ScaleTour will auto-stitch almost anything you throw at it, but the tours that feel truly immersive are shot with intent. You do not need a cinema rig — a phone on a cheap tripod and a little discipline gets you most of the way.
Level, height, and a fixed point
Keep the camera at eye level (about 1.6 m) and perfectly level, room to room. A consistent horizon is what makes navigation feel natural rather than seasick. Mark a nodal point and rotate around it so parallax stays low and stitching stays invisible.
Light like you mean it
- Shoot in even, diffuse light — overcast days and mid-morning interiors are your friend.
- Turn on HDR so windows do not blow out and corners do not crush to black.
- Kill mixed colour temperatures where you can; ScaleTour's AI enhancement balances the rest.
Plan the path, not just the rooms
Before you shoot, decide how a visitor will move: entrance → living → kitchen → bedrooms. Capture a clean vantage in each doorway so hotspots line up with how people actually walk — more on that in designing tours that navigate themselves. A tour that moves the way the eye expects is a tour people finish.