CN108476293B

CN108476293B - Multifunctional camera, control method thereof, wearable device, cradle head and aircraft

Info

Publication number: CN108476293B
Application number: CN201780005490.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 宋亮
Original assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-02-08
Filing date: 2017-02-08
Publication date: 2021-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 2037-02-08
Also published as: CN108476293A; WO2018145261A1

Abstract

A multifunctional camera comprises a connecting piece (1), at least two rotating pieces (2) and a rotating piece driving mechanism, wherein the rotating pieces (2) and the rotating piece driving mechanism are respectively arranged on the connecting piece, a camera body (100) corresponding to each rotating piece is arranged on each rotating piece, and the camera body rotates along with the rotation of the corresponding rotating piece; the at least two camera bodies are in communication connection through the connecting piece. The invention flexibly combines at least two camera bodies, the connecting piece and the rotating piece, so that the functions are more comprehensive, the application occasions are wider, and the cost is lower.

Description

Multifunctional camera, control method thereof, wearable device, cradle head and aircraft

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of shooting, in particular to a multifunctional camera and a control method, wearing equipment, a cradle head and an aircraft thereof.

Background

Currently, the use of photo and video equipment, such as cameras, video recorders, computer cameras, motion cameras, automobile drivers, hand-held pan-tilt cameras, and shooting aircraft, etc., available on the market is often solidified and limited. The basic functions of these devices are photographing and recording, but the emphasis is different, for example, a moving camera is focused on being small and portable; the automobile data recorder focuses on the aspects of wide-angle video recording, high and low temperature resistance, dim light imaging and the like.

In practical application, in order to realize different purposes, a user can purchase photographing and recording equipment with corresponding functions according to the required purposes, which not only increases the cost, but also seriously occupies the space and is unfavorable for environmental protection.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a multifunctional camera, a control method thereof, wearing equipment, a cradle head and an aircraft.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multi-function camera, comprising a connecting member, at least two rotating members respectively disposed on the connecting member, and a rotating member driving mechanism, wherein each rotating member is provided with a camera body corresponding thereto, and the camera body rotates along with the rotation of the corresponding rotating member; the at least two camera bodies are in communication connection through the connecting piece.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wearable device, including a bearing member, on which a multifunctional camera is disposed, the multifunctional camera including a connecting member, at least two rotating members respectively disposed on the connecting member, and a rotating member driving mechanism, each rotating member having a camera body corresponding thereto, the camera body rotating with rotation of the corresponding rotating member; the at least two camera bodies are in communication connection through the connecting piece.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pan/tilt head, comprising a shaft arm, a motor for driving the shaft arm to rotate, and a multifunctional camera mounted on the shaft arm, wherein the multifunctional camera comprises a connecting member, at least two rotating members respectively disposed on the connecting member, and a rotating member driving mechanism, each rotating member is provided with a camera body corresponding thereto, and the camera body rotates along with the rotation of the corresponding rotating member; the at least two camera bodies are in communication connection through the connecting piece.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an aircraft is provided, which includes a fuselage and a pan-tilt head disposed on the fuselage, the pan-tilt head includes an axle arm, a motor driving the axle arm to rotate, and a multifunctional camera mounted on the axle arm, the multifunctional camera includes a connecting piece, at least two rotating pieces disposed on the connecting piece, and a rotating piece driving mechanism, each rotating piece is provided with a camera body corresponding to the rotating piece, and the camera body rotates along with the rotation of the corresponding rotating piece; the at least two camera bodies are in communication connection through the connecting piece.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multi-function camera control method including at least two camera bodies that can establish a communication connection, the method including:

acquiring a communication state between the at least two camera bodies and respective installation positions of the at least two camera bodies;

and controlling the working modes of the at least two camera bodies according to the acquired communication state and the acquired installation position.

According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, the at least two camera bodies, the connecting piece and the rotating piece are flexibly combined, so that the conventional photographing and video recording equipment can be replaced, the defect that multiple functions (such as a 3D photographing and video shooting function, an ultra-wide angle function, a front and back simultaneous photographing and video recording function and the like) cannot be realized by using the same camera in the prior art can be overcome due to the combination of the at least two camera bodies, and compared with the camera in the prior art, the multifunctional camera provided by the invention has more comprehensive functions, wider application occasions and lower cost.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive labor.

FIG. 1 is a schematic, exploded view of a multi-function camera in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera body according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a communication state of the multifunctional camera according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a position relationship of the multifunctional camera in the 3D mode according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a position relationship of the multifunctional camera in the super wide angle mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a position relationship of the multi-function camera in a back-to-back mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a camera body control method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a power-on detection process of the multi-function camera according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the multi-function camera in the stand-alone mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the multifunctional camera in the host mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the multifunctional camera in the slave mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a wearable device in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 13 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of a pan/tilt head according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a perspective view of a pan/tilt head according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a perspective view of a prior art pan/tilt head;

FIG. 16 is a perspective schematic view of a prior art aircraft;

fig. 17 is a schematic perspective view of a cradle head according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of an aircraft in an embodiment of the invention.

Reference numerals:

100: a camera body; 101: an external interface; 102: a second mounting portion;

200: a holder; 201: a shaft arm; 202: an X-axis motor; 203: a Y-axis motor; 204: a Z-axis motor; 205: a third data interface; 206: a second mounting location; 207: a hand-held wand;

300: a first external device;

400: a wearable device;

500: a body;

1: a connecting member; 11: a first data interface; 12: a first mounting location;

2: a rotating member; 21: a second data interface; 22: a first mounting portion.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, the features in the embodiments and the examples described below may be combined with each other without conflict.

Referring to fig. 1, a multi-function camera according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a connecting member 1, at least two rotation members 2 respectively disposed on the connecting member 1, and a rotation member driving mechanism (not shown). Each rotating piece 2 is provided with a camera body 100 corresponding to the rotating piece 2, the camera bodies 100 rotate along with the rotation of the corresponding rotating pieces 2, and the at least two camera bodies 100 are in communication connection through the connecting piece 1.

The multifunctional camera in the embodiment of the invention can set the included angle of the imaging axes between at least two camera bodies 100 according to the actual requirement by arranging the rotating parts 2 and the camera bodies 100 which are matched with each other, thereby realizing the 3D photographing and shooting function, the ultra-wide angle function, the simultaneous photographing and video recording function and the like, and overcoming the defect that the multiple functions can not be realized by using the same camera in the prior art. In addition, the at least two camera bodies 100 are connected in communication through the connecting member 1, so that the communication module between the camera bodies 100 is integrated on the connecting member 1, the overall structure of the multifunctional camera is simpler, and the multifunctional camera is highly integrated due to the at least two communication connections between the camera bodies 100.

Referring to fig. 2, the camera body 100 includes a camera main control, a storage module, a light sensing chip (i.e., an image sensor), a lens, a display module, a wireless transmission module, an input acquisition module, a power module, and an external interface module. The storage module, the photosensitive chip, the lens, the display module, the wireless transmission module, the input acquisition module, the power supply module and the external interface module are respectively in communication connection with the camera master control.

