Array camera configurations incorporating constituent array cameras and constituent cameras
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1. An array camera configuration, comprising:
- a first array of cameras comprising a first set of cameras each having a field of view, wherein the cameras in the first array of cameras have a first combined field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the field of view of each of the cameras in the first array of cameras;
a second array of cameras comprising a second set of cameras each having a field of view, wherein the cameras in the second array of cameras have a second combined field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the field of view of each of the cameras in the second array of cameras, the majority of the second combined field of view being adjacent to the first combined field of view;
a processor;
a memory containing an image processing application, wherein the image processing application directs the processor to;
obtain a first set of image data from the first array of cameras and a second set of image data from the second array of cameras;
synthesize a first image using the first set of image data and a second image using the second set of image data, the second image having a viewpoint; and
warp the first image into the viewpoint of the second image to form a warped first image; and
combine the warped first image with the second image to form a combined image with a field of view encompassing at least a portion of the first combined field of view and at least a portion of the second combined field of view.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for implementing array camera configurations that include a plurality of constituent array cameras, where each constituent array camera provides a distinct field of view and/or a distinct viewing direction, are described. In several embodiments, image data captured by the constituent array cameras is used to synthesize multiple images that are subsequently blended. In a number of embodiments, the blended images include a foveated region. In certain embodiments, the blended images possess a wider field of view than the fields of view of the multiple images.
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1. An array camera configuration, comprising:
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a first array of cameras comprising a first set of cameras each having a field of view, wherein the cameras in the first array of cameras have a first combined field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the field of view of each of the cameras in the first array of cameras; a second array of cameras comprising a second set of cameras each having a field of view, wherein the cameras in the second array of cameras have a second combined field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the field of view of each of the cameras in the second array of cameras, the majority of the second combined field of view being adjacent to the first combined field of view; a processor; a memory containing an image processing application, wherein the image processing application directs the processor to; obtain a first set of image data from the first array of cameras and a second set of image data from the second array of cameras; synthesize a first image using the first set of image data and a second image using the second set of image data, the second image having a viewpoint; and warp the first image into the viewpoint of the second image to form a warped first image; and combine the warped first image with the second image to form a combined image with a field of view encompassing at least a portion of the first combined field of view and at least a portion of the second combined field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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