At a time when photography is accessible to everyone, either from regular cameras or from Android, iOS and Windows smartphones, users are now looking for new photographic emotions, such as panoramic photos.
Panorama photo technology allows the viewer to see and perceive the entire area of photography, often at a higher angle than human peripheral vision, even in 360 degrees.
But how can you produce panoramic photos using a mobile phone that is running Android? With the help of some applications of course. Let's see what panoramic photography applications you should try if you decide to become a top-of-the-line photographer.
1. Panorama 360: 360 Cam + VR video from TeliportMe Inc.
The application Panorama 360 is one of the most popular and of course free. You can take great panoramic 360 photos. The application has over 4 million downloads and has a large community of users who are also passionate about panoramic photos. Do not worry if you are not sure how to use the app as it offers a short video showing you how to get a perfect panoramic image.
You can quickly share your photos on social networks like at Twitter, on Facebook and Tumblr. It also has a service where you can see in real time the latest panoramic photos taken and saved by other users. Photospheres can be shared or viewed either as a simple flat image or in 3D. It also has 3D filters to enrich your photos even more.
2. Photaf Panorama
Another free, in its basic form, application that can help you make great panoramic photos is Photaf Panorama. It's impossible not to take great and good photos with this app as it comes with auxiliary bubble markers (something like a spirit level) that shows you if you've moved your camera too far. To view the entire panoramic view, you can either use your phone's compass or touch screen.
The app also has a THD version just in case you have a Tegra device. It also enables you to use the automatic taking photos while creating panoramas. We suggest you use this mode, at least at first, to get really good photos. Other features you can use are geo-tagging, image size, shutter sounds, and autofocus.
3. Cardboard Camera from Google
Google in general has an application for everything. She did not miss the panoramic photo. So released the free Android app Cardboard Camera where you can take some amazing panoramic photos. This application converts to smartphone you an amateur VR camera. To take your first photo, you'll need to move your phone around in a circle, just like you would when taking any panoramic image.
If you look at the pictures you have taken with this application, you will see them in XNUMXD. If you prefer, you can also record sounds at the same time. If you are confused, you can think of the Cardboard Camera as a photosphere application that gathers photos and gives them some depth, displaying different opinions for the left and right eye. You can also use the app without Google CardBoard (or anything similar) as images can be displayed in the phone's gallery app. The application is not compatible with all Android phones.
4. PanOMG
If you liked Pan360, then you will love PanOMG, since you have rightly named it as its successor. This free app has won prizes and is definitely going to enjoy it. The process of getting a panoramic image is very easy. Simply hold the phone firm and press the camera button on your screen.
Once you've taken your first photo, a one-camera wizard will appear on your screen as an icon on both sides of your screen. To activate the accelerometer, just move your camera so that the camera icon goes in the rectangle. The application will automatically take the next photo. Then you will see additional instructions on your screen. The app is not compatible with all Android devices.
5. Panorama Camera 360
Last but not least is the free app Panorama Camera 360 by Fotolr. The app is very easy to use since all you have to do is one click on the camera icon and then start rotating. You will see a diamond moving in a circle, and when the diamond is on centre, you should take the photo. Keep spinning, and when you get bored, press the stop button.
The app also has a choice flash where you can activate whenever needed. You can also decide how big you want your panorama photo to be. It's important to keep the phone in landscape orientation, and don't be surprised if you see an ad or two (free always has implications). You can share your photos through various options on social media.