The camera main control may include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the CPU may select a computer or a special chip and other devices capable of Processing and transmitting data, where the special chip may be an ARM (Advanced RISC machine, RISC microprocessor), an AVR (reduced instruction set high speed 8-bit single chip computer), and other single chips, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) chip, or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device), and other Programmable devices.

The photosensitive chip and the lens are matched for use and are used for collecting images, and the photosensitive chip and the lens are respectively in communication connection with a camera master control so as to transmit the collected images to the master control camera and control parameters of the photosensitive chip and the lens through the master control camera. Optionally, the photosensitive chip is a CCD (Charge-coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Device.

The storage module can be used for storing images acquired by the camera main control, and the display module can be used for displaying the images acquired by the camera main control. The storage module can be selected to be a hard disk or the like, and the memory space of the storage module is a storage device. The display module can be selected as one or more of an LED indicator light, a simple working state display screen, a color image display and other indicating devices according to actual needs.

The wireless transmission module and the external interface module enable communication of the camera body 100 with the first external device 300. The wireless transmission module can use wireless transmission technology such as but not limited to wifi, bluetooth, mobile communication, etc. The external interface module realizes the communication connection between the camera body 100 and the first external device 300 in a wired manner. In the embodiment of the present invention, the camera body 100 may include an external interface 101 to enable wireless or wired communication with the first external device 300.

The input acquisition module is used for receiving a control signal (for example, a photographing and video recording command) of the first external device 300 or receiving images shot by other camera bodies 100. Optionally, the input acquisition module is in communication connection with the first external device 300 through the wireless transmission module or the external interface module, so that the multifunctional camera is in communication with the first external device 300 in a wireless or wired manner.

The power module is used for supplying power to the camera body 100 so as to realize normal operation of the camera body 100.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 3, the multifunctional camera according to the embodiment of the present invention is not installed with a color image display in consideration of cost, power consumption, volume, etc., in which case, in order to preview an image acquired by the camera body 100, a first external device 300 with wifi, bluetooth, etc. may be used to connect with the camera body 100 in the multifunctional camera according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the first external device 300 may implement control of the camera body 100 through wifi, bluetooth, etc. The first external device 300 may be an electronic device with a wireless communication function, such as a mobile phone or a computer. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, for example, in a high-resolution multifunctional camera, a color image display may be installed on each camera body 100, so that the image obtained from each camera body 100 can be displayed on the color image display at the same time.

In practical applications of the multifunctional camera according to the embodiment of the present invention, one of the at least two camera bodies 100 is set as a master, and the other is set as a slave. In some examples, the slave communicates with the first external device 300 through the master. In this case, the camera body 100 as the master and the camera body 100 as the slave are connected in communication, and the master processes the image acquired by the master and the image from the slave and then transmits the processed images to the first external device 300. In other examples, the master and the slave communicate with the first external device 300, and the first external device 300 collects images from the master and the slave, respectively, and then performs subsequent operations such as fusion and processing on the collected images. Optionally, the master is in communication connection with the slave, and the master sends a synchronization signal to the slave, so that the shooting synchronization of the master and the slave is realized.

It should be noted that the multifunctional camera body 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can implement the basic photographing and video recording functions without depending on other devices.

Optionally, at least two of the camera bodies 100 do not establish a communication connection therebetween, that is, each camera body 100 operates independently, and at this time, each camera body 100 is used as a stand-alone device. When the camera body 100 is used as a single unit, the camera body can be provided with a bicycle bracket, a waterproof jacket, a camera helmet, an automobile windshield sucker and the like, so that functions of a common motion camera, an automobile driving recorder and the like are realized.

The structure of the multi-function camera according to the embodiment of the present invention will be further explained below.

Referring to fig. 1, the connector 1 is provided with a first data interface 11 and a first mounting location 12. In this embodiment, the first data interface 11 is a multi-contact or multi-pin interface, and the first data interface 11 may also adopt an interface similar to a USB interface or a network interface. In this embodiment, the first data interface 11 includes a plurality of pins. A part of pins in the first data interface 11 may be used as a power interface, and a part of pins may be used as a data transmission and signal synchronization interface.

The pin of the first data interface 11 used as the power interface can be connected to an external power source to serve as the main power source of the multifunctional camera.

The pins of the first data interface 11 used as the data transmission and signal synchronization interface may be in communication connection with the first external device 300, and the pins of the first data interface 11 used as the data transmission and signal synchronization interface also need to be in communication connection with the camera body 100 set as a master and/or a slave, so as to implement communication between the multifunctional camera and the first external device 300. For example, the master and/or the slave receives a control signal from the first external device 300 through the first data interface 11 or transmits an image, video data, etc. to the first external device 300 through the first data interface 11. In this embodiment, the first external device 300 only needs to be in communication connection with the camera body 100 as the host, and does not need to separately communicate with other camera bodies 100, so that the multifunctional camera of the embodiment of the present invention is simpler and more convenient to use. Of course, in other embodiments, the first external device 300 may also simultaneously and separately communicate with each camera body 100, so that each camera body 100 may directly send the image to the first external device 300 and the first external device 300 performs post-fusion and processing on each collected image.

The first mounting position 12 is used for connecting with a second external device to fix the connecting member 1 to the second external device, thereby fixing the multifunctional camera to the second external device. In some examples, the first external device 300 and the second external device are the same device, such as the pan/tilt head 200. In other examples, the first external device 300 and the second external device are independent from each other, for example, in a practical application scenario, the first external device 300 is a mobile phone, and the second external device is the wearable device 400. The first mounting portion 12 may be a plurality of mounting structures, for example, a hook or a slot suitable for a snap connection, a threaded hole or a through hole suitable for a threaded connection or a bolt connection, and so on. In this embodiment, the first mounting position 12 is a mounting hole structure.

In order to prevent blocking of the shooting view of the camera body 100 and to balance the left and right centers of gravity of the multifunctional camera, all the rotation members 2 are distributed around the first mounting position 12. Optionally, all the rotating parts 2 are uniformly distributed around the first mounting position 12 or all the rotating parts 2 are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the first mounting position 12.

Each rotor 2 is provided with a second data interface 21 and a first mounting portion 22. In this embodiment, the second data interface 21 is a multi-contact or multi-pin interface, and the second data interface 21 may also adopt an interface similar to a USB interface or a network interface. In this embodiment, the second data interface 21 includes a plurality of pins. Some pins in the second data interface 21 may be used as a power interface, some pins may be used as a data transmission and signal synchronization interface, some pins may be used as a host and slave identification interface, and some pins may be used as a host and/or slave and a first external device communication interface.

The pin of the second data interface 21 used as the power interface may be connected to the pin of the first data interface 11 used as the power interface to supply power to the corresponding camera body 100.

The pin of the second data interface 21 used as the data transmission and signal synchronization interface may be in communication connection with the camera body 100 disposed on the corresponding rotating member 2, and the pin of the rotating member 2 where the slave is located used as the data transmission and signal synchronization interface is in communication connection with the pin of the rotating member 2 where the master is located used as the data transmission and signal synchronization interface, that is, the master and the slave are in communication connection through the second data interface 21, thereby realizing communication between the master and the slave. For example, the master sends a synchronization signal to the slave through the second data interface 21 to achieve synchronous image acquisition, or the slave sends an image acquired by the slave through the second data interface 21 to the master.

