CAMERA CONTROL INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A camera control interface for a video camera having powered translation/rotation in multiple axes, the control system comprising a monitor for replicating the field of view of the camera, a manually operable controller for inputting translation/rotation commands in multiple axes and processor means for transmitting input commands to the controller to the camera, the processor means providing a plurality of different sets of axes in which the camera may be required to move and means for selecting a set of axes or axes from more than one set for the camera to move in in response to controller commands.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a camera control interface for a video camera having powered translation/rotation in multiple axes. The control system comprising a monitor for replicating the field of view of the camera, a manually operable controller for inputting translation/rotation commands in multiple axes and a processor for transmitting input commands to the controller to the camera. The processor provides a plurality of different sets of axes in which the camera may be required to move and means for selecting a set axis or axes from said plurality of sets for the camera to move in in response to controller commands.
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- 1. A camera control interface for a video camera having powered translation/rotation in multiple axes, the control system comprising a monitor for replicating the field of view of the camera, a manually operable controller for inputting translation/rotation commands in multiple axes and processor means for transmitting input commands to the controller to the camera, the processor means providing a plurality of different sets of axes in which the camera may be required to move and means for selecting a set of axes or axes from more than one set for the camera to move in in response to controller commands.
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