JP6782909B2 - Shooting equipment and panoramic shooting equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus capable of performing panoramic photography even in a dark place such as a concealed portion or a wide place, and a panoramic photographing device for performing panoramic photography with a panoramic camera.

Conventionally, photographs have been taken with a digital camera or the like in order to check the construction status of pits such as holes and dents in the ceiling and raised floor of a building. For example, in the building inspection device described in Patent Document 1, a main point of a building is photographed with a camera, and the photographed image is displayed on a monitor via a cable. The camera is connected to the tip side of the cable via a flexible tube, and the camera can be swung and adjusted, and a hand-held pole with a detachable monitor attached is installed on the hand-held side of the cable.

Further, in the panoramic image data generation device described in Patent Document 2, a plurality of image data taken by a digital camera are mapped without being processed to create panoramic image data, and the panoramic image data is output. This makes it possible to capture and display an omnidirectional image from a predetermined position inside the building.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-100148 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-221324

However, in the building inspection device described in Patent Document 1, since the inside of the concealed portion is dark, it cannot be transferred neatly even by using the strobe of the camera. In addition, since it was necessary to take a picture by intuition without being able to confirm whether or not the object to be taken was in the viewfinder of the camera, it often took time to take a picture requiring a concealment part. Moreover, it was not possible to take a picture of the concealed portion in all directions at one time, and it was necessary to take a picture of the entire circumference a plurality of times at different angles.

Further, even in the panoramic image data generation device described in Patent Document 2, since a plurality of images are taken by a digital camera in a plurality of directions, the image data is analyzed and combined to generate a panoramic photograph, there is a problem that it takes time and effort. was there. Moreover, there is no disclosure about clearly capturing image data in a dark place such as a concealed portion for a captured image, and it has been difficult to capture and generate such a panoramic photograph.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a photographing apparatus and a panoramic photographing apparatus capable of easily and clearly capturing a panoramic image even in a dark concealed portion.

The photographing apparatus according to the present invention has a base having a mounting portion for mounting the panoramic camera, and the base is arranged in a cylindrical or square cylinder shape so as to surround the panoramic camera to illuminate the object to be photographed. A lighting device and a support member for supporting the base are provided, and the base or the lighting device is provided with a mark for photographing indicating the front direction of the panoramic camera.

Further, the lighting device includes a protective member located on a side portion or a side portion and an upper portion of the panoramic camera to protect the panoramic camera, and the protective member is substantially on the same surface as both side portions of the panoramic camera. It may be located.
When shooting behind the ceiling or under the floor away from the photographer, the panoramic camera does not come into contact with the ceiling, floor, or other parts and be damaged when the shooting equipment supported by the support member is inserted into the ceiling or under the floor. It can be protected by a protective member installed on the side or the upper part .

The panoramic photographing device according to the present invention is connected to the panoramic camera, any of the above-mentioned photographing instruments, and the panoramic camera via a wireless LAN to operate the panoramic camera and / or display the panoramic photographed image. and the information terminal, characterized in that there the Bei Ete.
In the present invention, when shooting a place away from the photographer or a narrow place, the base on which the panoramic camera and the lighting device are fixed by gripping with the support member is moved to the shooting place, and the wireless information terminal held at hand. Remote shooting can be performed by remotely operating the panoramic camera via wireless LAN, and the captured image can be immediately confirmed at hand by displaying the captured image of the panoramic camera on the wireless information terminal.

According to the photographing apparatus according to the present invention, the base on which the panoramic camera and the lighting device are mounted is extended to a high place, a narrow and dark place, etc. by the support member, and the object to be photographed is illuminated by the lighting device arranged on the base. You can shoot while.