The pins of the second data interface 21 as the identification interfaces of the master and the slave can realize the identification and switching between the master and the slave. In this embodiment, each of the rotating components includes a pin used as the identification interface between the master and the slave, and for convenience of description, in this embodiment of the present invention, the pin used as the identification interface between the master and the slave is also referred to as the master-slave identification interface. Optionally, in order to realize automatic identification and switching between the master and the slave, the master-slave identification interface on each rotating member respectively pulls up or pulls down the resistor, and the resistance value corresponding to the master-slave identification interface on the rotating member provided with the master is different from the resistance value corresponding to the master-slave identification interfaces on the other rotating members provided with the slave, so as to set one of the at least two camera bodies 100 as the master and the other as the slave.

For example, when three rotation members 2 are provided, and one camera body 100 is connected to each of the three rotation members 2, one of the rotation members 2 includes a master-slave identification interface for pulling up a 250-ohm resistor, and the other two rotation members 2 include a master-slave identification interface for pulling up a 50-ohm resistor, respectively, the camera body 100 on the rotation member 2 corresponding to the master-slave identification interface for pulling up the 250-ohm resistor is set as the master, and the other two camera bodies 100 are set as slaves. In the embodiment of the present invention, the rotor 2 provided with the master is referred to as a master bit, the rotor 2 provided with the slave is referred to as a slave bit, and the second data interface 21 for performing communication between the master and the slave is also referred to as a master-slave data interface.

The pins of the second data interface 21, which are used as communication interfaces between the master and/or slave and the first external device 300, can realize communication between the master and/or slave and the first external device 300, so as to facilitate user operation. The pin used as the communication interface between the master and the first external device 300 is located on the master position, and the pin used as the communication interface between the slave and the first external device 300 is located on the slave position.

In this embodiment, the first external device 300 only needs to communicate with the host, and the slave communicates with the host, and the host processes the images and then sends them to the first external device 300. A pin on the host site used as a communication interface between the host and the first external device may be correspondingly connected to a pin of the first data interface 11 used as a data transmission and signal synchronization interface, so as to implement communication connection between the host and the first external device 300. For example, the host transmits an image to the first external device 300 through the second data interface 21, or the host receives a control signal from the first external device 300 through the second data interface 21.

In other embodiments, the first external device 300 may simultaneously and respectively communicate with the camera bodies 100, and the collected images are post-fused and processed by the first external device 300. In this embodiment, corresponding pins on the master station and the slave station are correspondingly connected to pins of the first data interface 11, which are used as data transmission and signal synchronization interfaces, respectively, so as to implement communication connection between the first external device 300 and each camera body 100.

Each camera body 100 is provided with an external interface 101. The external interface 101 is a multi-contact or multi-pin interface, and the external interface 101 may also be an interface similar to a USB interface or a network interface. In the present embodiment, the external interface 101 on each camera body 100 includes a plurality of pins. Some pins in the external interface 101 may be used as a power interface, and some pins may be used as a data transmission and signal synchronization interface.

Pins of the external interface 101 used as a power interface may be correspondingly connected with pins of the second data interface 21 used as a power interface, so as to supply power to the corresponding camera body 100.

Pins used by the data transmission and signal synchronization interface of the external interface 101 may be correspondingly connected with pins used as the data transmission and signal synchronization interface of the second data interface 21, so as to realize the data transmission and signal synchronization functions of each camera body 100 and the corresponding rotating member 2.

The first mounting portion 22 is used for mounting a corresponding camera body 100, for example, the first mounting portion 22 is connected to the bottom of the camera body 100, so that the camera body 100 is fixed to the rotation member 2. The camera body 100 is provided with a second mounting portion 102 that is engaged with the first mounting portion 22 of the corresponding rotating member 2. The first mounting portion 22 may be a mounting structure in various forms, for example, a hook or a slot suitable for a snap connection, a threaded hole or a through hole suitable for a threaded connection or a bolt connection, and the like. In the present embodiment, the first mounting portion 22 is a mounting hole structure. The second mounting portion 102 is a mounting structure that is matched with the first mounting portion 22, and may be, for example, a hook or a slot suitable for a snap connection, a threaded hole or a through hole suitable for a threaded connection or a bolt connection, and the like. In the present embodiment, the first mounting portion 22 and the second mounting portion 102 are mounting hole structures.

Alternatively, the camera body 100 is magnetically attached to the corresponding rotation member 2 to facilitate the mounting of the camera body 100 to be detachable and reduce the abrasion of the joint of the camera body 100 and the corresponding rotation member 2. In some examples, magnetic blocks that can be attracted to each other are respectively disposed in the first and second mounting

portions

22 and 102 that are engaged with each other, so that the magnetic blocks in the first and second mounting

portions

22 and 102 are attracted to each other by attraction, thereby fixing the camera body 100 to the corresponding rotary member 2. In still other examples, the rotor 2 is made of a magnetic material, and the second mounting portion 102 of the camera body 100 is provided therein with a protrusion made of a metal material capable of being attracted by a magnet, the protrusion being inserted into the corresponding first mounting portion 22, thereby fixing the camera body 100 to the corresponding rotor 2.

Optionally, the camera body 100 is connected with the corresponding 2-way joint of the rotating part, the first installation part 22 is matched with the second installation part 102 in a way of joint, and the second installation part 102 is arranged at the bottom of the camera body 100. In some examples, the second mounting portion 102 has a protrusion formed therein that snaps into place within the first mounting portion 22. In other examples, the first mounting portion 22 has a protrusion formed therein that snaps into engagement with the second mounting portion 102.

Optionally, the camera body 100 is screwed with a corresponding dial. In some examples, the first mounting portion 22 and the second mounting portion 102 are provided with internal threads, and the first mounting portion 22 and the second mounting portion 102 are connected by a screw and a thread.

The number of the rotating members 2 can be set according to actual requirements, for example, the number of the rotating members 2 can be two, three or more. In order to realize the omnibearing shooting of the current scene, the at least two rotating pieces 2 are uniformly distributed around the center of the connecting piece 1.

Optionally, referring to fig. 1 again, the number of the at least two rotating parts 2 is two, the two rotating parts 2 are symmetrically disposed at two ends of the connecting part 1, and the first mounting position 12 is disposed between the two rotating parts 2, so as to prevent a fastener fastening the first mounting position 12 and the second external device from blocking the shooting sight lines of the two camera bodies 100 after the multifunctional camera is mounted to the second external device. In some examples, the first mounting location 12 is located at the very middle of the two rotating members 2 to balance the center of gravity of the multi-function camera.

Optionally, the rotating member 2 is a rotating disc, and the rotating disc is rotatably connected with the connecting member 1. In some examples, the turntable is connected to the connecting member 1 through a spherical pair, so that the turntable can rotate around the sphere at the connection with the connecting member 1, the rotatable range of the turntable is increased, and the setting of the included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 is more flexible.

