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panoramic camera

American  

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

Example Sentences

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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

These images were taken with the panoramic camera, because it's the one that uses color filters.

From Color Images from Mars Rovers by Webster, Bob

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