Further, according to the panoramic photographing apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to irradiate the concealed portion in various places such as the ceiling and the floor with the lighting device and capture a panoramic image of the entire surroundings with one operation. Now you don't have to worry about the orientation of the panoramic camera. Moreover, since the wireless information terminal and the panoramic camera can be connected via wireless LAN for remote shooting operation, the panoramic camera can be operated by operating the wireless information terminal while illuminating even when the object to be photographed is in a high position or a narrow place. The panoramic image can be easily and easily taken, and the taken image can be displayed and confirmed by the wireless information terminal.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the panoramic photography apparatus by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the main part of the panoramic photographing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view of the panoramic photography apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view of the photographing apparatus excluding the panoramic camera. It is a front view of the photographing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a back view of the base of the photographing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the base of a photographic instrument. The base shown in FIG. 7 is shown, where FIG. 7A is a plan view and FIG. 7B is a side view. The lighting device is shown, where (a) is a front view, (b) is a plan view, and (c) and (d) are left and right side views. It is a figure which shows the use state of the panoramic photography apparatus by embodiment. It is a main part perspective view which shows the panoramic photography apparatus by 2nd Embodiment. It is a main part perspective view which shows the photographing apparatus of the panoramic photography apparatus shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the panoramic photographing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.
1 to 3 show a panoramic photographing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and the panoramic photographing apparatus 1 is provided with a base 3 at the tip of a stretchable rod-shaped support member 2. There is. On the base 3, partition plates 12 are arranged in the directions orthogonal to each other at each corner of the substrate 4 chamfered in the shape of a quadrangular plate such as a square, and the cross section is substantially L-shaped at the intersection of the partition plates 12 at each corner. The shaped protective frame 5 is formed as the first protective member.
Moreover, four lighting devices 7 are installed between the adjacent protective frames 5 so as to form a substantially square shape in a plan view along each side of the substrate 4. Further, the support member 2 is a stretchable hand-held monopod that extends up to 160 cm, for example, for photographing a place that cannot be reached by the panoramic photographing device 1, and is made of, for example, a lightweight aluminum alloy. A length adjusting portion 2a for expanding and contracting the length is provided in the middle portion of the support member 2 in the length direction.

Then, in FIGS. 4 and 5, a commercially available panoramic camera 8 as a photographing camera is detachably attached to the central portion of the substrate 4 whose four sides are surrounded by the lighting device 7 through a tripod hole on the bottom surface. Has been done. The panoramic camera 8 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape having both sides of the main body having convex curved surfaces, and fisheye lenses 9 for photographing are attached to both surfaces thereof. Each fisheye lens 9 is installed at a position higher than the lighting device 7, and can photograph a hemispherical object to be photographed with a shooting angle of view of more than 180 degrees. Therefore, by simultaneously taking pictures with the fisheye lenses 9 on both sides, it is possible to take a picture of a 360-degree omnidirectional object surrounding the panoramic camera 8 in one picture.
The base 3, the lighting device 7, and the support member 2 constitute the photographing apparatus 10.

Next, the base 3 of the panoramic photographing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. The base 3 has a substantially quadrangular plate-shaped substrate 4 and a partition plate 12 on the chamfered portion of each corner in a substantially grid shape. A concave portion 12a cut out in a substantially arc shape is formed in the center of each partition plate 12. A screw hole 13 (mounting portion) for screwing and fixing the tip of the support member 2 is formed in the center of the substrate 4 surrounded by the four partition plates 12. Further, a protective frame 5 in which the partition plates 12 intersect is formed at each corner of each partition plate 12 in the shape of a girder.

A partition plate 12 and recesses 14 partitioned by protective frames 5 on both sides of the partition plate 12 are formed in the regions of each side of the substrate 4, and a lighting device 7 is installed in each recess 14. The fixed structure of the lighting device 7 is arbitrary, but in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a screw 15 is screwed through a hole 12b formed in the partition plate 12 of one of the protective frames 5 to illuminate the device 7. The device 7 is pressed against the facing protective frame 5 to be fixed. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the lighting device 7 fixed along each side of the substrate 4 is lower than the height of the protective frame 5 of each partition plate 12 and is lower than the height of the protective frame 5 facing each other in the recess 14. Is also retracted inward in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction).
Therefore, even if the panoramic photographing device 1 is inserted into a small hole or a narrow portion by using the support member 2, the upper portion and the lateral portion of each lighting device 7 are protected by the protective frames 5 on both sides. In addition, each partition plate 12 is formed with a concave portion 12a and a plurality of holes for weight reduction.

Next, the lighting device 7 shown in FIGS. 5 and 9 has, for example, a substantially quadrangular plate shape, and a plurality of LEDs 17 (4 × 8 = 32 in the figure) are arranged as light sources in the frame in front of the lighting device 7. It is possible to illuminate the front with strong light by the built-in battery. A convex portion 7a and a locking portion 7b are formed on one side surface of the lighting device 7. By screwing the screw 15 into the screw hole 12b formed in one partition plate 12 of the protective frame 5, the tip of the screw 15 is pushed against the locking portion 7b of the convex portion 7a provided on one side surface of the lighting device 7. By hitting and screwing the screw 15, the lighting device 7 is pressed against the partition plate 12 of the other protective frame 5 via the locking portion 7b to fix it. The lighting device 7 installed in the other recesses 14 was similarly fixed with screws 15.

