Cirkut
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The Cirkut is a rotating panoramic camera
, of the type known as "full rotation". It was patented by William J. Johnston in 1904, and was manufactured by Rochester Panoramic Camera Company starting in 1905; the company was acquired by Eastman Kodak
the same year. Manufacture continued through 1949.
There were several models: No. 5, No. 6, No. 8, No. 10, and No. 16, named according to the maximum width of the film accepted, in inches. The length of film (corresponding to the width of the panorama), varied by model also, ranging up to 20 feet (6.1 m) for the No. 16, yielding a single negative with an area of more than 26 square feet (2.4 m²). Thus, the information content of Cirkut images can be in the gigapixel range.
Panoramic photography
Panoramic photography is a technique of photography, using specialized equipment or software, that captures images with elongated fields of view. It is sometimes known as wide format photography. The term has also been applied to a photograph that is cropped to a relatively wide aspect ratio...
, of the type known as "full rotation". It was patented by William J. Johnston in 1904, and was manufactured by Rochester Panoramic Camera Company starting in 1905; the company was acquired by Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
the same year. Manufacture continued through 1949.
There were several models: No. 5, No. 6, No. 8, No. 10, and No. 16, named according to the maximum width of the film accepted, in inches. The length of film (corresponding to the width of the panorama), varied by model also, ranging up to 20 feet (6.1 m) for the No. 16, yielding a single negative with an area of more than 26 square feet (2.4 m²). Thus, the information content of Cirkut images can be in the gigapixel range.