Cool device for panoramic images

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  1. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Yes, but it requires multiple cameras filming simultaneously. This is how 3-D filming is done, but in this case the two cameras cover the same field of view from slightly different perspectives, so it is almost an inside-out version of the same technique.

    Shooting multiple images with one camera obviously means there is a time difference between the photos, which won't work with live action. All of the individual frames have to be synchronized, which is why you need multiple cameras.

    Tom
     
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    A very similar technology is used for earth-bound applications that don't require the Hubble-in-reverse approach
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    It's amazing what you can do with a little time and some standard equipment. I love these clever applications.

    Tom
     
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    Necessity really is the mother of invention
     
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    Thanks for the explanation Tom. I think. I'm going to take a shower now.
     
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    You do that, you *dirty* boy
     
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  8. ken1784

    ken1784 SuperMID designer

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    FYI,
    Last year, I purchased Nikon Coolpix P60 8Mpix compact digital camera, only 10,000yen outlet price. :)
    It came with "Panorama assist" function and "Panorama Maker" software.
    It works pretty well, I think.

    The camera instructions are
    http://priuschat.com/forums/members/ken1784-albums-panorama-picture1467-p60-panorama-1.jpg
    http://priuschat.com/forums/members/ken1784-albums-panorama-picture1468-p60-panorama-2.jpg

    Enjoy,
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    That would be this ...
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    Needs Flash for the full pan-around functionality. Basically
    it goes out to fetch closer-detail shots from the site as you
    zoom and pan around.
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    _H*
     
    #29 hobbit, Apr 21, 2009
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