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Electronic camera and device for panoramic imaging and object searching

  • US 5,262,867 A
  • Filed: 06/12/1991
  • Issued: 11/16/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic camera comprising:

  • a lens section capable of focusing incident light having an image of a subject to be recorded;

    first detecting means for detecting the image of the subject in response to the incident light passing through said lens section, on the basis of which respective image data is formed for each said image;

    second detecting means for detecting, for each said image, data representing the three dimensional position at which the camera is located and the pointing direction of the camera;

    third detecting means for detecting, for each said image, data representing the the focusing amount of the electronic camera from which a distance between the camera and the subject can be derived;

    fourth detecting means for detecting, for each said image, data representing the zoom amount of the electronic camera from which zoom magnification can be derived;

    a processing unit for generating auxiliary data in association with the image data, on the basis of said data detected by said second, third and fourth detecting means; and

    magnetic recording means for recording said image data with said auxiliary data thereof on a recording medium within said electronic camera.

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