JP2000275703A - Automatic photographing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print a stereoscopic picture which seems to have depth and to make obtainable an interesting printed result by providing a camera to which a lens for stereoscopic vision is attached and an output means for printing the picture of a subject for the left eye and that for the right eye on one sheet of paper. SOLUTION: The lens for stereoscopic vision 3 is attached to the lens of a digital camera 1 so that a taken picture may be separated to the pictures for the right eye and for the left eye. After the picture of the subject 2 is taken through the lens 3, specified color correction processing is performed to the pictures 21 and 22 for the right eye and for the left eye, and color correction is performed so that the picture 21 for the right eye may be viewed only through the right eye side of spectacles for stereoscopic vision 24 and the picture 22 for the left eye may be viewed only through the left side of the spectacles 24. The correction processing is performed by a PC 11. When the color correction processing is finished, the pictures 21 and 22 for the right eye and for the left eye are printed on one sheet of paper 23 so that their printed positions may be deviated, and outputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic photographing apparatus for photographing a whole body or upper body image of a user at an amusement facility such as an amusement park, an amusement park, or a sightseeing spot, and printing and outputting the image on a sticker. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an image printing apparatus found on the street, for example, an apparatus described in Utility Model Registration No. 3034012, or a simplified type photography apparatus called "speed photography" is known. These conventional apparatuses capture an upper body image of a user, synthesize a character image or the like with the upper body image, and print out the image.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, since a monocular lens is used as a camera lens, only a planar photographed image can be obtained, and a three-dimensional image with a sense of depth is printed. Therefore, there is a problem that an interesting print result cannot be obtained. The present invention
An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic photographing apparatus capable of printing a three-dimensional image having a sense of depth and obtaining an interesting print result.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a camera equipped with a stereoscopic lens, and a left-eye subject image and a right-eye subject image taken by the camera. And an output unit that prints out the processed left-eye subject image and right-eye subject image on a single sheet of paper.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic photographing device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a digital camera capable of photographing the upper body or the whole body of a subject 2, and a stereoscopic lens 3 for simultaneously displaying right-eye and left-eye images for capturing a stereoscopic image.
Is installed. Reference numeral 4 denotes an arm for instructing the digital camera 1. The direction of the visual field can be changed by changing the rotation angles of the joints 5 and 6, and the height can be changed by expanding and contracting the arm 7.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a photographing control device main body, a display 9 for displaying a photographed image and allowing a user to confirm the photographed image, and a digital printer 10 for printing out the photographed image on a predetermined sheet
And a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as PC) 11 for performing image processing of the photographed image. 12 is P
A remote control device that outputs a control signal for controlling the height and the viewing direction of the digital camera 1 in response to an operation of a user (subject) using weak radio waves or infrared light to C11. Have.

FIG. 2 shows a process of generating a stereoscopically visible image in the configuration of FIG. In FIG.
First, so that the captured image is separated for the right eye and the left eye,
The stereoscopic lens 3 is attached to the lens of the digital camera 1. Then, if an image of the subject 2 is taken through the stereoscopic lens 3, specific color correction processing is performed on the right-eye image 21 and the left-eye image 21, 22, respectively.
Color correction is performed so that the right-eye image 21 can be seen only through the right-eye side of the stereoscopic glasses 24 and the left-eye image 22 can be seen only on the left side of the stereoscopic glasses 24. This correction process is performed by the PC 11. When the color correction processing is completed, the right-eye image 21 and the left-eye image 22 are printed out on one sheet 23 with the print position shifted. Thus, when the image printed on the sheet 23 is viewed, the images seen by the right eye and the left eye look different, so that the image looks three-dimensional. In this case, the shift position of the print position between the image 21 for the right eye and the image 22 for the left eye may be a slight shift such that the respective colors do not overlap. Instead of changing the colors for the right eye and the left eye, marks 25 and 26 for shifting the focus between the right eye and the left eye are printed, and an image seen from the right eye and an image seen from the left eye are intentionally shifted. May be different.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a connection relation of each part in the configuration of FIG.
2, a liquid crystal monitor 121, a speaker 122, and operation buttons 123 are provided. On the liquid crystal monitor 121, an image of the subject 2 captured by the digital camera 1 and a message for operation guidance are displayed by data transmission and reception with the PC 11. Further, a message voice for performing operation guidance or the like is generated from the speaker 122.
The operation button 123 is used to control the viewing direction and height of the digital camera 1.
The subject 2 controls the visual field direction and height of the digital camera 1 by operating the digital camera 1 to photograph a subject image in an appropriate pose.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation in the above configuration. In this case, it is assumed that the presence or absence of coin input and the number of coins and the number of images to be photographed by the camera are set in advance as settings for photographing. As shown in FIG. 4A, the operation of the automatic photographing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes, as shown in FIG. It is roughly divided.

