Panotools projections example
20 September 2023
The panotools projections are very versatile to achieve different mappings.
I wanted to take a photo of a tall object but could not step back for a normal view angle. In this case to capture the restaurant with its palm trees from the pathway.
Both full frame fisheye pictures for a good vertical and horizontal coverage to start with:

Each of the projection has a different mapping. The Transversal projections (rotated 90°) are not used here because of the horizontal distortion:
The full frame fisheye projection:

The Equirectangular projection:

The Vedutismo projection:

The Cylindric projection:

The Rectangular projection:

And the Mercator projection.
The restaurant with the largest 🌴 in Hawaii.

See also Panotools projection, The Balcony Panorama, Stereographic projection and Use Case for Transverse Mercator Projection ✅.