Hiding in a crowd

**sailortats** · 1st July 13, 06:08 AM

This post has nothing to do with kilts except that I would like to think that there may be a few in the crowd in this pic.
I found this very interesting and thought some of you might also.
This picture was taken with a camera 70,000 x 30,000 pixels (2100 MegaPixels).

It can identify a face in any size crowd

The cameras are not sold to the public and are being installed in strategic locations. (This one is in Canada )

Place the cursor in the multitude of people and double click a couple times.
It will continue to show the people much closer when you double click again or click more if needed.

http://www.gigapixel.com/image/gigapan-canucks-g7.html

**Chas** · 1st July 13, 06:59 AM

Is it a photo-montage?

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**sailortats** · 1st July 13, 07:36 AM

Chas, I don't understand how the pic you show came about. I have been unable to duplicate anything like it. I have noticed however, that if you click on the periphery of the large pic that it does not come into clear focus.
It is not a photo montage, it is just a very sensitive camera.

**Llama** · 1st July 13, 07:40 AM

Right above the image: It is made up of 216 photos (12 across by 18 down) stitched together, taken over a 15-minute span, and is not supposed to represent a single moment in time

Still impressive, of course.

**Chas** · 1st July 13, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by Llama

Right above the image: It is made up of 216 photos (12 across by 18 down) stitched together, taken over a 15-minute span, and is not supposed to represent a single moment in time

Still impressive, of course.

Hear, Hear - I am very impressed - Sorry if it didn't across that way. I would be impressed with 21 MegaPixels, leave alone 2100 MegaPixels!

**O'Searcaigh** · 1st July 13, 07:58 AM

Amazing -- and scary -- technology. There is no anonymity; can't hide, even in a crowd or anywhere else such cameras focus. However, like all technology, it is in-and-of-itself neither good nor bad; ' only a question of how it is used. "If they were capable of doing great harm, then they could do great good...." (Socrates).

**Kiltedjohn** · 1st July 13, 08:22 AM

This is really remarkable. If it is made up of a number of pictures (taken over a 15 minute period), it is well nigh impossible to find the "joins". Looking closely, I can see a couple of small imperfections, but that is all!

**sevenoaks** · 1st July 13, 07:45 AM

That is amazing. Big Brother is watching you. Stunning camera.

**TheOfficialBren** · 1st July 13, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Chas

Is it a photo-montage?

Perhaps multiple lenses exposing at different times. Notice the re-headed girl's sunglasses? They shift quite a bit (from horizontal to nearly diagonal). Look at the shirt of the man with facepaint...the red circle is showing. With one lense exposing I would think that it wouldn't show at all...and we would see the other half of the other person's head. Now, look to the left of the red-headed girl. Where is that shoulder coming from? Surely Quasimodo is not among the crowd...

I imagine that multiple lenses (probably an array) expose at varrying intervals and then the faces are extrapolated (with varying degrees of success). Just my tuppence.

**mookien** · 1st July 13, 04:43 PM

Check out Vizio's FanCam of last year's Rose Bowl at

http://gigapixelfancam.com/fancams/f...bowl/20120102/

One can pan, scan, and zoom in to get a clear picture of everyone at the game.

My guess is that security is using this kind of technology at lots of games and other "venues".