Multi-lens imaging device and multi-lens imaging system

Abstract

The invention relates to a multi-lens imaging device and a multi-lens imaging system. The multi-lens imaging device has a light sensor, lenses and prisms, wherein there is one sensor and there are atleast two lenses, and the light collected by each lens passes through the prism and is directed to the light sensor; the multi-lens imaging system comprises a main control board including a pluralityof control units and the multi-lens imaging device, wherein the control units comprise a light sensing unit, a video encoding unit and a stitching rendering unit. The invention is capable of imaging the light collected by the plurality of lenses to the same light sensor under the action of the prisms, and then generating an image through subsequent video coding and image stitching. Compared with the prior art, the invention is characterized by improving the imaging consistency, simplifying the image generation process, reducing hardware costs and the like.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of photographic imaging, in particular to a multi-lens imaging device and a multi-lens imaging system. Background technique [0002] With the advancement of science and technology, photography and imaging technology has developed rapidly. At present, cameras are not limited to single-lens types that can only take pictures of a certain angle of view, but gradually appear to be able to take pictures of multiple angles or even panoramas. Multi-lens cameras. [0003] However, the existing multi-lens cameras have multiple lenses and multiple light sensors, and the lenses correspond to the light sensors one by one. One image is generated on the optical sensor corresponding to the lens, each image generated on each optical sensor is encoded, and then the encoding of multiple images on multiple optical sensors is spliced ​​and rendered through programming to generate the final image. [0004] There is following shortcoming ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] Image synchronization is complicated and the consistency of imaging is poor. Since multiple lenses and multiple light sensors are used to acquire and encode images, the encoding of each channel of images has its own timing. When multiple channels of video are spliced, it is necessary to The timing is synchronized, which consumes waiting and polling time, resulting in poor imaging consistency and sacrificing some performance;

[0006] The hardware cost is high, and each lens must be equipped with a light sensor, etc.

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