Stereoadapter, pattern projection adapter, and adapter for light-emitting member
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorTakashi Miyoshi
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Abstract
A stereo adapter is mounted in front of an imaging optical system of a camera to photograph a parallax image. An optical system has two light-receiving modules spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to receive light from the same object. Then, the optical system directs light received by each of the two light-receiving modules to the imaging optical system of the camera. A light-emitting module is provided at a predetermined position associated with the optical system and can emit light for illuminating the object.
Claims11
A stereo adapter which is mounted in front of an imaging optical system of a camera to photograph a parallax image, comprising:
- an optical system which has two light-receiving modules provided so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to receive light from a same object and which directs the received light from each of the two light-receiving modules to the imaging optical system of the camera;
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- a light-emitting module which is provided at a predetermined position associated with said optical system and can emit light to illuminate the object.
A stereo adapter which is mounted in front of an imaging optical system of a camera to photograph a parallax image, comprising:
- an optical system which has two light-receiving modules provided so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to receive light from a same object and which directs the received light from each of the two light-receiving modules to the imaging optical system of the camera;
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- a pattern projection module which is provided at a predetermined position associated with said optical system and projects a predetermined pattern onto the object.
A stereo adapter which is mounted in front of an imaging optical system of a camera to photograph a parallax image, comprising:
- an optical system which has two light-receiving modules provided so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to receive light from a same object and which directs the received light from each of the two light-receiving modules to the imaging optical system of the camera;
- a light-emitting module which is provided at a predetermined position associated with said optical system and can emit light to illuminate said object;
- a pattern projection module which is provided at a predetermined position associated with said optical system and projects a predetermined pattern onto the object;
- an input module which inputs a photographing timing signal from said camera;
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- a processing circuit which, in accordance with the input of said photographing timing signal, alternatively performs emission by said light-emitting module and pattern projection by said pattern projection module.
A pattern projection adapter which is mounted to a front surface of a light-emitting device used in relation to a camera to project a predetermined pattern onto an object, comprising:
- a pattern filter which is placed so as to be adjacent to a light-emitting surface of said light-emitting device in a state of being mounted to said light-emitting device, and which has a predetermined pattern at an area through which light from said light-emitting device transmits;
- a projection optical system which receives the light transmitted through said pattern filter and projects said pattern;
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- a mounting member which detachably mounts said adapter to said light-emitting device of the camera.
An adapter for light-emitting module which is mounted to a front surface of a light-emitting module of a camera, comprising:
- a light beam dividing module which divides the light beam from said light-emitting module into two light beams;
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- a deflecting module which deflects each of the light beams from said light beam dividing module such that its proceeding direction direct to the same object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.