swing lens camera noun
a type of panoramic camera in which the lens rotates from side to side, painting the image through a slit onto a curved film plane and producing a cylindrical projection ...
Swing lens panoramic cameras have also been built --in small to very large sizes-- for use while suspended by kites [or helicopters, in the modern era].
[edit] Full rotation ...
There are some cameras (mostly panoramic cameras with swing lenses) that use the same “trick' as focal plane shutters, but for all exposure times. A rotating barrel with a narrow slit is exposing the frame from one side to the other.
 See also: Sensor, Capture, Advanced photo system, Rotation, Digital camera
  
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