Photographic tech

[SteveA]

This is unbelievable. The ability to take one photo of a large group and yet to single out any one person? You have to see it. Click on the link below and see for yourself. Read the instructions below

This is scary----kinda puts an end to the old saying, "you can get lost in the crowd"-

This is a photograph of 2009 Obama Inauguration. You can see IN FOCUS the face of EACH individual in the crowd !!!
You can scan and zoom to any section of the crowd. . . Wait a few seconds. . Double click anywhere .. And the focus adjusts to give you a very identifiable close up.

The picture was taken with a robotic 1474 megapixel camera (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera). That is some camera!
Every one attending could be scanned after the event, should something have gone wrong during it.
Click on:
http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=033ef14483ee899496648c2b4b06233c

 

[2112]

The way of the future. 1984, just a few years late.

I did note that a lot of people had dark glasses and scarves around their faces. Would be assassins?

 

[BlackICE]

You can search your heart out, you won't find my face in that photo. :rofl

 

[dbackg]

You can search your heart out, you won't find my face in that photo. :rofl

That is really cool.

I didn't see one hot chick in a bikini either. :frown

At least we can make this post entertaining. :biggrin

Who likes polka-dots?

 

[PL510*Jeff]

let's play connect the dots......

 

[Neilda]

I note that the tide appears to be going out in that photo.

 

[Empty Pockets]

I note that the tide appears to be going out in that photo.

You would! :lol

 

[Empty Pockets]

This is scary----

...especially to those who may have been with someone they shouldn't. :lol


'Too bad they couldn't have had one of these set up in Dallas 50 yrs ago.

 

[jaxgt]

actually pretty darn cool tech

 

[SteveA]

I note that the tide appears to be going out in that photo.

Niel, careful not to fly to close to the sun.:lol

 

[BlackICE]

My bet is the camera doesn't really have a 1474 megapixel sensor, but one of similar to most consumer cameras. It probably has multiple sensors and or an auto tilt and panning to get the entire photo. Then software stitches it all together. The faces way in the back are not that clear, but all in all pretty impressive. I remember back in the day the using the old film based panoramic cameras, one could be in the photo twice by running from the start of the scan to the end before the camera got there. Quite common for High School class photos.

 

[HHGT]

Back in the late 90's I was involved in a military project the superimposed high quality images on the inside of a virtual sphere. The imagery edges were blended to give it the appearance of one continuous image and you could zoom in just as shown. Cameras similar to the one noted in the post sold in excess of $1M each.

Soon the iPhone will invent this technology and call it their own - iZoom maybe?