360-degree cameras are unleashing a new wave of panorama apps
Camera enthusiasts assembled on a stage in Tokyo on Thursday for a traditional group photo, taken by a photographer in front of them. But as they gathered, they lifted slender stick-like cameras above their heads, instantly grabbing 360-degree pics of the room.
Call it the 360 selfie.
The event at Tokyo's Miraikan technology museum was sponsored by camera maker Ricoh, and its purpose was to award winners in a contest of apps for the company's Theta, a 360-degree camera whose latest version, the m15, can also record video.
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