Image Pickup Device Position Guidance via Direction Difference Calculation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Photographers often regret not capturing subjects from more suitable angles or positions during travel, as existing guidance systems require manual camera manipulation and network access to find optimal photographing spots, leading to suboptimal compositions.
Innovation Solution
An image pickup device with a storage unit mapping photographing positions and directions, an acquisition unit using sensors for current device position and direction, and a display unit showing calculated direction differences to guide the photographer to optimal positions and angles for better compositions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the photographer manually manipulates the camera to search for suitable photographing spots and obtains reference photographs from external servers, then the photographer can find photographing positions, but the operation becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The camera device performs self-guidance by automatically determining the photographing position and direction based on stored reference photograph information, eliminating the need for manual camera manipulation and external server access. The device uses its own sensors and pre-stored data to autonomously guide the photographer to optimal positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera pre-stores reference photograph information including photographing positions and directions before the actual photographing session. This preliminary preparation allows the device to immediately provide guidance without requiring real-time network access or manual search, significantly simplifying the operation flow.
2Manufacturing precision
If the photographer uses reference photograph guidance, then the composition can be improved, but the photographer loses flexibility when wanting to photograph in different directions
Solution Approach 1:
The guidance system dynamically adapts to the photographer's intentions by calculating direction differences between the reference photograph direction and the current camera direction. This allows the system to maintain composition quality guidance while providing flexible adaptation to different photographing directions, enabling the photographer to choose from multiple optimal angles.
3Productivity
If the photographer arrives at a tourist spot and immediately photographs the first subject seen, then the mood is elevated and photographing is efficient, but the photographer regrets not capturing subjects from more suitable angles
Solution Approach 1:
The camera provides real-time feedback by calculating and displaying direction differences between the current photographing direction and the optimal directions stored in the reference photographs. This feedback mechanism allows the photographer to quickly adjust the camera angle to achieve more suitable compositions without losing the efficiency of immediate photographing, preventing future regrets about suboptimal angles.
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AI summary
An image pickup device may include a storage unit that maps photographing position information to at least two pieces of target direction information, and stores the mapped information; an acquisition unit that acquires apparatus position information and photographing direction information; a calculation unit that selects at least one from among the plurality of pieces of photographing position information stored in the storage unit based on the apparatus position information acquired by the acquisition unit, and calculates at least two direction differences that are differences between the at least two pieces of target direction information, which are mapped to the selected photographing position information and are stored in the storage unit, and the photographing direction information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a display unit that displays information corresponding to the at least two direction differences calculated by the calculation unit.