The panoramic assistant

John Chan | Apr 28, 2008

If you've ever tried to take a panoramic shot with a regular camera, chances are it didn't turn out that great. Without fail, the level of suckiness will increase proportionally with the number of shots you are trying to stitch together. Some cameras try to help you out with guiding lines in their viewfinder, or provide you with stitching software on your desktop computer. But here's neat hardware solution called the Panamatic.

This tripod attachment helps you move your camera horizontally, stably. The wheel clicks at fixed intervals, telling you when to take a shot, of up to 12 shots. There are certain instructions as to what kind of lens you can use but it looks like most compacts should work fine.

You can buy this gadget from Lenspen online, which seems to ship internationally. It costs US$24.95, not too expensive if you are bent on taking good panoramic photos.

Via OhGizmo!

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