ABSTRACT
The aim of this project is to build an omnidirectional camera capable of recording spherical footage. This Raspberry Pi based system will be used to take 360 time-lapses, which will be viewable via Google Cardboard and Youtube’s 360 video viewer. Several wide-angle cameras will be connected to equally many Raspberry Pi Zeros, which will take pictures at regular intervals. These photosets will be stitched into the proper format by an additional Raspberry Pi, and then exported as a 360 video. Various methodologies and related projects are evaluated. The history of panoramic photography is explored, leading up to the invention of several omnidirectional cameras and 360 viewers.