Optionally, each carousel is rotatable by a preset angle. In some examples, each dial may be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise by a preset angle. The preset angle can be set according to actual requirements.

Optionally, the preset angle is 0 ° to 90 °, so that the variation range of the included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 is 0 ° to 180 °.

The initial positions of the dial and the camera body 100 may need to be set. In one practical application, referring to fig. 4, an initial time is set, the two dials are at 0 °, the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 are parallel to each other and the lens orientations of the two camera bodies 100 are the same. The maximum angle at which each camera body 100 can be rotated counterclockwise is 90 °, and when each camera body 100 is rotated counterclockwise by 90 °, the angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 is the largest, and the largest angle is 180 °.

In some examples, when one of the two camera bodies 100 serves as a master and the other serves as a slave, referring to fig. 4 again, when the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 are parallel to each other and the lenses of the two camera bodies 100 are oriented the same, the two cameras operate in a 3D mode, that is, when the rotation angle of each turntable is 0 °, the two camera bodies 100 operate in a 3D mode (i.e., a stereo mode). The 3D mode can simulate human eyes, and in this working mode, stereoscopic images, videos, and the like can be obtained by the multifunctional camera, and stereoscopic experience can be brought to a user by combining VR (Virtual Reality) equipment, a 3D television, and the like.

Referring to fig. 5, when an included angle between imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 is an acute angle, a right angle, or an obtuse angle, the two cameras operate in the super wide angle mode. For example, when each of the dials is rotated by 30 °, the angle between the imaging axes of the two cameras is 60 °, and the two cameras operate in the wide-angle mode. When each turntable rotates 45 degrees respectively, the included angle between the imaging axes of the two cameras is 90 degrees, and the two cameras work in a wide-angle mode at the moment. Compared with the traditional fisheye lens, the ultra-wide-angle mode can obtain high-quality wide-angle images or videos with extremely low distortion rate, and avoids loss of image quality and complex post correction.

Referring to fig. 6, when the included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 is 180 °, that is, the counterclockwise rotation angle of each turntable is 90 °, the two cameras operate in a back-to-back mode (that is, a front-to-back simultaneous photographing and recording mode).

Referring to fig. 6, in yet another practical application, when an included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 is set to be 180 °, the initial time is set, when one of the turntables rotates 90 ° counterclockwise, the rotation angle of the other turntable is 0 °, the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 are parallel to each other, the lens orientations of the two camera bodies 100 are opposite, and the two camera bodies 100 also operate in a back-to-back mode.

The back-to-back mode can obtain images and videos in the front direction and the back direction (or the left direction and the right direction) at one time, can bring new photographing and video recording experiences to users, and can remarkably improve the efficiency in certain application scenes (for example, images on two sides of the same river are photographed).

The type of the rotating member driving mechanism may be set as desired. In some examples, the rotating member driving mechanism may be selected to be a motor to drive the rotating member 2 to rotate. In other examples, the rotating member driving mechanism may be selected from a driving member provided on the rotating member 2, and the driving member may be manually rotated to drive the rotating member 2 to rotate.

In the multifunctional camera provided by the embodiment of the invention, the software and the hardware of the camera body 100 are completely consistent, and the two camera bodies 100 can be completely interchanged. However, the operation modes of the camera are not completely the same in different application modes, which requires the camera body 100 to automatically determine which mode it should operate in.

As shown in fig. 7, a flowchart of a multi-function camera control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can be used for controlling the multi-function camera, can be explained with reference to the embodiment of the multi-function camera.

Referring to fig. 7, an embodiment of the present invention provides a multifunctional camera control method, where the multifunctional camera includes at least two camera bodies 100 capable of establishing a communication connection, and the method may include:

step S101, acquiring a communication state between the at least two camera bodies 100 and respective mounting positions of the at least two camera bodies 100.

Referring to fig. 8, optionally, in this step, firstly, a power-on operation is performed on the multifunctional camera, then, whether a dual-camera interconnection (that is, a state of establishing a communication connection between at least two camera bodies 100) exists is detected, and if it is detected that a communication connection is not established between at least two camera bodies 100, at least two camera bodies 100 are controlled to be a single camera, that is, at least two camera bodies 100 work independently; if it is detected that the communication connection between at least two camera bodies 100 is established, it is further detected whether one of the at least two camera bodies 100 is installed on the main machine position.

When it is detected that one of the at least two camera bodies 100 is installed on the master position and the other camera bodies 100 are installed on the slave position, further determining whether the camera body 100 located on the master position successfully handshakes with at least one camera body 100 located on the slave position, and if the handshakes successfully, designating the camera body 100 located on the master position as the master and designating the camera body 100 successfully handshakes with the master as the slave; if the handshake fails, at least the two camera bodies 100 are designated as a single machine.

As can be seen, the communication state between the at least two camera bodies 100 includes: a state in which a communication connection is not established, a state in which a plurality of camera bodies 100 in which a communication connection has been established but a handshake is not completed, and a state in which at least two of the camera bodies 100 in which a communication connection has been established have completed a handshake.

Step S102, controlling the operation mode of the at least two camera bodies 100 according to the acquired communication state and the mounting position.

When it is detected in step S101 that no communication connection is established between at least two of the camera bodies 100, or at least two of the camera bodies 100 have established a communication connection but do not complete handshaking, at least two of the camera bodies 100 are designated as a stand-alone device. Wherein the outstanding handshake comprises: at least two of the camera bodies 100 do not have a handshake request therebetween or at least two of the camera bodies 100 have a handshake request therebetween but have a handshake failure.

When it is detected in step S101 that a communication connection has been established between at least two of the camera bodies 100 and a handshake has been completed (i.e., the handshake is successful), one of the at least two camera bodies 100 is designated as a master and the other camera bodies 100 are designated as slaves.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the working modes of the camera bodies are set according to the communication state and the installation position, so that various functions which cannot be realized by the traditional camera body 100 can be realized, better user experience can be brought, and the multifunctional camera is simpler to use and set.

Optionally, there are two at least two camera bodies 100.

In some examples, the two camera bodies 100 are stand-alone. Referring to fig. 9, the stand-alone machine may perform the following operations: the image collected by the current camera body 100 is processed to obtain a processed image. When the two camera bodies 100 are single-unit, each camera body 100 works independently and respectively collects respective images for users to use.

Optionally, the stand-alone further performs: receiving a control signal from the first external device 300, and sending the processed image to the first external device 300 according to the control signal. In this execution step, the user can send control signals to the stand-alone according to actual needs, so as to obtain interesting image or video information from the stand-alone.

Optionally, the control signal sent by the first external device 300 is a photo-recording command, and after receiving the control signal from the first external device 300, the stand-alone further performs: the processed image is coded and/or stored, so that the diversified requirements of users can be met, and the subsequent transmission and processing are facilitated.

Optionally, the sending, by the host, the processed image to the first external device 300 according to the control signal includes: and sending the processed image to the first external device 300 based on the communication type between the first external device 300 and the current stand-alone.

