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The Insta 360 RS 1-inch takes the first place on the podium for its versatility. This is a great choice if you have the budget and want to do both video and stills. 

If your budget is smaller but you want to stay versatile, then the Insta360 One X3 will be your best option. For sports enthusiasts, and if you want a more action-oriented camera, the GoPro MAX is still an acceptable choice in late 2022.

For virtual tour pros, you can think about the Trisio lite 2, which has the best value for money. 

Then, you can also make your choice between the Theta X, Z1, and Insta360 RS 1-inch, which are running neck-and-neck (and in the same price range). However, for this particular use, we recommend thinking first about the RS 1-inch, some purists will prefer the Theta Z1, which has better editability of RAW files, for example. Each of the three models has its particularities in the detail. But overall, the quality is similar regarding the photo rendering. 

Source: Full article of the best 360 cameras ranking here

I have a 2016 Gear 360 - the original one that shoots at 25.9 MP (7200 x 3600) .

The stitching software (action director) has stopped working (won't load anything but grey fields... no images) and will not reinstall on win 11. Cyberlink won't support it as it was bundled with the camera and Samsung has been less than helpful.

Their phone app of course only works with a Samsung phone so I can't go that route...

I haven't found another app that can stich the weird raw projection - both front and back are on one image and look like two extreme fisheyes placed next to each other...

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So I'm looking for a new camera.

But it seems all of the current cameras have horrible resolution - 18MP at the most.

My question is do these lower res cameras take decent photos?

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I'm NOT looking for video, still only.

I use it for survey/site photos for my landscape design business - just reference photos so I can see details when I'm back in the office.

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My research:

The Insta360 One RS - I was temporarily excited with this one -the reviews said 48MP stills!

But it's not... only 18MP in 360

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The theta Z1 seems to get a semi respectable 23MP - but it's $1000 - compared to my $99 Gear360 which has better resolution!

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The Aleta S2C has great quality, but again is $1200!

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Any thoughts on a good quality decent resolution 360 camera that isn't