The 2.5 gigapixel photo

[edesignuk]

Just shown up on the BBC Technology site, quite a good little article.

 

[WinterMute]

Good job no-one was in the bath in some of those windows, the resolution in the foreground is amazing, I'm glad I wasn't out with my secret girlfriend...

Just another reason to be paranoid I guess.

Excellent stuff.

 

[Windowlicker]

This is crazy! how the hell can they have a camera like that?! also, how come the image is so sharp even kilometers away?

 

[telecomm]

Couldn't open some of the other links to floating torsos, but here's one I stumbled upon.

 

[Mike Teezie]

VERY, very, cool.

Sending this to all my friends.

 

[jared_kipe]

Am I the only one to find this??

 

[applekid]

That was stunning. You can read the license plates of the cars!

Just something I thought of right now... You could make a fancy game of "I Spy" or "Where's Waldo" with this!

 

[jared_kipe]

Bravo to the most entertaining and interactive photo ever.

 

[AppleMatt]

If you look for the clock you can see that the top right area was taken around 3pm. 3.15 to be precise!

AppleMatt

 

[iLikeMyiMac]

Am I the only one to find this??

No. Look at post #13

 

[pabloman]

IKEA!!!!

I found some IKEA flags at the top-right part of the image!!!

 

[tech4all]

I found some IKEA flags at the top-right part of the image!!!

I see them as well. Looks like a mirrored image of them or something

 

[KC9AIC]

I could sure go for a stretched limo like this.

 

[MacBandit]

This is crazy! how the hell can they have a camera like that?! also, how come the image is so sharp even kilometers away?

This could be done with a 1Megapixel camera you would just have to take a lot more photos. It's just hundreds of photos of the one area all stitched together on a computer. The resulting image is a combined 2.5 Gigapixel. The reason things are somewhat in focus even kilometers away is that they used a very tight aperture. This gives you a sharp focus at any range. If you have an automatic camera and it has the mountain setting it just reduces the aperture. The trade off to a smaller aperture is that it lets less light in so you need either a bright day or a longer exposure and also it causes the resulting photo to loose it's feeling of depth.

 

[Mechcozmo]

http://www.gigapxl.com/gallery.htm

Hehe... people watching... I know where that place is. Now I know where the best places are, too!

Just kidding.

 

[combatcolin]

BladeRunner anyone??

 

[jimsowden]

Quickpavement!

 

[markjones05]

This kind of resolution is dangerous. Youd be taking pictures of things that you dont know your taking pictures of.

 

[Lord Blackadder]

Fantastic!

The future of digital photography looks bright.

 

[bennetsaysargh]

now i'm waiting for someone to find someone listening to an ipod!

great thing though. i love digital photography and where it's going.

 

[markjones05]

Can u imagine if someone took a close up of someones face with this camera...

 

[MacBandit]

Can u imagine if someone took a close up of someones face with this camera...

Please read the thread before posting. It's not a single photo. It's 600 photos stitched together from a 3.5 Megapixel camera. Yes that only adds up to 2.1 Gigapixels but that's what the article says the hardware was.

 

[markjones05]

now i'm waiting for someone to find someone listening to an ipod!

I think that monitor is hooked up to a G5

 

[Doctor Q]

Is it just me, or is this building smiling at the camera?

I think I've been staring at this photo for too long!

 

[MacBandit]

Is it just me, or is this building smiling at the camera?

I think I've been staring at this photo for too long!

I agree with you.


That you've been staring at it too long.