Camera system with both a wide angle view and a high resolution view

An image capture and rendering system, comprising:

• a first image capture device for capturing a first image of a scene containing an object;
• a second image capture device for capturing a number of images of the object, wherein each image contains at least a portion of the object;
• and
• a rendering system for seaming together the number of images of the object into a composite object image and superimposing the composite object image on the first image, wherein the composite object image is oriented within the first image such that portions of the object are substantially continuous across boundaries between the first image and the second image.

An image capture and rendering system, comprising:

• a first image capture device for capturing a first image at a first resolution, the first image containing an object;
• a second image capture device for capturing a second image at a second resolution higher than the first resolution, the second image containing at least a portion of the object;
• and
• a rendering system for superimposing the second image on the first image, wherein pattern matching is used to orient the second image within the first image such that portions of the object are substantially continuous across boundaries between the first image and the second image.

A method of capturing and rendering images, comprising:

• capturing a first image at a first image resolution, the first image containing an object;
• capturing a second image at a second image resolution higher than the first image resolution, the second image containing at least a portion of the object;
• and
• superimposing the second image on the first image using metadata associated with at least one of the first image and the second image, wherein the second image is oriented within the first image such that portions of the object are substantially continuous across boundaries between the first image and the second image.

A method of capturing and rendering images, comprising:

• capturing a first image of a scene containing an object to be imaged;
• capturing a number of images of the object, wherein each image contains a portion of the object;
• seaming together the number of images of the object into a composite object image;
• and
• superimposing the composite object image on the first image, wherein the composite object image is oriented within the first image such that portions of the object are substantially continuous across boundaries between the first image and the second image.

A method of capturing and rendering images, comprising:

• capturing a first image at a first resolution, the first image containing an object;
• capturing a second image at a second resolution higher than the first resolution, the second image containing a portion of the object;
• and
• superimposing the second image on the first image, wherein pattern matching is used to orient the second image within the first image such that portions of the object are substantially continuous across boundaries between the first image and the second image.

A computer readable medium having instructions contained thereon, which, when executed by a processor in an image rendering system, cause the processor to perform the operations of:

• receiving a first image at a first resolution, the first image containing an object;
• receiving a second image at a second resolution higher than the first image resolution, the second image containing at least a portion of the object;
• and
• superimposing the second image on the first image, wherein the second image is oriented within the first image such that portions of the object are substantially continuous across boundaries between the first image and the second image.

A computer readable medium having contained thereon instructions, which, when executed by a processor in a image rendering system, cause the processor to perform the operations of:

• receiving a first image of a scene containing an object to be imaged from a first image capture device;
• receiving a number of images of the object from a second image capture device, wherein each image contains at least a portion of the object;
• seaming together the number of images of the object into a composite object image;
• and
• superimposing the composite object image on the first image using metadata associated with at least one of the first image and the composite object image, wherein the composite object image is oriented within the first image such that portions of the object are substantially continuous across boundaries between the first image and the second image.

A computer readable medium containing instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor in an image rendering system, cause the processor to perform the operations of:

• receiving a first image at a first resolution from a first image captured device, the first image containing an object;
• receiving a second image from a second image capture device, the second image having a second resolution higher than the first resolution and containing at least a portion of the object;
• and
• superimposing the second image on the first image, wherein pattern matching is used to orient the second image within the first image such that portions of the object are substantially continuous across boundaries between the first image and the second image.

An image capture and rendering system, comprising:

• means for capturing a first image at a first resolution, the first image containing an object;
• means for capturing a second image at a second resolution higher than the first image resolution, the second image containing at least a portion of the object;
• and
• means for superimposing the second image on the first image, wherein the second image is oriented within the first image such that portions of the object are substantially continuous across boundaries between the first image and the second image.