JP2011182122A - Device, method and program for photographing stereoscopic images - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To photograph stereoscopic images of appropriate composition and parallax amount using a monocular camera. <P>SOLUTION: A first position deviation detection part 24 detects the background deviation of a first image held by a first image holding part and the latest frame. An image conversion part 25 converts the first image on the basis of a detection result and obtains a conversion image whose background part matches with the latest frame. A second position deviation detection part 27 compares the conversion image with the latest frame and obtains the deviation amount of a foreground part. A determination part 28 determines that it is the timing appropriate for acquiring a second image when the deviation amount of the foreground is within a predetermined range. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image capturing device, a stereoscopic image capturing method, and a stereoscopic image capturing program.

  As a technique for obtaining a stereoscopic image using binocular parallax, there are a technique using a compound eye camera in which two optical systems are provided in one camera, and a technique for shooting by moving a monocular camera. The compound-eye camera has a drawback that since the apparatus has a plurality of optical systems and image sensors, the apparatus tends to be complicated and large in size, and is difficult to handle.

  As an example of a technique for photographing by moving a monocular camera, there is known a method for supporting framing, that is, composition determination by displaying an overlay of a part of the first photographing result in the second photographing. In addition, as an example of a technique for moving a monocular camera to shoot, a technique to measure the subject and the objects before and after it using multi-autofocus, and to calculate the appropriate amount of parallax that will be established as a stereoscopic photograph to encourage shooting It has been known. Another method is to obtain the shift amount from the first shooting result based on the result of distance measurement of the subject, and to display the subject part in a semi-transparent viewfinder as the second predicted image and prompt the user to release the shutter accordingly. is there.

Japanese Patent No. 3812264 Japanese Patent No. 3722498 JP 2006-238086 A

  However, it has been difficult to obtain two images with an appropriate composition and parallax amount by the conventional stereoscopic image capturing technique using a monocular camera.

  Although a method for allowing a photographer to adjust a part of the first-time photographing result, for example, a central portion by semi-transparent display, is easy as a realization method, there are two problems. The first problem is that the photographer does not know whether the composition is appropriate. In other words, if only the subject is photographed, the camera is easily rotated, that is, the composition is tilted and the perspective is parsed, and it is difficult to photograph the first and second times horizontally. Even if all the first shooting results are displayed semi-transparently, there is a binocular parallax, so it is not possible to shoot with both the subject and the background. Another problem is that when the subject is combined, the convergence point of the stereoscopic image becomes the subject, so that when the distance from the background is far away, extreme parallax (relative parallax) is added. As a result, a field-of-view struggle in the background portion and an extreme jump out of the subject portion occur.

  With a technique for first displaying an appropriate amount of parallax for the subject portion and performing finder display, the composition problem cannot be solved even if the amount of parallax can be within an allowable range.

  The configuration in which the camera moves in the horizontal direction on the camera platform can solve the composition problem. Specifically, the problem of composition is solved by obtaining an appropriate amount of parallax that is formed as a stereoscopic photograph from the result of measuring the subject and the objects before and after the subject and controlling the movement distance by the motor. However, since the distance measurement of the proximity search by autofocus is used for calculating an appropriate amount of parallax, the background portion is not necessarily included. Therefore, when the subject and the objects before and after the object are separated from the background, there arises a problem that the above-described extreme parallax, that is, relative parallax is added.

  The disclosed technology has been made in view of the above, and provides a stereoscopic image capturing apparatus, a stereoscopic image capturing method, and a stereoscopic image capturing program for capturing a stereoscopic image with an appropriate composition and parallax amount using a monocular camera. The purpose is to do.

  The stereoscopic image capturing device, method, and program disclosed in the present application hold an image acquired by the image acquisition unit as a first image, and acquire the first image and the newly acquired image after acquiring the first image. The first position is detected by comparison. The disclosed apparatus, method, and program use the detection result of the first misregistration detection to generate a converted image by compensating for misregistration of the first image with respect to the newly acquired image. The disclosed apparatus, method, and program perform second misregistration detection that detects a misalignment by comparing the converted image with a newly acquired image, and newly acquire when the misalignment is within a predetermined range. It is determined that the combination of the processed image and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image.

