Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Testing an Idea for Panoramic Video

I had an idea. Would it be possible to use the unit I built for rotating objects while taking a video to take a scenic panoramic video? Instead of having the camera fixed on a tripod and the object on the turntable the camera was placed on the turntable:

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First attempts using the pocket Nikon and the tiny Toshiba cameras:



A few jerks but overall I'm pleased with the result. Next will be to build another system which is portable and able to be mounted on a tripod so I can take it out and about for some scenic views of the surrounding area.
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  1. ADRIAN3 May 2016 at 08:25

    Excellent. If you delete the first few frames it will be perfect. There are several very expensive commercial sliders and what have you but this works very well.

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  2. Midmarsh John3 May 2016 at 10:10

    Adrian: I had a long hard look at some of the commercial offerings. Most were designed for time lapse and took an hour for one revolution. Really many were expensive glorified egg timers.

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  3. Wilma3 May 2016 at 23:33

    Impressive, John!

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    1. Midmarsh John4 May 2016 at 07:38

      Wilma: Apart from the state of the garden!

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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