I'm personally interested in the smallest amount of effort to get something
working. I expect, and I think Steven White would back me up on this, that
there are complexities in this such as trying to capture tilt and yaw.

Trying to move cameras or mirrors is a fairly complicated process, and while
it's potentially cheaper than buying multiple cameras, it also means that
whatever you build

a) will be harder for the next person to build &
b) less likely to succeed due to increased complexity.

Right now, I'm interested in purchasing a 360 degree lens, and getting
something working. Right now the money is a big pain point for me, but I'm
hoping to resolve that shortly.

To the point about establishing a standard, I think that is absolutely
critical.

Tom Longson (nym)
http://igargoyle.com/streetview/

On 6/12/07, SteveC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


On 11 Jun 2007, at 18:06, Lars Aronsson wrote:

Tom Longson (nym) wrote:

Secondly, I see a need to be able to create a panoramic camera
that can either be mounted on a backpack or on a small wagon.


Some people immediately suggest mounting 5-6 cameras on a car,
each pointing in a separate direction.

An alternative method is to have a single (continuously shooting
video or web) camera, pointing upwards, and a rotating
periscope-like mirror on top.  Only the mirror needs to rotate
(the rest is digital image processing), and I guess the entire
setup should be possible to fit inside a tube of 4 inch diameter.


Bet you the R&D costs will outweigh just buying some cameras


No, I haven't tried this.


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