Step 2 - How To Choose Panorama Photography Hardware

 Answer:

DSLR & fisheye lens

DSLR and fisheye lens must be compatible to get proper fisheye images. With different DSLR and fisheye lens, photograpy method and quantity of source images are various. To choose right hardware, please view compatible equipment list.

Classification of Fisheye Images

Fisheye images used for stitching 360 panorama are mainly divided into three types:

• Full Circular Fisheye Image: It has a 180° angle of view in all directions.

• Drum Fisheye Image: If you attach DSLR with Focal length multiplier>1 to Sigma 8mm f4 EX fisheye lens,

the two margins in the final fisheye images will be cut. We call it drum fisheye image derived from its shape.

• Full Frame Fisheye Image: It has a 180° angle of view only on the diagonal line.

Related Links:

• Step 1: Panorama photography Hardware & Software used for creating VR tour
• Step 3: How to shoot panorama?
• Step 4: How to stitch panorama and create virtual tour?