Unique panoramic camera presented

Russian holding “Schwabe”, which is part of the state corporation “Rostec” presented a unique panoramic camera at the exhibition “Vuzpromekspo-2016”. The device can capture spherical 4K-video and edit it in real time, the corporation’s website says. The device is designed for shooting with video resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels, and supports up to 30 frames per second. 12 cameras are installed in the body-ball. These are optical modules with lenses and light-sensitive sensors, exposure and aperture control device. Also, the camera system includes a 10x optical zoom. The camera can automatically adjust the image settings in the process of shooting. In particular, built-in algorithms allow you to change the brightness characteristics and level geometry panorama. The camera body - a ball with a diameter of 300 mm. It weighs about 5 kg. Unique camera will be put into production in 2018. Its main purpose - professional photo and video fixation system, video surveillance, land equipment (special vehicles, robots, manipulators), manned aircraft and drones, https://hi-tech.mail.ru Informs. 

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