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Panotools projections example

20 September, 2023


The panotools projections are very versatile to achieve different mappings.

I wanted to take a photo of a tall object but could not step back for a normal view angle. In this case to capture the restaurant with its palm trees from the pathway.


Both full frame fisheye pictures for a good vertical and horizontal coverage to start with:


Each of the projection has a different mapping. The Transversal projections (rotated 90°) are not used here because of the horizontal distortion:


The full frame fisheye projection:


The Equirectangular projection:


The Vedutismo projection:


The Cylindric projection:


The Rectangular projection:


And the Mercator projection.
The restaurant with the largest 🌴 in Hawaii.


See also Panotools projection, The Balcony Panorama and Stereographic projection.