Rotating Imaging Unit Directional Parameter Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional digital cameras with axially rotatable camera units face challenges in maintaining image quality as the degree of freedom in photographing directions increases, requiring adaptive image processing to match the enhanced flexibility.
Innovation Solution
An imaging device with a main camera and a rotatable sub-camera, equipped with detectors and processors that adjust image processing parameters based on the photographing direction, allowing for suitable image processing by generating and processing first and second image data differently depending on the sub-camera's orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the camera unit is made axially rotatable to increase photographing direction freedom, then the degree of freedom in photographing direction is increased, but image quality becomes difficult to maintain across different orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The camera unit is designed to be axially rotatable, allowing dynamic adjustment of photographing direction. The imaging device adapts its configuration based on the rotation angle, enabling the system to maintain optimal image quality for different photographing orientations by dynamically changing which imaging unit processes the image data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes image processing parameters based on the photographing direction detected by the detector. When the camera unit rotates to different angles, the controller adjusts parameters such as which imaging unit's data to use and how to process that data, thereby maintaining image quality across varying orientations.
2Reliability
If a single imaging unit is used, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to provide optimal image processing for different photographing directions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging device is divided into multiple imaging units with different orientations. Each imaging unit is optimized for specific photographing directions, allowing the system to segment the imaging function across multiple units and select the most appropriate one based on the current photographing direction.
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging device incorporates multiple imaging units that can serve different functions depending on orientation. The system universally handles image data from either imaging unit through the same processor and controller, allowing a single system to perform multiple imaging functions across different directions.
3Reliability
If image processing parameters are fixed, then processing speed is improved, but image quality cannot be optimized for different photographing directions
Solution Approach 1:
The detector预先 detects the photographing direction before image processing begins. Based on this pre-detected information, the controller pre-determines which imaging unit's data to use and what processing parameters to apply, allowing for quick switching between processing modes without requiring complex real-time adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the detector about the photographing direction to automatically adjust image processing parameters. The controller continuously monitors the camera unit's orientation and adjusts processing settings accordingly, creating a closed-loop system that maintains image quality while adapting to directional changes.
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AI summary
An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: an axially rotatable imaging unit; a detector that detects a photographing direction of the imaging unit; a processor that performs image processing on image data generated by the imaging unit; and a controller that changes a setting method of an image processing parameter depending on the photographing direction detected by the detector, the image processing parameter being given to the image data by the processor.