Recorder that creates stereophonic sound
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorMark Takita
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Abstract
A recorder (10) for recording a scene (12) includes an apparatus frame (218), an optical assembly (220), an image system (222), a position assembly (243), an audio system (224), and a compensation system (248). The image system (222) captures an image (252) of the scene (12). The position assembly (243) can be an autofocusing assembly (244) that focuses the optical assembly (220) on a subject (16) of the scene (12). The position assembly (243) generates position information relating to the position of the subject (16) relative to the recorder (10). The audio system (224) captures a captured sound from the scene (12). The compensation system (248) evaluates the position information and the captured sound from the scene (12) and provides an adjusted sound track in view of the position information.
Claims20
A recorder for recording a scene that includes a subject, the recorder comprising:
- an apparatus frame;
- an optical assembly secured to the apparatus frame, the optical assembly being adjustable to put a point in the scene in focus;
- an image system secured to the apparatus frame, the image system capturing an image of the scene;
- a position assembly that generates position information that relates to the position of the point in the scene relative to a portion of the recorder;
- an audio system secured to the apparatus frame, the audio system capturing a captured sound from the scene;
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- a compensation system that evaluates the position information and the captured sound from the scene and provides an adjusted sound track in view of the position information, wherein the compensation system evaluates the position information to determine the position of the point in the scene along at least two axes relative to the optical assembly and the compensation system provides the adjusted sound track based on the position of the point in the scene along the at least two axes.
A method for recording a scene that includes a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an apparatus frame;
- adjusting an optical assembly to put a point in the scene in focus, the optical assembly being coupled to the apparatus frame;
- determining the position of the point in the scene along at least two axes with a position assembly;
- capturing a captured image of the scene with an image system, the image system being secured to the apparatus frame;
- capturing sound from the scene with an audio system, the audio system being secured to the apparatus frame;
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- providing an adjusted sound track based on the position of the point in the scene along the at least two axes with a compensation system.
A method for recording a scene that includes a noise generating object, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an apparatus frame;
- capturing a captured image of the scene with an image system, the image system being secured to the apparatus frame;
- capturing sound from the scene with an audio system, the audio system being secured to the apparatus frame;
- manually selecting the noise generating object;
- determining the position of the noise generating object along at least two axes with a position assembly;
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- providing an adjusted sound track based on the position of the noise generating object along the at least two axes with a compensation system.
A recorder for recording a scene that includes a subject, the recorder comprising:
- an apparatus frame;
- an image system secured to the apparatus frame, the image system capturing an image of the scene;
- an optical assembly secured to the apparatus frame, the optical assembly being adjustable until the sharpest possible image of the subject is received by the image system;
- a position assembly that generates position information that relates to the adjustment of the optical assembly;
- an audio system secured to the apparatus frame, the audio system capturing a captured sound from the scene;
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- a compensation system that evaluates the position information and the captured sound from the scene and provides an adjusted sound track in view of the position information, wherein the compensation system evaluates the position information to estimate the position of the subject along at least two axes relative to the optical assembly and the compensation system provides the adjusted sound track based on the position of the subject along the at least two axes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.