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Specialized robot designs for automation in 360 + 3D product photography

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Photo studio software for robots that easily integrates into existing workflows

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Transparent & ghost mannequins for online fashion stores & clothing photos

iPhone Photography

Mobile iOS app to integrate iPhone camera control with PhotoRobot

Modules
Centerless Table
CENTERLESS TABLE

A universal, motorized turntable solution for shadow-free product photography

Turntable
TURNTABLE

A heavy-duty rotating turntable to support 360 product photography of heavy objects

MultiCam
MULTICAM

A multi-camera system for capturing multi-row 3D product photos with multiple cameras simultaneously

Case 850
CASE 850

The ultimate, portable robotic workstation for 360 product shots and photogrammetry 3D modeling

Cube
CUBE

One of the most versatile PhotoRobot devices, for standalone use or in combination with other robots

Robotic Arm
ROBOTIC ARM

A precise robot camera arm to add the 3rd dimension to your 360 product photography and multi-row spins

Frame
FRame

An all-in-one motorized turntable and robot camera arm for shadow-free 360 product photography and 3D modeling

Turning Platform
TURNING PLATFORM

A heavy-duty turntable photography solution for large and / or heavy products like furniture and machinery

Catwalk
CATWALK

A rotating 360 platform for capturing fashion videos and model product photography in 360 degrees

Carousel 5000
CAROUSEL 5000

A heavy-duty, motorized turntable for photography of automobiles, furniture, machinery, and other heavy objects

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Industries
Automotive
AUTOMOTIVE

Automotive 360 carousel systems for car dealerships, superstores, online retailers, and private sellers

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Carousel 5000
Electrical Goods
ELECTRICAL GOODS

360 photo turntable modules for automated product photography of electrical goods, tools, and appliances

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Case 850, Frame
Fashion
FASHION

Systems for 360 product photography of fashion products on mannequins, models, turntables, and more

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Case 850, Cube, Catwalk
Footwear
FOOTWEAR

Photo studio 360 turntable & flatlay workstations for high-speed 360 product photography of footwear

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Centerless Table, Case 850
GS1 & Packaged Goods
GS1 & Packaged Goods

OCR and automatic GS1 image capture features for photography of packaged goods and grocery products

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Centerless Table, Case 850
Household Goods
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Heavy-duty rotating photography platforms for medium to large items or heavy household goods like furniture

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Turning Platform
Jewelry
JEWELRY

Automated studio systems with expansion accessories to facilitate photography of jewelry and luxury goods

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Case 850, Cube
Sporting Goods
SPORTING GOODS

Spin photography systems for sports equipment and items that cannot stand on their own like bicycles

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Turning Platform, Cube
Museum (Collection Items)
MUSEUM (COLLECTING ITEMS)

Photography systems to safely photograph & digitize museum and antique collection items for academia and research

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Case 850, Cube
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Scan & Measure, Sort & Style, Robotize Capture, Post-Process, API & Publish

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From item intake & tracking to photography, content delivery and product return

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One-click automated production of 2D + 360 + 3D assets and 360 product video

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Pricing levels of PhotoRobot robotic workstations

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Glossary
Turn and swing angles

Turn and swing angles

Also known as turn angle, swing angle, elevation angle. Category: Photography techniques

In PhotoRobot Controls, the turn angle is the rotational angle of the product on the turntable and the swing angle is the vertical position of the camera on its circular trajectory, in other words the elevation from which it looks at the product. Together they define each frame of a spin or still.

How PhotoRobot uses it

A spin folder is defined by the number of frames per rotation and by rows at different swing angles; still frames are defined by a turn and a swing angle. Editing operations can be scoped to a specific swing angle, and quick-angle presets store up to four favourite positions for Turn and Swing robots.

See on photorobot.com

  • Getting started: stills folders
  • Capturing images manual

Related terms

  • Multi-row 360: A 360 spin captured at several camera elevations, so the viewer can rotate the product horizontally and vertically.
  • Robotic Arm: PhotoRobot motorised camera arm that moves the camera vertically around a product for multi-row and 3D capture.
  • Top view: A photo taken from directly or steeply above the product.
  • Capture sequence: The programmed order of angles, camera triggers and movements a robot performs to photograph an item.

Where this term appears on photorobot.com

Mentioned on 15 pages of photorobot.com:

  1. Capturing Images with PhotoRobot - User Support Manual (Manual)
    Use Add row (2) to specify capture of additional rows from a different swing angle (the vertical angle from which the camera points at the object).
  2. Editing Images with PhotoRobot Post-Processing Software (Manual)
    Select scopes either for the entire folder spin, for a specific swing angle, or for the current image only.
  3. Getting Started - A PhotoRobot User Support Manual (Manual)
    This will include a turn angle (the rotational angle) and a swing angle (the vertical position of the camera along a circular trajectory).
  4. PhotoRobot Macros Configuration and Functionality Guide (Manual)
    UseCopy images to specify source and destination folders of specific swing or turn angles to copy.
  5. How to Create Video in PhotoRobot Controls App (Manual)
    These include operations to start / stop recording, pause / rotate turntable, capture specific turn / swing angle, and more.
  6. eCommerce Photography - How to Optimize Production (Blog)
    This includes the turn angle (the rotational angle) and swing angle (the vertical position of a camera along a circular trajectory).
  7. Enhancing Operator Ergonomics on Your Photo Studio Floor (Blog)
    Each saves your favorite angles for PhotoRobot Turn and Swing robots with configurable quick-preset buttons.
  8. Product Photo Background Removal and Adjustment (Tutorial)
    For example, editing operations may apply to an entire folder, to only specific swing angles, or to a single image.
  9. Pro Tips: Advanced Photo Editing Tools and Techniques (Blog)
    Set the scope across an entire folder, to specific swing angles, or for an individual image.
  10. Item Export - PhotoRobot User Support Manual (Manual)
    ${turnIndex} - These are similar to turn angles but use an index within the turn (example: If a spin has 24 frames, the turn index is from 001 to 024).
  11. What is Robotic Product Photography? (Glossary)
    This ensures exact elevation angles are maintained across different products.
  12. 360° Product Photography - Content Formats and Production (Blog)
    Configuring scopes allows for per-picture edits, specific swing angle edits, or editing the entire folder spin.
  13. Advanced Software Tools for Image Capture & Control (Blog)
    Control everything: from speed & rotation of motorized turntables to camera arm elevation, swing angles, and every robot in the studio.
  14. Shoe Photography - Still Images, Style Guides and Workflow (Blog)
    This robot camera arm manages the swing angle, supports Canon DSLR and mirrorless camera models, and is also able to go all the way up to 90 degrees.
  15. Photographing Footwear in the PhotoRobot Workflow (Video)
    02:08* It can be expanded with our ROBOTIC_ARM v8, which takes care of the swing angle and can go all the way to 90 degrees.

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