Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top - Gizmodo Comments

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

CODIFEROUS — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:11:56 EDT

If it spins like a top, then the subsequent pictures would be offset by a couple of degrees. They would probably need a motorized wheel on the bottom, even so, the sand picture would probably be impossible.

CODIFEROUS

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

Fierock — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:44:18 EDT

@TigerM: unless you wanted half the image pointing at ground and the other half pointing at sky.

Fierock

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

TigerM — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:47:43 EDT

The way it's arranged in the picture, all the photos would be approximately 45 degrees from perpendicular. That doesn't seem right.

TigerM

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

shaolinmonk — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:43:34 EDT

nm,

"Is it real? No, but it's a sound concept"

shaolinmonk

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

shaolinmonk — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:37:22 EDT

it would be nice to see some actual pictures this things takes.

shaolinmonk

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

Fierock — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:16:44 EDT

@simmo: helmut mounted?

Fierock

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

huygir — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:51:41 EDT

Too niche. There are panoramic digital photo and video cameras and of course LIDAR that work by rotating around to capture the "pano". This thing just tries to target a niche consumer market and makes it awkward to get a good shot.

Besides - this would not produce a true 360 video like a 180 degree fisheye lens does. The criteria for true 360 video is that you can pan through 360 degrees (and some range of tilt) to see everything that was concurrent in a single frame.

huygir

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

jerrt — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:58:17 EDT

i like the concept but i question your interest in having it become reality, i can't imagine you would give it a real high review simply because of its semi limited usability. still neat, and i'm glad its got sony's name on it.

jerrt

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

losermike — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:19:15 EDT

One word: stitching.

What a ridiculous idea.

losermike

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

Ericnet69 — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:06:39 EDT

You walk behind it in a circle as its spinning, I am sure it doesn't turn that fast...Why are you avoiding it, you must be ugly… Maybe your flawed!!! P.S I don't think this thing could, and/or it is a good idea for it to spin itself in sand?!?!

Ericnet69

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

simmo — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:56:08 EDT

It occurs to me that it seems to be flawed.
How can you take a 360º shot without having yourself somewhere in the image?

simmo

Panoramic Camera Spins Like a Top

brainchildvn — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:30:48 EDT

This would be WAY better if it had a handle or something so you wouldn't have to take everything from dirt level.

brainchildvn