TILT AND SHIFT ADAPTOR, CAMERA AND IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device comprising a frame having a first part defining a first plane and a second part defining a second plane. The first part configured to be mounted to a camera body and the second part configured to be mounted to a lens, the second part being movable relative to the first part. Also a sensor configured to detect the position of the second plane relative to the first plane, the sensor configured to transmit position information in electronic form to a processor. Further more the present invention relates to a digital camera including a digital image sensor in a camera housing, an image plane defined in the housing at the digital image sensor, the digital camera further comprising a lens mount for receiving a lens, the lens configured to be movable relative to the housing, and a sensor configured to detect the position of the lens relative to the housing, the sensor configured to transmit position information in electronic form to a processor. Still further the present invention relates to a digital camera including a digital image sensor in a camera housing, the digital image sensor being movably mounted in the camera housing, an image plane defined in the housing by the digital image sensor, the digital camera further comprising a lens mount for receiving a lens, the lens mount fixing the lens to the camera housing, and a sensor configured to detect the position of the digital image sensor relative to the housing, the sensor configured to transmit position information in electronic form to a processor. Even till further the present invention relates to a method of performing correction of digital images comprising the steps of obtaining a digital image using a digital camera having digital image sensor in a camera housing, an image plane defined in the housing at the digital image sensor, the digital camera further comprising a lens, the lens configured to be movable relative to the housing, and a sensor configured to detect the position of the lens relative to the housing, the sensor configured to transmit position information in electronic form to a processor, and performing image correction using position data from the sensor.
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18. A digital camera comprising:
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a digital image sensor in a camera housing, an image plane defined in the housing at the digital image sensor, the digital camera further comprising a lens mount for receiving a lens, the lens configured to be movable relative to the housing; and a sensor configured transmit a sensor signal transmit a sensor signal to a processor, the position of the lens relative to the housing being determined based on the sensor signal, the processor being configured to calculate an image correction parameter based on the position information, the image correction parameter being used for correcting optical errors in a recorded image due to the position of the lens relative to the image plane, the optical errors including vignetting, distortion, aberration or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A digital camera comprising:
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a digital image sensor in a camera housing, the digital image sensor being movably mounted in the camera housing, an image plane defined in the housing by the digital image sensor, the digital camera further comprising a lens mount for receiving a lens, the lens mount fixing the lens to the camera housing; and a sensor configured transmit a sensor signal transmit a sensor signal to a processor, the position of the digital image sensor relative to the housing being determined based on the sensor signal, the processor being configured to calculate an image correction parameter based on the position information, the image correction parameter being used for correcting optical errors in a recorded image due to the position of the lens relative to the image plane, the optical errors including vignetting, distortion, aberration or a combination thereof - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A digital camera comprising:
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a digital image sensor in a camera housing, an image plane defined in the housing at the digital image sensor, the digital camera further comprising a lens mount for receiving a lens, the lens configured to be movable relative to the housing; and a sensor configured transmit a sensor signal to a processor, the position of the lens relative to the housing being determined based on the sensor signal, a correction parameter calculated based on the sensor signal, the correction parameter being used for correcting focal settings while the lens is moved relative to the image plane. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of performing correction of digital images, comprising:
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obtaining a digital image using a digital camera having digital image sensor in a camera housing, an image plane defined in the housing at the digital image sensor, the digital camera further comprising a lens, the lens configured to be movable relative to the housing, and a sensor configured to detect the position of the lens relative to the housing, the sensor configured to transmit position information in electronic form to a processor; and performing image correction using position data from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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