360 photos of a car: what they are and how to make them
A 360 spin shows the vehicle from every side in one place, and whoever sees it can turn it as they like. For a long time, making one took a studio. Today a phone is enough.
What a 360 spin is
It is a sequence of images around the vehicle that you turn with a finger on a phone or with the mouse on a computer, as if walking around it. It is not the same as a panoramic photo of the interior, where you look around from the driver's seat.
What it is for
- It shows the vehicle from every side in one place, instead of a row of photos.
- It makes the vehicle's page stand out from the ones with photos only.
- It works on your website, on social media and, as a video, on a screen at a car show.
How it used to be done
The classic way is a studio with a turntable and controlled light, where dozens of photos are taken while the vehicle turns. The alternative is walking around the vehicle with a tripod, at the same distance and height, and putting the photos together in an app.
Both take time and space, and the second rarely comes out clean: the background and the light change from photo to photo.
How to do it with CarStudio
With CarStudio's 360 spin, you photograph the vehicle from its four sides (front, left side, rear and right side) and upload the four photos. In a few minutes you get the spin in a professional studio, a video of the spin and a studio photo of each side.
The spin is created with AI from your photos. Watch it before you use it and check details such as the wheels and trim. Phone photos are fine.
OriginalWhere to show the spin
On your website, with a code you paste into the vehicle's page, by link on WhatsApp and social media, or as a video on a screen. A shared spin stays available until you take it down.