Known for his research in sports equipment , the Oxylane company ( owner of Decathlon stores ) is best known for its sports facilities than for its cameras. That could begin to change with the release of the Geonaute 360, the first fully developed by Geonaute , the research division of hitech Oxylane product.
A real performance with the first action camera, able to combine in a same box all three video streams and three cameras pack . It's not only buying an integrated hastily of a chinese model in the depths of a Shenzen factory , but a true tale of 100 % French Engineer Development .
Three years for development
" Geonaute already includes cams actions, but this Geonaute 360 is the first product fully developed in our study offices ," says Marian Le Calvez , Geonaute Comunications speaker . If prototypes had already been presented to the press , the presence of Geonaute at CES 2014 marks the realization of a project during short which gave much of a run for a company whose business heart was not really that microchips .
"The development of the 360 ° camera was long and complex ," recalls Marian , " and we had to solve several problems, including optical ." Indeed, the 3 cameras that cover the field of view does not capture all the same light, the same colors . "The biggest technical problem was the homogeneity of the image. We tried many combinations, but each new test entailed a lot of problems . " Finally it is with the help of a Lille company specializing in optics - Giroptic - Geonaute that eventually complete the final technical adjustments.
The result : the original exposure differences are compensated so we no longer see the boundaries between each camera in the final file . And most importantly - and this is a first - three different video streams are combined directly into the housing and thus directly readable on a computer without combined self.
When read through a conventional video player, the file is not very attractive : extra wide ( 2:1 ratio ) , its optical defects are not corrected - the bottom of the image is not horizontal , but shows the original curvature of the optic. But once loaded into the player Geonaute , the video file appears not only rich in possibilities, but also fully interactive . Depending on the selected display mode , you can put the image in full screen and change the angle of view as if you turned your head , and display the total scene and see both front and back. But this is the side of the interaction that is more stunning : full screen mode, you can zoom in or out during video playback for a detail or kissing scene in its entirety. With an iPad , zoom in / out is a finger pinch and angle of view video moves with us when we move in the tablet space, such as a digital window on the past action .
A complete solution
Beyond Sport
Camera sports origin, Geonaute could experience the most exotic and innovative than the "simple" parachute uses. "We had contacts with institutes focus group who were very interested : the 360 alone could replace multiple cameras used in group interviews since its setting is global ." And when it was suggested , for example, the virtual tour apartment , Marian smiled and concluded , "Yes, there has already been considered and it is clear that its potential is insane ."
French Source 01net.com
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