A system for digitally capturing and recording panoramic images

(57) Summary book invention offers the digital system which is very rich in pliability since a panorama image is recorded and stored using progressive scan technology. Image input equipment has a lens arranged on each cubical field, and each lens unites a focus with a different image, and connects a focus on each CCD. An incorporated type controller controls the exposure time of each CCD, and a control computer stores an image per Frahm. Each frame has one image to each lens. Moreover, each frame also has the associated information, including an audio track, GPS, or environment information. A control computer also contains the user interface which enables a user to input control information, such as a frame rate, a compression ratio, or a gain.