  According to the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus, method, and program disclosed in the present application, a stereoscopic image capturing apparatus, a stereoscopic image capturing method, and a stereoscopic image capturing program for capturing a stereoscopic image with an appropriate composition and parallax using a monocular camera are obtained. There is an effect that can be.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a stereoscopic image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for photographing a stereoscopic image by a monocular camera. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a stereoscopic image. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a stereoscopic image created from an image with an inappropriate parallax amount or composition. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for creating a stereoscopic image according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the details of the first misalignment detection (step S102) shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the details of the second misregistration detection (step S105) shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of display contents by the display control unit 26. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of another guide display by the display control unit 26. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the camera 60, which is a computer, executes a stereoscopic image shooting program.

  Hereinafter, a stereoscopic image capturing device, a stereoscopic image capturing method, and a stereoscopic image capturing program disclosed in the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the following specific examples.

[Device configuration]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a stereoscopic image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment. 1 includes an image acquisition unit 21, a latest frame holding unit 22, a first image holding unit 23, a first displacement detection unit 24, an image conversion unit 25, and a display control unit 26. Have. In addition, the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 includes a second misregistration detection unit 27, a determination unit 28, an operation unit 29, and a second image holding unit 30.

  The image acquisition unit 21 may be an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), or may be a communication unit that acquires image data from an image sensor provided outside.

  The latest frame holding unit 22 holds the latest image data among the image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 21 as the latest frame. That is, the latest frame held by the latest frame holding unit 22 is updated every time the image acquisition unit 21 acquires new image data.

  The latest frame holding unit 22 outputs the latest frame to the first positional deviation detection unit 24, the second positional deviation detection unit 27, and the display control unit 26. The latest frame holding unit 22 outputs the latest frame to the first image holding unit 23 and the second image holding unit 30 based on the operation input from the operation unit 29.

  The first image holding unit 23 and the second image holding unit 30 are processing units that hold the image data output from the latest frame holding unit 22, respectively. The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 uses a combination of the first image data held by the first image holding unit 23 and the second image data held by the second image holding unit 30 as a stereo pair for creating a stereoscopic image. And

  The first misregistration detection unit 24 acquires the first image held by the first image holding unit 23 and the latest frame output by the latest frame holding unit 22, that is, after the image acquisition unit 21 acquires the first image. A positional shift is detected by comparing with newly acquired image data. When the foreground area is set by the second position deviation detection unit 27 described later, the first misregistration detection unit 24 excludes the foreground region and detects misregistration for the background region. That is, the positional shift detected by the first positional shift detection unit 24 is a background shift between the first image and the latest frame.

  The image conversion unit 25 uses the detection result of the first misregistration detection unit 24 to generate a converted image that compensates for misregistration of the first image with respect to the latest frame. The image conversion unit 25 outputs the converted image to the second misregistration detection unit 27. In addition, the image conversion unit 25 outputs the outer frame of the converted image, that is, the outer frame of the first image corrected in accordance with the latest frame, to the display control unit 26.

  The second misalignment detection unit 27 compares the converted image with the latest frame to detect misalignment. The determination unit 28 determines that the combination of the latest frame and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image when the positional shift detected by the second positional shift detection unit 27 is within a predetermined range.

  The display control unit 26 controls display contents to be displayed on a display device (not shown). Specifically, the display control unit 26 displays the latest frame. The latest frame is displayed as a preview screen of an image that can be held as the first image or the second image.

  In addition, after holding the first image, that is, after taking the first image for creating a stereoscopic image, the display control unit 26 displays the outer frame of the converted image so as to overlap the latest frame. The converted image is obtained by correcting the first image in accordance with the latest frame, and the correction performed on the first image is indicated by a combination of expansion / contraction and inclination of the outer frame. Therefore, the positional relationship between the first image and the latest frame can be shown by overlapping the outer frame of the converted image on the latest frame.

  Further, the display control unit 26 outputs the result of determination by the determination unit 28. Specifically, when the determination unit 28 determines that the combination of the latest frame and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image, the display control unit 26 sets the second image using the latest frame as the second image. An output that suggests holding in the holding unit 30 is performed.

  The operation unit 29 is an input device that receives an operation input from a user. Specifically, the operation unit 29 receives an operation input instructing recording of the first image or recording of the second image. When the operation unit 29 receives an input for instructing the recording of the first image, the operation unit 29 outputs the latest frame from the latest frame holding unit 22 to the first image holding unit 23 and records the latest frame as the first image. Let Similarly, when the operation unit 29 receives an input for instructing the recording of the second image, the operation unit 29 causes the latest frame holding unit 22 to output the latest frame to the second image holding unit 27, and the second frame is sent to the second frame. Record as an image.

