Light field camera system and method of setting baseline and convergence distance

Abstract

A light field camera system and method of setting a baseline and a convergence distance of a multiple camera rig employ sample point depths to determine and set values with respect to a three-dimensional (3D) scene. A baseline and a convergence distance of a multiple camera rig is set by determining a plurality of sample point depths representing distances between the multiple camera rig and a plurality of sample points in the 3D scene within a field of view of the multiple camera rig. The convergence distance is set to be an average sample point depth of the plurality of sample point depths. The baseline is then set as a negative inverse of a difference between a minimum sample point depth of the plurality of sample point depths and the convergence distance. The light field camera system includes a multiple camera rig comprising a plurality of cameras.

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