I am still quite new in this. All researches led to unclear procedure on how to really become a SV Trusted Photographer.
I have been doing 360 photography for my city, all using the old model Ricoh Theta m15, which as you guys have guessed, lack of quality.
I have been meaning to get a new camera, but I am limited in terms of budget. Have been entering competitions (such as the Ricoh Theta competitions, etc) with shots from my m15, only to find those didn’t win (well hopefully not because of the quality).
I was aiming for Ricoh Theta S but that was abit way over budget. It may be marketed at $350 (according to Google, https://www.google.com/streetview/publish/), but in my country it’s easily $500 (after imports, middle suppliers, etc).
Then I was browsing and found LG 360 Camera, which is within my budget, around $200 (again according to Google, https://www.google.com/streetview/publish/). Found sellers within my country selling at $250.
So, really. Anyone can tell me what to expect in becoming SV Trusted Photographer if I only going to be shooting at 13MP? Of course all my uploads will be blown to 14MP quality, but still there’s at least some quality loss.
Hope to hear advice from some of already-trusted-photographer here. Thank you in advance! Cheers…
I personally use a DSLR camera with a fisheye lens and I’m more than satisfied. Panoramas are fantastic but they do require a little more time for photo processing. The price of the complete equipment is slightly higher but not too high. Though the quality has no alternative. And it’s 14MP. None of my 360 photos have bin rejected so far. I recommend DSLR.
I just found your post. Did you find that the LG 360 met your needs? I have been using it and it seems fine but I haven’t yet applied for Google Trusted Photographer yet. I need a few more photos. But I didn’t want to go out and get them if the LG 360 didn’t meet the standards.
Hi there are a couple of answers to your question. To become a SVT you need to upload 50 photoshere via the StreetView App that all get approved. Then a switch will become available in the App allowing you to apply to be Trusted. The other part is the camera. I use the Theta S which is more than good enough for images for Street View. I got my Theta S second hand for about $200. Search on the auction sites you will likely find one. A new model is being released soon (or just has been) so the old ones should become plentiful. Regards Paul
Wow I didn’t realize there’s a continuing conversation in this old thread. And yes @DivineMsM , you can get enlisted for SVTP using LG360 (I already am). Heck you can even get enlisted even for lower MP cameras like Ricoh Theta M15, which I found out many photographers used to become successfully enlisted into SVTP. Be careful though, as easy as it is to use for dual fish-eye camera models like LG360, stitching errors can still occur because they are using template-based stitching. The pros to these cameras is only the ease of use and quick publishing on-the-go capability.
Hey there - update - I did get approved for Street View Trusted Photographer! WooHoo! I used the LG360 and it was fine. Had a couple shots get too much sunshine but other than that it worked well!
@Torcida Preko aplikacije na mobilnom telefonu. Nekad se moglo sve odradit direktno na Google mapama, ali sad ide preko Google Stret View App-a. Od uploada fotosfera do povezivanja i objave.
