Most camera systems only record an image from a limited viewing angle. A new panoramic camera apparatus is disclosed that instantaneously captures a 360 degree panoramic image. In the camera device, virtually all of the light that converges on a point in space is captured. Specifically, in the camera...http://www.google.com/patents/US7242425?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7242425 - Panoramic camera
