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Introduction
Most point-and-shoot cameras today have either a fixed lens or a zoom lens. Their horizontal field of view is usually restricted to about 45° to 50°. Bigshot, on the other hand, can capture three kinds of photos: (1) Normal perspective photos with a 43° FOV, (2) Panoramic (wide angle) photos with a 72° FOV, and (3) 3D stereo photos that can be viewed with a pair of red-cyan 3D glasses. Bigshot's polyoptic wheel (shown in Figure 1) includes several optical modules for taking different types of photos, allowing photographers to explore new creative dimensions. Each module works with the primary imaging lens (which is attached to the circuit board) to capture a different type of photo. Notice that the wide angle photo in Figure 1 is distorted and the 3D stereo photo in Figure 1 does not yet have a 3D appearance. The software that is included with Bigshot automatically processes these raw images to get their desired appearance.
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