DIGITAL CAMERA HAVING MULTIPLE IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A digital camera system providing two different image capture systems, comprising:
- a camera body including;
a first surface;
a second surface opposite to the first surface;
a third surface transverse to the first and second surfaces and having a smaller surface area than the first and second surfaces; and
a fourth surface opposite to the third surface;
a first image capture system including a first optical system for forming an image of a scene, the first optical system having a first optical axis directed outward from the second surface;
a second image capture system including a second optical system for forming an image of a scene, the second optical system having a second optical axis directed outward from the third surface;
a first camera mount positioned on the third surface or the fourth surface to facilitate the camera being mounted to a support such that the first optical axis is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction;
a second camera mount positioned on the first surface or the second surface to facilitate the camera being mounted to a support such that the second optical axis is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction;
a user interface including a first user control for selecting between the first image capture system and the second image capture system, and a second user control for initiating an image capture operation using the selected first or second image capture system; and
a storage memory for storing digital images captured using the selected first or second image capture system.
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Abstract
A digital camera system providing two different image capture systems, comprising a camera body including a first surface having an image display; a second surface opposite to the first surface; a third surface transverse to the first and second surfaces and having a smaller surface area than the first and second surfaces; and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. A first image capture system has a first optical axis directed outward from the second surface, and a second image capture system has an optical axis directed outward from the third surface. Camera mounts are provided on the fourth and first or second surfaces to facilitate mounting the digital camera system such that either the first optical axis or the second optical axis can be oriented in a substantially horizontal direction.
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18 Claims
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1. A digital camera system providing two different image capture systems, comprising:
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a camera body including; a first surface; a second surface opposite to the first surface; a third surface transverse to the first and second surfaces and having a smaller surface area than the first and second surfaces; and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface; a first image capture system including a first optical system for forming an image of a scene, the first optical system having a first optical axis directed outward from the second surface; a second image capture system including a second optical system for forming an image of a scene, the second optical system having a second optical axis directed outward from the third surface; a first camera mount positioned on the third surface or the fourth surface to facilitate the camera being mounted to a support such that the first optical axis is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction; a second camera mount positioned on the first surface or the second surface to facilitate the camera being mounted to a support such that the second optical axis is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction; a user interface including a first user control for selecting between the first image capture system and the second image capture system, and a second user control for initiating an image capture operation using the selected first or second image capture system; and a storage memory for storing digital images captured using the selected first or second image capture system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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