Image sensor selection in a multiple image sensor device

A system for processing image sensor frames, comprising:

• a panoramic camera comprising:
• a first image sensor having a first field-of-view;
• a second image sensor having a second field-of-view that partially overlaps the first field-of-view;
• and
• a control circuit comprising a control circuit processor and associated control circuit memory, wherein the control circuit is programmed to:
• receive a first frame from the first image sensor, the first frame comprising a first plurality of pixel values and first spatial data describing a two-dimensional arrangement of the first plurality of pixel values;
• receive a second frame from the second image sensor, the second frame comprising a second plurality of pixel values and second spatial data describing a two-dimensional arrangement of the second plurality of pixel values;
• stitch the first frame and the second frame to form a first panoramic frame, wherein the first panoramic frame comprises a third plurality of pixel values and third spatial data describing a two-dimensional arrangement of the third plurality of pixel values;
• receive object data describing an object depicted in the first panoramic frame, wherein the object data comprises an object set of pixel values from the third plurality of pixel values that are contiguous in the two-dimensional arrangement of the third plurality of pixel values;
• identify a second frame object set of pixel values from the second frame that depict the object;
• turn off the first image sensor;
• and
• generate a second panoramic frame, wherein the second panoramic frame comprises first image data captured by the second image sensor and omits any image data from the first image sensor.