CAMERA SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING IMAGES AND METHODS THEREOF
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1. A camera system for capturing a substantial portion of a spherical image, the capturing being triggered adjacent the highest point of a free, non-propelled trajectory, comprising:
- two or more camera modules, the two or more camera modules being oriented with respect to in each such camera module optical main axis in two or more directions different to each other,at least one control unit that connects to the two or more camera modules, anda sensor system including an accelerometer, wherein the camera system does not comprise a position detector.
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A camera system for capturing a substantial portion of a spherical image, the capturing being triggered adjacent the highest point of a free, non-propelled trajectory, comprising two or more camera modules, the two or more camera modules being oriented with respect to in each such camera module optical main axis in two or more directions different to each other, at least one control unit that connects to the two or more camera modules, and a sensor system including an accelerometer, wherein the camera system does not comprise a position detector.
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1. A camera system for capturing a substantial portion of a spherical image, the capturing being triggered adjacent the highest point of a free, non-propelled trajectory, comprising:
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two or more camera modules, the two or more camera modules being oriented with respect to in each such camera module optical main axis in two or more directions different to each other, at least one control unit that connects to the two or more camera modules, and a sensor system including an accelerometer, wherein the camera system does not comprise a position detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for capturing a substantial portion of a spherical image adjacent the highest point of a free, non-propelled trajectory of a camera system, the method comprising:
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receiving by a control units that connects to at least two camera modules and at least one acceleration sensor absolute acceleration data, the two or more camera modules being oriented with respect to in each such camera module optical main axis in two or more directions different to each other, deriving from the absolute acceleration data differential acceleration data, integrating substantial vertical components of the differential acceleration data over a period of time to thereby derive integrated acceleration data, deriving from the integrated acceleration data a point in time to trigger the image capture, and triggering the image capture at the point in time derived from the integrated acceleration data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for capturing a substantial portion of a spherical image adjacent the highest point of a free, non-propelled trajectory of a camera system, the method comprising:
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receiving by a control unit that connects to at least two camera modules light exposure data that correlate to a spatial orientation, the two or more camera modules being oriented with respect to in each such camera modules optical main axis in two or more directions different to each other, receiving by the control unit data that represent the rotation of the camera system, deriving exposure control data from the light exposure data that correlates the orientation of the light exposure data with the data that represents the rotation of the camera system, transfering the exposure control data to each camera module, and triggering the image capture of the camera modules. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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