Phased camera array system for generation of high quality images and video

The camera system of 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

• generate a composite video segment from the received image data by causing the processor to,
• stitch images simultaneously captured by the image sensor assemblies in a subset of the plurality of sensor subsets into a stitched image, and
• combine the stitched images into the composite video segment;
• and
• output the composite video segment.

The camera system of 1, wherein the system is further configured such that:

• the image sensor assemblies of a first sensor subset of the plurality of subsets capture images at a first frame rate;
• the image sensor assemblies of a second sensor subset of the plurality of subsets capture images at a second frame rate;
• and
• the processor generates a composite video segment with a third frame rate, the third frame rate higher than the first frame rate and the second frame rate.

A method for generating a video from a camera system comprising a plurality of image sensor assemblies, the method comprising:

• capturing a first reference image from a keyframe image sensor, the keyframe image sensor located at a reference point;
• capturing a first set of simultaneous images from a first subset of the plurality of image sensor assemblies, the first subset of the plurality of image sensor assemblies located at a first set of sensor points, the first set of sensor points centrally located about the reference point;
• combining the first set of simultaneous images into a first composite image;
• capturing a second set of simultaneous images from a second subset of the plurality of image sensor assemblies, the second subset of the plurality of image sensor assemblies located at a second set of sensor points, the second set of sensor points centrally located about the reference point and dissimilar from the first set of sensor points;
• combining the second set of simultaneous images into a second composite image;
• generating a first composite video segment by joining the first composite image and the second composite image;
• and
• outputting the first composite video segment.

The method of 10 further comprising:

• capturing the first subset of the plurality of image sensor assemblies captures images at a first frame rate;
• capturing the second subset of the plurality of image sensor assemblies captures images at a second frame rate;
• and
• generating a composite video segment with a third frame rate, the third frame rate higher than the first and the second frame rate.

A computer program product for generating a video from a camera system comprising of a plurality of image sensor assemblies, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing computer program code, the program code being configured to, when executed by at least one processor, cause the camera system to:

• capture a first reference image from a keyframe image sensor, the keyframe image sensor located at a reference point;
• capture a first set of simultaneous images from a first subset of the plurality of image sensor assemblies, the first subset of the plurality of image sensor assemblies located at a first set of sensor points, the first set of sensor points centrally located about the reference point;
• combine the first set of simultaneous images into a first composite image;
• capture a second set of simultaneous images from a second subset of the plurality of the image sensor assemblies, the second subset of the plurality of image sensor assemblies located at a second set of sensor points, the second set of sensor points centrally located about the reference point and dissimilar from the first set of sensor points;
• combine the second set of simultaneous images into a second composite image;
• generate a first composite video segment by joining the first composite image and the second composite image;
• and
• output the first composite video segment.