Thank you for posting the picture. That stitch line is more noticeable than you should see with standard HDR (done inside the camera). I don’t have that line on my Z1 HDR (internally created) images. Are you viewing the images with the desktop browser?
Did you just get the camera? If so, have you upgraded the camera to the newest firmware with either the desktop or mobile app?
If you want to pursue stacked DNG for real estate, here’s an example:
If you have facebook, you can see the 360 image here and assess the color of the window scene.
The THETA stitcher for lightroom is only used if the input is DNG.
There are a number of options for this type of real estate photography.
- Use internal HDR with tripod. The output is JPG. You can quickly get this up on your tour site. This is the easiest
- Timeshift plug-in with tripod. You can quickly take pictures using one lens on each side and then the camera will merge the pictures.
- Single DNG. This provides more light info than standard JPG and also has reduced ghosting compensation issue of HDR (which might not be relevant for real estate). You need to stitch the image. The output of the stitching is JPG. The input is a DNG file.
- DNG HDR for even more light info. You need to merge the files inside the camera into a stacked DNG. This is automatic witha camera plug-in.
I think other people can provide more information on the best technique.
There’s a lot of different options, so I think it can be confusing.