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Source: crunchgear

Today Olympus Japan announced [JP] the development of a 360° lens and camera prototype. The technology is a world first.

The company started working on the prototype last year. The camera covers a vertical angle of 180° now, while the old version only covered 45°. A special kind of glass is used for the lens, which has a diameter of 3cm.

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