panoramic camera

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noun

a still camera having a movable lens that horizontally scans a view while exposing a long photographic plate or strip of film.

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Origin of panoramic camera

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby panoramic camera

panoply, panoptic, panopticon, panorama, panoramic, panoramic camera, panoramic sight, pan out, pan-pan, panpipe, panpipes

How to use panoramic camera in a sentence

Open-carry activists are known for baiting cops into on-camera arguments about the Second Amendment and state laws.
Texas Gun Slingers Police the Police—With a Black Panthers Tactic|Brandy Zadrozny|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We also see her physically battling Sheriff Clark, but the camera focuses on her falling to the ground.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The camera passes to each hostage in turn to allow them to plead with the Lebanese government to let them live.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He subtly gestured toward the direction of the camera pointed at their house.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We see photographs of him with his arm around Joan Jett, two punks mugging for the camera.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings|Melissa Leon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A leather cased camera was suspended from his bull neck by means of a strap.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He ran from the stamping mill, his camera bobbing from the strap around his neck and his tripod dragging behind him.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
In this vicinity are the Burnham beeches, made known almost everywhere by the camera and the brush of the artist.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
In fact, if we should peek in the back of the camera, and to do so would ruin the exposure, we could not even see it.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
Now if we could look inside the camera and the image were visible, we would see that it was upside down.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various