SONY Bloggie, 360 video camera!

[Henri Smeets]

I already posted it on Pan0guide but also share it here!



Here a screenshot showing the live feed left and the panoramic view right (below the panoview you see the fullview with a rectangle overlay for feedback-navigation.



Taken from this Youtube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyyewflZOgA&translated=1

Surely no match to the LadyBug or Dodeca in quality or angular coverage but in price ($199) and ease-of-use an absolute winner!

[guillaume_fulchiron]

Great, I'm gonna GSV my home !

G.



Henri Smeets <henri@...> wrote:

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> I already posted it on Pan0guide but also share it here!
>
> http://n4.nabble.com/file/n1009232/Sony_360lens.jpg 
>
> Here a screenshot showing the live feed left and the panoramic view right
> (below the panoview you see the fullview with a rectangle overlay for
> feedback-navigation.
>
> http://n4.nabble.com/file/n1009232/bloggie_screen.jpg 
>
> Taken from this Youtube Video:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyyewflZOgA&translated=1
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> Surely no match to the LadyBug or Dodeca in quality or angular coverage but
> in price ($199) and ease-of-use an absolute winner!
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[luca vascon-3]

Yesss...
small macro lens, double mirror...
will be bas quality but great concept proof.
The world will  recognize Sony as the inventor of the idea and system...
:-)

2010/1/8 guillaume_fulchiron <[hidden email]>

> Great, I'm gonna GSV my home !
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> G.
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> Henri Smeets <henri@...> wrote:
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> > I already posted it on Pan0guide but also share it here!
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> > http://n4.nabble.com/file/n1009232/Sony_360lens.jpg
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> > Here a screenshot showing the live feed left and the panoramic view right
> > (below the panoview you see the fullview with a rectangle overlay for
> > feedback-navigation.
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> > http://n4.nabble.com/file/n1009232/bloggie_screen.jpg
> >
> > Taken from this Youtube Video:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyyewflZOgA&translated=1
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> > Surely no match to the LadyBug or Dodeca in quality or angular coverage
> but
> > in price ($199) and ease-of-use an absolute winner!
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[Wim Koornneef]

What a nice and very clever design.
I think when this baby is panning around and going up and down in some kind of robot mode then a full spherical image of the scene could be captured.
I hope to read and see more about it.

Wim

[Jan Martin-2]

Hi all,

I just found panoramic footage of the Sony bloggie on youtube:

Sony bloggie MHS PM5K 360 video test shoot (before converting):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9yJkRYeCGQ<http://www.panoguide.com/r/?p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJ9yJkRYeCGQ>

Sony bloggie MHS-PM5K 360 video (after converting)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjVodf2Bnwg<http://www.panoguide.com/r/?p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLjVodf2Bnwg>

I downloaded the converted file as "True High Def 720p", then measured width
x hight of the actual image as 1062x154 pixel.

Then I calculated the vertical field of view (vfov) as 52.2 degrees.

It's virtually the same vfov my Pentaone P360M25 had.
I still think the Sony bloggie has a palnon lens. It would fit.

Jan


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> I hope to read and see more about it.
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[tom_a_sparks]

it looks very good (I have added it to my wish list)

my question do I have to use their (sony) software to convert the panos?
i am using ubuntu (linux)

tom

[Jan Martin-2]

Tom,

you don't have to.
I am on Ubuntu too.

Have a look at this article of mine explaining the whole workflow incl. all
the command line commands needed.

<http://www.diy-streetview.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10&sid=163665c1acefeda1b7376f29f4600ce2#p25>
http://www.diy-streetview.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10&sid=163665c1acefeda1b7376f29f4600ce2

Jan


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> i am using ubuntu (linux)
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[Henri Smeets]

Jan Martin-2 wrote

I still think the Sony bloggie has a palnon lens. It would fit.

In the footage coming from the SONY you can clearly a lens in the centre of the image, that is the Bloggies lens reflected in the upper mirror. The Palnon is probably even too expensive to be included as an $30 extra. The results though are very similar although I think the Palnon will give a clearer image and wider angle (about 70 degrees)

[Jan Martin-2]

Henri,

I hear you.

It's just that it looks exactly like a palnon lens.

Compare yourself:
Left Sony bloggie, right Pentaone P360-M25 with a palnon lens
http://www.diy-streetview.org/data/BILD0300.JPG

Jan


On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Henri Smeets <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> Jan Martin-2 wrote:
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> In the footage coming from the SONY you can clearly a lens in the centre of
> the image, that is the Bloggies lens reflected in the upper mirror. The
> Palnon is probably even too expensive to be included as an $30 extra. The
> results though are very similar although I think the Palnon will give a
> clearer image and wider angle (about 70 degrees)
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[Henri Smeets]

Hi Jan,

Hehe, you really want it to be the Palnon lens don't you :-) 

I guess we'll find out as soon as one of the Forummembers get's one. I'm hoping to get one for a review.

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On 17 jan 2010, at 17:39, Jan Martin-2 [via PanoToolsNG] wrote:

Henri,

I hear you.

It's just that it looks exactly like a palnon lens.