[Specific example of stereoscopic image shooting]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for photographing a stereoscopic image by a monocular camera. In the example shown in FIG. 2, balls 41 and 42 are placed in a room having a wall 51 having a door 50 and a wall 52 that forms a corner with the wall 51. The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 captures a stereoscopic image by performing the first capturing at a position 10a and the second capturing at a position 10b.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a stereoscopic image. A stereoscopic image Px1 is obtained from the first image captured at the position 10a, that is, the first image P1, and the second image captured at the position 10b, that is, the second image P2.

  In the stereoscopic image Px1, the portion of the first image P1 is indicated by a broken line, and the portion of the second image P2 is indicated by a solid line. If the composition and parallax of the images P1 and P2 are appropriate, the three-dimensional image Px1 overlaps with the walls 51 and 52 and the door 50 as a background, and the balls 41 and the front side of the walls 51 and 52 and the door 50 In 42, a shift corresponding to parallax appears. The amount of shift corresponding to the parallax varies depending on the distance from the shooting position, and the shift amount of the ball 41 closer to the shooting position is larger than that of the ball 42.

  As described above, in order to obtain a monocular image without a sense of incongruity, it is necessary to simultaneously satisfy framing, that is, composition, and where the second image is taken, that is, an appropriate amount of parallax.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a stereoscopic image created from an image with an inappropriate parallax amount or composition. The stereoscopic image Px1a shown in FIG. 4 is an image obtained by superimposing images whose parallax amounts are not appropriate, and the stereoscopic image Px1b shown in FIG. 4 is a case where images whose composition is not appropriate are superimposed.

  In a method in which a photographer adjusts a part of the first photographing result, for example, a central portion by semi-transparent display, the photographer does not know whether the composition is appropriate. In other words, if only the subject is photographed, the camera is easily rotated (tilted) or parsed back, and the first and second images cannot be photographed horizontally. Therefore, images such as the stereoscopic image Px1a and the stereoscopic image Px1b are likely to be obtained.

  In the stereoscopic image Px1b, the background portion, that is, the door 50 and the walls 51 and 52 are not aligned horizontally. Even if all the first shooting results are displayed semi-transparently, there is a binocular parallax, so it is not possible to shoot with both the subject and the background. If they were prepared, they were taken at the exact same position as the first time.

  In addition, since the convergence point of a stereoscopic image becomes a subject when combined with a subject, extreme parallax (relative parallax) is added when the distance from the background is long. As a result, a field-of-view struggle in the background portion and an extreme jump out of the subject portion occur.

  The stereoscopic image Px1a is a diagram showing this, and the door 50 and the walls 51 and 52, which are background portions, have parallax. If the amount of parallax on the background is about 1/6 of the screen, for example, if this is played back to the full width on a 45 cm wide display (about 22 inches), the parallax will be 45 cm / 6 = 7.5 cm. The average interocular distance exceeds 6.5 cm. The human eye has parallel vision, that is, a parallax with an interocular distance, is infinite and cannot be seen outside the parallel. For this reason, an image with a parallax of 7.5 cm cannot be fused as an image in the brain and cannot be viewed as a three-dimensional image.

  If an appropriate amount of parallax is first expected for the subject portion and finder display is performed, it is possible to avoid an excessive amount of parallax, but the composition problem cannot be solved. If the camera moves horizontally on the camera platform, the composition problem is solved. However, when the distance search of the proximity search by autofocus is performed when obtaining an appropriate amount of parallax from the distance measurement result of the subject or a nearby object, the subject and the objects before and after the subject are not always included in the background. In some cases, extreme parallax (relative parallax) may occur.

  Therefore, the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 obtains the correspondence between the first captured image and the background portion in the second preview image by the first misalignment detection unit 24, and calculates the misalignment amount with respect to the first image. A compensated converted image is obtained. Then, the misalignment location in the converted image and the second preview image is obtained by the second misalignment detection unit 27. When the second misalignment amount is larger than the threshold value 1 and smaller than the threshold value 2, it is visually natural. It is determined that a stereo photograph can be taken.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for creating a stereoscopic image according to the present embodiment. In the stereoscopic image Px1c illustrated in FIG. 5, the first image portion is indicated by a broken line, and the second image portion is indicated by a solid line. Since the first position deviation detection unit 24 detects and corrects the deviation of the background portion, the door 50 and the walls 51 and 52 overlap the stereoscopic image Px1c. In the stereoscopic image Px1c, a deviation corresponding to the distance appears with respect to the balls 41 and 42.