When the communication type between the first external device 300 and the current stand-alone is wireless channel connection, the first external device 300 sends a control signal to the current stand-alone through the wireless channel, and the current host sends image data to the first external device 300 in a wireless mode, so that a user can acquire images more conveniently.

When the communication type between the first external device 300 and the current stand-alone is the wired channel connection, the first external device 300 transmits a control signal to the current stand-alone through the wired channel, and the current stand-alone transmits image data to the first external device 300 through a wired manner.

Of course, the key on the single computer may also be directly controlled, and after the single computer obtains the key signal, the single computer may send an image to the first external device 300 or other operations according to the key signal.

In other examples, one of the two camera bodies 100 is a master and the other is a slave.

Referring to fig. 10, the host may perform the following operations: and sending a synchronization signal to the slave, and then processing the image acquired by the master and the image from the slave according to an included angle between imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 to obtain a processed image. The included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 can be calculated according to the rotation position information of the corresponding rotation member 2. The synchronism of the images collected by the host and the slave is realized through the synchronous signals, so that the space uniformity of the pictures shot by the two camera bodies 100 is ensured.

Optionally, when the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 are parallel to each other and the lens orientations of the two camera bodies 100 are the same, the two cameras operate in the 3D mode, and the processing, by the host, the image acquired by the host and the image from the slave according to the included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 includes: and 3D coding is carried out on the image collected by the host and the image from the slave so as to obtain a 3D image picture.

Optionally, when an included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 is an acute angle, a right angle, or an obtuse angle, the two cameras operate in the super-wide angle mode, and the processing, by the host, the image acquired by the host and the image from the slave according to the included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 includes: and splicing and coding the image collected by the host and the image from the slave so as to obtain a wide-angle image.

Optionally, when an included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 is 180 °, or the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 are parallel to each other and the lenses of the two camera bodies 100 face in opposite directions, the two cameras operate in a back-to-back mode, and the processing, by the host, of the image acquired by the host and the image from the slave according to the included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies 100 includes: and encoding the image collected by the host and the image from the slave so as to facilitate the subsequent transmission and processing of the image.

Optionally, the host further performs: receiving a control signal from the first external device 300, and sending the processed image to the first external device 300 according to the control signal, so that the user can obtain interested image or video information as required.

The host transmitting the processed image to the first external device 300 includes: and sending the processed image to the first external device 300 based on the communication type between the first external device 300 and the host.

When the communication type between the first external device 300 and the host is wireless channel connection, the first external device 300 sends a control signal to the host through the wireless channel, and the host sends image data to the first external device 300 in a wireless mode, so that a user can acquire images more conveniently.

When the communication type between the first external device 300 and the host is wired channel connection, the first external device 300 sends a control signal to the host through the wired channel, and the host sends image data to the first external device 300 through a wired mode.

Of course, the key on the host may also be directly controlled, and after the host obtains the key signal, the single computer may send an image to the first external device 300 or other operations according to the key signal.

Optionally, the control signal sent by the first external device 300 is a photo-recording command, and after receiving the control signal from the first external device 300, the host further performs: and coding and/or storing the image shot by the host and/or the processed image so as to meet the diversified requirements of users and facilitate subsequent transmission and processing.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 11, the slave may perform the following operations corresponding to the master: receiving a synchronous signal and configuration parameters from a host, setting an image sensor of the slave according to the configuration parameters, and sending an image acquired by the slave to the host after receiving a control signal from the host. The slave is controlled by the master, so that the space consistency of the pictures acquired by the two camera bodies 100 is ensured. The master machine sends a synchronous signal to the slave machine through a master-slave data interface, and the slave machine sends an image acquired by the slave machine to the master machine through the master-slave data interface.

The control signal sent by the master to the slave may be a part of the control signal sent by the first external device 300 to the master, and the control signal sent by the master to the slave may also be a key signal generated by a key on the master.

Optionally, the control signal sent by the master is a photographing and video recording command, and the slave further executes, after receiving the control signal from the master: and encoding and/or storing the images collected by the slave machine so as to facilitate subsequent transmission and processing.

Of course, in other embodiments, the master and the slave are communicatively connected to the first external device 300, respectively, and the images from the master and the slave are processed by the first external device 300. In this embodiment, the slave performs: receiving a synchronization signal and a configuration parameter from a master, setting an image sensor of the slave according to the configuration parameter, receiving a control signal from a first external device 300, and sending the processed image to the first external device 300 according to the control signal, so that a user can obtain interested image or video information as required. Wherein the transmitting the processed image from the slave to the first external device 300 includes: and sending the processed image to the first external device 300 based on the communication type between the first external device 300 and the slave.

When the communication type between the first external device 300 and the slave is wireless channel connection, the first external device 300 sends a control signal to the slave through the wireless channel, and the slave sends image data to the first external device 300 in a wireless mode, so that a user can acquire images more conveniently. When the communication type between the first external device 300 and the slave is a wired channel connection, the first external device 300 sends a control signal to the slave through the wired channel, and the slave sends image data to the first external device 300 through a wired manner. Of course, the keys on the slave machine may also be directly controlled, and after the slave machine obtains the key signal, the slave machine may send an image to the first external device 300 or other operations according to the key signal.

Optionally, the control signal sent by the first external device 300 is a photo-taking and video-recording command, and after receiving the control signal from the first external device 300, the slave further performs: and coding and/or storing the images shot from the slave machine and/or the processed images so as to meet the diversified requirements of users and facilitate subsequent transmission and processing.

The multifunctional camera control method provided by the embodiment of the invention can automatically switch among a single machine mode, a 3D mode, an ultra-wide angle mode and a back-to-back mode according to the installation mode of a user, does not need manual setting, and improves the usability.

Referring to fig. 12, for a practical application of the multifunctional camera, the second external device is a wearable device 400, and the multifunctional camera is applied to the wearable device 400, wherein the wearable device 400 includes a bearing part, and the multifunctional camera is disposed on the bearing part.

The wearable device 400 further comprises a hat, the bearing member is a brim, and the connecting member 1 is arranged on the brim. Optionally, the multifunctional camera is fixed on the visor in a manner that a fastener, the first mounting position 12 and a connecting hole formed in the visor are matched with each other. Optionally, the bottom of the connecting member 1 is provided with an adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer is adhered to the brim so as to fix the multifunctional camera to the hat.

In this application scenario, the user wears the wearable device 400, and thus, shooting of a 3D video, an ultra-wide-angle video, and a front-back (left-right) video can be achieved.

Referring to fig. 13, 14 and 17, for another practical application of the multifunctional camera, the second external device is a pan/tilt head 200, and the multifunctional camera is applied to the pan/tilt head 200, wherein the pan/tilt head 200 includes a shaft arm 201, a motor for driving the shaft arm 201 to rotate, and the multifunctional camera mounted on the shaft arm 201.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16, there are respectively a schematic structural diagram of a prior art cradle head 200 for mounting the camera body 100 and a schematic structural diagram of an aircraft cradle head 200 for mounting the camera body 100. The camera body 100 is located at the intersection of X, Y, Z three axis motors, wherein, the fork of the X axis motor 202 is clamped at both sides of the camera body 100, when the camera body 100 includes the dual camera body 100, the installation manner of the prior art two-side clamping is obviously not suitable because the width of the dual camera body 100 is large, and in the ultra-wide angle mode and the back-to-back mode, two camera bodies 100 are to be shot towards both sides, if the camera body 100 is still installed in the two-side clamping manner, the structure of the two-side clamping blocks the view of the corresponding camera body 100, so that some angles cannot be shot, resulting in poor user experience.

