Inexpensive cameras that make spherical images are opening a new era in photography and changing the way people share stories.
We experience the world in 360 degrees,
surrounded by sights and sounds. Until recently, there were two main options
for shooting photos and video that captured that context: use a rig to position
multiple cameras at different angles with overlapping fields of view or pay at
least $10,000 for a special camera. The production process was just as
cumbersome and generally took multiple days to complete. Once you shot your
footage, you had to transfer the images to a computer; wrestle with complex,
pricey software to fuse them into a seamless picture; and then convert the file
into a format that other people could view easily.
Today, anyone can buy a decent 360° camera for less than $500, record a video within minutes, and
upload it to Facebook or YouTube. Much of this amateur 360 degrees contact is blurry; some of it captures 360 degrees
horizontally but not vertically; and most of its mundane. (Watching footage of a stranger’s vacation is almost as
boring in spherical view as it is in regular mode.) User also can genrated 360 degrees photos and videos.
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