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[samplatt]

It's using a [Matterport camera](https://www.amazon.com.au/Matterport-Professional-Experience...) - they capture from 3 vertical directions (+45.deg, level, and -45.deg), and then rotates in a circle.

Though the technical limitations are frustrating, the end result tends to be much higher quality than other, more manual software pipelines. Not to mention _significantly_ easier to process.