Digital 3D/360 degree camera system
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1. A digital camera system comprising:
- a camera housing;
a plurality of digital cameras having overlapping fields of view rigidly mounted within the camera housing;
a mass storage device storing image data; and
a controller in communication with the plurality of digital cameras and the mass storage device, the controller configured to cause the plurality of digital cameras to simultaneously capture images, to generate at least one pixel vector map indicating at least geospatial relationships among the plurality of digital cameras, and to store image data associated with the images and pixel vector map in the mass storage device.
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The digital 3D/360° camera system is an omnidirectional stereoscopic device for capturing image data that may be used to create a 3-dimensional model for presenting a 3D image, a 3D movie, or 3D animation. The device uses multiple digital cameras, arranged with overlapping fields of view, to capture image data covering an entire 360° scene. The data collected by one, or several, digital 3D/360° camera systems can be used to create a 3D model of a 360° scene by using triangulation of the image data within the overlapping fields of view.
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1. A digital camera system comprising:
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a camera housing; a plurality of digital cameras having overlapping fields of view rigidly mounted within the camera housing; a mass storage device storing image data; and a controller in communication with the plurality of digital cameras and the mass storage device, the controller configured to cause the plurality of digital cameras to simultaneously capture images, to generate at least one pixel vector map indicating at least geospatial relationships among the plurality of digital cameras, and to store image data associated with the images and pixel vector map in the mass storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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