Imaging device, control apparatus, imaging method, and storage medium

A control apparatus for controlling an imaging device comprising:

• a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit, each of which is movable in a predetermined direction;
• a hardware processor;
• and
• a memory for storing instructions to be executed by the hardware processor, wherein, when the instructions stored in the memory are executed by the hardware processor, the control apparatus functions as:
• a combination processing unit configured to combine a first image obtained by the first imaging unit and a second image obtained by the second imaging unit to generate a wide-angle image;
• a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to generate the wide-angle image by the combination processing unit, based on an overlapping range between an imaging range of the first imaging unit and an imaging range of the second imaging unit;
• an output unit configured to switch between a) the wide-angle image and b) at least one of the first image and the second image image based on the overlapping range changed by a movement of at least one of the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit in the predetermined direction and output a) the wide-angle image or b) at least one of the first image and the second image;
• a communication unit configured to communicate with the imaging device;
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• a display unit configured to selectively display at least one of the first image, the second image, and the wide-angle image received from the imaging device via the communication unit.

An imaging method, comprising:

• performing imaging using a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit, each of which is movable in a predetermined direction;
• generating a wide-angle image by combining a first image obtained by the first imaging unit and a second image obtained by the second imaging unit;
• determining whether or not to generate the wide-angle image based on an overlapping range between an imaging range of the first imaging unit and an imaging range of the second imaging unit;
• and
• switching between a) the wide-angle image and b) at last one of the first image and the second image based on the overlapping range changed by a movement of at least one of the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit in the predetermined direction and outputting a) the wide-angle image or b) at least one of the first image and the second image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to execute an imaging method comprising:

• performing imaging using a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit, each of which is movable in a predetermined direction;
• generating a wide-angle image by combining a first image obtained by the first imaging unit and a second image obtained by the second imaging unit;
• determining whether or not to generate the wide-angle image based on an overlapping range between an imaging range of the first imaging unit and an imaging range of the second imaging unit;
• and
• switching between a) the wide-angle image and b) at least one of the first image and the second image based on the overlapping range changed by a movement of at least one of the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit in the predetermined direction and outputting a) the wide-angle image or b) at least one of the first image and the second image.