Multi-Camera Composition Adjustment via Virtual Composite Preview
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face time and labor challenges when adjusting multiple camera units with different angles of view to obtain desired compositions, as they need to manually adjust and view images captured by each camera unit during imaging.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with multiple camera units, including processors and memories, acquires live-view images, sets cut-out ranges, generates and displays cut-out images, selects a camera unit, and records images based on user input, allowing for efficient composition adjustment without manual labor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple camera units with different angles of view are used for imaging, then the versatility and composition options are improved, but the time and labor required to manually adjust and view each camera unit's images increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual composite image that copies and combines the live view images from multiple camera units. This virtual composite image allows users to preview the final composition without manually adjusting each camera unit, significantly reducing adjustment time while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary composition planning by generating a virtual composite image before actual imaging. This preliminary action shows users how multiple camera units will combine their images, allowing composition adjustments to be made once rather than manually for each camera unit.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple camera units with different angles of view are used for imaging, then the versatility and composition options are improved, but the operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual composite image serves as a simplified representation that copies the essential composition information from multiple camera units. Users interact with this single composite image rather than multiple individual camera views, making the system easier to operate while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the live view images from multiple camera units into a single virtual composite image. This combining operation presents multiple camera perspectives in one unified view, improving ease of operation while preserving the ability to use different angle combinations.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual adjustment of each camera unit's image is required, then the precision of composition control is improved, but the productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual composite image copies the composition information from all camera units simultaneously, providing precise composition control in a single operation. This eliminates the need for iterative manual adjustment of each camera while maintaining the precision needed for desired compositions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary composition planning by generating the virtual composite image, which shows the final composition result before actual imaging. This allows users to make precise composition adjustments once rather than repeatedly adjusting each camera unit, improving both precision and productivity.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus including camera units that capture images with different angles of view includes a first acquisition unit that acquires live-view images by starting imaging processing using the camera units, a setting unit that sets cut-out ranges for the respective live-view images, a display control unit that displays first cut-out images generated by performing cut-out processing on the respective live-view images based on the cut-out ranges, a selection unit that selects one of the first cut-out images, an identification unit that identifies the camera unit corresponding to the selected first cut-out image, a second acquisition unit that acquires a captured image by performing imaging processing using the identified camera unit, and a recording control unit that records, in a recording medium, a second cut-out image generated by performing cut-out processing on the captured image based on the cut-out range corresponding to the selected first cut-out image.