Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and program
First Claim
1. An imaging apparatus for capturing multiple object images that are subject to be combined to generate a panoramic image, comprising:
- a Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor configured to image the multiple object images while the imaging apparatus is being moved in a direction perpendicular to readout lines of the CMOS image sensor;
a controller configured to perform optical axis control with respect to a predetermined shape of a segment corresponding to a plurality of readout lines of the CMOS image sensor for each of the multiple object images so that the optical axis is changed in a direction for negating the movement of the imaging apparatus during a first period when the predetermined shape of the segment of the CMOS image sensor is exposed, the optical axis returning to a vicinity of approximately a center of the movement during a second period other than the first period,wherein,portions of each of the multiple object images corresponding to the predetermined shape of the segment of the CMOS image sensor are subject to be combined so as to generate the panoramic image.
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: an optical system having an optical axis changing element; an imaging device that images an object image through the optical system; an image signal processing section having a function of combining a plurality of imaged images into a combined image piece, the imaged images being obtained while the imaging apparatus is moved; and a controller that controls the optical axis changing element so that the optical axis is changed in a direction for negating the movement of the imaging apparatus, at least during periods when an electronic shutter of the imaging device is open, and that the optical axis returns to the vicinity of approximately the center of the movement of the imaging apparatus during periods when the electronic shutter is closed, wherein the controller performs the control of the optical axis with respect to a partial line in the central direction of the imaging device.
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1. An imaging apparatus for capturing multiple object images that are subject to be combined to generate a panoramic image, comprising:
- a Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor configured to image the multiple object images while the imaging apparatus is being moved in a direction perpendicular to readout lines of the CMOS image sensor;
a controller configured to perform optical axis control with respect to a predetermined shape of a segment corresponding to a plurality of readout lines of the CMOS image sensor for each of the multiple object images so that the optical axis is changed in a direction for negating the movement of the imaging apparatus during a first period when the predetermined shape of the segment of the CMOS image sensor is exposed, the optical axis returning to a vicinity of approximately a center of the movement during a second period other than the first period, wherein, portions of each of the multiple object images corresponding to the predetermined shape of the segment of the CMOS image sensor are subject to be combined so as to generate the panoramic image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor configured to image the multiple object images while the imaging apparatus is being moved in a direction perpendicular to readout lines of the CMOS image sensor;
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8. An imaging method for capturing multiple object images that are subject to be combined to generate a panoramic image, comprising the steps of:
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imaging the multiple object images while an imaging apparatus is being moved in a direction perpendicular to readout lines of a Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor; and performing optical axis control with respect to a predetermined shape of a segment corresponding to a plurality of readout lines of the CMOS image sensor for each of the multiple object images so that the optical axis is changed in a direction for negating the movement of the imaging apparatus during a first period when the predetermined shape of the segment of the CMOS image sensor is exposed, the optical axis returning to a vicinity of approximately a center of the movement during a second period other than the first period, wherein, portions of each of the multiple object images corresponding to the predetermined shape of the segment of the CMOS image sensor are subject to be combined so as to generate the panoramic image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for capturing multiple object images that are subject to be combined to generate a panoramic image, the instructions comprising:
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imaging the multiple object images while an imaging apparatus is being moved in a direction perpendicular to readout lines of a Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor; and performing optical axis control with respect to a predetermined shape of a segment corresponding to a plurality of readout lines of the CMOS image sensor for each of the multiple object images so that the optical axis is changed in a direction for negating the movement of the imaging apparatus during a first period when the predetermined shape of the segment of the CMOS image sensor is exposed, the optical axis returning to a vicinity of approximately a center of the movement during a second period other than the first period, wherein, portions of each of the multiple object images corresponding to the predetermined shape of the segment of the CMOS image sensor are subject to be combined so as to generate the panoramic image.
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