22 Photos Where Phone Panorama Mode Created Something Bizarre (23 photos)

Panorama mode first rolled out on smartphones back in the early 2010s, and it’s been spawning monsters ever since. Not in a bad way, mind you—all it takes is a tiny twitch, and a dog suddenly turns into a caterpillar, a tower twists into a corkscrew, or a girl sprouts a second head. We’ve rounded up 22 times panorama mode failed spectacularly—and ended up creating absolute magic instead.







A Picasso-style cat. The artist is a smartphone, the model is a cat, and the genre is Cubism. One eye is fixed on its owner, while the other stares into a parallel dimension.





Something went wrong. Panorama isn't giving details, but the result speaks for itself.



Built in 1889 and standing tall for over a century, the Eiffel Tower has finally found a new way to surprise tourists—all it takes is getting someone to shoot it in panorama mode.



Thanksgiving family dinner plus panorama mode—and suddenly the relatives look like something out of a Picasso painting.



A mountain giant gazing down upon the slope from the height of his own majesty.



Mom moved during the panorama shot and ended up with the face of a troll. But that smile remains untouched—everything's under control.



A tour bus that panorama mode stripped of half its wheels. Still cruising along with complete confidence, though.



An in-class panorama experiment ended with one student discovering they had an arm spanning two or three desks. The teacher was not impressed.



The panorama perfectly captured the horse's head and tail, generously skipping everything in between. The animal remains blissfully unaware.



The owners thought they had a Husky-German Shepherd mix. Panorama mode hints there might be a caterpillar somewhere in the family tree.



A kid took a panorama shot of dad, leaving dad just as shocked by the outcome. His expression says he’s already come to terms with it.



She tried taking a photo of her cat on the rug. The cat glitched right into the carpet textures.



Panorama mode: the ultimate tool for turning your dog into a furry sea serpent.



Three boys with umbrellas walking down a wet road. Except it's actually just one kid—moving fast enough to appear in the frame three times.



During gymnastics practice, one kid suddenly turned out to be twice as long as the rest. The coach logged a personal best.



Impressive, especially considering he’s completely missing everything above the knees. Panorama kept only the essentials.



Apparently, this phone knows how to unfold a face into a panorama. The neck turned out remarkable.



When you ask your best friend to discreetly glance at your ex.



Inspired by panoramic photos of the Eiffel Tower, the phone owner decided to capture a castle tower. The tower was not ready for that kind of fame.



A failed panorama isn't a disaster. Proof: a wide-angle self-portrait missing a nose, but packed with personality.



A tourist's head looms over an ancient amphitheater—much like the Colossus of Rhodes over the harbor. Just a bit more panoramic.



A girl sneezed while taking a wide-angle selfie and ended up with two distinct faces showing completely different moods. Both highly expressive, though.