Send Your Own Images

No travel costs — a smartphone is enough

If you send us your own photos for a photo view, there is no travel fee at all. You don't need professional equipment – any smartphone or camera will do.

No travel fee
A smartphone is all you need
Free test MapShot

Which views you can shoot yourself

You can easily take the photo view yourself. We capture panorama and surround views for you on site.

Photo view

approx. 70°

Shoot it yourself

A normal photo with your smartphone or camera – as described below.

Panorama view

up to 180°

We capture it on site

For the wide view up to 180°, we come to you and take the shot ourselves.

Request an on-site shoot

Surround view

up to 360°

We capture it on site

We capture the complete 360° all-round view on site.

Request an on-site shoot

What you can use

Smartphone

Any modern smartphone works. Simply open the default camera app and take a photo.

Digital camera

DSLR, mirrorless, or compact camera — all work as long as no wide-angle lens is used.

The one important requirement

Please don't use a wide-angle lens.

Our algorithms use the focal length to calculate which point in the image corresponds to which position on the map. A wide-angle lens distorts the image so much that this mapping no longer works and labels end up in the wrong places. Ideally, send us the original files so the capture data (EXIF) is preserved.

Do it like this

  • Open the camera app and take the photo directly
  • Shoot with the main lens, not the wide-angle one
  • Hold the camera in landscape orientation, keep the horizon roughly centred

Please avoid

  • Wide angle / ultra wide angle (0.5x)
  • Fisheye or action-cam lenses (heavy distortion)
  • The camera app's panorama mode

Already taken the photos?

Already have the images? Upload them directly. Our team will review the shots and create a free, no-obligation test MapShot for you.

Upload images now

Questions? We're happy to help.