Why you need to ditch what you learned with cameras to shoot 360 video

As cameras that shoot 360-degree photos and videos become affordable, curious users will face a new challenge: Figuring out how to take meaningful and compelling shots in what's effectively a new medium.

With 360, it's tough to stay out of the shot, as there's no hiding behind the lens. And old video habits - like following subjects as they move - will die hard. Whoever holds the camera no longer controls the field of vision. With 360, viewers do that in virtual-reality headsets, phones or computers.

Some phone apps can create 360-degree photos by stitching together images, similar to a panoramic shot, but a 360-degree camera is required for video. Ricoh's 360-degree Theta S camera sells for $350 and LG's 360 Cam costs $200. Samsung is also coming out with one this year.