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panoramic camera

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noun

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


Etymology

Origin of panoramic camera

First recorded in 1875–80

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National Park Service deployed an ultrasensitive panoramic camera outside both Flagstaff and the similarly sized city of Cheyenne, Wyo., which does not have comparable dark sky ordinances.

From Scientific American Oct. 1, 2022

Prosecutors are in possession of a 31-minute video that Reffitt apparently took during the riot with a panoramic camera.

From Seattle Times Feb. 8, 2022

The panoramic camera atop the rover’s mast, for instance, will have a zoom function to zero in on areas of interest.

From Nature Jan. 17, 2017

The team - previously overseen by Prof Dave Barnes, who died last year - is developing calibration equipment for the panoramic camera on the rover.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2015

Ma Pettengill, with a last proud look at her jewels, swept the panoramic camera of her eye round to the blacksmith shop on our right.

From Ma Pettengill by Harry Leon Wilson

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