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AssigneeFotoNation Limited
InventorsPetronel BIGIOI, Christopher DAINTY, Peter CORCORAN
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A method of generating a digital video image uses a wide-angle field of view (WFOV) lens positioned closely in front of an image sensor array so that the image field of the lens is so curved at the sensor array that different regions of the image field are substantially in focus on the sensor array for different positions of the lens. The method comprises selecting a desired region of interest in the image field of the lens, and adjusting the lens/array distance to bring the region of interest into focus on the sensor array. The in-focus region of interest is stored and at least partially corrected for field-of-view distortion due to the WFOV lens. The corrected image is displayed, locally and/or remotely. These steps are cyclically repeated to provide the video image.
A method of generating a digital video image using a lens positioned in front of an image sensor array, the lens having a sufficiently wide field of view (WFOV), and being positioned sufficiently near to the sensor array, that the image field of the lens is so curved at the sensor array that different regions of the image field are substantially in focus on the sensor array for different positions of the lens relative to the sensor array, the method comprising:
A digital image acquisition device for generating a digital video image comprising:
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