Then, in order to remotely capture the panoramic camera 8 of the panoramic photographing device 1, the panoramic camera 8 is used as a wireless portable terminal such as a smartphone 18 (or a tablet terminal or the like) via a wireless LAN such as Wi-Fi. It is connected to a wireless information terminal such as a computer). By connecting the panoramic camera 8 mounted on the photographing apparatus 10 to the smartphone 18 with Wi-Fi or the like, the image before shooting of the panoramic camera 8 can be confirmed on the smartphone 18 and the shutter can be operated remotely. Moreover, the photographer can immediately visually confirm the image after shooting with the smartphone 18.

In the panoramic camera 1, four lighting devices 7 provided on the substrate 4 of the base 3 are arranged along the four sides of the square in the plan view of FIG. 3, and the panoramic camera 8 has two facing lighting devices. It is arranged parallel to each other in the center between the seven. Then, the front mark 20 of the camera 8 is attached to one surface of the panoramic camera 8, and the front surface for photographing is attached to the upper surface of one lighting device 7 facing the front mark 20 of the panoramic camera 8 among the four lighting devices 7. The mark 21 is attached. As a result, the front of the object to be photographed and the front of the panoramic camera 8 can be positioned.
The photographing instrument 10 excluding the support member 2 shown in FIG. 5 has four side surfaces having a shape to be rotated, and the bottom surface is the same as that of the substrate 4 and is shown in FIG. Further, the base 3 has a plan view and a front view shown in FIG. 8, and the front surface, both side surfaces, and the back surface have the same shape. The bottom surface of the base 3 is shown in FIG.

The panoramic photographing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and then the assembly method thereof will be described.
First, the lighting device 7 is installed in each recess 14 of the base 3 shown in FIG. 7, the screw 15 is screwed into the screw hole 12b of one protective frame 5, and the lighting device 7 is placed in the partition plate 12 of the other protective frame 5. Press and fix each.
Next, the panoramic camera 8 was installed in the center of the base 3 on the substrate 4, and the male screw portion at the tip of the support member 2 was screwed into the screw hole 13 of the substrate 4 to fix the panoramic camera 8 and further formed on the bottom of the panoramic camera 8. It is fixed by screwing the tip of the male screw portion of the support member 2 into the tripod hole. In this way, the panoramic photographing apparatus 1 provided with one support member can be assembled.

Next, how to use the panoramic photographing apparatus 1 will be described.
First, for example, when checking the construction status of a pit such as a hole or a dent in the ceiling or raised floor of a building, the lighting devices 7 on the four sides of the panoramic photographing device 1 are turned on to irradiate the illumination light in four directions. .. In this state, for example, when photographing the inside of the ceiling, as shown in FIG. 10, the photographer stands on the floor and inserts the panorama photographing device 1 into the hole 24 for the downlight of the ceiling.

At this time, each lighting device 7 is fixed to a recess 14 inside the protective frame 5 of the base 3, and is held at a position retracted inside the protective frame 5 in the lateral direction and downward in the vertical direction. .. Therefore, when the panoramic photographing device 1 is inserted into the edge of the hole in the ceiling, even if the protective frame 5 comes into contact with the protective frame 5, the lighting device 7 does not contact the edge of the hole in the ceiling and damages the panoramic camera 8 as well. Can be inserted without.

Even if the inside of the ceiling is dark, the entire circumference can be illuminated by the four lighting devices 7, so that the light of the LED 17 can be used to illuminate the object to be photographed and confirmed. Therefore, the front mark 20 of the panoramic camera 8 is directed to the shooting direction, and the shot image in that direction can be confirmed on the screen of the smartphone 18 held in the hand, and remote shooting can be performed. Then, by pressing the shutter button of the smartphone 18, the image of the object to be photographed around 360 degrees by the fisheye lenses 9 on both sides of the panoramic camera 8 can be photographed in one operation. Moreover, the captured image can be confirmed on the spot because it can be reproduced on the screen of the smartphone 18.

Further, since the panoramic camera 8 can shoot the entire 360-degree circumference in the ceiling, which is the object to be shot, in one shot, it is not always necessary to select the front direction of the panoramic camera 8. However, when observing an object to be photographed with a smartphone 18 or a personal computer, the image to be displayed first is in the front direction, so that image management can be made more efficient. In addition, the captured image can be viewed on a personal computer or the like to examine the wiring route and position the inspection port.
Then, when it is desired to take a picture from a higher position in the ceiling, the length of the support member 2 may be extended and the picture may be taken again.

