US 2017/0013201 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING VIEW ANGLES IN VIDEO

Abstract

The present technology is directed to systems and methods for maintaining a position of an objection-of-interest in a predetermined place in a video captured by a sports camera. The method includes positioning an object at a pre-determined location of an image interface of a camera (e.g., a view finder), starting to record a video, and periodically determining whether the object is at the pre-determined location by constantly calculating a view ratio of the object (e.g., a ratio of area that the object occupies to the whole view finder). If the view ratio does not change, then recording continues. If the view ratio changes, the method then adjusts the view angle of the camera by increasing or decrease a view angle of the camera. By doing so, the system enables a user of the sports camera to focus on filming a moving object in a pre-determined way.

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Dependent claims

A method for filming a video, comprising:

initiating an image component to film the video;
identifying an object-of-interest in the video;
determining an original position of the object-of-interest in the video;
determining an original view angle associated with the object-of-interest;
starting to film the video of the object-of-interest;
monitoring a current position of the object-of-interest in the video;
determining whether the current position is substantially the same as the original position;
and
in an event that the current position is not substantially the same as the original position, adjusting a view angle so as to position the object-of-interest at the original position in the video.

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Systems and methods for automatically adjusting view angles in video

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Systems and methods for automatically adjusting view angles in video

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