Poor camera placement causes more processing failures than any other factor. 

Camera Height

Choose a height which captures enough of the scene to generate a 3D scan and provides an intuitive perspective for the virtual tour. 

• Indoors: slightly above the head.
• Outdoors: more elevated to capture more of the scene

Around Objects

Maintain a stand-off of 1 meter (3 feet) from objects.  

• It is OK to reach forward with the camera to capture the sides and top of objects.  

Mounting Options

• Selfie sticks made for 360 cameras will automatically hide the are great and come in longer formats. They are inexpensive and lightweight. If you are capturing frequently, longer format carbon-fiber collapsible selfie sticks might seem expensive at first but pay for themselves in convenience and efficiency in capturing a wide range of sites.
• Hard-hat mounts are typically worn on construction helmet and elevate the camera for hands-free capture. Some users of hard-hat mounts report sore necks especially if they are trying to minimize rocking the camera back-and-forth with each step during the capture.  

Recommended Mounts: coming soon

Careful of your Head & Face

It can be easy to lose-track of head positioning during a site visit and a person's head or face can unwittingly make its way to the front of the camera.  Periodically check the