Apparatus and method for capturing three-dimensional image

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for capturing a three-dimensional image are provided. The image capturing apparatus comprises a left eye lens, a right eye lens, an operating unit, and a processing unit. The left eye lens is used for capturing a left eye image and the right eye lens is used for capturing a right eye image, in which there is a horizontal shift between the left eye lens and the right eye lens. The operating unit is disposed on the left eye lens and the right eye lens for rotating the left eye lens and the right eye lens by about 90 degrees, respectively. The processing unit is coupled to the left eye lens and the right eye lens and used to combine the left eye image and the right eye image captured by the rotated left eye lens and the right eye lens into a three-dimensional vertical image.

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