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How to Use the PLANIX Pro Camera

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Overview

Once your PLANIX Pro is connected to a smart device, the Survey interface in the PLANIX app becomes your control center for capturing panoramic images, adding tags, aligning scans, and managing multi-floor projects. It puts every essential capture tool within easy reach.

The PLANIX Pro also uses SLAM technology, combining LiDAR data with previously captured scans to position the camera in real time, helping operators place each scan in the optimal location for accurate, automatic data alignment across the entire project.

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Here is a Quick look at the PLANIX Pro! 

What is Survey?

Survey is the interface used after connecting your smart device to the PLANIX Pro. It lets you create projects, capture scans, add tags, build multiple floors, and edit panos and LiDAR data

How to Use Survey 

A. Capture Button

  1. Press to capture a 360° panoramic (Pano) image when ready.

B. Two-Shot Mode

  1. Use this mode when there is no place to hide during capture.
  2. Stand behind the camera (behind the power button) and capture the first half.
  3. Move to the front of the camera to capture the second half.
  4. Follow these steps carefully for a seamless stitched result.

C. Real-Time Tagging

  1. Tap the Tag Icon to begin.
  2. Enter a title and select the tag type, then add a description.
  3. Tap Next and tap the screen to place the tag on the image.
  4. Tap Next again and adjust the tag's distance by moving it on the screen.
  5. Tap Save to apply the tag.

D. Align Button

  1. Use the Align Button to manually align panoramic images that did not align automatically.. 

E. View Options

  1. Recommended View — image on top, LiDAR data on the bottom.
  2. Image-Only View — displays only the captured panorama.
  3. Laser Data-Only View — displays only the LiDAR data.

F. Navigation Between Scans

  1. Use this button to move between captured scans for review or adjustments.

What is SLAM?

SLAM tracks the camera's position relative to previous scans using LiDAR data. It helps operators predict how well future scans will align. Tracking activates after the first scan is completed. The camera's live position appears on screen only when "Show live LiDAR data" is enabled in the app.

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