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If you place the camera too close to the walls, several issues may arise involving your floor plans, virtual tours (panoramas) and still photos.

Incomplete coverage: When a camera is positioned very close to a wall, it restricts the field of view and can result in incomplete coverage of the room or space being scanned. This leads to missing details and gaps in the resulting virtual tour or floor plan.

Distortion and perspective issues: Placing the camera too close to walls can introduce distortion and perspective problems in the captured images. This can lead to warped or skewed representations of the space.

Blurry areas on panoramas and still photos: When the camera is positioned too close to the walls (if facing walls), it may have difficulty focusing properly, leading to blurred or out-of-focus areas in the captured scans (panoramas) and still photos. It can also sometimes cause light reflections, shadows, or other obstructions that affect the image quality. If you are capturing still images, placing the camera close to the wall is absolutely fine as long as the lens is facing the open space.

1. Incomplete coverage: When a camera is positioned very close to a wall, it restricts the field of view and can result in incomplete coverage of the room or space being scanned. This leads to missing details and gaps in the resulting virtual tour or floor plan.
2. Distortion and perspective issues: Placing the camera too close to walls can introduce distortion and perspective problems in the captured images. This can lead to warped or skewed representations of the space.
3. Blurry areas on panoramas and still photos: When the camera is positioned too close to the walls (if facing walls), it may have difficulty focusing properly, leading to blurred or out-of-focus areas in the captured scans (panoramas) and still photos. It can also sometimes cause light reflections, shadows, or other obstructions that affect the image quality. If you are capturing still images, placing the camera close to the wall is absolutely fine as long as the lens is facing the open space.

Aim to place the camera at least 1 meter away from the walls

In smaller rooms, where it is not possible to maintain the 1m distance, try to place the camera in the middle of a room as much as possible

In smaller rooms where maintaining a 1-meter distance is not an option, try to position the camera in the middle of the room as much as possible

Camera placement when 1m distance from the walls IS possible:

- Aim to place the camera at least 1 meter away from the walls
- In smaller rooms, where it is not possible to maintain the 1m distance, try to place the camera in the middle of a room as much as possible
- In smaller rooms where maintaining a 1-meter distance is not an option, try to position the camera in the middle of the room as much as possible
 
 
 Camera placement when 1m distance from the walls IS possible:

🟢 Green circles: Ideal camera positions; 🔴 Red circles: Avoid these spots

Camera placement when 1m distance from the walls is NOT possible:

In some cases, take more than 1 scan (panorama)

Place the camera at least 1 meter away from the wall when it's facing it

In smaller rooms, where it is not possible to maintain the 1m distance, try to place the camera as far from the wall as possible

- Place the camera at least 1 meter away from the wall when it's facing it
- In smaller rooms, where it is not possible to maintain the 1m distance, try to place the camera as far from the wall as possible

Placing the camera too close to walls when scanning or taking a still photo can cause numerous issues.

Here are some potential issues:

Best Practices ✅

For Scans:

For still photos: