Pixpro photogrammetry blog

Sony A7 V Real-World Review: The Best Hybrid Sony Camera

The Sony A7 V is the most important full frame mirrorless camera in the Sony lineup, and one of the most important cameras overall in the industry.

Photogrammetry 202 - Pixpro Blog Index

In our final blog post of the year, we are indexing Pixpro photogrammetry blog posts from the last two years. After publishing regularly for a while, things tend to scatter: posts about workflows, Pixpro features, hardware tests, random experiments, use cases, comparisons.

The Cake is 3D – Food Photogrammetry Guide

Scanning foodstuffs can be fun and sometimes even useful. 3D asset creation for VFX, VR, and gaming industries is the most obvious use case, while showing off your homemade cake to your friends and family in 3D is more of a niche proposal.

Travel Photogrammetry - More Fun than 2D Photos

Sometimes a 2D photo does not do justice to a moment or a place, and you wish you had something more… dimensional. Something that captures shape, texture, and the little details that flat images tend to flatten even more.

Handheld Photogrammetry Construction Interior Scan Use Case

Interior 3D scanning can be useful in a myriad of ways. In this article, I present a scan of a residential building construction site, with its foundation walls and roof almost complete. Further construction will require some visualizations and design according to “the fact.”

Viltrox 14mm vs. Pergear 14 mm Lens – Choosing for Interior Photogrammetry

Ultrawide-angle lenses are most commonly used in photogrammetry for interior scanning. I am planning to do an interior-type construction site scan, so I need a lens for my Sony full-frame camera. There are plenty of premium wide-angle options, but I need something that provides the best image qualit

Gaussian Splatting vs. Photogrammetry

Every few years, something new shows up online claiming to “revolutionize” 3D reconstruction. A while back it was NeRFs. Now it is Gaussian splatting — with endless YouTube clips of people walking through photorealistic 3D scenes that seem to render instantly.

Budget in Photogrammetry - Affordable to Medium to Premium

Photogrammetry, like many other professions, hobbies, or disciplines, can have different budget tiers. In this article, I will provide my opinion on what I consider to be photogrammetry gear, ranging from affordable to premium to high-end tiers.

How to Use Pixpro Waypoints – Step-by-Step Guide

Pixpro Waypoints is a simple but powerful workaround that allows users to execute precise, automated flights on compatible DJI drones — such as the Mini 4 Pro, Mini 5 Pro, and Mavic 3/4 series. It enables proper automated photogrammetry-style scanning.