Method for capturing a panoramic image by means of an image sensor rectangular in shape
US6865028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B37/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for capturing a digital panoramic image, includes projecting a panorama onto an image sensor by means of a fish-eye objective lens having a constant field angle relative to its optical axis. The image sensor is rectangular in shape. The fish-eye objective lens is provided to project onto the image sensor, without reducing the field of view, a distorted panoramic image that covers a number of pixels on the image sensor higher than the number of pixels that would be covered by an image disk.
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