Multiview camera, multiview imaging system, and method of multiview image capture

A multiview imaging system comprising:

• a multiview camera comprising an array of cameras configured to capture a plurality of images of a scene, captured images of the image plurality having a portion in common with one another corresponding to an overlapping field-of-view of the cameras, each camera being configured to capture a different image of the plurality of images from a different perspective of the scene;
• and
• a multiview display configured to display cropped images of the in-common portions of the captured images as different views of the multiview display as a multiview image of the scene,
• wherein an arrangement of the cameras in the array corresponds to an arrangement of the views of the multiview display, the cameras and the views having a one-to-one correspondence.

A method of multiview image capture, the method comprising:

• capturing a plurality of images of a scene using an array of cameras, a camera of the array capturing an image of the scene different from images captured by other cameras of the array, captured images of the image plurality having an overlapping portion in common with one another;
• and
• cropping the captured images according to a cropping window within the overlapping portion of the captured images using an image processor, the cropping window corresponding to a virtual screen located within the scene,
• wherein the array of cameras is arranged on a surface in an arrangement corresponding to an arrangement of views of a multiview display configured to display the cropped captured images using the views.