In order to solve the problem that the camera body 100 is mounted in a structure clamped at two sides and the view of the corresponding camera body 100 is blocked, optionally, the motor for driving the shaft arm 201 to rotate includes an X-axis motor 204, a Y-axis motor 204 and a Z-axis motor 204, and the X-axis motor 202 is disposed at the intersection of the Y-axis motor 203 and the Z-axis motor 204. The connecting member 1 is disposed on the shaft arm 201, and at least two camera bodies 100 are disposed on two sides of the X-axis motor 202.

For example, at least two the rotation pieces 2 are two, and after the connecting piece 1 is installed on the shaft arm 201, the two rotation pieces 2 are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the X-axis motor 202, so that the problem of the sight line blocking the camera body 100 in the installation mode of clamping two sides in the prior art can be solved, the left and right gravity centers of the holder 200 can be balanced, and the performance of the holder 200 can be improved.

In order to fix the connecting element 1 on the pan/tilt head 200 more firmly, the connecting element 1 is clamped between the mounting shell of the X-axis motor 202 and the shaft arm 201, and the mounting shell of the X-axis motor 202 is provided with a second mounting position 206 matched with the first mounting position 12. The second mounting location 206 may be a variety of mounting structures, for example, the second mounting location 206 may be a hook or a slot suitable for a snap-fit connection, a threaded hole or a through hole suitable for a threaded connection or a bolt connection, and so on. In this embodiment, the second mounting location 206 is a mounting hole structure.

Optionally, a third mounting position (not shown) corresponding to the first mounting position 12 and the second mounting position 206 is disposed on the shaft arm 201. The third mounting position is a mounting structure that is matched with the first mounting position 12 and the second mounting position 206, for example, the third mounting position may be a hook or a slot suitable for snap connection, a threaded hole or a through hole suitable for threaded connection or bolt connection, and so on. In this embodiment, the third mounting position is a mounting hole structure.

In some examples, the first mounting location 12, the second mounting location 206 and the third mounting location are provided with internal threads, and the first mounting location 12, the second mounting location 206 and the mounting portion are connected by means of screw and thread fit, so as to fix the connecting member 1 on the shaft arm 201. Meanwhile, the connecting piece 1 is clamped between the mounting shell of the X-axis motor 202 and the shaft arm 201, so that the connecting piece 1 can be further fixed on the shaft arm 201.

In order to realize the communication connection between the multifunctional camera and the holder 200, a third data interface 205 in communication connection with the first data interface 11 is further arranged on the mounting shell of the X-axis motor 202, and the multifunctional camera transmits pictures or videos to the holder 200 through the first data interface 11 and the third data interface 205. In this embodiment, the third data interface 205 is a multi-contact or multi-pin interface, and the third data interface 205 may adopt an interface similar to a USB interface or a network interface. In this embodiment, the third data interface 205 includes a plurality of pins. A part of the pins in the third data interface 205 may be used as a power interface, and a part of the pins may be used as a data transmission and signal synchronization interface.

The pins of the third data interface 205 used as the power interface may be correspondingly connected with the pins of the first data interface 11 used as the power interface, so that the pan/tilt head can supply power to the multifunctional camera according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The pins of the third data interface 205 used for data transmission and signal synchronization may be correspondingly connected with the pins of the first data interface 11 used for data transmission and signal synchronization, so as to implement data communication between the pan/tilt head and the multifunctional camera according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 17, the holder 200 further includes a hand-held lever 207, and the hand-held lever 207 is connected to the shaft arm 201, so as to form the hand-held holder 200, which is convenient for a user to carry.

Referring to fig. 18, for a practical application of the above-mentioned cradle head 200, the cradle head 200 is applied to an aircraft, wherein the aircraft includes a fuselage 500 and the cradle head 200 disposed on the fuselage 500. The aircraft can be an unmanned aircraft, a remote control plane and other aircraft.

The body 500 may be used to mount the head 200, for example, a Z motor of the head 200 is mounted on the body 500.

The X-axis motor 204, the Y-axis motor 204, and the Z-axis motor 204 are respectively a pitch axis motor, a roll axis motor, and a yaw axis motor, and under the respective driving of the three motors, the multifunctional camera on the pan/tilt head 200 can rotate around the pitch axis, the roll axis, and the yaw axis, respectively.

The multifunctional camera provided by the embodiment of the invention can realize all functions of the traditional handheld cradle head 200 and aerial photography aircraft, and can also realize functions which are difficult to realize by traditional equipment such as 3D (three-dimensional) camera shooting, ultra-wide-angle camera shooting, back-to-back camera shooting and the like. In a practical application, if a conventional aerial photography flying vehicle is used to fly along a wide river and both banks of the river need to be photographed, the conventional aerial photography flying vehicle can photograph only one bank at a time, and after the pan-tilt 200 having the multi-function camera according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the flying vehicle, only two camera bodies 100 need to be adjusted to an ultra-wide angle mode or a back-to-back mode, and then the flying vehicle is controlled to fly along the center of the river once, so that both banks of the river can be photographed at the same time, thereby greatly improving efficiency.

In summary, the present invention flexibly combines the at least two camera bodies 100 with the connecting member 1 and the rotating member 2, so as to replace the conventional photographing and video recording device, and the combination of the at least two camera bodies 100 can overcome the defect that the same camera in the prior art cannot realize multiple functions (such as a 3D photographing and video recording function, an ultra-wide angle function, a simultaneous photographing and video recording function, etc.).

In the description of the present invention, "up", "down", "front", "back", "left" and "right" should be understood as "up", "down", "front", "back", "left" and "right" directions of the multi-function camera formed by mounting the camera body 100, the rotation member 2 and the connection member 1 in this order from top to bottom.

It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The method and apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above, and the principle and the embodiments of the present invention are explained in detail herein by using specific examples, and the description of the embodiments is only used to help understanding the method and the core idea of the present invention; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

Claims

1. A multifunctional camera is characterized by comprising a connecting piece, at least two rotating pieces and a rotating piece driving mechanism, wherein the rotating pieces and the rotating piece driving mechanism are respectively arranged on the connecting piece; the at least two camera bodies are in communication connection through the connecting piece;

each rotating part is provided with a data interface for communicating with the camera bodies arranged on the rotating part, and at least two camera bodies are communicated and connected through the data interfaces;

each rotating part is provided with a second data interface for the pull-up or pull-down resistor, and the resistance values of the pull-up or pull-down resistors corresponding to the second data interface for the pull-up or pull-down resistors on each rotating part are different, so that at least one of the two camera bodies is set as a master machine, and the other camera bodies are set as slave machines.