  Also, by displaying the outer frame of the converted image, it is possible to know where the first video corresponds in the latest video frame. Based on this information, the user can perform horizontal and vertical composition. That is, by performing shooting so that the outer frame displayed superimposed on the latest frame is kept horizontal and vertical, the user can prevent the camera from rotating and being parsed during the second shooting.

  In this way, when the horizontal and vertical shifts of the background portion in the first image and the latest frame are obtained and the image generated by compensating for the shift and the preview image are overlapped, the background portions match. On the other hand, in an object in front of the background, that is, an object in the foreground, positional deviation due to binocular parallax occurs. The second positional deviation detection unit detects this positional deviation amount.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the balls 41 and 42 are objects in the foreground. This deviation is a relative amount of parallax of the foreground with respect to the background. Since the stereoscopic effect can be sensed by a relative shift amount with respect to the background, the shift in the foreground portion is detected, and when the range is not too large and not too small, the second shooting is performed. As a result, it is possible to obtain a stereoscopic photograph that can be viewed while preventing a field of view struggle in the background portion and extreme jumping out of the subject portion.

  Furthermore, if the threshold value is compared with the largest value for the deviation of the foreground part, it is the object closest to the photographer, that is, the object that appears to pop out, so that an eye-friendly stereoscopic photograph with the least amount of parallax is obtained. It will be. In FIG. 5, the threshold value comparison may be performed using the parallax seen in the ball 41.

[Description of operation]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 6, the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 first records the first image (step S101). In this first image recording, the latest frame holding unit 22 sends the latest frame to the first image holding unit 23 in response to an instruction from the operation unit 29, and the first image holding unit 23 sends the latest frame at that time. Is held as the first image.

  After recording the first image, the user moves the location while positioning the subject near the center while checking the latest frame on the preview screen. The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 holds the first image that is the first image, and then uses the first misalignment detection unit 24 to match the background portion of the first image and the latest frame to detect misalignment. (Step S102). Details of the first misregistration detection will be described later.

  The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 compensates the positional deviation amount obtained by the first positional deviation detection for the first image, and generates a converted image (step S103). From this converted image, it is possible to know where the first image corresponds to the image of the latest frame. The three-dimensional image capturing apparatus 10 displays an overlay on the preview screen as a guide indicating where the outer frame of the first image corresponds to the latest frame (step S104). This guide outer frame not only knows the horizontal and vertical directions, but if it is too close, it protrudes from the preview screen, and the outer frame becomes smaller when it is farther away. Using this outer frame as an index, the user can move so as not to be too close or too far away while maintaining horizontal and vertical.

  The three-dimensional image capturing apparatus 10 superimposes the converted image and the latest frame by the second misregistration detection unit 27, and obtains a difference offset at a location that does not match (step S105). Details of the second misregistration detection will be described later.

  The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 specifies the maximum value from the difference offsets obtained for each partial region in the image by the second positional deviation detection (step S106). The determination unit 28 of the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 determines that the second image is appropriate when the maximum value of the difference offset is within a predetermined range, that is, greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than the second threshold (Yes in step S107). It is determined that the photographing timing is correct (step S108).

  On the other hand, when the maximum value of the difference offset is outside the predetermined range (No at Step S107), the determination unit 28 returns to Step S102 again, and the positions of the latest frame and the first image are returned. Detect deviation.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the details of the first misalignment detection (step S102) shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the first misregistration detection unit 24 first determines whether there is foreground information (step S201). The foreground information is created by a second positional deviation detection process described later. Therefore, the foreground information is not set in the initial state, and after performing the second misalignment detection process, the foreground information may be set in the first misalignment detection process after the second time. .

  When foreground information is not set (step S201, No), the first misregistration detection unit 24 calculates the feature points of the first image (step S202), and sets all feature points as the feature points of the background portion. (Step S203).

  On the other hand, when the foreground information is set (step S201, Yes), the first misregistration detection unit 24 excludes the feature points set for the foreground from the feature points of the first image, and the background feature points. Is obtained (step S204).

