How To Capture 360-Degree Photo Spheres With An iPhone
An iPhone can capture Photo Spheres even though this image type is generally thought of as an Android feature. These immersive, 360-degree images virtually transport the viewer to any location in the world in an augmented reality window provided by an iPhone, iPad, or Android device. While this feature is built into many smartphones, a free app is needed to create and view Photo Spheres when using an iPhone.
Apple and Google are both accelerating the pace of their AR development, making it seem as if virtual objects can be placed in the real world. This is often used for fun but there are very practical applications as well. The relative size and appearance of an item can be judged in AR before being purchased or carried into a room. Information overlays can reveal useful details about points of interest, identify products, and show ingredient lists. AR directions have been around for a few years and might soon be coming to the windshields of cars. Photo Spheres that react to the movement of a smartphone when viewed provide a bit of entertainment, while also being quite informative and useful to preview a location.
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Google's Street View app allows an iPhone to capture immersive 360-degree images at any location in the world with no other hardware needed. The process is simple but it takes a bit of patience since it requires 50 photos to be taken by methodically moving from AR dot to AR dot, spinning in place, and tilting the iPhone up and down. At each point, the user must pause until a cue is given that it's okay to move to the next dot. It takes at least two to three minutes to complete a full Photo Sphere. Although it is possible to stop sooner by tapping the
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