Panoramic Camera With Multiple Image Sensors Using Timed Shutters
First Claim
1. A camera apparatus for panoramic photography, comprising:
- a first image sensor positioned to capture a first image, the first image sensor having a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation;
a second image sensor positioned to capture a second image, the second image sensor having a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation; and
a controller configured to signal the second image sensor to start capturing the second image before the first image sensor finishes capturing the first image,wherein at least a portion of the first image is in front of the second image relative to a forward direction of the camera apparatus.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of panoramic still and motion photography. In a first embodiment, a camera apparatus for panoramic photography includes a first image sensor positioned to capture a first image. The first image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. The camera apparatus also includes second image sensor positioned to capture a second image. The second image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. Finally, the camera apparatus includes a controller configured to signal the second image sensor to start capturing the second image before the first image sensor finishes capturing the first image. At least a portion of the first image is in front of the second image relative to a forward direction of the camera apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. A camera apparatus for panoramic photography, comprising:
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a first image sensor positioned to capture a first image, the first image sensor having a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation; a second image sensor positioned to capture a second image, the second image sensor having a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation; and a controller configured to signal the second image sensor to start capturing the second image before the first image sensor finishes capturing the first image, wherein at least a portion of the first image is in front of the second image relative to a forward direction of the camera apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for panoramic photography, comprising:
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(a) capturing a first image with a first image sensor, the first image sensor having a rolling-shutter readout arranged in landscape orientation; and (b) starting to capture a second image with a second image sensor prior to completion of the capturing in (a), the second image sensor having a rolling-shutter readout arranged in landscape orientation, wherein at least a portion of the first image is in front of the second image relative to a forward direction of a camera apparatus comprising the first and second image sensors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A camera apparatus for motion photography, comprising:
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a first camera having a first entrance pupil wherein, during forward motion of the camera apparatus, the first camera captures a first image; and a second camera having a second entrance pupil wherein, during the forward motion of the camera apparatus, the second camera captures a second image, wherein motion of the camera apparatus results in motion parallax, and wherein the timing of when the first camera captures a first image relative to when the second camera captures the second image uses the motion parallax to reduce the effect of spatial parallax between the first camera and the second camera. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for motion photography with a camera apparatus, comprising:
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(a) capturing a first image with a first camera in the camera apparatus at a first time during forward motion of the camera apparatus; and (b) capturing a second image with a second camera in the camera apparatus at a second time during forward motion of the camera apparatus, wherein motion of the camera apparatus results in motion parallax, wherein the timing of when the capturing (a) occurs relative to when the capturing (b) occurs uses the motion parallax to reduce the effect of spatial parallax between the first camera and the second camera. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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