  Next, the first misregistration detection unit 24 acquires the latest frame (step S205), and calculates the feature point of the latest frame (step S206). The first positional deviation detection unit 24 associates the background feature of the first image with the feature point of the latest frame (step S207), calculates the correction amount from the feature point deviation (step S208), The positional deviation detection process is terminated.

  The first misregistration detection process may be realized by image processing using, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or the like. As a specific implementation method, a planar projective transformation technique, such as Hartley's 8-point algorithm, can be used.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the details of the second misregistration detection (step S105) shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the second misregistration detection unit 27 first acquires the latest frame (step S301). The second misregistration detection unit 27 calculates a motion vector from the latest frame and the corrected first image, that is, the converted image (step S302).

  The second positional deviation detection unit 27 searches for a motion vector in a partial region obtained by dividing the image, that is, in units of blocks. The motion vector increases in a block where there is a shift between the latest frame and the converted image. The second misregistration detection unit 27 calculates the magnitude of the motion vector of each block as the difference offset of that block (step S303).

  The second misregistration detection unit 27 creates foreground information using a block whose difference offset exceeds a predetermined threshold as a foreground part. If foreground information has already been created, the second positional deviation detection unit 27 updates the foreground information (step S304).

[Specific examples of display]
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of display contents by the display control unit 26. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the display display D1 includes an image Pn which is the latest frame, a first image P1, and a parallax progress bar G1. The image Pn which is the latest frame is a candidate for the second image and is used as a preview display. The first image P1 is converted as described above, and is displayed as a semi-transparent image superimposed on the image Pn. Here, the case where the entire first image is displayed as a translucent image is illustrated, but only the outer frame of the first image may be displayed.

  The parallax progress bar G1 can prompt the user to perform a shutter operation by visualizing the detected maximum difference offset together with the relationship between the first threshold value and the second threshold value. Further, when the maximum difference offset falls between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, the color may be changed to prompt the shutter. In addition to this, it is possible to notify that the second image can be appropriately photographed in an arbitrary display mode, such as bordering the screen display unit with a frame and changing the color of the frame.

  In addition, when the determination unit 28 determines that it is an appropriate shooting timing for the second image, the shutter may be automatically released.

  Specific examples of the first threshold value and the second threshold value will be described. The first threshold, which is the lower limit, is a value when, for example, an object is retracted to the back side of the screen. This is determined by setting the parallax in the background portion within a range not exceeding the interocular distance. As an example, if an image of 2 Mpixel (1920 × 1080) is viewed at a maximum of 60 inches (width of about 130 cm) when considered on a home television, 1920 / (6.5 / 130) is about 100 pixels.

  In addition, the second threshold that is the upper limit is determined by setting, for example, to allow jumping out to half the viewing distance. In the case of the previous example, 100-pixel reverse parallax is further added, so that 100 + 100 is 200 pixels.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of another guide display by the display control unit 26. The display D2 shown in FIG. 10 is an image of a preview screen that guides the second shooting after the first image shooting. The movement to the right is visually indicated by text G2a and arrow G2b.

  The display D3 shown in FIG. 10 is an example of a screen that prompts the user to correct the tilt of the camera. The display D3 displays the first image P1 superimposed on the image Pn that is the latest frame, and also displays a text G3a and an arrow G3b. In addition to the display of the positional deviation by the outer frame, the method for eliminating the positional deviation can be presented by the text G3a and the arrow G3b.

[Stereoscopic image shooting program]
By realizing each functional unit of the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 by software, a stereoscopic image capturing program can be obtained. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the camera 60, which is a computer, executes a stereoscopic image shooting program. The camera 60 shown in FIG. 11 has a configuration in which a photographing unit 61, a CPU 62, a display 63, an input interface 64, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 66, and a memory 67 are connected to a bus 65.

  The ROM 66 stores a stereoscopic image shooting program 70. The CPU 62 reads the stereoscopic image capturing program 70 and expands it in the memory 67, and sequentially executes the processes included in the stereoscopic image capturing program 70.

  The stereoscopic image capturing program 70 includes a latest frame holding process 71, a first image recording process 72, a first misregistration detection process 73, an image conversion process 74, a display control process 75, a second misregistration detection process 76, and a determination. A process 77 and a second image recording process 78;

  The CPU 62 performs the same operation as the latest frame holding unit 22 shown in FIG. 1 by executing the latest frame holding process 71. Specifically, the latest frame holding process 71 performs processing for holding the latest image acquired by the photographing unit 61 in the memory 67.

