The Potential of PhotoSynth

Posted on August 22, 2008
Filed Under Technology, Marketing, Real Estate |

Every real estate agent gets inundated with calls and emails regarding THE LATEST! in new technology. Most of it is designed to wow the agents - lead generation systems, ‘green’ designations - but has little practical use for buyers or sellers. Occasionally, though, something comes along that’s of real benefit, allowing us to get information into the hands of those we represent and who need it most.

PhotoSynth, introduced yesterday by Microsoft, is an example of the latter.

Briefly, it takes a collection of photos, matches them, then places them in a 3D template, allowing the user to scroll through the set, from wide to close shots. Done properly, a buyer could walk through a house, room by room, exploring not only broad visuals but details.

I stopped by one of my listings yesterday and took about seventy low-res pictures of the kitchen and family room. I didn’t do much planning, didn’t edit any of the photos, and took about five minutes to upload and process them. The somewhat inelegant result is below, but I think the potential comes through.

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