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Capturing

This Section covers the best practices for taking a capture including how/where to hold the camera, walking the site, lighting, and coverage such as tight spaces and open areas.

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1. Best practices when capturing

2. Hold the camera above your head and walk slowly

Walking slowly allows for more detailed images, improving capture quality and a denser point cloud.

3. Keep the selfie-stick close to the body when walking

Capture unique angles and perspectives by adjusting the length of the selfie stick and placing the camera where image are needed.

4. Pause walking for 3-sec in key areas

Stopping for 3 seconds in a spot will mark the location as important and take a details image enhancing the capture quality.

5. Ensure good consistent lighting, no moving lights

Sufficient lighting is essential for accurate scene recognition, but avoid using a flashlight while walking as it can confuse the 3D mapping AI.

6. Keep distance from structure

Keep 360° camera about an arm's length away from surfaces of nearby structures.

7. End where you started

Try to keep the starting and ending points as close together as possible.

8. Limit video recording to 20 min

Only the first 20 minutes of the video footage will undergo 3D mapping. (Possibly, a 20-minute walk could cover an areas the size of a standard soccer field.)

8. 3D perception range: 16.5 ft or 5 m

Creating the dollhouse, the 3D mapping AI detects depth up to 16.5 ft (5 m) from the 360° camera. (To fully 3D map a 70m-wide area, traverse it eight times, considering camera depth sensing overlap.)

8. Challenging areas

The dollhouse may have partial gaps or scattered points in areas where the 3D mapping AI has difficulty perceiving depth.