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Multieye imaging apparatus

  • US 5,798,791 A
  • Filed: 11/18/1996
  • Issued: 08/25/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multieye imaging apparatus, having a plurality of imaging optical systems and a plurality of pick-up-image systems constructed of an imaging device corresponding respectively to said plurality of imaging optical systems, for generating a synthesized image by use of an image signal outputted from said imaging device, said apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of image inputting means for respectively holding image signals outputted from said pick-up-image systems;

    a total system controlling means for inputting an image trimming signal containing an aspect ratio designated value;

    an image transforming means for output-generating an aspect-ratio-variable image on the basis of an image signal held by said image inputting means and an image trimming signal inputted for said total system controlling means;

    a means for holding an image trimming area; and

    a controlling means for varying an optical parameter of said plurality of pick-up-image systems while an image trimming area designated by said image trimming signal is held by said means for holding, said image trimming area corresponding to the aspect ratio designated value inputted to said total system controlling means, after said image transforming means has outputted the image and, when said image trimming signal is changed, for generating an output image by said image transforming means from the image signal then retained by said image inputting means based on said changed image trimming signal, and thereafter for changing optical parameters of said plurality of pick-up-image systems based on said changed image trimming signal, said controlling means changes said image trimming signal according to changes of said optical parameter in order to maintain said image trimming area when said optical parameter is varied.

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