Digital camera or digital video camera and method for acquiring images
OwnerRainer Mocklerinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a digital camera or digital video camera comprising an circular objective, a sensor (5) for acquiring and digitising image information and means for storing the digitised image information, in which all of the image information projected by the objective and contained in an image circle is acquired, disgtised and stored for further processing. A digital camera of this type enables full use to be made of the objective capacity.
Claims18
A digital camera (1, 21, 50) or a digital video camera having a lens element (4, 24), having a sensor (5, 25, 51) for capturing and digitizing image information and having means for storing the digitized image information, characterized in that means are provided for capturing, digitizing and storing the entire image information which is imaged by means of the lens element and contained in an image area.
The camera as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the digital camera (1, 21, 50) has means for equalizing in terms of perspective the digitized image information which is projected by the lens element (4, 24) and captured by the capturing means.
The camera as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the camera (1, 21, 50) has a first inclination sensor (28).
The camera as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the capturing means are rotatably mounted.
The camera as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the camera (1, 21, 50) has an oblique position sensor (9, 52).
The camera as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that means are provided for selecting one or more image excerpts (10, 11, 12, 13) from the image area.
The camera as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that means are provided for transferring the stored image area and/or the stored image excerpts (10, 11, 12, 13) to an external device, preferably a computer or printer.
Method for capturing digitized images with a digital camera (1, 21, 50) or a digital video camera, characterized in that the entire image area which is imaged by the lens element (4, 24) of the camera (1, 21, 50) is captured, digitized and stored.
Devices for reproducing images, in particular circular screens and plasma screen televisions using the abovementioned methods.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.