Camera field of view visualizer

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a computer readable memory in circuit communication with the processor;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium in circuit communication with the processor;
• wherein the processor executes program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory and thereby:
• projects for an illumination time period a first illumination light onto a portion of a first supporting surface that is located outside of and directly beneath a generally elliptical focal area of a camera lens that spreads outward with increasing distance from the camera lens, wherein the portion is defined as an area of the first supporting surface that is not visible within the focal area relative to the camera lens that is bounded by left and right outer boundary lines projected downward from outer boundaries of the generally elliptical focal area, and wherein a first object located upon the first supporting surface portion projects upward into and is thereby visible within the focal area relative to the camera lens;
• at an end of the illumination time period, in response to a determination that the first illumination light is visible within image information that is acquired from the first object illuminated thereby within the focal area, revises an amount or type of the projected first illumination light for an image data acquisition time period, wherein the revised amount or type of the first illumination light is not visible within the image information acquired by the image data receiving means from the first object illuminated thereby;
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• captures via the image data receiving means during the acquisition period of time photographic image information from the first object that is located on the first supporting surface portion and thereby within the focal area, wherein the image data receiving means does not capture photographic image information from the first supporting surface portion during the acquisition period of time.

A computer program product for a camera field of view visualizer, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the computer readable program code comprising instructions for execution by a processor that cause the processor to:
• project for an illumination time period a first illumination light onto a portion of a first supporting surface that is located outside of and directly beneath a generally elliptical focal area of a camera lens that spreads outward with increasing distance from the camera lens, wherein the portion is defined as an area of the first supporting surface that is not visible within the focal area relative to the camera lens that is bounded by left and right outer boundary lines projected downward from outer boundaries of the generally elliptical focal area, and wherein a first object located upon the first supporting surface portion projects upward into and is thereby visible within the focal area relative to the camera lens:
• at an end of the illumination time period, in response to a determination that the first illumination light is visible within image information that is acquired from the first object illuminated thereby within the focal area, revise an amount or type of the projected first illumination light for an image data acquisition time period, wherein the revised first illumination light is not visible within the image information acquired by the image data receiving means from the first object illuminated thereby;
• and
• capture via the image data receiving means during the acquisition period of time photographic image information from the first object that is located on the first supporting surface and thereby within the focal area, wherein the image data receiving means does not capture photographic image information from the first supporting surface portion during the acquisition period of time.