Operation

Technology

Captures in vertical scanlines, while rotating about the vertical axis (one-shot 360°x180° HDR scanning, no stitching, no bracketing exposures)

Scan Time 360°

20 seconds up to several minutes, depending on exposure time, chosen dynamic range and resolution

Viewfinder

Laptop screen / instant LDR preview (tonemapped)

Operating Software

Dedicated operation and post-processing software (Windows XP and Vista)

Resolution

Resolution

Full spherical: up to 50 megapixel (5.300 x 10.600 pixel)
Panoramic: up to 100.000 pixels horizontal

Horizontal Angle

Adjustable 1° through 1600°

Vertical Field of View 

Focal length dependent, up to 180° with fisheye lense

Photographic Details

Lens

Nikon® Nikkor AF-D 16 mm (individually) calibrated fisheye lens for spherical images, up to 200 mm lenses for panoramas.

Pixel Data

96-bit technology: Radiance (.hdr) and OpenEXR (.exr)

Dynamic Range

up to 26 f-stops

Exposure Times

1/100.000 up to ¼ seconds per scanline (1/6 f-stops in between standard graduation)

Focus distances

macro through infinity, depending on lens used

Focussing

manual with acoustical feedback and graphical aid

Hardware

Data Transfer

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

Driving Unit

DC motor (2 million precise positions per 360°)

Unplugged Operation

> 8 hours on one battery pack

Dimensions

Ø = 140 mm, h= 300 mm (Ø 5"x 12’’), 1.9 kg