2. The multifunctional camera according to claim 1, wherein the slave communicates with a first external device through the master.

3. The multi-function camera of claim 1, wherein the master and slave each communicate with a first external device.

4. The multifunctional camera according to claim 1, wherein the connector is provided with a first data interface for communicating with a first external device, and the first data interface is communicatively connected to the camera body configured as a host.

5. The multi-function camera of claim 1, wherein the data interface is the second data interface.

6. The multifunctional camera according to claim 1, wherein there are two at least two rotating members, and the two rotating members are symmetrically disposed at both ends of the connecting member.

7. The multi-function camera of claim 6, wherein the rotating member is a rotating disc.

8. The multifunctional camera according to claim 7, wherein each of the dials is rotatable clockwise or counterclockwise by a preset angle.

9. The multifunctional camera according to claim 8, wherein the preset angle is in a range of 0 ° to 90 °.

10. The multifunctional camera according to claim 9, wherein the preset angle is 30 ° or 45 °.

11. The multifunctional camera as claimed in claim 7, wherein the camera body is magnetically attracted to the turntable.

12. The multi-function camera of claim 7, wherein the camera body is snap-fit connected to a corresponding turntable.

13. The multifunctional camera according to claim 12, wherein a first mounting portion for mounting the camera body is provided on the turntable, and a second mounting portion engaged with the first mounting portion is provided at the bottom of the camera body.

14. The multi-function camera of claim 7, wherein the camera body is threadedly connected to the corresponding dial.

15. The multifunctional camera according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is provided with a first mounting position for connecting with a second external device, and the at least two rotating members are distributed around the first mounting position.

16. A wearing device comprises a bearing piece, wherein a multifunctional camera is arranged on the bearing piece, and the wearing device is characterized by comprising a connecting piece, at least two rotating pieces and a rotating piece driving mechanism, wherein the at least two rotating pieces and the rotating piece driving mechanism are respectively arranged on the connecting piece; the at least two camera bodies are in communication connection through the connecting piece;

17. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the slave communicates with a first external device through the master.

18. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the master and slave each communicate with a first external device.

19. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the connector is provided with a first data interface for communicating with a first external device, and the first data interface is in communication connection with a camera body configured as a host.

20. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the data interface is the second data interface.

21. The wearing apparatus defined by claim 16, wherein there are two of the at least two rotatable members, and the two rotatable members are symmetrically disposed at both ends of the connecting member.

22. The wearable device according to claim 21, wherein the rotating member is a turntable.

23. The wearable device according to claim 22, wherein each turntable is rotatable clockwise or counterclockwise by a preset angle.

24. The wearable device of claim 23, wherein the preset angle is in a range of 0 ° to 90 °.

25. Wearing device according to claim 24, wherein the preset angle is 30 ° or 45 °.

26. The wearable device of claim 22, wherein the camera body is magnetically attracted to the turntable.

27. The wearable device of claim 22, wherein the camera body is snap-fit connected to a corresponding dial.

28. The wearable device according to claim 27, wherein a first mounting portion for mounting the camera body is provided on the turntable, and a second mounting portion engaged with the first mounting portion is provided at the bottom of the camera body.

29. The wearable device of claim 22, wherein the camera body is threadably connected with a corresponding dial.

30. The wearable device according to claim 16, wherein the connecting member is provided with a first mounting location for connecting with the wearable device, and the at least two rotating members are distributed around the first mounting location.

31. The wearable device according to claim 16, further comprising a hat, wherein the carrier is a visor, and wherein the connector is provided on the visor.

32. A cloud platform comprises an axle arm, a motor for driving the axle arm to rotate and a multifunctional camera carried on the axle arm, and is characterized in that the multifunctional camera comprises a connecting piece, at least two rotating pieces and a rotating piece driving mechanism, wherein the at least two rotating pieces and the rotating piece driving mechanism are respectively arranged on the connecting piece; the at least two camera bodies are in communication connection through the connecting piece;

each rotating part is provided with a data interface for communicating with the camera bodies arranged on the rotating part, and the two camera bodies are communicated and connected through the data interface;

33. A head according to claim 32, wherein said slave communicates with a first external device via said master.

34. A head according to claim 32, wherein said master and slave are each in communication with a first external device.

35. A head according to claim 32, wherein said connecting member is provided with a first data interface for communicating with a first external device, said first data interface being in communicative connection with the camera body configured as a host.

36. A head according to claim 32, wherein said data interface is said second data interface.

37. A head according to claim 32, wherein there are two of said at least two rotatable members, said two rotatable members being symmetrically disposed at opposite ends of said connecting member.

38. A head according to claim 37, wherein said rotatable member is a turntable.

39. A head according to claim 38, wherein each turntable is rotatable through a preset angle, clockwise or anticlockwise.

40. A head according to claim 39, wherein said preset angle is in the range 0 ° to 90 °.

41. A head according to claim 40, wherein said preset angle is 30 ° or 45 °.

42. A head according to claim 38, wherein said camera body is magnetically attracted to said turntable.

43. A head according to claim 38, wherein said camera body is snap-fitted to the corresponding dial.

44. A holder according to claim 43, wherein the turntable is provided with a first mounting portion for mounting a camera body, and the bottom of the camera body is provided with a second mounting portion which is snap-fitted to the first mounting portion.

45. A head according to claim 38, wherein said camera body is screwed to the corresponding dial.

46. A head according to claim 32, wherein said connecting member is provided with a first mounting location for connection to said arm, said at least two rotatable members being disposed about said first mounting location.

47. A head according to claim 46, wherein said motors for driving said shaft arms in rotation comprise X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis motors, said X-axis motor being provided at the intersection of the Y-axis and Z-axis motors.

48. A head according to claim 47, wherein said connecting members are provided on said arm, at least two of said camera bodies being distributed on opposite sides of said X-axis motor.

49. A head according to claim 48, wherein said connecting member is interposed between a mounting shell of said X-axis motor and said arm, said mounting shell of said X-axis motor being provided with second mounting locations cooperating with said first mounting locations.

50. A holder according to claim 47, wherein said attachment member is provided with a first data interface, and wherein the mounting shell of said X-axis motor is further provided with a third data interface in communicative connection with said first data interface.

51. A head according to claim 32, wherein said head further comprises a hand-held lever, said hand-held lever being connected to said shaft arm.

52. An aircraft comprises an aircraft body and a cloud platform arranged on the aircraft body, wherein the cloud platform comprises an axle arm, a motor for driving the axle arm to rotate and a multifunctional camera carried on the axle arm, and is characterized in that the multifunctional camera comprises a connecting piece, at least two rotating pieces and a rotating piece driving mechanism, the at least two rotating pieces and the rotating piece driving mechanism are respectively arranged on the connecting piece, a camera body corresponding to each rotating piece is arranged on each rotating piece, and the camera body rotates along with the rotation of the corresponding rotating piece; the at least two camera bodies are in communication connection through the connecting piece;

53. The aircraft of claim 52, wherein the slave machine communicates with a first external device through the master machine.