Compare yourself:
Left Sony bloggie, right Pentaone P360-M25 with a palnon lens
http://www.diy-streetview.org/data/BILD0300.JPG

Jan


On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Henri Smeets <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> Jan Martin-2 wrote:
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> > I still think the Sony bloggie has a palnon lens. It would fit.
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>
> In the footage coming from the SONY you can clearly a lens in the centre of
> the image, that is the Bloggies lens reflected in the upper mirror. The
> Palnon is probably even too expensive to be included as an $30 extra. The
> results though are very similar although I think the Palnon will give a
> clearer image and wider angle (about 70 degrees)
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[felipe_ing]

Hi, I´m curious how this panorama will be seen in a viewer like www.villmer.com or others like that.

Does anyone will make a example?

Regards

Juan


--- In [hidden email], Henri Smeets <henri@...> wrote:

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>
> Hi Jan,
>
> Hehe, you really want it to be the Palnon lens don't you :-)
>
> I guess we'll find out as soon as one of the Forummembers get's one.  
> I'm hoping to get one for a review.
>
> Met vriendelijke groet,
>
> Henri Smeets
>
>
>
> C360 / Lookaround / XPACT
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> 1057 DM Amsterdam
> T [phone]
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> KVK 33289519
> BTW 154783535B01
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>
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> On 17 jan 2010, at 17:39, Jan Martin-2 [via PanoToolsNG] wrote:
>
> > Henri,
> >
> > I hear you.
> >
> > It's just that it looks exactly like a palnon lens.
> >
> > Compare yourself:
> > Left Sony bloggie, right Pentaone P360-M25 with a palnon lens
> > http://www.diy-streetview.org/data/BILD0300.JPG
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> > Jan
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> > On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Henri Smeets <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> > > Jan Martin-2 wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I still think the Sony bloggie has a palnon lens. It would fit.
> > > >
> > >
> > > In the footage coming from the SONY you can clearly a lens in the  
> > centre of
> > > the image, that is the Bloggies lens reflected in the upper  
> > mirror. The
> > > Palnon is probably even too expensive to be included as an $30  
> > extra. The
> > > results though are very similar although I think the Palnon will  
> > give a
> > > clearer image and wider angle (about 70 degrees)
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[tom_a_sparks]

--- In [hidden email], "felipe" <felipe_ing@...> wrote:
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> Hi, I´m curious how this panorama will be seen in a viewer like www.villmer.com or others like that.
>
> Does anyone will make a example?
>
> Regards
>
> Juan

I have tried krpano (http://www.krpano.com/video/), but not being a spherical/cubic video it looks bad

pano2vr (http://gardengnomesoftware.com/index.php) may be able to do it, s/he uses a custom cubic format see
http://gardengnomesoftware.com/tutorial.php?movid=15

tom sparks

[DemonDuck]

Try a pure cylindrical viewer.  Not cubes or strips -- just cylindrical.

tom_a_sparks wrote:

> --- In [hidden email], "felipe" <felipe_ing@...> wrote:
>> Hi, I´m curious how this panorama will be seen in a viewer like www.villmer.com or others like that.
>>
>> Does anyone will make a example?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Juan
>
> I have tried krpano (http://www.krpano.com/video/), but not being a spherical/cubic video it looks bad
>
> pano2vr (http://gardengnomesoftware.com/index.php) may be able to do it, s/he uses a custom cubic format see
> http://gardengnomesoftware.com/tutorial.php?movid=15
>
> tom sparks
>
>

[tom_a_sparks]

--- In [hidden email], Ken Warner <kwarner000@...> wrote:
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> Try a pure cylindrical viewer.  Not cubes or strips -- just cylindrical.
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<snip>
krpano only supports cubical or spherical panoramas see http://www.krpano.com/docu/panoformats/
I have placed with the newer version of pano2vr

[Thomas Demolliens]

You could try Ryubin's flash panorama player at http://www.ryubin.com/panolab/panoflash/
Here is a demo with a direct view from a donught video, all settings are xml based: http://www.ryubin.com/panolab/panoflash/demo/PanoDoughnutFlashVideo_v20_02.html

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--- In [hidden email], Ken Warner <kwarner000@...> wrote:

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> Try a pure cylindrical viewer.  Not cubes or strips -- just cylindrical.
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> tom_a_sparks wrote:
> > --- In [hidden email], "felipe" <felipe_ing@> wrote:
> >> Hi, I´m curious how this panorama will be seen in a viewer like www.villmer.com or others like that.
> >>
> >> Does anyone will make a example?
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Juan
> >
> > I have tried krpano (http://www.krpano.com/video/), but not being a spherical/cubic video it looks bad
> >
> > pano2vr (http://gardengnomesoftware.com/index.php) may be able to do it, s/he uses a custom cubic format see
> > http://gardengnomesoftware.com/tutorial.php?movid=15
> >
> > tom sparks
> >
> >
>

[Henri Smeets]

Hmm, it seems I was wrong, it is not a mirror but indeed a lens, you were right Martin

[suso]

two small tests with my prototype panoramic video camera:
www.degalicia.es/lu

Suso

[Henri Smeets]

Hi Suso and welcome to this forum!

Would you care to share us the details about the camera(setup) you have used? I must say it look pretty good!