Video camera with hemispheric field of view

A system comprising:

• a first plurality of image sensors arranged in a landscape configuration;
• a second plurality of image sensors arranged in a portrait configuration and in an interleaved configuration relative to the first plurality of image sensors;
• and
• a processor operatively in communication with the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors, wherein the processor, upon executing program instructions, is configured to:
• receive, from the first plurality of image sensors, a first type of image sensor view;
• receive, from the second plurality of image sensors, a second type of image sensor view;
• stitch the first type of image sensor view and the second type of image sensor view together into a full hemispheric image sensor view;
• and
• remove, based on the stitch into the full hemispheric image sensor view, a visual obstruction from the full hemispheric image sensor view.

An video camera comprising:

• a first plurality of image sensors arranged in a landscape configuration;
• a second plurality of image sensors arranged in a portrait configuration and in an interleaved configuration relative to the first plurality of image sensors;
• and
• a processor operatively in communication with the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the video camera to perform a set of operations comprising:
• generating, via the first plurality of image sensors, a first type of image sensor view;
• generating, via the second plurality of image sensors, a second type of image sensor view;
• stitching the first type of image sensor view and the second type of image sensor view together into a full hemispheric image sensor view;
• and
• removing, based on the stitch into the full hemispheric image sensor view, a blind spot in a field of view of the video camera.