  The CPU 62 performs the same operation as the first image holding unit 23 shown in FIG. 1 by executing the first image recording process 72. Specifically, the first image recording process 72 records the latest frame as the first image in the memory 67 or an arbitrary recording medium (not shown).

  The CPU 62 performs the same operation as the first misregistration detection unit 24 shown in FIG. 1 by executing the first misregistration detection process 73. Further, the CPU 62 executes the image conversion process 74 to perform the same operation as that of the image conversion unit 25 shown in FIG. Further, the CPU 62 performs the same operation as the display control unit 26 shown in FIG. 1 by executing the display control process 75. Further, the CPU 62 performs the same operation as that of the second misregistration detection unit 27 shown in FIG. 1 by executing the second misregistration detection process 76. Further, the CPU 62 executes the determination process 77 to perform the same operation as the determination unit 28 shown in FIG.

  The CPU 62 performs the same operation as the second image holding unit shown in FIG. 1 by executing the second image recording process 78. Specifically, the second image recording process 78 records the latest frame as the second image in the memory 67 or an arbitrary recording medium (not shown).

  As described above, the camera 60 that has executed the stereoscopic image capturing program 70 functions as a stereoscopic image capturing apparatus. Although the case where the stereoscopic image capturing program 70 is read from the ROM 66 is illustrated here, the stereoscopic image capturing program 70 can be read from an arbitrary recording medium and executed.

  Further, in FIG. 11, the case where the camera 60 having the photographing unit 61 operates as a stereoscopic image photographing apparatus by executing the stereoscopic image photographing program 70 is described as an example. However, any camera such as a computer connected to the photographing unit may be used. The stereoscopic image shooting program 70 can be executed by a computer.

  As described above, the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus 10 and the stereoscopic image capturing program 70 according to the present embodiment can perform horizontal and vertical composition adjustment with a monocular camera, and capture an appropriate amount of parallax with respect to the background portion. It is possible to obtain a 3D image without a sense of discomfort. Further, even a small hand-held device can easily capture a stereoscopic image that satisfies the composition and parallax.

  The following supplementary notes are further disclosed with respect to the embodiments including the above examples.

(Supplementary Note 1) a first image holding unit that holds an image acquired by the image acquisition unit as a first image;
A first misregistration detection unit that detects a misregistration by comparing the first image with a newly acquired image after the image acquisition unit acquires the first image;
An image conversion unit that corrects a positional shift of the first image with respect to the newly acquired image and generates a converted image using a detection result of the first positional shift detection unit;
A second misalignment detection unit that detects misalignment by comparing the converted image and the newly acquired image;
A determination unit that determines that a combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image when the positional shift detected by the second positional shift detection unit is within a predetermined range; A three-dimensional image photographing device comprising the above.

(Supplementary Note 2) The detection result by the first misregistration detection unit is made to correspond to a combination of expansion and contraction and inclination of the outer frame of the first image, and the outer frame is displayed overlaid on the newly acquired image. The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus according to appendix 1, further comprising a display control unit.

(Additional remark 3) The said display control part further performs the guidance display which guides from which direction the said newly acquired image should be acquired after the said 1st image holding part hold | maintains the said 1st image. The three-dimensional image photographing device according to appendix 2, characterized by:

(Supplementary Note 4) The second misregistration detection unit sets a region where the misregistration is large in the image as a foreground region, and the first misregistration detection unit determines that the foreground region is set. The three-dimensional image capturing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, wherein a position shift is detected in a region other than the foreground region.

(Supplementary Note 5) The determination unit includes the newly acquired image and the first image when the maximum positional deviation is within a predetermined range among the positional deviations detected by the second positional deviation detection unit. The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the combination is determined to be appropriate as a stereoscopic image.

(Supplementary Note 6) When the determination unit determines that a combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image, the determination unit sets the newly acquired image as a second image. The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, wherein an output that suggests holding the image in the second image holding unit is performed.

(Supplementary note 7) When the determination unit determines that the combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image, the determination unit sets the newly acquired image as a second image. The stereoscopic image capturing device according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, wherein the stereoscopic image capturing device is held in two image holding units.

