IMAGE CAPTURE EQUIPMENT

Title:

IMAGE CAPTURE EQUIPMENT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/198675

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided is excellent image-capture equipment that is configured by use of a plurality of cameras and that can capture a wide-angle image having less parallax. The view point positions of video cameras (101-106) (camera positions) are radially arranged at predetermined angular intervals on a horizontal concentric circle the center of which is on a vertical reference axis passing a predetermined reference point. The video cameras are fixed in such a manner that the camera principal-axis directions thereof are externally oriented and further upwardly oriented each by a predetermined elevation angle (Tvu) from the horizontal plane, with the result that the upper end portions of the vertical angle of view overlap each other. Therefore, even if there is no camera that is oriented right above, the image capture can be performed without any interruption even in the overhead direction.

Inventors:

HASEGAWA YUICHI (JP)
YAMASHITA NORIYUKI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2015/060394

Publication Date:

December 30, 2015

Filing Date:

April 01, 2015

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SONY CORP (JP)

International Classes:

H04N5/247; G03B15/00; G03B37/00; H04N5/225; H04N5/232; H04N5/265

Foreign References:

JP2012053896A	2012-03-15
JP2013065964A	2013-04-11
JP2014099885A	2014-05-29
JP2012204983A	2012-10-22

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