The Future of TV Viewing

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Here are three different wide angle views of sporting events that you may see on future TV sets. This panoramic angle is also perfect for concerts, musicals, stage productions, talk shows, you name it.

I just had to let you see this. I know some of you are going to say this is impossible. Save your breath on me. Tell Panasonic. That is the company that is developing a new type of TV set that is going to change TV viewing forever. They are going to provide a panoramic-type TV set. They have an eye-stretching video camera that is going to capture the wide-angle output.

Panasonic is using a combination of four high-definition lenses to capture a 160-degree field of vision. The picture quality produced is at 720p, and the cameras move simultaneously to pan and tilt. The Japanese TV manufacturer said the new TVs will be priced at half the cost of other options that provide so-called panoramic views. When Panasonic introduces its revolutionary unit, nothing will compare, according to our sources.

Panasonic explains “The unit divides its panoramic picture into four quadrants, with each camera capturing the action of one quadrant. Before the final picture can be realized, a computer stitches the four parts together to produce one video feed.” That makes sense.

The unnamed camera/TV system is just a prototype for now. Panasonic is thrilled to be first in providing entire football fields in full detail. Right now the system is on tour at Sydney’s Integrate 2013 electronics show. Can’t wait to read the reviews.

For a more technical explanation click here.