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A recent firmware upgrade to Matterport 's existing technology has reduced the amount of time it takes to capture footage when creating an immersive 3D listing tour. The firmware update increases the speed at which the camera rotates, allowing more square footage to be scanned in less time. The company published a comparison video that shows a new Matterport scan finishing 50 percent faster than it did prior to the upgrade. Matterport vice president, Mark Tepper, told Inman in an email that "real estate agents who own a camera and choose to do their own scanning can now save time, getting in and out of a property listing in a fraction of the time it would have taken previously.” He added that customers using Matterport Pro2 and an iPad Pro should also be able to capture a space in half the time it previously took. Customers wanting to try the update can register on Matterport’s website. The update is free for current customers and requires no new equipment. Tepper ...

  At then end of 2012 we reported storing over 5 million photos for property listings captured through the OMS. We’ve now passed the 7 million photos mark … 7 088 948 to be precise The OMS allows estate agents to capture an unlimited number of photos per listing, like this Dullstroom property with a total of 74 photos . We furthermore help with quality control by not allowing photos below a certain quality to be be uploaded. Agents can check this with the photo upload quality checker where a red bar indicated below par, yellow is acceptable, and green is great: All property photos are saved in the cloud. A big benefit of the OMS, is that agents don’t have to delete inactive listings. Keep your inactive, expired, and sold stock on the system and re-activated when it comes back on the market. All photos are kept and can be deleted/replaced if required.

We all know that a good photo can sell a house , or at least, get that all important new buyer or seller lead . Wide angle lenses provides a wider angle view of a room as can be seen in the following 2 photos, and it all makes for better first impression when buyers view your listing: A good place to start your camera search with wide angle lens is on www.sacamera.co.za They recommend the following 2 entry level digital SLR cameras which comes with wider angle lenses: Sony NEX-5N with 18-55mm and 16m f2.8 lens for R7631 http://www.sacamera.co.za/product/1027413// Nikon D5100 with 18-55mm VR lens kit for R8772 http://www.sacamera.co.za/product/1022443//   Photo stitching software Another way to achieve wider angle photos with a standard camera is through the use of photo stitching software ( log into the OMS and look under Help/Virtual Tours for a free copy or to start making your own free virtual tours). Have a look at the standard photo on the left and t...