We commonly use the terms 3D and 360 interchangeably, but they are not the same. So how do they differ? The simple answer: a true 3D tour scans the room and every object in the room and constructs a 3D rendering, while a 360 tour simply takes a 2-dimensional photo of the entire room. To get more complex: a 3D virtual tour is shot with a very specific type of camera, the cameras that Matterport is famous for. These devices not only have 3 different cameras on them to capture an all-around image of the room, but also 6 infrared lasers. These lasers detect objects in the room and give depth to your image. If you have ever had a photographer tell you that they can't do a 3D scan of the exterior, this is often because the infrared light emitted by the sun interferes with the lasers on a 3D camera, affecting the accuracy of the scan. A 360 camera (which is used in all of our virtual tours other than Matterport) is simply a high-tech camera that sits on a tripod and slowly rotates in one spot, taking pictures around the room and piecing them together. To clearly see the difference in output, scroll up to our Matterport sample above and look at the dollhouse view of the house. You'll be able to see that every object has dimension. Now, scroll down to the Eyespy sample tour and view the 3D Model on that tour. If you look closely, you will be able to see that the objects in each room seem to be painted onto the walls. This is a result of it not being a 3D scan. Hopefully this clears it up!