Multi-Camera Imaging System Edge Definition Synthesis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera systems often capture images with a middle region being clear while the edge regions are blurry, resulting in a poor overall image quality due to hardware limitations.
Innovation Solution
An imaging method utilizing a combination of a first camera and multiple second cameras, where the second cameras' capture regions partly overlap with the first camera's region at the edges, allowing for image synthesis to enhance image quality by averaging pixel values across overlapping areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a single camera is used for image capturing, then the device complexity is low, but the image quality at edge regions deteriorates due to hardware limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cameras (first camera and second camera) to capture images simultaneously. The first camera captures a first image and the second camera captures a second image with overlapping edge regions. By merging the data from both cameras and synthesizing the images, the system overcomes the hardware limitations of a single camera and improves overall image quality, particularly at the edge regions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the imaging task into segments performed by different cameras. The first camera is responsible for capturing the central region, while the second camera captures the edge regions with overlap. This segmentation allows each camera to focus on specific regions, and the synthesized image combines these segmented captures to achieve uniform quality across the entire image.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple cameras are used to improve edge region quality, then the image quality improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by having the second camera specifically target the edge regions with its capturing range overlapping the first camera's edge regions. This localized approach ensures that the edge regions, which are typically the weakest link in single-camera systems, receive enhanced attention and processing, improving their definition without requiring all cameras to operate at full capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the second camera to capture a copy of the scene with focus on the edge regions. This copied image data is then used to supplement and enhance the first image, particularly in the edge regions. The copying approach allows the system to recreate improved edge details that can be integrated into the final synthesized image.
3Manufacturing precision
If image synthesis is performed to improve overall image quality, then the uniformity of definition across the image improves, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by having both the first camera and second camera capture images simultaneously or in rapid succession before synthesis is needed. The images are captured in advance with proper alignment and overlapping regions already established, so that when synthesis is performed, the processing can proceed more efficiently without requiring additional complex operations to align or coordinate the captures.
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AI summary
An imaging method, an apparatus for imaging, a non-transitory storage medium, and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a first camera and a plurality of second cameras. Regions captured by the plurality of second cameras overlap with an edge of a region captured by the first camera. An image capturing request for an object to be captured is received, the first camera may be driven to perform image capturing to the object based on the image capturing request to obtain a base image, the plurality of second cameras may be driven to perform image capturing to obtain a plurality of second images, image synthesis may be performed to the plurality of second images and the base image to obtain a final image corresponding to the image capturing request.