Cylindrical Panorama - Intel Falcon 8+ User Manual

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Thanks to the RAW format, over and under exposed images can be corrected in post
processing. To stitch the images use any software with the respective functionality to
create panoramas.
There are two options available, cylindrical and spherical panorama.
Figure 5-2.

Cylindrical panorama

To create images for a cylindrical panorama, the Intel Falcon 8+ UAV will keep its current position and do one
360° turn around the yaw axis, with one fixed tilt angle of the camera. Follow these steps to do a cylindrical
panorama:
Do all necessary camera adjustments, take off and fly the Intel Falcon 8+ UAV to the desired position.
Adjust the camera tilt angle.
Push ENT on the Main
Screen of the Status
Display. The screen below is
opened:
Selecting
pushing ENT opens the
following screen:
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Intel Falcon F8+
and Selecting
Panorama
By default, the Intel Falcon 8+ UAV will take an image every 30° while turning
around the yaw axis. Meaning that 360°/30° = 12 images will be created. To
adjust the rotation angle, use the arrow LEFT button to activate
and confirm by pushing ENT. The field behind
Inc.
highlighted.
Use the arrow RIGHT/LEFT button to adjust the angle in steps of 5° and
confirm by pushing ENT.
The camera tilt angle is also displayed and can still be adjusted by using the
rocker switch R1 on the CTR.
Use the arrow LEFT button again to select
ENT.
The Intel Falcon 8+ UAV makes a 360° turn around the yaw axis and take all
images with the settings determined in the previous steps.
The panorama can be stopped anytime by the pilot by giving a strong control
stick command on the CTR.
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and pushing ENT opens the next screen.
Cylindric
Rotation
is
Rotation Inc.
and confirm by pushing
START!
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