Alejandro Jimenez
Mr. Gray
Period A/ Blog #1
4 October 2017
Website:https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603496/10-breakthrough-technologies-2017-the-360-degree-selfie/
The technology of using 360 degree cameras for photos and videos is something totally new. Until recently there was no other options for shooting photos and video that captured that context: use a rig to position multiple cameras at different angles with overlapping fields of view or pay for a $10,000 camera that does it all for you. Production process also took much time and when downloaded on a computer the usages of a pricey software was needed to fuse the photos/videos together to create a seamless picture.
Today anyone can buy a decent 360 degree camera for less than $500; record and upload a photo/video within minutes on social platforms like Facebook and Youtube. Big companies like nikon or samsung are selling them to the public, they even created a virtual reality headset that can rotate the photo by moving your head. This creates a better experience for the user because it gives the illusion they are actually present to whatever they are looking at.
360 degree cameras are the future in how we express ideas and story telling through pictures. Even though this is new technology this has already been affecting my life in how I watch video. Many youtubers are creating and posting videos of them recording on 360 degree cameras and I have enjoyed watching because it creates a new sense in video and makes the pictures more realistic.
Link to a video recorded on 360 camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=x9T5K1D6nkc
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