The purpose of this experiments is to compare the vertical and horizontal magnification, and the distortion of the radiographic image according to the types of panoramic machines. Total 70 radiographs, 10 radiographs out of 7 panoramic machines respectively, were taken from the dry skull with metal balls in the periapical areas of the central incisor, the canine, the second premolar, and the second molar in the maxilla and the mandible. And the author evaluated the vertical and horizontal magnification degrees, and the distortion degrees of radiographic images obtained from each panoramic machine. The results were as follows: There were no significant differences in the vertical and horizontal magnification degrees on the various portions of the jaws (p> 0.05). But there were higher magnification degrees in the Panoura 10C, Panograph Ⅱ, and Veraview than those in other panoramic machines. The lowest average magnification degree was 20.27% vertically, 20.94% horizontally using the Panoradix. The highest average magnification degree was 27.64% vertically, 28.48% horizontally using the Panograph Ⅱ. The lowest distortion was shown using the Panoura 10C in the maxilla, but there was not statistically significant difference between the panoramic machines in the mandible (p>0.05). There were no differences in the vertical and horizontal magnification degrees according to the types of the rotation centers.