# gear360-raw: recovering RAW capture and calibration from the Gear 360 SM-R210

> gear360-raw investigates the Samsung Gear 360 SM-R210 camera's capture firmware and calibration data to enable 12-bit Bayer RAW shooting. SD-card mod files trigger sensor dumps, while Python tools convert them to DNG using camera color data and stitch images using the decoded per-unit lens model; command and safety notes document the underlying behavior.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Firmware
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/greg-randall/gear360-raw>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/greg-randall/gear360-raw/blob/ae7daee59a09a1820b08a757817f5f37758f24db/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gear360-raw-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gear360-raw-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gear360-raw-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Samsung Gear 360 2017 SM-R210 hardware and the referenced SD-card mod are required.
- **Prerequisites:** DNG conversion requires the Python packages; exiftool is optional for copying EXIF data. Stitching needs demosaiced image input.
- **Limits:** The 2016 SM-C200 model has not been tested, and long exposure attempts can hang the camera.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license for the code; a separate LICENSE-docs file is present.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/greg-randall/gear360-raw/blob/ae7daee59a09a1820b08a757817f5f37758f24db/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/greg-randall/gear360-raw/blob/ae7daee59a09a1820b08a757817f5f37758f24db/docs/commands.md>

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