Title:
IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, AZIMUTH INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/077788
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is an image capturing device capable of displaying a compass image in a natural state from a viewpoint of a user and recording a correct image-capturing azimuth, even when the orientation of the image capturing device changes. The image capturing device is provided with an image capturing unit which captures an image of a scene and outputs the captured image; an azimuth calculation unit which calculates the azimuth of an image capturing direction by the image capturing unit on the basis of geomagnetic information detected by a geomagnetic sensor and acceleration information detected by an acceleration sensor; an azimuth conversion unit which calculates a rotational angle in the rolling direction of the image capturing device on the basis of the acceleration information and converts the azimuth of the image capturing direction to the azimuth for display on the basis of the rotational angle in the rolling direction; a display unit for displaying a compass image indicating the azimuth for display together with the captured image; and a recording unit for recording, in a recording medium, azimuth information indicating the azimuth of the image capturing direction in association with the captured image.
Inventors:
KANMA, Hiroshi (1-7-1 Konan, Minato-k, Tokyo 75, 〒1080075, JP)
合間 寛 (〒75 東京都港区港南１丁目７番１号 ソニー株式会社内 Tokyo, 〒1080075, JP)
ODA, Ryunosuke (1-7-1 Konan, Minato-k, Tokyo 75, 〒1080075, JP)
合間 寛 (〒75 東京都港区港南１丁目７番１号 ソニー株式会社内 Tokyo, 〒1080075, JP)
ODA, Ryunosuke (1-7-1 Konan, Minato-k, Tokyo 75, 〒1080075, JP)
Application Number:
JP2010/065424
Publication Date:
June 30, 2011
Filing Date:
September 08, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION (1-7-1, Konan Minato-k, Tokyo 75, 〒1080075, JP)
ソニー株式会社 (〒75 東京都港区港南１丁目７番１号 Tokyo, 〒1080075, JP)
KANMA, Hiroshi (1-7-1 Konan, Minato-k, Tokyo 75, 〒1080075, JP)
合間 寛 (〒75 東京都港区港南１丁目７番１号 ソニー株式会社内 Tokyo, 〒1080075, JP)
ソニー株式会社 (〒75 東京都港区港南１丁目７番１号 Tokyo, 〒1080075, JP)
KANMA, Hiroshi (1-7-1 Konan, Minato-k, Tokyo 75, 〒1080075, JP)
合間 寛 (〒75 東京都港区港南１丁目７番１号 ソニー株式会社内 Tokyo, 〒1080075, JP)
International Classes:
H04N5/225; G01C17/04; G01C17/38
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMEYA, Yoshiaki et al. (HAZUKI INTERNATIONAL YOTSUYA, Daiichi Tomizawa Building 3-1-3, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-k, Tokyo 04, 〒1600004, JP)
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