US 2021/0239949 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECORDING AN IMAGE USING ONE OR MORE PRISMS

Abstract

A method and system for recording an image using a camera. The method comprises the steps of: disposing a first reflective prism in front of the camera such that the first prism deflects light from a first field of view onto a sensor of the camera, wherein the first field of view extends symmetrically around a non-perpendicular direction relative to an entrance lens surface of the camera; capturing a first image over at least a portion of the first field of view using the sensor; and capturing a second image over at least a portion of a second field of view different from the first field of view using the same sensor with the first prism in place in front of the camera.

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Dependent claims

A method of recording an image using a camera, the method comprising the steps of:

disposing a first reflective prism in front of the camera such that the first prism deflects light from a first field of view onto a sensor of the camera, wherein the first field of view extends symmetrically around a non-perpendicular direction relative to an entrance lens surface of the camera;
capturing a first image over at least a portion of the first field of view using the sensor;
and
capturing a second image over at least a portion of a second field of view different from the first field of view using the same sensor with the first reflective prism in place in front of the camera.

1 more element

A camera device comprising:

a first reflective prism disposed in front of a camera unit of the camera device such that the first reflective prism deflects light from a first field of view onto the sensor of the camera unit, wherein the first field of view extends symmetrically around a non-perpendicular direction relative to an entrance lens surface of the camera unit;
wherein the camera device is configured for capturing a first image over at least a portion of the first field of view using the sensor and for capturing a second image over at least a portion of a second field of view different from the first field of view using the same sensor with the first reflective prism in place in front of the camera unit.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for recording an image using one or more prisms

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Method and system for recording an image using one or more prisms

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Abstract

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