54. The aircraft of claim 52, wherein the master and slave each communicate with a first external device.

55. The aircraft of claim 52, wherein the connector is provided with a first data interface for communicating with a first external device, and the first data interface is communicatively coupled to the camera body configured as a master.

56. The aircraft of claim 52 wherein the data interface is the second data interface.

57. The vehicle according to claim 52, wherein there are two of said at least two rotatable members, said two rotatable members being symmetrically disposed at opposite ends of said connecting member.

58. The aircraft of claim 57 wherein the rotating member is a turntable.

59. The aircraft of claim 58 wherein each turntable is rotatable clockwise or counterclockwise by a preset angle.

60. The aircraft of claim 59 wherein the predetermined angle is in the range of 0 ° to 90 °.

61. The aircraft according to claim 60, characterized in that said preset angle is 30 ° or 45 °.

62. The aircraft of claim 58 wherein the camera body is magnetically attracted to the turntable.

63. The aircraft of claim 58 wherein the camera body is snap-fit connected to a corresponding turntable.

64. The aircraft of claim 63, wherein a first mounting portion for mounting the camera body is arranged on the turntable, and a second mounting portion clamped with the first mounting portion is arranged at the bottom of the camera body.

65. The aircraft of claim 58 wherein the camera body is threadably connected to a corresponding turntable.

66. The vehicle according to claim 52, wherein said connecting element is provided with a first mounting location for connection to said axle arm, and said at least two rotating elements are distributed around said first mounting location.

67. The aircraft of claim 66 wherein said motors for rotating said shaft arms comprise X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis motors, said X-axis motor being disposed at the intersection of the Y-axis and Z-axis motors.

68. The vehicle according to claim 67, wherein said connection member is provided on said shaft arm, and at least two of said camera bodies are distributed on both sides of said X-axis motor.

69. The aircraft of claim 68, wherein the connecting member is interposed between a mounting shell of the X-axis motor and the axle arm, and a second mounting location matched with the first mounting location is provided on the mounting shell of the X-axis motor.

70. The aircraft of claim 67, wherein the connecting member is provided with a first data interface, and the mounting shell of the X-axis motor is further provided with a third data interface in communication connection with the first data interface.

71. The aircraft of claim 67 wherein the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis motors are pitch axis, roll axis and yaw axis motors, respectively.

72. A multifunctional camera control method is characterized in that the multifunctional camera comprises at least two camera bodies capable of establishing communication connection, the multifunctional camera further comprises at least two rotating pieces, each rotating piece is provided with a second data interface used for a pull-up resistor or a pull-down resistor, the resistance values of the pull-up resistors or the pull-down resistors corresponding to the second data interfaces used for the pull-up resistors or the pull-down resistors on each rotating piece are different, one of the at least two camera bodies is set as a host, and the other camera bodies are set as slaves, the method comprises the following steps:

73. The multi-function camera control method of claim 72, wherein the controlling of the operation modes of the at least two camera bodies according to the acquired communication status and installation position comprises:

according to the acquired communication state and the acquired installation position, one of the at least two camera bodies is designated as a host, and the other camera bodies are designated as slaves;

or, according to the acquired communication state and installation position, at least two camera bodies are designated as single cameras.

74. The multi-function camera control method of claim 73, wherein the communication state between the at least two camera bodies comprises: the camera body communication connection method comprises a state of not establishing communication connection, a state of not completing handshaking among a plurality of camera bodies which have established communication connection, and a state of completing handshaking among at least two camera bodies which have established communication connection.

75. The multi-function camera control method according to claim 74, wherein the execution condition for designating at least one of the two camera bodies as a master and designating the other camera bodies as slaves is:

at least two of the camera bodies having established the communication connection are successfully handshake.

76. The multifunctional camera control method according to claim 73, wherein at least two of the camera bodies are two, and when the current camera body is the host, the current camera body performs:

sending a synchronization signal to the slave; and processing the image collected by the host and the image from the slave according to an included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies to obtain a processed image.

77. The multi-function camera control method of claim 76, wherein when the two camera body imaging axes are parallel to each other and the lens orientations of the two camera bodies are the same, the two cameras operate in a 3D mode,

the processing of the image collected by the host and the image from the slave according to the included angle between the imaging axes of the two camera bodies comprises the following steps:

and 3D coding the image acquired by the master machine and the image from the slave machine.

78. The multi-function camera control method of claim 76, wherein when the angle between the two camera body imaging axes is acute, right or obtuse, the two cameras operate in the ultra-wide angle mode,

and splicing and coding the image collected by the host and the image from the slave.

79. The multi-function camera control method of claim 76, wherein when the angle between the two camera body imaging axes is 180 °, or the two camera body imaging axes are parallel to each other and the lenses of the two camera bodies are facing opposite, the two cameras operate in a back-to-back mode,

and encoding the image collected by the master machine and the image from the slave machine.

80. The multi-function camera control method of claim 76, wherein the current camera further performs:

receiving a control signal from a first external device;

and sending the processed image to the first external equipment according to the control signal.

81. The multi-function camera control method of claim 80, wherein the sending the processed image to the first external device comprises:

and sending the processed image to the first external equipment based on the communication type of the first external equipment and the host.

82. The multi-function camera control method of claim 81, wherein the communication type is wireless communication or wired communication.

83. The multi-function camera control method of claim 80, wherein when the control signal sent by the first external device is a picture taking and recording command, and after receiving the control signal from the first external device, the host further performs:

encoding and/or storing the image taken by the host and/or the processed image.

84. The multi-function camera control method of claim 73, wherein at least two of the camera bodies are two, and when a current camera body is a slave, the current camera performs:

receiving a synchronization signal and configuration parameters from a host;

setting an image sensor of the slave according to the configuration parameters;

after receiving a control signal from the host, sending an image acquired by the slave to the host; or after receiving a control signal from the first external device, sending the image acquired from the slave to the first external device.

85. The multi-function camera control method of claim 84, wherein when the control signal sent by the master or the first external device is a picture taking and recording command, the slave further performs, after receiving the control signal from the master or the first external device:

encoding and/or storing the images acquired from the slave.

86. The multi-function camera control method of claim 73, wherein the execution condition of designating at least two of the camera bodies as a single machine is:

at least two of the camera bodies do not establish communication connection;

or at least two of the camera bodies having established the communication connection fail to handshake.

87. The multi-function camera control method of claim 73, wherein when the current camera is a stand-alone camera, the current camera body performs:

and processing the image collected by the current camera body to obtain a processed image.

88. The multi-function camera control method of claim 87, wherein the current camera body further performs:

receiving a control signal from a first external device;

89. The multi-function camera control method of claim 88, wherein the sending the processed image to the first external device according to the control signal comprises:

and sending the processed image to the first external equipment based on the communication type between the first external equipment and the current camera body.

90. The multi-function camera control method of claim 89, wherein the communication type is wireless communication or wired communication.

91. The multi-function camera control method of claim 88, wherein when the control signal sent by the first external device is a picture taking and recording command, and after receiving the control signal from the first external device, the current camera body further performs:

encoding and/or storing the processed image.