360-degree panorama Camera

"A picture is worth a thousand words" refers to the notion that a complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image. Camera is integral part of human life, we can't imagine living without it.Without camera too, humans were very much interested in depicting themselves on the paper,when there was no camera around,painters played the role of camera.Even, you can find photographs of emperors and scientist from last centuries painted by that time great painters.


So, what's new in panorama photographs?

They are the future, imagine a world where you don't need to worry about adjusting frame,frames or taking individual photographs,Panoramic camera would take 360 degree photograph of any particular time. Moreover if we can make 360 degree video from that , it would appear to viewer as that he himself is standing at the place of photograph.

Example from 360cities.net Panoramic Image :


Old Town Square Christmas Market in Prague

What's the Idea?

If you build your final year engineering project related to Panoramic cameras or images, you may end  making big bucks in future. Moreover, there is large scope for improvement in this field.There are lot of questions need to be answered  For e.g.  how we will embed panorama camera with our mobile phone. What if for that we need to change shape and size of our mobile forever. This is a great idea and I want some of you to work for it and bring happiness on the face for camera lovers.

Useful Links :

Bracket for Strip Photography

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Stereo Panorama Single Camera
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