Panorama Special Areas Internet Research Web Space Workshop Javier Moreno Molina Matrikelnummer

Introduction What is a panorama picture?  An image which covers wider angle than usual How can it be obtained?  By stitching several photos  By using special lenses

Stitching vs Special Lenses Stitching permits larger resolution: each photo can be taken with the largest resolution. There are special lenses who even take 360º images in one shot. This makes things easy when there is a lot of movement.

Special Applications Tourist information and advertisings (hotels, landscapes…) Underwater photography Outer space photography

Why those applications? Tourist information: eye-catching, marketing technique Underwater and outer space:  Reflect better the environment  Realistic when there is no clear surface.

Underwater Panorama Very difficult to gather  High diver skills  Large amount of photos (movement)  Special underwater equipment Example: 

Underwater Panorama (2) What you need:  Camera prepared for underwater  Tripod  Underwater lighting  Diving buddy  Patience  You must be an experienced diver

Outer Space Panorama Photos are not taken manually Usually taken with special panorama cameras Example:  Panorama images from Mars, taken by the NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit it/index.html it/index.html

Outer Space Panorama (2) Collecting photos for panorama takes a long time Resulting panorama pictures are large sized The highest fidelity image from Mars needed Pancam images (500 MBytes in raw data)

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