$1000 is a lot. I got the Xiaomi MiSphere, which has pretty much the same specs and it actually produces really great images if you stitch them using the Android app Misphere Converter. The app is quite expensive ($20) but it gives pretty much flawless stitch of both jpg and DNG images. So if you are willing to do the external conversion, you can get the same functionality a lot cheaper.
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