(Additional remark 8) The step which hold | maintains the image which the image acquisition part acquired as a 1st image,
A first misalignment detection step of detecting a misalignment by comparing the first image with the image newly acquired after the image acquisition unit has acquired the first image;
Using the detection result of the first misregistration detection step, correcting the misregistration of the first image with respect to the newly acquired image, and generating a converted image;
A second misalignment detection step of comparing the converted image with the newly acquired image to detect misalignment;
A determination step of determining that a combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is appropriate as a three-dimensional image when the positional shift detected by the second positional shift detection step is within a predetermined range; A stereoscopic image capturing method characterized by including the image.

(Additional remark 9) The procedure which hold | maintains the image which the image acquisition part acquired as a 1st image,
A first misalignment detection procedure for detecting a misalignment by comparing the first image with the newly acquired image after the image acquisition unit has acquired the first image;
Using the detection result of the first misalignment detection procedure, correcting the misalignment that the first image has with respect to the newly acquired image, and generating a converted image;
A second misalignment detection procedure for detecting misalignment by comparing the converted image and the newly acquired image;
A determination procedure for determining that a combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image when the displacement detected by the second displacement detection procedure is within a predetermined range; A stereoscopic image photographing program which is executed by a computer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Stereoscopic imaging device 21 Image acquisition part 22 Latest frame holding part 23 1st image holding part 24 1st position shift detection part 25 Image conversion part 26 Display control part 27 2nd position shift detection part 28 Judgment part 29 Operation Unit 30 second image holding unit 41-42 ball 50 door 51-52 wall 60 camera 61 photographing unit 62 CPU
63 Display 64 Input interface 65 Bus 66 ROM
67 Memory 70 Stereoscopic image capturing program 71 Latest frame holding process 72 First image recording process 73 First misregistration detection process 74 Image conversion process 75 Display control process 76 Second misregistration detection process 77 Judgment process 78 Second Image recording process

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A first image holding unit that holds an image acquired by the image acquisition unit as a first image;
A first misregistration detection unit that detects a misregistration by comparing the first image with a newly acquired image after the image acquisition unit acquires the first image;
An image conversion unit that corrects a positional shift of the first image with respect to the newly acquired image and generates a converted image using a detection result of the first positional shift detection unit;
A second misalignment detection unit that detects misalignment by comparing the converted image and the newly acquired image;
A determination unit that determines that a combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image when the positional shift detected by the second positional shift detection unit is within a predetermined range; A three-dimensional image photographing device comprising the above.   A display control unit configured to display a result of the detection by the first misregistration detection unit corresponding to a combination of enlargement / reduction and inclination of the outer frame of the first image, and the outer frame superimposed on the newly acquired image; The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The second misregistration detection unit sets a region where the misregistration is large in the image as a foreground region, and the first misregistration detection unit detects a region other than the foreground region when the foreground region is set. 3. The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a position shift is detected with respect to the region.   The determination unit determines that a combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is a three-dimensional image when the maximum positional deviation among the positional deviations detected by the second positional deviation detection unit is within a predetermined range. The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stereoscopic image capturing apparatus determines that the image is appropriate.   When the determination unit determines that the combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image, the newly acquired image is stored as a second image as a second image. 5. The stereoscopic image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an output that is proposed to be held in a unit is performed. Holding the image acquired by the image acquisition unit as a first image;
A first misalignment detection step of detecting a misalignment by comparing the first image with the image newly acquired after the image acquisition unit has acquired the first image;
Using the detection result of the first misregistration detection step, correcting the misregistration of the first image with respect to the newly acquired image, and generating a converted image;
A second misalignment detection step of comparing the converted image with the newly acquired image to detect misalignment;
A determination step of determining that a combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is appropriate as a three-dimensional image when the positional shift detected by the second positional shift detection step is within a predetermined range; A stereoscopic image capturing method characterized by including the image. A procedure for holding the image acquired by the image acquisition unit as a first image;
A first misalignment detection procedure for detecting a misalignment by comparing the first image with the newly acquired image after the image acquisition unit has acquired the first image;
Using the detection result of the first misalignment detection procedure, correcting the misalignment that the first image has with respect to the newly acquired image, and generating a converted image;
A second misalignment detection procedure for detecting misalignment by comparing the converted image and the newly acquired image;
A determination procedure for determining that a combination of the newly acquired image and the first image is appropriate as a stereoscopic image when the displacement detected by the second displacement detection procedure is within a predetermined range; A stereoscopic image photographing program which is executed by a computer.

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