1474 Megapixel Camera - Amazing!

[Andy Zarse]

Not sure if this is a repost but I can't believe this - the technology is mind-boggling!

This is a photo from the 2009 Inauguration, in which you can see in focus the face of each individual in the crowd. You can scan, double click and zoom to any section of the crowd, wait a few seconds and the focus adjusts.

The picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixel. (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera)
Find Obama and then all the VIPs sitting nearby!

http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=...

[benjdr]

R

[69 coupe]

Repicture

[Cara Van Man]

Andy Zarse said:

Not sure if this is a repost but I can't believe this - the technology is mind-boggling!

This is a photo from the 2009 Inauguration, in which you can see in focus the face of each individual in the crowd. You can scan, double click and zoom to any section of the crowd, wait a few seconds and the focus adjusts.

The picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixel. (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera)
Find Obama and then all the VIPs sitting nearby!

http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=...

All those pixels and you can't see through a minor internet profile scam

[Shake&Bake]

Spot the amount of people asleep behind Obama.

[Famous Graham]

Andy Zarse said:

The picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixel. (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera)

Errr..no.

It was taken with a standard Canon G10 which is 15 Megapixels.

It's 220 photos stitched together.

Edited by Famous Graham on Tuesday 24th February 17:08

[OJ]

I've never seen it before

'Nose pickers, there is no escape'

That is seriously impressive, you can almost make out the words on the Autocue... which is more than Obama himself could manage standing a foot away from the bloody thing

ETA - Fun game - Count the cowboy hats, proof that stereotyping IS right

Edited by OJ on Tuesday 24th February 17:09

[Fabric 2.2]

Few of these about, been around for a while now. http://www.harlem-13-gigapixels.com/

[Andy Zarse]

Cara Van Man said:

Andy Zarse said:

Not sure if this is a repost but I can't believe this - the technology is mind-boggling!

This is a photo from the 2009 Inauguration, in which you can see in focus the face of each individual in the crowd. You can scan, double click and zoom to any section of the crowd, wait a few seconds and the focus adjusts.

The picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixel. (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera)
Find Obama and then all the VIPs sitting nearby!

http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=...

All those pixels and you can't see through a minor internet profile scam

fk off!

[Cara Van Man]

Andy Zarse said:

Cara Van Man said:

Andy Zarse said:

Not sure if this is a repost but I can't believe this - the technology is mind-boggling!

This is a photo from the 2009 Inauguration, in which you can see in focus the face of each individual in the crowd. You can scan, double click and zoom to any section of the crowd, wait a few seconds and the focus adjusts.

The picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixel. (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera)
Find Obama and then all the VIPs sitting nearby!

http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=...

All those pixels and you can't see through a minor internet profile scam

fk off!

[Gunny Sergeant D]

Zoom to the bottom of the tower and just by the railings is a pair of legs.

[DoubleYellow]

Amazing.

[danrc]

Famous Graham said:

Andy Zarse said:

The picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixel. (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera)

Errr..no.

It was taken with a standard Canon G10 which is 15 Megapixels.

It's 220 photos stitched together.

Edited by Famous Graham on Tuesday 24th February 17:08

Correct.

Not so much an amazing picture, more an amazing jigsaw

Still impressive though

[speedfreaky]

If you look closely just above Obama you can see one of the lines where the photos have been stitched together - there are all sorts of problems going on!

[shalmaneser]

pretty good that one - not seen it before. quite a few of the VIPs look asleep.

Fair play for Dubya for not wearing a gay blanket like the rest of 'em!

[Nickyboy]

Famous Graham said:

Andy Zarse said:

The picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixel. (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera)

Errr..no.

It was taken with a standard Canon G10 which is 15 Megapixels.

It's 220 photos stitched together.

Edited by Famous Graham on Tuesday 24th February 17:08

I was gonna say, its good but nothing my 12mp SLR cant do in full res

Edited by Nickyboy on Tuesday 24th February 19:23

[bimsb6]

Gunny Sergeant D said:

Zoom to the bottom of the tower and just by the railings is a pair of legs.

to the right of that there is half a person as well.

[Eggle]

If you look at the lens to the left and zoom, you can clearly see a join

[mrmr96]

Does anyone know what the period of time was between the first image capture and the last?
And also what shutter speed was used? (Interested in how long the robot takes between shots to move the camera on.)

[munky]

Andy Zarse said:

Not sure if this is a repost but I can't believe this - the technology is mind-boggling!

The picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixel. (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera)

Wrong.

You can buy the machine here