Method and apparatus for automatically capturing multiple images of motor vehicles and other items for sale or auction

A vehicle photo booth comprising:

• an enclosure having automatic ambient light obstructers at each end thereof;
• high intensity lamps disposed within said enclosure;
• multiple digital cameras aimed from different angles and having zoom control disposed within said enclosure;
• at least one spatial object sensing device disposed within said enclosure, said spatial object sensing device sensing and measuring at least one dimension of an object disposed within said enclosure;
• and
• a computer controller coupled to said ambient light obstructers, said high intensity lamps, said multiple digital cameras and said spatial object sensing device, said computer controller automatically controlling said doors, said lamps and said multiple digital cameras, said computer controller automatically controlling the amount of zoom of said plural cameras by acting on said multiple camera zoom control at least in part in response to said dimension measured by said spatial object sensing device.

An image capture system comprising:

• means for selectively preventing ambient light from reaching a car;
• means for lighting said car;
• means for sensing the position and measuring at least one dimension of said car;
• and
• means coupled to said sensing means for automatically controlling the amount of zoom applied by of a plurality of digital cameras aimed at said car from different angles in response to said measured car dimension.