http://gizmodo.com/the-throwable-panoramic-ball-cam-is-finally-here-and-i-1462751744
Panono is a new device for creating panoramas. It's an 8 oz. ball filled with cameras, plus software to control them. When you toss the ball into the air, the controller calculates when the ball will reach its maximum height, and triggers the cameras at the apex. You can also mount the Panono on a stick, but where's the fun in that?
The article linked above has an example of the scrollable panoramic image that results. The 72 megapixel panoramic exposures are automatically downloaded to a smartphone or tablet to be viewed using an app. There's a version that can be embedded in a web page for wider distribution.
To see additional panoramic image examples, download the free Android or iOS app from this page.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/panono-panoramic-ball-camera
I liked the "Find the banana" and "Eiffel Tower" examples.
When using a device with an accelerometer (most phones and tablets have one), you can just move the device to change your point of view of the panorama. Want to look up? Just lift the tablet up! Cool! This would be very effective for head mounted displays like Google Glass.
Panono is hoping to go into production in 2014, with a price of $600.
Panono is a new device for creating panoramas. It's an 8 oz. ball filled with cameras, plus software to control them. When you toss the ball into the air, the controller calculates when the ball will reach its maximum height, and triggers the cameras at the apex. You can also mount the Panono on a stick, but where's the fun in that?
The article linked above has an example of the scrollable panoramic image that results. The 72 megapixel panoramic exposures are automatically downloaded to a smartphone or tablet to be viewed using an app. There's a version that can be embedded in a web page for wider distribution.
To see additional panoramic image examples, download the free Android or iOS app from this page.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/panono-panoramic-ball-camera
I liked the "Find the banana" and "Eiffel Tower" examples.
When using a device with an accelerometer (most phones and tablets have one), you can just move the device to change your point of view of the panorama. Want to look up? Just lift the tablet up! Cool! This would be very effective for head mounted displays like Google Glass.
Panono is hoping to go into production in 2014, with a price of $600.