

There are additional ways users can achieve an acceptable level of focus when shooting 360 product photography that doesn’t require focus stacking.
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We also include features in the software such as ‘Leave Live View on After Capture’ to help minimize the amount of movement in the camera. elastic or tape) can provide a direct mechanical link between the focusing ring and the focusing elements to help prevent movement of the lens elements. Pending lens being used, a lens band (ex. the mirror & shutter opening and closing) assisting gravity to ever so slightly adjust (pull) the lens’ focusing element. This is more common in heavier lenses and is caused by small vibrations (ex. 25-degrees or greater), you may experience ‘lens creep’. If shooting with your camera tilted at a downward angle (ex.>36 frames), this small increment gets magnified and can cause issues in the final 360 result). focal point adjustment is off by a fraction of a millimetre, as you shoot a large number of frames (ex. This is caused by imprecise measurements/movements of the cameras focal distance (ex. When controlling focus stacking using the lens mechanics (adjusting focal point on the camera lens through any software) there will be cases of ‘focus drifting’.

While the 360 Product Photography with Focus Stacking process is entirely automated, users should expect a significant time increase in the 360 product imaging workflow when using Focus Stacking. In addition, the computer processing time (stacking X images into a single image) adds to the overall process time. Think in the case, shooting a 360 view composed of 36 frames with each frame being composed of 5 focus stacked images – that’s a total of 180 frames captured. For example, a 360 view with 36 frames typically takes about 1.5 minutes to shoot. When shooting a focus stacked 360 product image, the process time is amplified in the capture process, becoming a lot more time consuming. Typically, capturing 36 product images (1 capture every 10 degrees) takes about 1-2 minutes pending what turntable is being used.

Over the set of images, the front (near) and back (far) of the product must have an acceptable level of focus.It is a good rule of thumb to use more images rather than less. The number of images captured will depend on the aperture used and the total length of product (from front to back).Focal point adjustments must made at consistent depths.The only variable changing will be the focal point. It is critical the object and camera remain in a fixed position.To successfully capture a set of Focus Stacked product images:
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