Methods and apparatus including or for use with one or more cameras
First Claim
1. A camera rig, said camera rig comprising:
- a support structure including three mounting positions, each mounting position for mounting one or a pair of cameras, each mounting position corresponding to a different 120 degree direction;
a first pair of cameras mounted in a first one of said three mounting positions; and
a pair of left and right microphones each with an audio input positioned perpendicular to a face of a lens of a camera in the first pair of cameras.
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Abstract
Camera related methods and apparatus which are well suited for use in capturing stereoscopic image data, e.g., pairs of left and right eye images, are described. Various features relate to a camera rig which can be used to mount multiple cameras at the same time. In some embodiments the camera rig includes 3 mounting locations corresponding to 3 different directions 120 degrees apart. One or more of the mounting locations may be used at a given time. When a single camera pair is used the rig can be rotated to capture images corresponding to the locations where a camera pair is not mounted. Static images from those locations can then be combined with images corresponding to the forward direction to generate a 360 degree view. Alternatively camera pairs or individual cameras can be included in each of the mounting locations to capture video in multiple directions.
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1. A camera rig, said camera rig comprising:
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a support structure including three mounting positions, each mounting position for mounting one or a pair of cameras, each mounting position corresponding to a different 120 degree direction; a first pair of cameras mounted in a first one of said three mounting positions; and a pair of left and right microphones each with an audio input positioned perpendicular to a face of a lens of a camera in the first pair of cameras. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of using a stereoscopic camera rig including at least a first pair of cameras, the method comprising:
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capturing using a camera on the camera rig at least one rear image before an event; capturing a first pair of images with the first pair of cameras mounted on a camera mounting platform of the rig at a first camera pair mounting position while the first pair of cameras is facing in a first direction; capturing a second pair of images using a pair of cameras mounted on the camera mounting platform while the pair of cameras is facing in the second direction; and transmitting pairs of images corresponding to said front direction captured in real time during the event and said at least one rear image captured before the event to a communications system or playback device while the event is ongoing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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