Array camera configurations incorporating constituent array cameras and constituent cameras
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1. An array camera configuration, comprising:
- a camera array comprising a plurality of cameras each having a field of view, where each camera comprises optics that form an image on a focal plane defined by an array of pixels that capture image data, wherein a first subset of the plurality of cameras forms a first constituent array camera, the cameras in the first subset have a first combined field of view, and an object of interest is visible within the first combined field of view;
a processor; and
a memory containing an image processing application, wherein the image processing application directs the processor to;
obtain a first set of image data from the first constituent array camera;
identify the object of interest within the first set of image data;
select a second subset of the plurality of cameras to form a second constituent array camera, by maximizing the baseline between at least one camera in the first constituent array camera that captures at least a portion of the first set of image data and at least one camera in the second constituent array camera that captures at least a portion of a second set of image data, wherein the cameras in the second subset have a second combined field of view and the object of interest is visible within the second combined field of view;
obtain the second set of image data from the second constituent array camera;
identify the object of interest within the second set of image data; and
calculate depth information for the object of interest using the at least a portion of the first set of image data and the at least a portion of the second set of image data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for implementing array camera configurations that include a plurality of constituent array cameras, where each constituent array camera provides a distinct field of view and/or a distinct viewing direction, are described. In several embodiments, image data captured by the constituent array cameras is used to synthesize multiple images that are subsequently blended. In a number of embodiments, the blended images include a foveated region. In certain embodiments, the blended images possess a wider field of view than the fields of view of the multiple images.
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1. An array camera configuration, comprising:
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a camera array comprising a plurality of cameras each having a field of view, where each camera comprises optics that form an image on a focal plane defined by an array of pixels that capture image data, wherein a first subset of the plurality of cameras forms a first constituent array camera, the cameras in the first subset have a first combined field of view, and an object of interest is visible within the first combined field of view; a processor; and a memory containing an image processing application, wherein the image processing application directs the processor to; obtain a first set of image data from the first constituent array camera; identify the object of interest within the first set of image data; select a second subset of the plurality of cameras to form a second constituent array camera, by maximizing the baseline between at least one camera in the first constituent array camera that captures at least a portion of the first set of image data and at least one camera in the second constituent array camera that captures at least a portion of a second set of image data, wherein the cameras in the second subset have a second combined field of view and the object of interest is visible within the second combined field of view; obtain the second set of image data from the second constituent array camera; identify the object of interest within the second set of image data; and calculate depth information for the object of interest using the at least a portion of the first set of image data and the at least a portion of the second set of image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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