360-degree cameras have a new superpower
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By Sean Hollister
Published on April 24, 2026.
The company Splatica has developed a 360-degree imaging feature called 3D scanning capabilities that can be used for real estate virtual tours, construction progress reports, and facility inspections. The company's cameras are already being used for these purposes, with Insta360 co-founder Max Richter suggesting they could be used by businesses like real estate agents. However, the service can only recreate what your camera sees, so users need to film from every place they wish to stand in the virtual world. The service is currently being tested with various subscription rates, with a monthly subscription costing $70, $200, or $385 per month depending on how big a scan is needed. Despite these limitations, SplaticA CEO and co-founders Andrey Shelomentsev and Eugene Nikolskii suggest that traditional high-res photogrammetry might do a better job if surfaces are what the user's primary concern is surface exploration.
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