Panono
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Panono is a spherical camera developed by the Berlin-based company Professional360 GmbH, formerly known as Panono GmbH. The camera captures full-spherical, 360° x 360° panoramic images with a resolution of 108 megapixels.
The Panono camera features a spherical design that incorporates 36 individual lenses that simultaneously captures images from all directions at its highest point. These individual shots are later stitched together during post-processing to create a complete panoramic image.
Panono gained attention through crowdfunding campaigns, raising approximately 1.25 million USD on Indiegogo and over 1.6 million EUR through crowd-investing on Companisto.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/06/panono/|title=Panono Spherical Camera Passes $1M On Indiegogo To Turn Panorama Photography Into A Ball Game|date=6 January 2014|work=TechCrunch|accessdate=26 October 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.companisto.com/de/startups/panono-startup-38/overview|title = Investmentrunde für Panono auf Companisto}}
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- "Best for photographers. If any photo is worth 1,000 words, Panono must be worth 10,000"{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-360-degree-cameras-capture-everything-around-you-1464113657|title=These 360-Degree Cameras Capture Everything Around You|last=|first=|date=24 May 2016|website=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=|access-date=27 January 2017}} - Wall Street Journal
- "The ball camera with an all-round view"{{Cite web|url=http://www.wiwo.de/technologie/gadgets/panono-die-ballkamera-mit-dem-rundumblick/12108284.html|title=Die Ballkamera mit dem Rundumblick|last=|first=|date=27 July 2015|website=www.Wiwo.de|publisher=|access-date=27 January 2017}} according to the German WirtschaftsWoche.
- "The Panono is certainly a different kind of camera, but I can't wholeheartedly recommend it just yet. It's expensive and doesn't shoot video."{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2016/05/08/panono-360-degree-camera-review/#I7NniwxU48q8|title=Panono's throwable 360-degree camera is for enthusiasts only|website=Mashable |date=8 May 2016|accessdate=25 June 2017}} - Mashable
- "The me from three years ago would have loved the hell out of the Panono. The me from 2016 is wishing for something more."{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/the-throwable-360-degree-camera-ball-is-here-five-y-1764769477|title=The Throwable, 360 Degree Camera Ball Is Here... Five Years Too Late|date=18 March 2016|accessdate=25 June 2017}} - Gizmodo
- "Real world test: The Panono is a 108MP spherical camera"{{Cite web|url=https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/real-world-test-panono-a-108-megapixel-360-camera|title=Real world test: The Panono is a 108MP spherical camera|last=|first=|date=24 July 2016|website=Digital Photography Review|publisher=|access-date=12 August 2022}} - dpreview.com
Company insolvency and new investors
On 18 May 2017 Jonas Pfeil, co-founder and CEO of Panono GmbH, applied to the District Court of Charlottenburg for the opening of the insolvency proceedings.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaleyes.de/News/Panono_Hersteller_der_108-Megapixel-Panorama-Kamera_ist_insolvent/10464|title=Panono, Hersteller der 108-Megapixel-Panorama-Kamera, ist insolvent|date=22 May 2017|accessdate=25 June 2017}}
Bryanston Group AG, a Swiss-based private equity investor, has acquired the assets, trademarks and patents of Panono GmbH and restarted its business operations under the new holding company Professional360 GmbH in Berlin. Professional360 GmbH will continue Panono's operations by offering the world's highest resolution 360-degree camera under the Panono brand.{{cite web|url=https://www.heise.de/foto/meldung/Panono-Ballkamera-Rettung-aus-der-Schweiz-3767840.html|title=Panono-Ballkamera: Rettung aus der Schweiz|date=10 July 2017 }}
After the company was unable to deliver the product to supporters, the company gave another opportunity for supporters of their original campaign to receive the 360-degree camera.{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/18/technology/panono-investors-cameras/index.html|title=Panono's investors will finally get their cameras...for a price|last=Sanicola|first=Laura|work=CNNMoney|access-date=2017-12-21}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/19/16794942/panono-camera-crowdfunding-terrible-offer|title=Panono backers have to pay $1,100 extra to receive crowdfunded camera|work=The Verge|access-date=2017-12-21}}
References
External links
- [http://www.panono.com Official website]
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