Apparatus and method of capturing image
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsByung-kwan Park, Hyun-wook Ok, Joo-young Kang, Jae-guyn Lim
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Abstract
An apparatus for capturing an image of a scene including an image capturing unit and a data processing unit. The image capturing unit may generate light field data and may include a first optical having at least two portions with at least two different fields of view, a sensing unit having a plurality of photosensors, and a second optical unit interposed between the first optical unit and the sensing unit. The data processing unit may perform at least one of change of view of the image and refocusing the generated light field data. The sensing unit may be configured to obtain an image with at least two magnifications corresponding to regions of the scene.
Claims19
An apparatus for capturing an image of a scene, the apparatus comprising:
- an image capturing unit configured to generate light field data, the image capturing unit comprising a first optical unit having two different fields of view, a sensing unit having photosensors, and a second optical unit interposed between the first optical unit and the sensing unit;
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- a data processing unit to perform at least one of change of view of the image and refocusing using the generated light field data,
- wherein the sensing unit is configured to obtain a first portion of the image using a first field of view having a first magnification and obtain a second portion of the image using a second field of view having a second magnification different from the first magnification, the first and second portions corresponding to different portions of the scene, and the data processing unit is configured to generate an entire image of the scene at one magnification using the first portion of the image with the first magnification and the second portion of the image with the second magnification.
A method of capturing an image of a scene by an image capturing apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining a first portion of the image using a first field of view having a first magnification and obtaining a second portion of the image using a second field of view having a second magnification that is different from the first magnification, wherein the first and second portions correspond to different portions of the scene and are simultaneously captured;
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- performing at least one of a change of a field of view, refocusing, and adjustment of the field of view of the image using the first portion of the image with the first magnification and the second portion of the image with the second magnification, to generate an entire image of the scene comprising one magnification,
- wherein the performing comprises refocusing the obtained image comprising portions with the two magnifications to generate the image comprising magnification.
An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a capturing unit configured to capture a first portion of an image using a first field of view having a first magnification and capture a second portion of the image using a second field of view having a second magnification, the first and second portions being captured simultaneously and corresponding to different portions of a scene;
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- data processing unit configured to generate an entire image of the scene comprising one magnification using the first portion of the image with the first magnification and the second portion of the image with the second magnification,
- wherein the data processing unit is further configured to refocus the captured image comprising portions with the two magnifications to generate the image comprising one magnification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.