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Industrial linear scanning camera captures wide photos from trains and ferries
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A project uses an industrial linear scanning camera to capture very wide photos from moving trains and ferries by stitching vertical line captures.
This technique offers a low-cost way to produce extremely wide images without a large-format sensor. It requires precise speed measurement to avoid distortion, as early experiments showed. The approach could be useful for panoramic photography or route documentation.
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The camera captures a single vertical line continuously and stitches lines together as the vehicle moves.
Early experiments with a phone and accelerometer showed that speed variations cause image distortion.
The project builds on 1990s digital scanning back technology by moving the camera instead of the subject.
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