This would be great if there wasn't a totally free tool already available that does the exact same thing and that doesn't require any goofy robotic hardware.
The original version of that is close to 1 gigapixel. (It's around 100 photos at 8.2 megapixels each.) I shot it entirely handheld out of my hotel window. I did nothing whatsoever to the individual photos; just clicked "stitch" in Autostitch.
Sure, if you're lazy, you can buy this robot thing and just let your camera do all the work. But who's going to carry something like that around all over the place on their vacation or whatever? Just take your camera, shoot a bunch of photos from one spot and then stitch them together later with Autostitch.
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This would be great if there wasn't a totally free tool already available that does the exact same thing and that doesn't require any goofy robotic hardware.
It's called Autostitch - google it.
If you want to see what this program can do, look at the second photo on this page: http://badasscat.blogspot.com/2006/10/japan-hotels-and-how-to-find-one.html
The original version of that is close to 1 gigapixel. (It's around 100 photos at 8.2 megapixels each.) I shot it entirely handheld out of my hotel window. I did nothing whatsoever to the individual photos; just clicked "stitch" in Autostitch.
Sure, if you're lazy, you can buy this robot thing and just let your camera do all the work. But who's going to carry something like that around all over the place on their vacation or whatever? Just take your camera, shoot a bunch of photos from one spot and then stitch them together later with Autostitch.