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Panorama vs 360° Photo: What's the Difference?
Not every wide image is a 360° photo, and not every 360° photo is a sphere. Here is how the formats differ and how to choose between them.
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Practical guides to panoramic and 360° photography with your phone, from capture technique to stitching, real estate and hotels.
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How to Take a 360° Panorama Photo with Your Phone
Choose a capture mode, turn on the spot, overlap each photo by about a third and let the app stitch them. Here is the full workflow and how to avoid the usual problems.
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TechniquesHow to Take Better Panoramic Photos: 12 Practical Tips
Twelve specific habits that make panoramas sharper, better aligned and easier to stitch, from how you stand to how you export.
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BusinessHow to Take 360° Photos for Real Estate Listings
From staging a room to handling windows and mirrors, here is how to capture honest, usable 360° photos for property listings with a phone.
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BusinessHow to Create a Virtual Tour Without Buying a 360° Camera
You can build a basic virtual tour from phone panoramas. Here is the equipment, the workflow, the difference between panoramas and tours, and where the limits are.
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FundamentalsWhat Is a Spherical Panorama? A Beginner's Guide
A spherical panorama records everything around you, including up and down. Learn how it is stored, captured and viewed, and why it is harder than a flat panorama.
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TechnologyHow Photo Stitching Works: From Multiple Images to One Panorama
Stitching finds the same details in overlapping photos, works out how the camera moved and blends the result. Here is each step and where it goes wrong.
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