FlexCam - panoramic camera

The new device with a flexible display allows you to create panoramic pictures easier than ever.
FlexCam was developed at Queen's Royal University (Canada) and combines a flexible OLED screen and three cameras to create panoramic photos.

A key feature of this unit is the ability to synchronize images from three cameras in one panoramic image in real time. The bend angle is measured by two sensors. Based on this information, the device and builds an image on the screen.

The hardware component includes: an array of three cameras, two bend sensors, a flexible chassis made of leather and a flexible color OLED display 320x240.
In the prototype, an array of three Unibrain Fire-I DV cameras was sequentially connected using an IEEE 1394b (Firewire) with a laptop. The Firewire specification supports end-to-end and addressable video transmission from each camera in the array. All cameras are on a flexible chassis of leather. On the outside of this chassis, two bend sensors are connected to the Arduino. When bent, each camera captures an increasingly unique part of the scene. All these parts are processed in real time and connected into a single panorama.

The device software was developed using Max / MSP / Jitter .
The main advantage of FlexCam is the ability to create panoramic images without graphic editors or special applications that require careful camera rotation.

However, judging by the video, so far the device cannot boast of a large viewing angle, wide display or high resolution, which, of course, is sad.


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Nothing is known about the price of the device.
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