Creating 360 Degree Panoramas With Your Android

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Created on Monday, 25 July 2011 16:01

 

The often misconception on 360 degree panoramas is that most if not all people think this technology is only possible for Apple mobile devices. This is truly not the case in fact Androids for example have their own decent 360-degree panorama apps to offer to its users.

360-degree panoramas are very popular during these times especially after companies started creating (AR) virtual tours for potetial customers to see without even having to travel just see a destination or product physically.

Android users are also provided with the same technology. In fact there is one app that allows you to create one yourself: Photaf 3D Android App. It doesn't just give you the tool to make simple 360-degree panoramas, but we are talking about high quality full 3d panoramas.

 

The Photaf 3D android app's idea is quite very similar with Google's Street View. You know those Google Street View Cars trying to capture subjects at certain itervals? Photaf 3D uses the same principle but changing process with segmentation. Processing like DSLR, this 360-degree panorama Android app stitches the images automatically  to come up with a real panoramas. The results are surprisingly very similar.

Furthermore, the Photaf 3D segmentation process are likely the same with handset's camras. Depending on your device's accelerometer and by indentifying the contents of the photo, users can determine intervals easily. Although with this app, users can do it automatically. Some users are also allowed to take pictures automatically however the Photaf 3D Android app has guide arrows and spirit-level-style cases for effecient and accurate photography.

 

 

Simple to use. Move to the direction your panorama is going and once you have taken all the necessary pictures or for spherical panoramas have reached your starting point, press stitch and your panoramas are ready for sharing.

You don't think 360-degree panorama sharing isn't possible for Android phones, do you? Of course it can!

 

 

Reference: http://android.appstorm.net/reviews/graphics/create-360-degree-panoramas-with-photaf-3d/