Alternate High Quality Camera Besides Matterport12646

Originally Posted by kwreece
I am. professional photographer. I am looking for a HIGH QUALIty alternative to the Matterport for the following reasons:

1. The copywriter issue is ridiculous. We as photographers are creating the content and should own it outright. Letting Matterport own the content and use it however the like is not acceptable too many clients.

2. The company seems to be focusing on the lowest common denominator trying to sell services over quality solutions that differentiate their work from the agents and low quality producers using cell phones and inexpensive systems. They make their money obviously on the post production and want as many folks signed up as possible with no concern for the pros who are hurt by this methodology.

My question is - what are the high quality alternatives out there. The direction Matterport is going commoditizing our work and driving down the potential revenue.

Thanks Ken

Originally Posted by jericreson
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Originally Posted by kwreece
I am. professional photographer. I am looking for a HIGH QUALIty alternative to the Matterport for the following reasons:

1. The copywriter issue is ridiculous. We as photographers are creating the content and should own it outright. Letting Matterport own the content and use it however the like is not acceptable too many clients.

2. The company seems to be focusing on the lowest common denominator trying to sell services over quality solutions that differentiate their work from the agents and low quality producers using cell phones and inexpensive systems. They make their money obviously on the post production and want as many folks signed up as possible with no concern for the pros who are hurt by this methodology.

My question is - what are the high quality alternatives out there. The direction Matterport is going commoditizing our work and driving down the potential revenue.

Thanks Ken

This is precisely why I opted for the Xphase. The resolution and quality is off the charts compared to most of the 360 cameras out there. Perhaps try hosting yourself and owning your software through 3DVista, or using a platform such as Cupix, or EyeSpy360.

I'm not a fan of the Matterport product. For the same reasons you state, plus, I find that, while it is the most overall visually pleasing interface (many of the alternatives have a tacky feel to their elements), the process of moving through the properties is, at best, tedious. I, personally, would rather move room to room, in one click, not "jump through hoops" to get there, and then view that room's features in high resolution (as you do with the Xphase).

As a bonus, your purchase price is in the $1000 range, versus several times that. Good luck to you!