As described above, according to the panoramic photographing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when photographing various concealed parts, high places, etc., such as in the ceiling, underfloor, pit, etc. of a building, while illuminating with the lighting apparatus 7, 1 It is possible to photograph an object to be photographed in the omnidirectional direction of 360 degrees by shooting the degree. Unlike conventional shooting devices, it is not necessary to analyze and integrate multiple shooting data shot in each direction to generate a panoramic image, so it is possible to obtain a panoramic image in a short time using a simple shooting device. it can. Further, by installing the front marks 20 and 21 on the panoramic camera 8 and the lighting device 7 to determine the shooting direction, the management of the panoramic image can be made more efficient.

Further, the panoramic photographing device 1 can perform remote photographing with a smartphone 18 or the like at hand and can easily confirm the captured image even in a high place, a distant place, a narrow place where the photographer is difficult to move, or the like.
Moreover, since the panoramic photographing device 1 arranges four lighting devices 7 around the panoramic camera 8 and protects the lighting devices 7 with a protective frame 5 in which the partition plates 12 are crossed, the lighting device 7 is on the ceiling. It is possible to prevent damage by contacting the insertion hole or the object. Further, since the panoramic photographing apparatus 1 is small and light in weight, it is easy to operate.

The panoramic photographing apparatus 1 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and replacements can be made without departing from the gist thereof. Hereinafter, modifications and other embodiments will be described with reference to the same or similar parts and members as those in the above-described embodiment.
In the above-described embodiment, the four lighting devices 7 are arranged in a square shape so as to surround the panoramic camera 8 on the base 3, but the number, arrangement, and arrangement of the lighting devices 7 can be arbitrarily set. For example, the three lighting devices 7 may be arranged in a substantially triangular shape in a plan view, or a plurality of lighting devices 7 may be arranged so as to form a regular hexagon, a regular octagon, a substantially circular shape, or the like to form a protective frame. It may be protected by 5. Further, the front marks 20 and 21 may not be provided.
Alternatively, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 6, the front mark 21 may be provided on the back surface of the base 3. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, in order to visually check the base 3 from below, the photographer can confirm the front direction at the time of shooting by the front mark 21 provided on the back surface of the base 3.

Next, the panoramic photographing apparatus 1A according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.
The photographing apparatus 26 of the panoramic photographing apparatus 1A in the second embodiment has a substantially cylindrical shape, and the panoramic camera 8 is installed inside the imaging apparatus 26. The photographing apparatus 26 includes a substantially disk-shaped base 27 and a substantially cylindrical illuminating device 28 fixed to the peripheral edge of the base 27, and the upper end of the illuminating device 28 has a radial direction similar to that of the base 27. A ring-shaped protective plate 29 protruding outward is installed.
The male screw portion of the tip of the support member 2 is screwed into the screw hole 13 provided in the center of the substrate 27 of the base 27 to fix it, and the tip of the male screw portion of the support member 2 is screwed into the tripod hole at the bottom of the panoramic camera 8. Fix it by doing. In this state, the fisheye lens 9 of the panoramic camera 8 is located above the protective plate 29 of the lighting device 28 and does not interfere with shooting.

The panoramic camera 8 inserted into the substantially cylindrical lighting device 28 has a gap formed between it and the inner surface of the lighting device 28, such as when charging the battery of the LED 17 light built in the lighting device 28. It can be cooled even if it generates heat, and does not adversely affect the panoramic camera 8. Further, even if the panoramic camera 8 generates heat due to continuous shooting, it can be cooled by the gap between the panoramic camera 8 and the lighting device 28. The power source of the lighting device 28 may be a battery instead of the battery.
The arrangement of the LEDs 17 in the lighting device 28 is arbitrary, but in the example shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of LEDs 17 are arranged in the vertical direction at predetermined intervals, and are also arranged in the circumferential direction. Further, reinforcing plates 32 extend on both sides of the LEDs 17 arranged in the vertical direction and are connected to the base 27 and the protective plate 29. Therefore, the outer peripheral surfaces of the LED 17 and the lighting device 28 are recessed on substantially the same surface as the base 27, the protective plate 29, and the reinforcing plate 32, or slightly inward.
Alternatively, the base 27 and the protective plate 29 may be installed at substantially the same position as the outer peripheral surface of the lighting device 28 without installing the reinforcing plate 32. Even in this case, the LED 17 can be protected by the strength of the outer peripheral surface of the lighting device 28.

