14 DAY TRIAL // Many of you like to take panoramic photos and if you don't have an application to stitch them together right after the shots were taken, the process could become quite annoying.
Wouldn't it be great if you could capture entire 360-degree panoramas without even pushing a single button? Well, you will be able to do that soon enough and only if the Panono: Panoramic Ball Camera project gets the necessary funds to start mass production.
What is Panono and how can it take full panoramic pictures without pressing a single button, you might ask? The answer is quite simple; Panono is a compact ball camera made from tough clear plastic, measuring 11cm / 4.33inches in diameter with a weight of only 300g / 0.66lb.
Around this sphere, 36 fixed-focus cameras are placed, firing at the same time and capable of a total resolution of 72Megapixels. The camera uses a wireless Bluetooth or WiFi connection to send the captured pictures to a free cloud stitching service that will automatically stitch all captured images into a 360-degree panorama.
Panono also stores the images on its internal flash memory capable of holding up to 400 panoramas. The camera can be tossed into the air to take pictures, but it can also be used as a regular hand-held camera or mounted on a stick.
Thanks to the integrated accelerometer that calculates the launch acceleration, the Panono camera will start to capture images at the split second it reaches its apex.
After taking the pictures and automatically stitching them using a high performance cloud service, you can receive the 360-degree image right on your smartphone for a quick preview and, why not, share it with your friends. You can check out some panoramas taken with Panono on its official website.
If you want to make Panono a dream come true, you can head to Indiegogo and support the ongoing campaign. For $499 / €371 you can get your own Panono camera that will be delivered September 2014.