360 camera gimbal? Other methods of auto leveling a twin lens 360 camera?

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	I do not think 1-3% difference in leveling can be a big problem as you can always auto level all you panos in 3DVista. Pano2VR can do it based on location data saved in EXIF clickable text I have done some outdoor path with a Theta V that goes up and I have captured it as it is without leveling. I have published it with Pano2VR Pro and it works ok. Have a look at The path is long and it goes through two street blocks letting viewers to go inside some internal facility tours but for the link above I have made it to start just at the beginning of climbing the part of the path that goes up. However if you really want every shot leveled you do not need a gimbal, you need a counterweight system so your camera is always leveled by something heavy at the bottom keeping it leveled due to gravity. This one if you can adapt is only $45 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QIE7FI2?th=1 I do not know what its handle is made of but you can add 1/4 thread to its bottom so you can screw it into your monopod top plate.
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@Selyah are you referring to the Moza Guru 360 Air? It looks like what I need to but it's almost as much as my Theta Z1 which needs it.

Currently I'm using a
and for each shot I have to remove the camera and screw, balance the monopod then screw on the camera and take the shot.

You can use a tripod and put your monopod stick on it so you can manipulate leveling by making the tripod legs extending more or less. Have a look at the picture in this post.
tripod + monopod pole

I have created it to explain that there are easier and cheaper ways to keep your camera steady for even a heavy Pilot Era if you just combine a Manfrotto tripod and a pole from a monopod. I have seen people buying expensive monopod systems and using weights in order to achieve what can done with a cheap pole and a tripod that they probably have already.

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	Hi everyone, I work in the UK and many of the older houses I work on have very uneven floors. I also use my theta Z1 outside in gardens and publish via 3Dvista. So I am constantly struggling to level my monopod, I do use various a sliding cup leveling plate with bubble levels. However, I have seen some specific 360 Gimbals that would make my life so much better, the Moza Air is very expensive, and its cheeper version the Moza GURU 360 seems to be out of stock everwhere. Does anyone else use a gimbal, if so which one, or any other methods of auto leveling a twin lens 360 camera (not DSLR)?
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	@Selyah are you referring to the Moza Guru 360 Air? It looks like what I need to but it's almost as much as my Theta Z1 which needs it. Currently I'm using a and for each shot I have to remove the camera and screw, balance the monopod then screw on the camera and take the shot.
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	@GETMYVR yes thats the one, the 360 Air is £700+ the older 360 was about £200 but I can find anywhere with stock. I would have thought there would be other makes out there that allowed for a camera sitting on top, and having a gimbal arm only in the stitching line, if there I cant find them.
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	@Selyah I wasn't even aware of this type of gimbal/level was available so thanks for dialing me in. Such an apparatus would be more than welcome, and could shave off half the time it normally takes. I'm sure a lot of people don't really care if the cameras level or not, mediocre works for a lot of people, not me.
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	To record 360 videos I use an Osmo Mobile and a home made adapter. To rotate a 360 photo I use Hugin. I cannot understand exactly which is your problem. Here is my fyuse of it: https://www.fyu.se/v/6000p4ih8u My first tests:
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