Panono

Spherical camera Panono

Panono is a spherical camera developed by the Berlin-based company Professional360 GmbH, formerly known as Panono GmbH. The camera captures full-spherical, 360° x 360° panoramic images with a resolution of 108 megapixels.

One of the distinctive features of the Panono camera is its ability to capture panoramic photos by being thrown into the air. The camera contains 36 individual cameras that simultaneously capture different sections of the panoramic view at its highest point. These individual shots are later stitched together during post-processing to create a complete panoramic image.

Panono gained attention through crowdfunding campaigns, raising approximately 1.25 million USD on Indiegogo and over 1.6 million EUR through crowd-investing on Companisto.[1][2]

Reviews

  • "Best for photographers. If any photo is worth 1,000 words, Panono must be worth 10,000"[3] - Wall Street Journal
  • "The ball camera with an all-round view"[4] according to the German WirtschaftsWoche.
  • "The Panono is certainly a different kind of camera, but I can't wholeheartedly recommend it just yet. It's expensive and doesn't shoot video."[5] - Mashable
  • "The me from three years ago would have loved the hell out of the Panono. The me from 2016 is wishing for something more."[6] - Gizmodo
  • "Real world test: The Panono is a 108MP spherical camera"[7] - dpreview.com

Company insolvency and new investors

On 18 May 2017 Jonas Pfeil, co-founder and CEO of Panono GmbH, applied to the District Court of Charlottenburg for the opening of the insolvency proceedings.[8]

Bryanston Group AG, a Swiss-based private equity investor, has acquired the assets, trademarks and patents of Panono GmbH and restarted its business operations under the new holding company Professional360 GmbH in Berlin. Professional360 GmbH will continue Panono's operations by offering the world's highest resolution 360-degree camera under the Panono brand.[9]

After the company was unable to deliver the product to supporters, the company gave another opportunity for supporters of their original campaign to receive the 360-degree camera.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Panono Spherical Camera Passes $1M On Indiegogo To Turn Panorama Photography Into A Ball Game". TechCrunch. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Investmentrunde für Panono auf Companisto".
  3. ^ "These 360-Degree Cameras Capture Everything Around You". The Wall Street Journal. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Die Ballkamera mit dem Rundumblick". www.Wiwo.de. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Panono's throwable 360-degree camera is for enthusiasts only". Mashable. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. ^ "The Throwable, 360 Degree Camera Ball Is Here... Five Years Too Late". 18 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Real world test: The Panono is a 108MP spherical camera". Digital Photography Review. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Panono, Hersteller der 108-Megapixel-Panorama-Kamera, ist insolvent". 22 May 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Panono-Ballkamera: Rettung aus der Schweiz". 10 July 2017.
  10. ^ Sanicola, Laura. "Panono's investors will finally get their cameras...for a price". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  11. ^ "Panono backers have to pay $1,100 extra to receive crowdfunded camera". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-12-21.


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