Is there any cameras out there that takes photos in widescreen?

Question

Have you seen the view of New York from the Empire State Bulding on Wikipedia? I wonder how that was taken. It would be interesting in there's cameras that takes pictures in widescreen, but is there really one out there?

Answer 1

It was most likely taken with a panoramic camera. There are several types
Here is a link that will give descriptions to the multitudes of types of cameras.

http://www.cirkutpanorama.com/cameras.html

Note that there are even cameras that rotate to capture the view.
Most likely the picture from the top if the Empire State Building was the stationary type due to the perspective distortion which can be observed.

Answer 2

You can buy disposable Panoramic cameras at most, large retailers that sell film and processing. Some digital cameras have a panoramic setting.

Otherwise, with care taken, one can snap a series of shots and "stitch" them together in the computer, using Photoshop or similar program.

Wide angle lenses are great, if you've got the budget and equipment to support them.

Answer 3

You can make panaramas with any digital camera, take multiple shots of the landscape keeping the camer level and overlapping each frame by at least 30%. Bring the files into the computer and put them in one folder. Then go into Adobe Photoshop. Go to File>Automate>photomerge (I'm not sure which versions have this feature, I know CS and beyond have it) Select the folder with your photos and hit ok. It should merge it into a panarama for you. You might have to edit some to make it look completely seamless but it works.

Answer 4

You could stich multiple images together for a panorama or buy a special panorama capable camera. I had on old Olympus 35mm point and shoot film camera that was panorama capable.