Title:
IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2019117330
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To solve the problem in which a demand for an entire celestial sphere and stereo image is growing due to development of a VR goggle and the like, and a plurality of cameras lined on a circumference of a circle, and capable of preparing the stereo image of the entire celestial sphere have been known, and further, a revolving part is provided in a housing center part for dealing with a wide range picture-taking situation, and thereby a technique about a portable telephone capable of acquiring the stereo image and a "panorama" image has been disclosed, but preparation of respective individual cameras is required.SOLUTION: A special imaging device 1a is an imaging device that synthesizes a first image obtained by a first image pick-up element with a second image obtained by a second image pick-up element to thereby prepare an entire celestial sphere image. The imaging device has: a revolving part 174a that changes a picture-taking direction of a picture-taking unit 171b provided with the second image-pick-up element; and switching means that switches a first picture-taking mode for taking a picture of an entire celestial sphere and a second picture-taking mode for not taking the picture of the entire celestial sphere on the basis of the change in the picture-taking direction by the revolving part 174a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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Inventors:
KOIZUMI HIDETOMO
MIZUFUJI HIROSHI
ODAMAKI MAKOTO
KAWAGUCHI KEIICHI
YOSHIDA KAZUHIRO
OGAKI TAKASHI
MIZUFUJI HIROSHI
ODAMAKI MAKOTO
KAWAGUCHI KEIICHI
YOSHIDA KAZUHIRO
OGAKI TAKASHI
Application Number:
JP2017251857A
Publication Date:
July 18, 2019
Filing Date:
December 27, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RICOH CO LTD
International Classes:
G03B37/00; G03B11/00; G03B17/02; G03B19/07; H04N5/225; H04N5/232
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2017175507A | 2017-09-28 | |||
| JP2013059026A | 2013-03-28 | |||
| JP2005223812A | 2005-08-18 | |||
| JP2002271658A | 2002-09-20 |
Foreign References:
| WO2017203646A1 | 2017-11-30 | |||
| US20170111578A1 | 2017-04-20 |