Features and Benefits

Computer Controlled
The Turntable consists of a turntable and control software. When used with a compatible digital compact or DSLR camera the control software synchronizes picture taking and turntable movement to automate picture taking as an object rotates 360 degrees. It can take between 4 and 360 pictures in a single rotation and automatically stitch the images into animated Flash or HTML files. Its fast! Fully automated, it can take 20 pictures in approximately 3 minutes.

When used with a non-compatible camera, the turntable movement is programmed to hold at a particular position for a few seconds while the user manually takes the picture. Pictures are saved to the camera's memory card, then downloaded and imported into the The 360° Photo Capture software for stiching.

Real-time Preview
With compatible cameras you can see your product rotate 360 degrees and crop it correctly before you take the first picture! Having a real-time preview means you can view the object as it spins and simultaneously make position, zoom, and crop adjustments on your monitor screen before you take the first picture. This is important because a key part in taking 360 degree product shots is that the item is placed in the dead-center of the turntable, otherwise the object will 'wobble' as it spins. With the real-time preview this can be prevented, saving the user lots of time. Another huge benefit of our real-time preview is the ability to pre-crop. By setting up the crop markers in Preview mode, each picture will automatically be cropped as the pictures are taken, eliminating the need to crop each image one by one.

Auto Image Capture
After selecting the number of pictures per revolution, image size, resolution and spinning direction, the 360° Photo Capture software will take control of the camera and turntable to automatically stop and start the turntable in conjunction wit h picture taking to capture the images. While most image capture is automatic, time-lapse and manual capture options are available.

Annotation and Editing Tools
Use the Image Creation Software to draw or write text on images to increase their communication value or replace the background with pure white to prepare the images for use on a website.

Several Output Options
The resulting pictures can be stitched together to create mouse controlled animated HTML files or Flash (SWF) files. The individual JPG images can be exported for editing in programs such as Photoshop(R) then re-imported into the PhotoCapture 360 program for stitching.

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You can create animations like these

Once you have captured the images you can use the pictures to create any of these outputs:

More example animations

360° animations