power switch from left to right.
Make sure your camera and phone are fully charged.
On your phone, open the Settings app.
Connect your phone to the 360 camera's wifi network (which will end in ".OSC"). The default password is "iris-360".
Open the Google Street View app .
When the phone is connected to the camera, you’ll see a blue linked camera .

Tips:

Watch a video about setting up and connecting a NCTech iris360.
The NCTech iris360 turns purple when your photo is being created. It’s ok to move the camera while it’s purple.

Turn the camera on by pressing the power button on the side.
Make sure the camera is fully charged. Under the power button, you’ll see a red light flash when the battery level is low.
Turn on Wi-Fi. Double click the power button and the button on the front at the same time. When Wi-Fi is connected, a blue light will flash.
Make sure your phone is fully charged.
On your phone, open the Settings app.
Connect your phone to the 360 camera's wifi network (which will end in ".OSC"). The default password consists of "00" followed by the last 6 characters of the wifi network. For example, for wifi network LGR105_02CNDF the password is "0002CNDF".
Open the Google Street View app .
When the phone is connected to the camera, you’ll see a blue linked camera .

Tip: Watch a video about setting up and connecting a LG 360 CAM.

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