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# Can I use smartphone with Metareal Stage?

Yes, you can capture 360 images using your smartphone and create virtual tours with Metareal. However, it'll be difficult to get good results with a standard tripod because you are unlikely to have a precise way to ensure that the phone camera is nodal-point-aligned, which is necessary to create a geometrically spherical panorama. That's why you need a specialized rotator and a wide-angle lens kit (e.g. NodalView or TheVRKit). 

For more info, check out - [https://www.panoramic-photo-guide.com/finding-the-nodal-point.html](https://www.panoramic-photo-guide.com/finding-the-nodal-point.html)

Nodal view Rotator: [https://shop.nodalview.com/collections/kits](https://shop.nodalview.com/collections/kits)  

theVRkit rotator: [https://thevrkit.com/kits/](https://thevrkit.com/kits/)