Integrated 2D/3D Camera
OwnerVincent Pace, Patrick Campbellinventors
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Abstract
An integrated 2D/3D camera system may include a 2D camera and a 3D camera affixed to the 2D camera. The 2D camera may include a first lens that is lens adjustable to set a 2D focus distance. The 3D camera may include a left camera and a right camera including respective left and right lenses, the left and right lenses synchronously adjustable to set a 3D focus distance. A focus mechanism may automatically set the 2D focus distance and the 3D focus distance to be essentially equal by one of adjusting the first lens based on the 3D focus distance and synchronously adjusting the left and right lenses based on the 2D focus distance.
Claims15
An integrated 2D/3D camera system, comprising:
- a 2D camera including a first lens, the first lens adjustable to set a 2D focus distance
- a 3D camera affixed to the 2D camera, the 3D camera comprising a left camera and a right camera including respective left and right lenses, the left and right lenses synchronously adjustable to set a 3D focus distance;
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- a focus mechanism effective to automatically set the 2D focus distance and the 3D focus distance to be essentially equal by one of adjusting the first lens based on the 3D focus distance and synchronously adjusting the left and right lenses based on the 2D focus distance.
A method for operating an integrated 2D/3D camera, the method comprising:
- automatically setting a 2D focus distance of a lens of a 2D camera and a 3D focus distance of left and right lenses of a 3D camera affixed to the 2D camera to be essentially equal by one of adjusting the lens of the 2D camera based on a focus distance of the 3D camera and synchronously adjusting the left and right lenses of the 3D camera based on a focus distance of the 2D camera.
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