Device and method for enhancing natural vision in near-to-eye displays with pan and tilt functions

A near-to-eye display device comprising:

• a camera for capturing images in a first field of view forward of a person wearing the device;
• at least one display positioned near to an eye of the person wearing the device for displaying images captured by the camera in a second field of view, wherein the second field of view is smaller than the first field of view;
• and
• a controller in communication with the camera and the at least one display for selecting a portion of the images from the camera to display on the at least one display, the controller being configured to automatically enter one of a plurality of display modes upon image analysis of the images captured by the camera, wherein in each display mode, the controller selects different regions of interest from the images to display on the at least one display, wherein the controller is configured to automatically enter a reading mode upon detecting reading material within the images captured by the camera.