Camera device with verged cameras
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1. A device, comprising:
- a camera housing defining a horizontal plane extending through a housing;
a first camera in the housing and having a first longitudinal camera axis extending through a center of the first camera, wherein the first camera is verged at a first angle defined by the first longitudinal camera axis and the horizontal plane;
a second camera in the housing and having a second longitudinal camera axis extending through a center of the second camera, wherein the second camera is verged at a second angle defined by the second longitudinal camera axis and the horizontal plane;
a third camera in the housing and having a third longitudinal camera axis extending through a center of the third camera, wherein the third camera is verged at a third angle defined by the third longitudinal camera axis and the horizontal plane;
a fourth camera in the housing and having a fourth longitudinal camera axis extending through the center of the fourth camera, wherein the fourth camera is verged at a fourth angle defined by the fourth longitudinal camera axis and the horizontal plane, wherein the first angle, the second angle, the third angle, and the fourth angle are equal and non-zero;
a connector configured to receive a charging dock, wherein connection of the charging dock orients the device in a first orientation;
a mounting receptacle configured to receive a mounting apparatus, wherein receipt of the mounting apparatus orients the device in a second orientation opposite the first orientation;
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising;
capture a first frame from the first camera;
capture a second frame from the second camera;
determine an overlap area between a first field of view of the first camera and a second field of view of the second camera; and
determine, using at least the first frame, the second frame, and the overlap area, a panoramic frame.
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Abstract
A camera device having verged cameras is disclosed. A camera device may include a housing and four cameras disposed in the housing. The housing may define a horizontal plane passing through the center of the housing. Each of the four cameras may be verged at an angle defined by a longitudinal center axis of the camera and the horizontal plane. Each camera may include a vertical field of view verged at the same angle. The camera device may produce a panoramic image (e.g., a panoramic still image or panoramic video) using two or more of the cameras. Systems and processes including the camera device are also disclosed.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a camera housing defining a horizontal plane extending through a housing; a first camera in the housing and having a first longitudinal camera axis extending through a center of the first camera, wherein the first camera is verged at a first angle defined by the first longitudinal camera axis and the horizontal plane; a second camera in the housing and having a second longitudinal camera axis extending through a center of the second camera, wherein the second camera is verged at a second angle defined by the second longitudinal camera axis and the horizontal plane; a third camera in the housing and having a third longitudinal camera axis extending through a center of the third camera, wherein the third camera is verged at a third angle defined by the third longitudinal camera axis and the horizontal plane; a fourth camera in the housing and having a fourth longitudinal camera axis extending through the center of the fourth camera, wherein the fourth camera is verged at a fourth angle defined by the fourth longitudinal camera axis and the horizontal plane, wherein the first angle, the second angle, the third angle, and the fourth angle are equal and non-zero; a connector configured to receive a charging dock, wherein connection of the charging dock orients the device in a first orientation; a mounting receptacle configured to receive a mounting apparatus, wherein receipt of the mounting apparatus orients the device in a second orientation opposite the first orientation; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising; capture a first frame from the first camera; capture a second frame from the second camera; determine an overlap area between a first field of view of the first camera and a second field of view of the second camera; and determine, using at least the first frame, the second frame, and the overlap area, a panoramic frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A device, comprising:
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a housing defining a horizontal plane extending through a center of the housing; a first camera disposed in the housing and having a first longitudinal axis extending through a center of the first camera, wherein the first camera is verged at a first angle defined by the first longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane; a second camera in the housing and having a second longitudinal axis extending through a center of the second camera, wherein the second camera is verged at a second angle defined by the second longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane; a third camera in the housing and having a third longitudinal axis extending through a center of the third camera, wherein the third camera is verged at a third angle defined by the third longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising; capture a first frame from the first camera; capture a second frame from the second camera; determine an overlap area between a first field of view of the first camera and a second field of view of the second camera; and determine, using at least the first frame, the second frame, and the overlap area, a panoramic frame. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device, comprising:
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a housing defining a horizontal plane extending through a center of the housing; a first camera disposed in the housing and having a first longitudinal axis extending through a center of the first camera, wherein the first camera is moveable from a first horizontal position to a first angle defined by the first longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane; a second camera in the housing and having a second longitudinal axis extending through a center of the second camera, wherein the second camera is moveable from a second horizontal position to a second angle defined by the second longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane; a third camera in the housing and having a third longitudinal axis extending through a center of the third camera, wherein the third camera is moveable from a third horizontal position to a third angle defined by the third longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising; capture, at a first time, a first frame from the first camera, a second frame from the second camera, and a third frame from the third camera; determine an overlap area between at least a first field of view of the first camera and a second field of view of the second camera; and determine, using the overlap area, the first frame, the second frame, and the third frame, a panoramic frame. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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