Bubblescope - The Future of 360 Panoramic Imaging

Conventional photography is limited, like a swing, oscillating in motion like a pendulum. It is only possible to tell one side of a story because the view restricted to that facing the camera.

Now, the single swing is replaced by a magical rotating carousel of swings - where we can pause time, freezing the motion of the swings and allow ourselves to move comfortably into whichever seat has the view we’d most like to enjoy.

It is only possible to tell one side of a story because the view is restricted to that facing the camera and it is therefore not possible to truly share a moment as if we were there. In this way, the ‘blinkered’ field-of-view of conventional photography creates a subjective image.

In order to demonstrate this, BubbleScope® inventor Tom Lawton has climbed up some scaffolding in the middle of the Roman city of Bath, giving him a rooftop panorama of the neighbouring buildings. The image above clearly shows Tom standing up high, taking in the view from this incredible vantage point.

Equipped with an ordinary camera it is only really possible to capture a fragmented snap-shot of the whole panoramic scene - take a look at the photo on the right, which uses a conventional 35mm camera with a portrait aspect. It is self evident in this image that Tom cannot share his full view.

Of course, we could take a series of photos around the horizon to try and make up a panorama, but this technique is a long way from capturing the ‘moment’, because of the time lapse between each shot, instead it creates a panoramic study which looses the essence of a photograph.

When the world in your horizon is too big for an ordinary camera, you need an all-seeing camera which can image an entire bubble - as if freezing time in every direction around you.

BubbleScope® is a revolutionary new all-seeing imaging device, which enables the capture, preservation and sharing of ‘scenes and experiences’ in panoramic detail at the moment they are experienced, to be savoured forever.

BubbleScope® creates a point-of-view photography style where the entire scene surrounding the scope is captured in a moment - enabling you to share any point-of-view. This is perfect for any application where you want to share the full picture and are not just a spectator, but a participator.

The image above was captured in a single shot by Tom’s prototype BubbleScope®. It measures a whole 360° around the horizon and a whopping 104° in the vertical filed-of-view. This vertical fov is the equivalent to a conventional 35mm camera being used in portrait format. As we hope you agree, this image really does capture the full picture

BubbleScope® opens a new world of imaging possibilities. So, now you really can share Tom’s point-of-view from the top of that scaffolding! The immersive bubble above was created in a matter of seconds, as were all bubbles featured on Tom Lawton’s ‘World Famous BubbleBlog’, through plug-and-play operation with Tom’s prototype BubbleScope®.

Using special software developed for the first generation BubbleScope®, 360° bubble images can be simply transformed into interactive ‘immersive’ QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) movies, which can be viewed, saved and cherished on a PC or Mac, published on the web or shared by email.

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