How To Capture 360-Degree Photos With A Pixel That Can Be Viewed In VR
Any Pixel phone can capture 360-degree photos that Google calls Photo Spheres. There is a way to appreciate this on a smartphone, tablet, or computer, but a richer experience is possible when seeing the scene wrap around the view in virtual reality, such as with a Quest headset. It's almost like being transported to that place and time again. While capturing a Photo Sphere with a smartphone isn't quite as convenient as using a dedicated 360-degree camera, the Pixel is more likely to be available at any given moment.
Google introduced its 360-degree Photo Sphere technology in 2012 but it was far ahead of its time. In those early days of smartphones, it took an incredible amount of dedication and patience to capture enough photos for a usable Photo Sphere while waiting and hoping the phone wouldn't crash under the burden of the task. Over the years, processor technology has improved dramatically with greater than ten times the performance boost. The latest Pixel 6 series smartphones handle the complex process of stitching multiple 12-megapixel photos together into a 40-megapixel Photo Sphere relatively quickly and reliably.
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The amazing thing about Google's Photo Sphere images is that they can be displayed on the phone in a VR-like view that matches the image movement to a smartphone's accelerometer. Rotating and tilting in place while looking at the phone changes the view as if standing where the photo was taken. It's even possible to view 360-degree images with a VR headset, such as Oculus Quest. To capture a Photo Sphere with a Pixel phone, the Modes tab should be selected in the Camera app to see additional options. Tapping Photo Sphere and then the
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