PANORAMIC ADAPTER SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SPHERICAL FIELD-OF-VIEW COVERAGE
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1. A panoramic optical system comprising:
- optical means including one or more objective and relay optics to focus at least one image representing at least some portion of a substantially spherical field-of-view scene in focus to an imaging plane;
housing means including support means to hold the optical means andmounting means that attaches the panoramic optical system to an adjacent camera.
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Abstract
A panoramic optical system includes optical means including one or more objective and relay optics to focus at least one image representing at least some portion of a substantially spherical field-of-view scene in focus to an imaging plane, housing means including support means to hold the optical means and mounting means that attaches the panoramic optical system to an adjacent camera.
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1. A panoramic optical system comprising:
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optical means including one or more objective and relay optics to focus at least one image representing at least some portion of a substantially spherical field-of-view scene in focus to an imaging plane; housing means including support means to hold the optical means and mounting means that attaches the panoramic optical system to an adjacent camera.
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2. A panoramic camera system comprising:
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optical means which includes at least one objective lens and relay optics to transmit at least one image representing some portion of a substantially spherical field-of-view scene in focus to an imaging plane, and housing means to hold the optical means and mounting means that attaches the adapter to said camera means in place; and said camera means that attaches to said optical means in a communicating relationship such that the image or images recorded on the image plane of the optical means are able to be focused by said camera'"'"'s taking lens system onto one or more sensors of said camera means. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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