Jaunt One VR Camera Will Be Rentable Through Radiant Images

Jaunt said today that its Jaunt One 24G VR camera will be available for rent exclusively through Los Angeles rental house Radiant Images.

One of the few off-the-shelf VR acquisition systems to emerge in the fast-growing market, the Jaunt One 24G incorporates 24 camera modules with 1/1.2-inch global-shutter sensors rated at 10 stops of dynamic range. The individual lenses have a 130-degree field of view and a fixed aperture of f/2.0, Jaunt said. The camera captures at up to 120 fps with an output resolution of 8Kx4K per eye.

Jaunt's VR solution also incorporates proprietary cloud-based tools to stitch and render stereo VR experiences, which can be published via the Jaunt VR app.

"Jaunt One is a production-tested camera that we are thrilled to be opening to the public through this rental program with Radiant Images," said Jaunt VP of Hardware Engineering Koji Gardiner in a prepared statement. "Radiant is the perfect partner to enable broader access to our technology, and their expertise in the VR space makes them a great resource for filmmakers eager to explore VR as a new storytelling medium."

The tie-up between Radiant and Jaunt was described as a "pilot program." There was no word on how long Radiant Images has the Jaunt One as an exclusive.

Radiant Images is hosting a demo day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, with representatives from Jaunt, Nokia (representing the Nokia OZO VR camera system), and Dysonics Audio (which makes the 360-degree RondoMic). Registration for the event is limited to 100 RSVPs.

Jaunt, headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, was founded in 2013. In-house production operation Jaunt Studios was launched last spring. The company's investors include The Walt Disney Company, China Media Capital, Google Ventures, The Madison Square Garden Company and Sky.