IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An image pickup apparatus for automatically tracking an object to pick up an image of the object, comprising:
- a lens apparatus including a zoom lens and a focus lens, the lens apparatus picking up an image of the object;
a camera device provided with said lens apparatus for picking up an image of the object acquired by the lens apparatus;
a universal head for supporting said camera device and driving pan and tilt of the camera device;
a memory for recording trace data of said universal head derived from tracking said object and image information picked up in synchronization with the trace data;
an object recognizing circuit for recognizing said object;
a shift amount detection unit for detecting a shift amount between said object and said trace data; and
a control device for controlling the driving operation of said universal head based on said trace data and said shift amount.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus for automatically tracking an object to pick up an image of the object, and the image apparatus comprises; a lens apparatus including a zoom lens and a focus lens, the lens apparatus picking up an image of the object; a camera device for picking up an image of the object acquired by the lens apparatus; a universal head for driving pan and tilt of the camera device; a memory for recording trace data of the universal head and image information picked up in synchronization with the trace data; an object recognizing circuit for recognizing the object; a shift amount detection unit for detecting a shift amount between the object and the trace data; and a control device for controlling the driving operation of the universal head based on the trace data and the shift amount.
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4 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus for automatically tracking an object to pick up an image of the object, comprising:
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a lens apparatus including a zoom lens and a focus lens, the lens apparatus picking up an image of the object;
a camera device provided with said lens apparatus for picking up an image of the object acquired by the lens apparatus;
a universal head for supporting said camera device and driving pan and tilt of the camera device;
a memory for recording trace data of said universal head derived from tracking said object and image information picked up in synchronization with the trace data;
an object recognizing circuit for recognizing said object;
a shift amount detection unit for detecting a shift amount between said object and said trace data; and
a control device for controlling the driving operation of said universal head based on said trace data and said shift amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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