a.Use a high-pixel mobile phone

The higher the number of pixels in your mobile phone will result in better quality photos which you take. The Asteroom app supports most iOS and Android phones. You can use the iPhone XS or Google Pixel phone for high-resolution panoramas, and you can also get amazing photo quality with just a regular phone.

In order to shoot a perfect panoramic photo, it is very important that the fisheye lens is properly clamped on your mobile phone. Here are a few tips:

• How to clip the fisheye lens

  • Make sure that the fisheye lens is fully completely clipped to the rear lens of your mobile phone. Please refer to the picture displayed below:
    

    
  • The center of the fisheye lens should be placed exactly at the center of the rear lens of your phone.

• How to make the your photo taken is perfect

  • During the rotation, confirm that the detected area within the circle is completely within shooting range.
  • The two of examples below show that these fisheye lenses are not properly clipped. One shows the top fisheye lens is out of range, and the other shows the right fisheye lens is out of range.
    

    

    
  • After your shooting is complete, you can check if the panorama is perfect (this includes checking both ceiling and floor). If don't feel the photos are perfect, for example, if you see black edges on the ceilings and floors, simply select “retake” and adjust the clip location of the fisheye lens on your phone.
  • If the panorama photo has overlapping shadows or blurs, fix your stand and retake the photo.

• Shooting position

  • We recommend placing the tripod in the middle of the room as much as possible. If you get closer to the carpet or furniture during the shooting process, it may cause problems when connecting the panorama photos. Please also avoid getting too close to the wall, as this can reduce Suggest: (increase) the possibility of focus failure.

b.Please try to keep your phone camera aligned with the spin button on the rotator.

c.Set the rotator to a height of 3’9” to 4’2” cm on a stable stand.

• Make sure that the stand is stable and perpendicular to the rotator. If it is not straight, it will cause the entire 360° panorama to skew.

*Tips for choosing a tripod : We recommend selecting a stable and reliable stand to avoid shaking and skewing caused by the rotator with the phone attached. This affects the quality of the panorama.

a.Clean the rooms

b.Shoot in a well-lit environment

a.Tips on shooting the panorama

• In order to easily connect the panoramas through hotspots in the future, we recommend to include at least one other hotspot during shooting.
• Tips on shooting small, medium, and large size rooms *Small-Size Room (bathroom, laundry room...)
  • Place your phone and the rotator in the corner or at the doorway to capture the entire space.
  • Place your phone in a lower position to capture more details.
  *Medium-Size Room (bedroom, kitchenette...)
  • As much as possible, place both your phone and the rotator in the center of the room. If there is furniture present, aim to shoot at a distance, preferably, one-step away from the furniture.
  • The medium-size room is suitable for representing the entire space with one single panorama.
  *Large-size room (living rooms, kitchens, open layouts...)
  • A large-size room is suitable for taking a few more additional panoramas to combine into the entire space.

b.Preview your results after shooting

c.Save or delete the panorama

d.Name the panorama