Imaging apparatus, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• an acquisition portion that images an omnidirectional subject on the basis of an imaging position when an imaging of an imaging apparatus is performed and acquires a circular image including the generated omnidirectional subject;
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• an image processing portion that divides the acquired circular image in a circumferential direction into four divided regions each a substantially fan-shaped object region in the acquired circular image on the basis of a direction specified based on an attitude of the imaging apparatus in the imaging position among all directions, converts each respective image of the four object regions into a respective substantially rectangular conversion image, and includes the images as display object images,
• in which the dividing by the image processing portion includes using first and second cutting lines in which the first cutting line corresponds to the specified direction and the second cutting line corresponds to a perpendicular direction thereto and in which the first and second cutting lines are rotated 45 degrees and in which the acquired circular image is divided along the rotated first and second cutting lines so as to obtain four equally divided regions as the four divided regions.

An image processing method comprising:

• imaging an omnidirectional subject on the basis of an imaging position when performing an imaging of an imaging apparatus and acquiring a circular image including the generated omnidirectional subject;
• dividing the acquired circular image in a circumferential direction into four divided regions each a substantially fan-shaped object region in the acquired circular image on the basis of a direction specified based on an attitude of the imaging apparatus in the imaging position among all directions and converting each respective image of the four object regions into a respective substantially rectangular conversion image,
• in which the dividing includes using first and second cutting lines in which the first cutting line corresponds to the specified direction and the second cutting line corresponds to a perpendicular direction thereto and in which the first and second cutting lines are rotated 45 degrees and in which the acquired circular image is divided along the rotated first and second cutting lines so as to obtain four equally divided regions as the four divided regions;
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• displaying the converted images and the acquired circular image on a display portion simultaneously.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon a program causing a computer to execute the following steps by computer, the steps comprising:

• imaging an omnidirectional subject on the basis of an imaging position when performing an imaging of an imaging apparatus and acquiring a circular image including the generated omnidirectional subject;
• dividing the acquired circular image in a circumferential direction into four divided regions each a substantially fan-shaped object region in the acquired circular image on the basis of a direction specified based on an attitude of the imaging apparatus in the imaging position among all directions and converting each respective image of the four object regions into a respective substantially rectangular conversion image,
• in which the dividing includes using first and second cutting lines in which the first cutting line corresponds to the specified direction and the second cutting line corresponds to a perpendicular direction thereto and in which the first and second cutting lines are rotated 45 degrees and in which the acquired circular image is divided along the rotated first and second cutting lines so as to obtain four equally divided regions as the four divided regions;
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• a displaying the converted images and the acquired circular image on a display portion simultaneously.