JP2000299804A5

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Publication number: JP2000299804A5
Application number: JP1999104302A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 1999-04-12
Publication date: 2005-04-07
Anticipated expiration: 2019-04-12

Description

また、第３の発明の撮像装置は、広い視野を画角の範囲で分割して撮像して広い視野を再現するパノラマ画像を得るパノラマ撮影モードを有する撮像装置であって、パノラマ撮影モードで、前記画像に対する撮影待機状態である取込まれる被写体像の動画表示中に、直前に撮像された画像の端部の所定領域を該被写体像の端部に重畳合成する第1の画像合成手段と、この第1の画像合成手段によって直前に撮像した画像の端部の所定領域が重畳表示された被写体像に、最初に撮像された画像の端部の所定領域を該被写体像の反対側端部に重畳合成する第２の画像合成手段と、前記第１及び第２の画像合成手段によって前記被写体像の両側に重畳合成される隣接する２つの撮像済み画像の端部領域の少なくとも一方の幅の変更を指示する重畳幅変更指示手段を備え、前記第１又は第２の画像合成手段はこの重畳幅変更指示手段によって指示された撮像済み画像の端部領域の幅を変更して前記被写体像に重畳合成することを特徴とする。 An image pickup apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is an image pickup apparatus having a panorama shooting mode for obtaining a panoramic image that reproduces a wide field of view by dividing a wide field of view within a range of angle of view. A first image synthesizing unit that superimposes and composites a predetermined region at the end of the image captured immediately before the moving image of the captured subject image in a shooting standby state for the image with the end of the subject image; A predetermined region at the end of the image captured immediately before by the first image composition means is superimposed on the subject image, and a predetermined region at the end of the first captured image is displayed at the opposite end of the subject image. A second image synthesizing unit for superimposing and changing a width of at least one of end regions of two adjacent captured images superimposed and synthesized on both sides of the subject image by the first and second image synthesizing units Overlay width change to indicate Comprising an indication means, the first or second image combining means and characterized in that superposed on the object image by changing the width of the end region of the imaging completed image indicated by the superimposition width change instruction means To do.

また、第５の発明は上記第３の発明の撮像装置において、前記重畳合成された画像を１画像ファイルとして保存記録する保存記録手段を備えたことをすることを特徴とする。 According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the imaging apparatus of the third aspect of the invention, the image pickup apparatus further comprises storage recording means for storing and recording the superimposed image as one image file .

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【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、第１の発明のパノラマ撮影方法及び第３の発明の撮像装置によれば、３６０°パノラマ撮影時に最後の画像候補である被写体像（スルー画像）の両端に隣接する撮像済み画像（直前に撮像した画像と最初に撮像した画像）の端部領域を重畳させた状態で、キー操作などにより直前に撮像した画像または最初に撮像した画像との位置調整を可能にしたので、ズレのない３６０°パノラマ画像を得ることができる。 [0095]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the panorama shooting method of the first invention and the imaging device of the third invention, images that are adjacent to both ends of the subject image (through image) that is the last image candidate at the time of 360 ° panorama shooting have been captured. Since the edge region of the image (the image captured immediately before and the image captured first) is superimposed, the position of the image captured immediately before or the image captured first can be adjusted by key operation, etc. A 360 ° panoramic image without deviation can be obtained.

また、第５の発明の撮像装置によれば、前記重畳合成された画像を１画像ファイルとして保存記録するので、上記第３、第４の発明の効果に加え、合成された３６０°パノラマ画像を１画像ファイルとして保存記録することができる。 In addition, according to the imaging device of the fifth invention, since the superimposed image is stored and recorded as one image file, in addition to the effects of the third and fourth inventions, a synthesized 360 ° panoramic image is displayed. It can be saved and recorded as one image file .

Claims

A panoramic shooting method for obtaining a panoramic image that reproduces a wide field of view by joining and synthesizing a plurality of images obtained by dividing and imaging a wide field of view within a range of angle of view,
While displaying a moving image of a captured subject image that is in a shooting standby state for the image, the end region of the image captured immediately before is superimposed on the end of the subject image to enable alignment, and
By performing the first key operation, the end area of the first image is simultaneously displayed on the opposite end of the captured subject image so that the position can be aligned and the last image of the panoramic image is captured. The width of at least one of the end regions of two adjacent captured images that are superimposed and displayed on both ends of the subject image is adjusted by a second key operation, and the subject images of the two captured images and the last image are displayed. A panorama shooting method characterized in that 360 ° panorama shooting can be performed by enabling the alignment with.

2. The panoramic photographing method according to claim 1, wherein the superimposed display is performed by transparently displaying an end area of an adjacent captured image at an end of the subject image.

An imaging apparatus having a panoramic shooting mode for obtaining a panoramic image that reproduces a wide field of view by dividing a wide field of view within a range of angle of view,
In the panoramic shooting mode, a first region of a predetermined region at the end of the image captured immediately before is superimposed on the end of the subject image while displaying a moving image of the captured subject image that is in a shooting standby state for the image. Image synthesis means;
A predetermined region at the end of the image captured immediately before by the first image composition means is superimposed on the subject image, and a predetermined region at the end of the first captured image is displayed at the opposite end of the subject image. A second image synthesizing unit for superimposing and synthesizing;
A superimposing width change instructing unit for instructing to change the width of at least one end region of two adjacent captured images superimposed on both sides of the subject image by the first and second image synthesizing units;
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first or second image synthesizing unit changes the width of the edge region of the captured image instructed by the superimposition width change instructing unit, and superimposes the synthesized image on the subject image .

An alignment start instruction means for instructing start of alignment between the first captured image and the subject image;
If there is an instruction from the alignment start instruction means during the moving image display of the captured subject image, the end areas of the two captured images are superimposed and synthesized on both ends by the first and second image composition means, respectively. 4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a moving image of the subject image is displayed.

The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a storage recording unit that stores and records the superimposed and combined image as one image file.

Superimposition area information detecting means for detecting the area width superimposed on the subject image to obtain superimposition area information;
A storage recording unit that stores and records the captured image and the superimposed region information acquired by the superimposed region information detection unit during imaging;
The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

A panoramic image synthesizing unit that joins and synthesizes the reproduced images based on the superimposition area information stored and recorded in the storage and recording unit when the panoramic image is reproduced; and
The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising display control means for displaying a panoramic image synthesized by the panoramic image synthesis means.

Superimposition area information detecting means for detecting the area width superimposed on the subject image to obtain superimposition area information;
A storage unit that stores the superimposition region information acquired by the superimposition region information detection unit together with the captured image, and a plurality of captured images stored in the storage unit after the last image is captured at the time of panoramic shooting. Panoramic image synthesizing means for connecting and synthesizing based on overlapping area information of each captured image stored in the storage means to obtain a panoramic image;
6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: a storage recording unit that stores and records the panoramic image synthesized by the panoramic image synthesis unit.