Robotic Camera Extension Takes Gigapixel Photos

schliz writes "Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a device that lets a standard digital camera take pictures with a resolution of 1-gigapixel (1,000-megapixels). The Gigapan is a robotic arm that takes multiple pictures of the same scene and blends them into a single image. The resulting picture can be expanded to show incredible detail."

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But can't you infinitely zoom into a normal photo?

[CRCulver]

After all, they do it all the time on CSI.