Centre of rotation

Also known as center of rotation, rotation axis. Category: Photography techniques

The centre of rotation is the axis around which a turntable or rotating platform turns. A product placed exactly on it stays in the same position in every frame of a spin; an off-centre product appears to wobble or drift.

How PhotoRobot uses it

PhotoRobot turntables mark the centre of rotation with positioning lasers, and software auto-centering corrects misplaced products afterwards. With CubiScan measurements, the robotic arm can raise the camera to the vertical centre of the object automatically.

  • Laser positioning: Lasers projected onto the turntable that show where to place a product so it sits at the centre of rotation.
  • Auto-centering: Software correction that aligns a product to the centre of rotation in every frame so a spin does not wobble.
  • Photography turntable: A rotating platform that turns a product in front of a fixed camera so it can be photographed from every side.
  • 360 spin: An interactive sequence of images of a rotating product that the viewer can turn with the mouse or a finger.

Where this term appears on photorobot.com

Mentioned on 25 pages of photorobot.com. The 20 most relevant:

  1. Getting Started - A PhotoRobot User Support Manual (Manual)
    …of the functions of controlling it via CAPP is that the elevation movement aligns the rotation axis to the midpoint of the photographed object’s height.
  2. ROBOTIC ARM (Robot)
    …11.8“ 400 mm / 15.8“ Top view range 0°–90° Top view range – minimum step 1° Radius from centre of rotation – short arm 620 – 950 mm / 24.4“ – 37.4“ 800 – 1,250 mm / 31.5“ – 49.2“ Radius from centre of…
  3. PhotoRobot_Controls: Auto-Centering 360 Product Photography (Blog)
    Often, when shooting 360 product photos, you encounter the problem of objects not staying in the center of rotation.
  4. CATWALK (Robot)
    Radius from center of rotation 460 × 840 × 2 000 mm / 18.1" × 33.1" × 78.8" Virtual Catwalk Station 500 × dia.
  5. CENTERLESS TABLE (Robot)
    Easy set-up of objects to the centre of rotation using laser-guided positioning Up close.
  6. MULTICAM (Robot)
    …Top view range – increment 7.5° Number of positions for mounting DSLR 13 Radius from centre of rotation 950 mm / 37.4" 1250 mm / 49.2" Supply voltage AC 115 / 230 V Properties.
  7. ROBOTIC TURNTABLE (Robot)
    Easy positioning of the object to the centre of rotation using laser locating Picture Perfect.
  8. TURNING PLATFORM (Robot)
    …90° Top view range – increment 7.5° Number of positions for mounting DSLR 13 Radius from centre of rotation 950 mm (37.4") 1250 mm (49.2") Supply voltage AC 115 / 230 V Dimensions.
  9. PhotoRobot Centerless Table CL1300 & CL850 User Guide (Manual)
    Setup of objects to the center of rotation with laser-guided positioning.
  10. PhotoRobot Controls Software Solution Overview & Pricing (Manual)
    Take for example auto-centering for products that the operator has not positioned perfectly into the center of rotation.
  11. PhotoRobot Robotic Turntable and Robotic Arm V8 User Guide (Manual)
    Laser-guided object positioning to always find the absolute center of rotation.
  12. 360° Product Photography - Content Formats and Production (Blog)
    For example, both motorized turntables and robotic camera arms feature laser-guided positioning to easily locate the absolute center of rotation.
  13. 7 Components to Capture the Perfect Product Photo (Blog)
    It’s always important to get the product in the center of the rotation to produce powerful spin (or even still) photos.
  14. Custom Photography Solutions and Technology (Blog)
    The mount fixes to a portal directly above the turntable, and trains cameras on the absolute center of rotation.
  15. Introducing: PhotoRobot's MultiCam for Multi-Row Product Photography (Blog)
    Otherwise, the motor-assisted height adjustment makes it possible to easily and quickly point cameras to the center of rotation, with the vertical-center always in the middle of the object’s height.
  16. PhotoRobot Hardware for Automated Product Photography (Blog)
    This is useful not only when placing products in the center of rotation, but also for aligning the arm and the table together.
  17. PhotoRobot’s Case for Automated 360 Product Photography (Blog)
    The Case also features a built-in cross laser system to facilitate operators in finding the center of rotation for every product.
  18. Robotic Turntable for 360° Photography and Heavy Objects (Blog)
    Thanks to the laser positioning system to locate the center of rotation, product photography on this motorized turntable becomes easy even for amateur photographers.
  19. The Frame: Next-Generation Motorized Turntable Photography (Blog)
    …while also ensuring simple automatic calibration and easy setup of products to the center of rotation.
  20. Using a Macro Lens for Product Photography (Blog)
    PhotoRobot’s Centerless_Table, for example, ensures cameras remain on the absolute center of rotation throughout the entire photoshoot.

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