Comments on: Gigapan photography: A new way of seeing! http://www.nycresistor.com/2009/06/23/gigapan-photography-a-new-way-of-seeing/ We learn, share, and make things Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: E http://www.nycresistor.com/2009/06/23/gigapan-photography-a-new-way-of-seeing/comment-page-1/#comment-5455 E Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:12:21 +0000 http://www.nycresistor.com/?p=1734#comment-5455 See also http://www.gigapxl.org/ See also http://www.gigapxl.org/

]]> By: Matt http://www.nycresistor.com/2009/06/23/gigapan-photography-a-new-way-of-seeing/comment-page-1/#comment-5444 Matt Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:00:34 +0000 http://www.nycresistor.com/?p=1734#comment-5444 Well you are stitching photos yes, but you are also moving a camera in a fashion that allows it to build a grid work of shots, all the while preserving perspective by keeping the focal point of the lens close to stationary. Automating the total process makes for a point and shoot ultra high res imaging device. Play with the code a bit and you could throw in things like high dynamic range lighting effects. Well you are stitching photos yes, but you are also moving a camera in a fashion that allows it to build a grid work of shots, all the while preserving perspective by keeping the focal point of the lens close to stationary.

Automating the total process makes for a point and shoot ultra high res imaging device. Play with the code a bit and you could throw in things like high dynamic range lighting effects.

]]> By: anon http://www.nycresistor.com/2009/06/23/gigapan-photography-a-new-way-of-seeing/comment-page-1/#comment-5442 anon Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:04:47 +0000 http://www.nycresistor.com/?p=1734#comment-5442 I like the idea, but is this conceptually different from the photostitch software that comes with my Canon point & shoot camera? I assume this is higher quality somehow, but is that the only difference? I like the idea, but is this conceptually different from the photostitch software that comes with my Canon point & shoot camera? I assume this is higher quality somehow, but is that the only difference?

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