CAMERA DEVICE, LIQUID LENS, AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD
First Claim
1. A camera device, comprising:
- a liquid lens switchable to a single eye lens and a compound eye lens; and
a switching unit for switching the liquid lens to the single eye lens to take a planar image and switching the liquid lens to the compound eye lens to take a stereoscopic image.
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Abstract
A camera device is provided which has a compound eye structure only by a liquid lens unit and a control unit without requiring a plurality of lenses to be mounted in advance and is capable of taking a three-dimensional stereoscopic video image. In addition, a compact and lightweight three-dimensional stereoscopic camera is provided which can be switched to take a two-dimensional planar image or to take a three-dimensional stereoscopic image only by an electronic control with no need for a movable mechanism and can reduce the power consumption and improve the reliability. A camera device comprises a liquid lens (182) switchable to a single eye lens and a compound eye lens; and a switching unit for switching the liquid lens (182) to the single eye lens to take a planar image and switching the liquid lens (182) to the compound eye lens to take a stereoscopic image.
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a liquid lens switchable to a single eye lens and a compound eye lens; and a switching unit for switching the liquid lens to the single eye lens to take a planar image and switching the liquid lens to the compound eye lens to take a stereoscopic image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 36)
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37. An image pickup method using a liquid lens, by which:
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the liquid lens is switched to a single eye lens or a compound eye lens; a planar image is taken in the state where the liquid lens is switched to the single eye lens; and a stereoscopic image is taken in the state where the liquid lens is switched to the compound eye lens.
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