Ricoh Z1 vs Theta X vs Insta360 X5: Realsee and Matterport21760
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Published by: We Get Around Network | YouTube Can a consumer 360 camera hold up on Realsee and Matterport? A WGAN forum member asked how the Insta360 compares to Ricoh, so I took the Ricoh Theta Z1, the Ricoh Theta X, and the Insta360 X5 to the same empty 1,700 sq ft house and scanned it with each one. Every camera ran straight out of the box with no custom settings and no firmware updates, under similar lighting, so the comparison is as close to apples to apples as I could make it. The first round is on Realsee. I walk through connecting each camera over Wi-Fi (on the Z1, the password is the last eight digits on the bottom of the camera, numbers only), then use the same method on every pass: start at the front door, shoot intersection points and both sides of every doorway, cover square rooms with four corners and a center shot, and grab closets with the door open so they can be hidden later. The Theta Z1 took about 33 minutes for 58 scans, with one manual alignment and a couple of app relaunches. The Theta X finished 59 scans in about 25 minutes with noticeably faster downloads and alignment, though windows looked blown out in the preview. The Insta360 X5 came in at 57 scans with a very HDR-looking preview, and it had no trouble in the bedroom that always gives me alignment issues in this house. Then I rescanned the house in the Matterport app with the same cameras. Matterport needs you to mark windows on site, which is easy to forget, while Realsee does not require trimming anything. A center-of-room pass took about 17 minutes before I went back for the corners, and a few scans needed manual placement. Two field tips that held across every camera: stay close to the camera so the 360 image transfers faster, and watch for mirrors, which threw off alignment in the primary closet. My one wish for both apps is an upload progress bar like Zillow shows in its 3D tour capture. My honest take: these cameras make sense if you work in a smaller market or are not ready to spend more on capture hardware, but the tours fall short next to dedicated systems. For client work I use a Matterport Pro3 for Matterport, a Realsee Galois P4 for Realsee, a Giraffe360 Pro for Giraffe360, and an iGUIDE PLANIX for iGUIDE. Ricoh sent me the Z1 and the X free of charge for feedback and content, with no say in what I publish. Compare the finished tours: Ricoh Theta Z1 on Realsee: https://realsee.ai/N4eeOWLR Ricoh Theta X on Realsee: https://realsee.ai/6yDDWEgP Insta360 X5 on Realsee: https://realsee.ai/ReZZgX4G Ricoh Theta Z1 on Matterport: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=L17qkqn3ztc Ricoh Theta X on Matterport: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=xHx4H8ETSVh Insta360 X5 on Matterport: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=kpCLyAzt8vb Try Realsee ($300 off with promo code WGAN): https://wgan.info/realsee-forum About this test: A hands-on capture comparison of three consumer 360 cameras on two virtual tour platforms, shot by Tom Sparks of Sparks Media Group and We Get Around Network in a single 1,700 sq ft home. Topics covered in this video include: Realsee, Matterport, Ricoh Theta Z1, Ricoh Theta X, Insta360 X5, Realsee Galois P4, Matterport Pro3, Giraffe360, iGUIDE Have you shot 3D tours with a Ricoh Theta or Insta360 X5? Which platform gave you better results? Share your experience in the comments below. |
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| Not sure if you are able to hide the utility closet scan point in the "Realsee" tour as it creates a barrier | ||
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| @lilnitsch which realsee scan? I can hide scan points, I didn't hide any on the tours, just scanned and uploaded, but i can go in and hide scans. | ||
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| This was the one I was looking at ~ Ricoh Theta Z1 on Realsee: https://realsee.ai/N4eeOWLR | ||
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| Theta X & Insta360 X5 door was flat to the wall to no obstruction | ||
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| @lilnitsch hid it. try now | ||
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| @TomSparks It’s navigable now ~ something to be aware of in that platform as well as Matterport. If a door needs to be open to capture a space for 1 reason or another I will typically shoot it with the door at a 45 or so |
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| @lilnitsch Good tip, I sometimes will do the 45 degree, but obviously didn't in this case. I was more focused on getting 6 tours done in the limited time I had. But I agree, 45 degress is best. | ||
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