PANONO IS A CAMERA. AND IT WILL upset 2014 "Video"

The photo will lose the ball! The start-up Berlin Panono imagined a spherical camera , the size of a ball handball. Better this strange device is equipped with 2 megapixel sensors 36 each , to achieve high-resolution snapshots at 360 °.

Specifically, just launch into the air " camera balloon " to capture the moment that at the peak of its trajectory. He thus made an image in all directions in which it is possible to navigate the way of a Google Street View. ===> 

"The photos help to remember important moments , but over time our memory is reduced to the image field ," says Björn Bollensdorff CEO Panono .

With our device, it is possible to relive the moment in its entirety : the people around us, the weather , the place ... The image shows all. "

For now, the device exists only Panono prototype stage . But a test outside the premises of the " Obs " proves conclusive. By applying to throw the ball so straight in the air, is carried out in two movements impeccable shot of all the Place de la Bourse . The image is then recovered via Bluetooth or via a USB cable.

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"The idea of ​​Panono returns to founder Jonas Pfeil ," says Björn Bollensdorff . " He realized trekking in New Zealand and constantly took panoramic photos of landscapes. But his friends were exasperated that it took time . He then had the idea of ​​a device that starts and instantly takes a panoramic photo environment . "

Jonas Pfeil then created the prototype camera with Björn Bollensdorff ball under his graduation project at the Technical University of Berlin.

The two Germans are now looking for funding to start producing their ball. Panono launched a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo platform , with the aim to raise $ 900,000 by January 4, 2014 . If success is the rendezvous (two thirds are almost achieved) , then the device will be released in September 2014 for $ 599 ( around 490 euros) .

Boss Panono specifies that the final version should have a button to take pictures without launching the device , as well as the ability to attach to a stick or rope .