FIG. 4B is a flow chart showing the details of the billing acceptance process. First, it is determined whether or not billing is set (step 4011). If yes, the value of the coin insertion number counter (not shown) in the PC 11 is set to "0" (step 4012). Next, a coin insertion is waited (step 4013), and the insertion of the coin is performed by a charging device (not shown).
If detected, the value of the coin insertion number counter is increased by "1" (step 4014). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the number of coins inserted has reached the number corresponding to the specified usage amount (step 4015). If the number has been reached, the process proceeds to photographing. However, if it has not reached, it returns to step 4013 and waits for the insertion of the following coin. On the other hand, if the setting for not collecting the usage fee has been made, the process immediately shifts from step 4011 to the shooting process of step 402.

In the photographing process shown in FIG. 4C, first, a light (not shown) for illuminating the subject 2 is turned on to irradiate the subject with illumination light (step 4021). Next, the shutter of the digital camera 1 is operated to capture an image of the subject (step 4022). In this case, the subject 2 itself can change the zoom (photographing range) and direction (view direction) of the digital camera 1 by operating the buttons on the remote controller 12. Further, the user can change the zoom (imaging range) and direction (view direction) of the digital camera 1 by operating the touch panel while watching the monitor image of the subject displayed on the display 9. The photographing range can be changed by a control signal input to the digital camera 1 by a zoom mechanism built in the digital camera 1. In this embodiment, the image of the subject 2 can be a whole body image from the head to the feet. And
In a plurality of shooting poses, a plurality of subject images are shot at time intervals determined by a timer. When the photographing of a plurality of predetermined subject images is completed, the light is then turned off (step 4023), and all the subject images photographed so far are displayed on the display 9, and the photographing of the plurality of subject images is performed. The user is prompted to select which of the images he wants to print (step 4024). In the state of waiting for the selection, when the user selects one captured image by a touch panel operation on the surface of the display 9 or a selection operation on the remote control device 12, only the selected image is displayed on the display 9.

Next, the process proceeds to the image processing shown in FIG. In the image processing shown in FIG. 4D, image processing for stereoscopic viewing is performed (step 4031). That is, the image processing as described in FIG. 2 is performed.

When the image processing is completed, the processing shifts to the printing processing shown in FIG. In the printing process shown in FIG. 4E, first, the subject image subjected to the image processing is transferred to the digital printer 10 (step 4041) and printed out (step 4042). After printing, an inquiry is made on the display screen as to whether to print another sheet (step 40).
43) If the touch panel operation for printing another sheet is performed, the required amount of money is accepted (step 40).
44), returning to step 4042 to execute printing. If no additional printing is performed, the process ends. When all printouts have been completed, the stereoscopic glasses 24 are also discharged from the storage unit.

In the above example, a configuration in which only the subject image is processed for stereoscopic viewing and printed out has been described. However, a background image such as a landscape photograph or a foreground image is synthesized with the processed subject image. It is also possible to output. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, a board 501 for background synthesis is provided on the back side of the subject 2, the board 501 is colored in blue for chroma key synthesis, and the subject 2 is photographed simultaneously with the blue background. Then, the blue portion is removed from the captured right-eye image 21 and left-eye image 22. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, a process of embedding a background image 27 for synthesis such as a landscape photograph or a foreground image 28 in a portion where the blue portion is removed is performed. At the time of this combination, the date and the like may be combined at the same time. In this case, a stereoscopic image prepared in advance is used as the background image 27 or the foreground image 28. Thus, by preparing a background image or a foreground image other than the subject in advance, it is possible to obtain an interesting print output in which the imaginary image looks three-dimensional.

[0014]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the present invention, image processing for stereoscopic vision is performed on a left-eye subject image and a right-eye subject image captured by a camera equipped with a stereoscopic lens, and the processed left-eye and right-eye subject images are processed. Since the printout is performed on one sheet, a three-dimensional image whose depth is felt can be printed to obtain an interesting print result.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a process of generating a stereoscopic image.

FIG. 3 is a functional configuration block diagram of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram when a background and a foreground image are combined.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a process of combining a background image and a foreground image with a subject image.

[Description of Signs] 1 ... Digital camera, 2 ... Subject, 3 ... Stereoscopic lens, 8 ... Shooting control device main body, 9 ... Display, 10 ...
Digital printer, 11 personal computer,
12 ... remote control device, 24 ... stereoscopic glasses.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic photographing apparatus for printing a subject image taken by a camera on a predetermined sheet and outputting the image, a camera equipped with a stereoscopic lens, a left-eye subject image and a right-eye subject taken by the camera. Automatic photographing comprising: image processing means for performing image processing for stereoscopic vision on an image; and output means for printing and outputting the processed left-eye subject image and right-eye subject image on one sheet. apparatus.