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Anyone using Theta X with Asteroom? Or is Ricoh THETA Z1 better?18789

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Just curious if Z1 is worth the $300 price difference if I am only ging to use it with Asteroom. Opinions? Iphone takes wayyy too long
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If you are just shooting using the Auto HDR jpg I prefer the Theta X. The Z1 gives you the ability to shoot in RAW which can give you a bit more stretch if you are looking to process the images

I personally run and gun these 360 tours and want to spend as little time touching the images as possible and while I own 3 Z1's I actually prefer the Theta X for my daily needs
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EXCELLENT. What is battery life like. Do I need an extra battery for larger homes? I will not be processing the images, Asteroom will do that. If you can share an example, that would be great
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I do not have an active Asteroom tour any longer ~ Their platform wasn't a good fit for me. This however was a little run and gun tour with the Theta X that we did a little virtual staging on:

https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/1uH9WY4hF
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I do not have an active Asteroom tour any longer ~ Their platform wasn't a good fit for me. This however was a little run and gun tour with the Theta X that we did a little virtual staging on:

https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/1uH9WY4hF


Looks good. How big of a house can you shoot with a single fully charged battery?
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I have shot 7-8,000 SqFt pretty easily ~ The Theta X has a removable battery so, I cary a second battery to swap out if needed. That said I also cary a couple Z1's in my camera bag so should I run into any issues I can easily hot swap the camera
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I have shot 7-8,000 SqFt pretty easily ~ The Theta X has a removable battery so, I cary a second battery to swap out if needed. That said I also cary a couple Z1's in my camera bag so should I run into any issues I can easily hot swap the camera


Thanks, I'll get an extra battery. I'm doing an 11,000 square footer in a couple of weeks. No way am I going to use the phone
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This one was just shy of 12,000 SqFt & I nearly was able to capture it on a single battery. I shot both a Zillow 3D home tour & Matterport Tour (with a Pro2) on this home

https://www.zillow.com/view-imx/0f8c9623-be6c-435e-be37-aa6a952b81cb?setAttribution=mls&wl=true&initialViewType=pano&utm_source=dashboard
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I do not have an active Asteroom tour any longer ~ Their platform wasn't a good fit for me. This however was a little run and gun tour with the Theta X that we did a little virtual staging on:

https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/1uH9WY4hF
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What settings do you have your Theta on? I have an INSTA360 ONEx and I struggle with quaility
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Auto HDR





I did do a comparison with 360 cameras that I had on hand a while back

All comparisons were unedited just uploaded and connected in the tour platform

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/QTSp7_s1U ~ Theta Z1

https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/-7uCkLcyM ~ Theta X

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/c60rZMHGVK ~ Theta V

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/w9M0YIWSgx ~ Theta SC2

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/q2oHRcH1vC ~ Samsung Gear 360 *Note this one was just because I had the camera

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/BgAKy4nFXd ~ Insta360 One X

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/XHuqd7seN ~ Insta360 One
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Auto HDR





I did do a comparison with 360 cameras that I had on hand a while back

All comparisons were unedited just uploaded and connected in the tour platform

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/QTSp7_s1U ~ Theta Z1

https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/-7uCkLcyM ~ Theta X

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/c60rZMHGVK ~ Theta V

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/w9M0YIWSgx ~ Theta SC2

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/q2oHRcH1vC ~ Samsung Gear 360 *Note this one was just because I had the camera

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/BgAKy4nFXd ~ Insta360 One X

https://www.capturenwlive.com/tours/XHuqd7seN ~ Insta360 One



Of course there may have been setting difference, The Z1 looked the best color wise. The X looked excellent, just not as saturated.
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Any of these (except maybe the Samsung) could be greatly improved with a once over in a photo editor like Photoshop
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