Philopod - Revision history

Bruno: link to swing rod

2009-10-30T23:07:26Z

link to swing rod

Erik Krause: Prepared for new glossary template

2007-11-18T15:38:37Z

Prepared for new glossary template

Jdsmith at 17:41, 8 December 2006

2006-12-08T17:41:58Z

Bruno: linked to philopod pitch variation tutorial

2006-07-20T17:48:45Z

linked to philopod pitch variation tutorial

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Bruno: linked to future monopod page

2006-06-28T22:51:43Z

linked to future monopod page

Bruno: linked to future monopod page

2006-06-28T22:51:43Z

linked to future monopod page

Bruno: linked to future monopod page

2006-06-28T22:51:43Z

linked to future monopod page

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To prevent [[parallax]] problems, panographers often use a [[hardware|tripod]] or [[monopod]] in conjunction with panoramic [[heads]] to place the [[no-parallax point]] of the camera at the centre of rotation. A cheaper and more portable alternative is to shoot handheld and use a '''philopod''' to keep the camera in position.

'''Philopods''' are named after ''Philippe Hurbain'' who describes the [http://www.philohome.com/tripod/shooting.htm Philopod technique] on his website.

A '''philopod''' is basically a piece of string tied around the [[no-parallax point]] on the lens, a weight at the other end of the string allows the camera to be positioned over a feature on the ground.

This may not be quite as accurate as a properly calibrated panoramic head, but there are other advantages:

* Speed of set-up.
* Portability.
* No tripod that needs to be painted out of the nadir.
* Ability to use small variations in pitch angles to capture the entire scene without separate [[zenith]] and [[nadir]] shots.

This last technique should be a separate [[tutorials|tutorial]], but the simplest variation is to shoot four [[portrait]] fisheye pictures around at 90 degrees apart. If the first and third images are tilted down by 10 degrees or so, they capture the [[nadir]] with a good overlap - The second and fourth images can be tilted-up similarly to capture the [[zenith]].

[[Category:Glossary]]

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 '''Philopods''' are named after ''Philippe Hurbain'' who describes the [http://www.philohome.com/tripod/shooting.htm Philopod technique] on his website.
-A '''philopod''' is {{Glossary|basically a piece of string tied around the [[no-parallax point]] on the lens with a weight at the other end of the string|1}} which allows the camera to be positioned over a feature on the ground.
+A '''philopod''' is {{Glossary|basically a piece of string tied around the [[no-parallax point]] on the lens with a weight at the other end of the string|1}} which allows the camera to be positioned over a feature on the ground. The principle is identical to that of the [[swing rod]].
 This may not be quite as accurate as a properly calibrated panoramic head, and is of course only useful at the moderate to fast shutter speeds which can be shot handheld without blurring, but there are other advantages:

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 '''Philopods''' are named after ''Philippe Hurbain'' who describes the [http://www.philohome.com/tripod/shooting.htm Philopod technique] on his website.
-A '''philopod''' is basically a piece of string tied around the [[no-parallax point]] on the lens, a weight at the other end of the string allows the camera to be positioned over a feature on the ground.
+A '''philopod''' is {{Glossary|basically a piece of string tied around the [[no-parallax point]] on the lens with a weight at the other end of the string|1}} which allows the camera to be positioned over a feature on the ground.
 This may not be quite as accurate as a properly calibrated panoramic head, and is of course only useful at the moderate to fast shutter speeds which can be shot handheld without blurring, but there are other advantages:

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−	To prevent [[parallax]] problems, panographers often use [[hardware\|~~tripods~~]] or [[~~monopods~~]] in conjunction with panoramic [[heads]] to place the [[no-parallax point]] of the camera at the centre of rotation. A cheaper and more portable alternative is to shoot handheld and use a '''philopod''' to keep the camera in position.	+	To prevent [[parallax]] problems, panographers often use a [[hardware\|tripod]] or [[monopod]] in conjunction with panoramic [[heads]] to place the [[no-parallax point]] of the camera at the centre of rotation. A cheaper and more portable alternative is to shoot handheld and use a '''philopod''' to keep the camera in position.

	'''Philopods''' are named after ''Philippe Hurbain'' who describes the [http://www.philohome.com/tripod/shooting.htm Philopod technique] on his website.		'''Philopods''' are named after ''Philippe Hurbain'' who describes the [http://www.philohome.com/tripod/shooting.htm Philopod technique] on his website.

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−	To prevent [[parallax]] problems, panographers often use [[hardware\|~~tripods~~]] or [[~~monopods~~]] in conjunction with panoramic [[heads]] to place the [[no-parallax point]] of the camera at the centre of rotation. A cheaper and more portable alternative is to shoot handheld and use a '''philopod''' to keep the camera in position.	+	To prevent [[parallax]] problems, panographers often use a [[hardware\|tripod]] or [[monopod]] in conjunction with panoramic [[heads]] to place the [[no-parallax point]] of the camera at the centre of rotation. A cheaper and more portable alternative is to shoot handheld and use a '''philopod''' to keep the camera in position.

	'''Philopods''' are named after ''Philippe Hurbain'' who describes the [http://www.philohome.com/tripod/shooting.htm Philopod technique] on his website.		'''Philopods''' are named after ''Philippe Hurbain'' who describes the [http://www.philohome.com/tripod/shooting.htm Philopod technique] on his website.

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 A '''philopod''' is basically a piece of string tied around the [[no-parallax point]] on the lens, a weight at the other end of the string allows the camera to be positioned over a feature on the ground.
-This may not be quite as accurate as a properly calibrated panoramic head, but there are other advantages:
+This may not be quite as accurate as a properly calibrated panoramic head, and is of course only useful at the moderate to fast shutter speeds which can be shot handheld without blurring, but there are other advantages:
 * Speed of set-up.
 * Portability.
 * No tripod that needs to be painted out of the nadir.
 * Ability to use small variations in pitch angles to capture the entire scene without separate [[zenith]] and [[nadir]] shots.

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 * Ability to use small variations in pitch angles to capture the entire scene without separate [[zenith]] and [[nadir]] shots.
-This last technique should be a separate [[tutorials|tutorial]], but the simplest variation is to shoot four [[portrait]] fisheye pictures around at 90 degrees apart.  If the first and third images are tilted down by 10 degrees or so, they capture the [[nadir]] with a good overlap - The second and fourth images can be tilted-up similarly to capture the [[zenith]].
+This last [[philopod pitch variation]] technique is a separate tutorial.
 [[Category:Glossary]]

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