It’s amazing what we can experience in the digital world we’re living in! But sometimes, it takes more than a snapshot or a video camera to capture the true essence of our experiences, and I’m sure you’ve all wished at some point to have had the power to capture more than fits your digital camera angle.

Just think of how desperately we use gestures while trying to describe to our friends the true experiences behind the snapshots we’re able to show them. However now the technology permits a never-before-seen 360-degree experience that will make you say: Simply amazing!

Microsoft Live Labs revealed Photosynth, a 3D experience that goes beyond any photo viewing experience, and makes you feel that you’re not looking at pictures, and instead you’re just there! Photosynth allows our creativity and inspiration to break all limitations.

Sharing our traveling experiences with our friends and family has never been more pleasant, and the true essence of what we were able to see with our own eyes has never been better reflected.

Microsoft Photosynth offers details, angles, clarity and scope that conventional photos or videos are unable to reflect. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Photosynth make you feel like you’re seeing live those amazing places.

Anything from the Eiffel Tower to Times Square, Machu Picchu and many other amazing locations from all corners of the world are now available in great detail thanks to the collaboration with National Geographic.

Photosynth allows users to look up and down, pan from left to right, zoom in and out as they please, and simply capture every desired detail that regular photos are unable to offer.

The basics behind Photosynth are the reflection of similarities in each photo and estimating the place where a photo was taken. The obtained data then helps to re-create the environment, which will be used as a canvas to display the photos.

Photosynth completely changes the sharing experience, by offering an entirely new visual medium. Viewers can easily fill your shoes and re-live the same experiences you did, while at the same time being in control.

Storytelling will simply be unnecessary, and the visual experience will make up for a thousand words. Furthermore, you will be able to create a synth from pictures you and your friends took in one of your common trips (for example, different pictures of the Eiffel Tower can be used to create a synth, which can later be shared on a social networking site).

Microsoft revealed that the Photosynth team will join MSN, in an attempt to address an even wider audience. “Over the next year Photosynth will begin to become a key part of the experience for MSN’s 550 million monthly visitors worldwide. Synth will be prominently featured on MSN.com,” Microsoft revealed.

In order to get started with Photosynth, users only need to take a dozen digital photos, download a free software application from http://photosynth.com, which works in concert with the Photosynth website, and start having fun!