Parallax corrected image capture system
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsRonald H. Kiesow, Raymond E. Wess
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Abstract
A parallax corrected image capture system and method for capturing images using such an apparatus. The system has a first camera and a second camera, at least one of which has a variable focus objective lens the focus of which can be adjusted by a first drive. A range finder supplies a distance signal indicating the distance from the capture system to an object in a scene to be captured while a parallax corrector adjusts the angle between an optical axis of the first camera and an optical axis of the second camera. A processor system controls the first drive and the parallax corrector in accordance with the range finder distance signal.
Claims21
A parallax corrected image capture system, comprising:
- a) a first camera and a second camera, at least one having a variable focus objective lens;
- b) a first drive to adjust the variable focus objective lens;
- c) a range finder to supply a distance signal indicating the distance from the capture system to an object in a scene to be captured;
- d) a parallax corrector to adjust the angle between an optical axis of the first camera and an optical axis of the second camera;
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- e) a processor system to control the first drive and the parallax corrector in accordance with the range finder distance signal.
A parallax corrected image capture system, comprising:
- a) a motion video camera and a still film camera, at least one of which has a variable focus objective lens;
- b) a first drive to adjust the variable focus objective lens;
- c) a range finder to supply a distance signal indicating the distance from the capture system to an object in a scene to be captured;
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- d) a parallax corrector to adjust the angle between an optical axis of the video camera and an optical axis of the still film camera;
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- e) a processor system to control the first drive and the parallax corrector in accordance with the range finder distance signal.
A method of capturing two images of a scene, comprising:
- a) pointing first and second cameras of a capture system toward the scene;
- b) automatically adjusting the focus of a variable focus objective lens on at least one of the cameras, based on a distance signal from a range finder which indicates distance from the capture system to an object in the scene;
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- c) automatically adjusting, the angle between an optical axis of the first camera and an optical axis of the second camera based upon the distance signal obtained from the range finder.
A method of capturing two images of a scene, comprising:
- a) pointing a motion video camera and a still film camera of a capture system toward the scene, at least one of which cameras has a variable focus objective lens;
- b) automatically adjusting the variable focus objective lens based on a distance signal from a range finder which indicates distance from the capture system to an object in the scene;
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- c) automatically adjusting the angle between an optical axis of one of the cameras and an optical axis of another one of the cameras based upon the distance signal obtained from the range finder.
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