Recommended Cameras/Lasers for RC

Hello Giridhar,
we can’ t give you a direct recommendation for such stuff. You could follow these basic settings and options for cameras:

  • Focal Length: 24 mm - 50 mm (full frame)
  • Aperture: f10
  • Shutter speed: 250
  • ISO: 100 - 400

Camera

  • Full-frame camera bodies because of price / performance ratio
    • A Sweet spot is around 40 Mpix because of quality and time to process the data
    • Higher megapixel count requires a shorter shutter speed (max 250/s) or tripod
  • Digital medium format camera bodies for best quality
    • Requires skill
    • Usually no automatic capturing modes
    • large sensor introduce noise even when using ISO 1600
    • Slower autofocus and slower to use
    • Best image quality and dynamic range

Lens

  • Full frame
    • preferably a high quality prime lens
    • Not bellow 20 mm
    • Not use rectilinear wide lens
    • No 360
    • With zoom lens keep same focal length
  • Medium format

Tripod and Monopod with a ball head

Regarding the laser scans, RealityCapture supports only terrestrial laser scanners naturally. The other scans (handheld) need to be processed additionally to create the virtual scan stations.