US 2012/0069152 A1 · IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS

Abstract

An image pickup apparatus capable of taking a 3D picture may produce a 3D picture that gives a viewer a sense of strangeness if panning, tilting, or considerable camera shake occurs during imaging. Provided is an image pickup apparatus including: a motion detecting section, which detects the motion of the image pickup apparatus; and a picture data outputting section, which switches its output between 2D picture data and 3D picture data obtained by picking up subject images, depending on the detected motion of the image pickup apparatus. An appropriate picture is provided by switching the output between 2D picture data and 3D picture data depending on the motion of the image pickup apparatus. An appropriate picture is provided also by changing the stereo base of optical systems, or adjusting a parallax between the left image and the right image, in accordance with the motion of the image pickup apparatus.

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Dependent claims

An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

a motion detecting section which detects a motion of the image pickup apparatus;
and
a picture data outputting section which switches its output between 2D picture data and 3D picture data obtained by picking up subject images, depending on the detected motion of the image pickup apparatus.

An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

a motion detecting section which detects a motion of the image pickup apparatus;
a first optical system and a second optical system which are disposed side by side and each form a subject image;
a picture data generating section which generates 3D picture data based on image signals that are obtained by picking up two subject images formed by the first optical system and the second optical system;
and
a changing section which moves at least one of the first optical system and the second optical system in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis in accordance with the detected motion of the image pickup apparatus, to thereby change a stereo base which is a distance between optical axes of the first optical system and the second optical system.

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