Omnidirectional camera

Schematic of an omnidirectional camera with two mirrors:
1. Camera
2. Upper Mirror
3. Lower Mirror
4. "Black Spot"
5. Field of View (light blue)

In photography and computer vision, an omnidirectional camera (from "omni", meaning all), also known as 360-degree camera (or 360° camera), is a camera having a field of view that covers at least a full circle (360°) in the horizontal plane. It may be extended vertically up to a full sphere (1 spat), in which case it is also known as a spherical camera. Omnidirectional cameras are important in applications where large visual field coverage is needed, such as in panoramic photography, VR photography, and robotics.

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