Panorama

The BeerPAN may be the entry point for photographers seeking an affordable alternative to vintage medium-format panoramic cameras that usually sell for several thousand dollars. It's a 35-mm film camera that's compatible with Bronica Zenza ETR lenses.

Chances are you've seen some of those panoramic photos of city skylines, mountain ranges or whatnot, shot on good ol' analog film. Well, you can now create new photos of your own with that same vibe, utilizing the Sasquatch 617 panoramic film camera.

Interactive 360-degree video is becoming increasingly popular, as are cameras that allow everyday folks to shoot it. Linkflow has set out to make the shooting process easier and less obtrusive than ever, with its neckband-format FITT360 camera.

​​If you have trouble deciding on the best angle from which to shoot your videos, then you might like what GoPro has in the pipeline. The company's Fusion camera shoots 360-degree panoramic footage that the viewer can subsequently pan and tilt within, to view the action from different perspectives.

If the window seat doesn't cut it for you when flying, how about a roof seat? The SkyDeck, designed by aerospace engineering firm Windspeed Technologies, will give passengers 360-degree views from a transparent bubble installed on the top of a plane.

After exceeding its funding target on Kickstarter back in 2013, Bublcam suffered several delays. However, the device billed as the world’s first fully spherical consumer camera has now shipped to backers and is available for backorder.

An increasing number of businesses are promoting themselves through Google Street View, allowing potential customers to virtually look around inside their shops. That's why NCTech is launching the iris360 camera, which is designed to let novices get their own photos and upload them to the service.

A small team of photographers has worked to produce a 365 gigapixel panorama of one of the world's tallest mountains. Shot over 15 days, the result is one of the most stunning composite images we've ever seen.

We've recently been hearing a lot about systems that record 360-degree video, although they mostly appear to be either professional setups or offerings from relatively small startup companies. That changed yesterday, however, when JK Imaging announced the new Kodak PixPro SP360 actioncam.

Video professionals with the US Army, Red Bull and National Geographic are already using the technology, and you'll soon have your chance. The consumer-ready CENTR Camera aims to make it easy to capture 360-degree HD footage, recording your world in full.

After beating back the crowds for a quick hands-on at IFA in September, Gizmag has now spent the last few weeks with the Theta panoramic camera from Ricoh.

Panoramic and 360 degree imaging capabilities have been available to photographers for years through DSLR manual mode captures and smartphone apps. The Panono throwable ball camera, armed with 36 tiny lenses, is capable of capturing a 72 megapixel spherical scene from an elevated position.