A pair of columns 33 are detachably fitted on the protective plate 29 at opposite positions separated by approximately 180 °, and the upper ends thereof are connected to each other by the connecting plate 34. These columns 33 and connecting plates 34 form a gate-shaped second protective member 35. In a state where the panoramic camera 8 is fixed to the support member 2 through the screw holes 13 of the substrate 31 of the base 27, both sides and the top of the panoramic camera 8 are in contact with the support column 33 and the connecting plate 34 through a slight gap (or contact). It is surrounded. Further, the front marks 21 provided on the protective plate 29 are installed at positions of 90 ° from the columns 33 on both sides.
The second protective member 35 can be removed from the protective plate 29 of the lighting device 28 when the panoramic camera 8 is attached / detached and reattached after the attachment / detachment is completed. Alternatively, the second protective member 35 may be fixed to the protective plate 29 of the lighting device 28, and even in this case, the panoramic camera 8 can be attached / detached by using the cavity in the lighting device 28.

In the panoramic camera 8, both sides of the panoramic camera 8 are substantially the same as the pair of columns 33 of the second protective member 35 in order to take a 360 ° panoramic image so that the columns 33 and the connecting plates 34 on both sides are not reflected in the image. It is preferably located on the surface. Therefore, the panoramic camera 8 is fixed so that the front mark 20 coincides with the front mark 21 of the protective plate 29.
As the second protective member 35, only the support column 33 may be installed, or the support column 33 on one side and the connecting plate 34 may be formed in a substantially L shape. Even in this case, the panoramic camera 8 can be protected.

Since the panoramic photographing apparatus 1A provided with the photographing apparatus 26 according to the second embodiment has the above-described configuration, when the panoramic photographing apparatus 1A is inserted into a hole 24 or the like in the ceiling, the panoramic camera 8 has a support 33 and a connecting plate. The second protective member 35 made of 34 protects the ceiling from colliding with the edge of the hole 24, protrusions, and the like. Further, the LED 17 of the lighting device 28 is protected by a protective plate 29, a reinforcing plate 32, a base 27, etc., or an outer surface of the lighting device 28.
Moreover, during panoramic shooting, the columns 33 and the connecting plates 34 on both sides can be prevented from being captured on the shooting screen.

In the panoramic photographing apparatus 1A according to the second embodiment, the arrangement of the LEDs 17 installed in the lighting apparatus 28 may be arranged in one row or several rows in the circumferential direction, and the number of LEDs 17 may be reduced within the range in which photography is possible. Even in this case, it is preferable in terms of photographing that the rows of LEDs 17 are evenly arranged. Further, the row portion of the lighting device 28 in which the LED 17 is not installed may be opened to communicate with the internal cavity, whereby the cooling effect of the panoramic camera 8 in the lighting device 28 can be enhanced.

In the panoramic photographing devices 1 and 1A according to the above-described embodiments, the smartphone 18 may be provided with a switch having only the lighting devices 7 and 28. Further, the lighting devices 7 and 28 may be turned on in synchronization with or in conjunction with the shutter button operation of the panoramic camera 8.
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the panoramic camera 8 provided with the panoramic camera 8, the imaging devices 10, 26, and the smartphone 18 has been described as the panoramic photographing device 1, but the present invention does not necessarily have to include the smartphone 18, and the panorama The camera 8 may take a remote image via wiring instead of wirelessly. Further, the memory of the panoramic image taken by the panoramic camera 8 may be taken out from the panoramic camera 8 and reproduced by a personal computer, a printer or the like. Further, as the panoramic camera, instead of the panoramic camera 8 in which the fisheye lenses 9 are provided on both sides of the main body according to the embodiment, a panoramic camera or the like in which various lenses such as a fisheye lens are provided only on one surface may be used.

1, 1A Panorama shooting device 2 Support member 3, 27 Base 4 Board 5 Protective frame 7, 28 Lighting device 8 Panorama camera 10, 26 Shooting equipment 12 Partition plate 17 LED
18 Smartphone 20, 21 Front mark 33 Strut 34 Connecting plate 35 Second protective member

Claims (3)

A base with a mounting part for mounting a panoramic camera,
An illuminating device that is arranged in a cylindrical or square cylinder shape so as to surround the panoramic camera on the base and illuminates the object to be photographed.
A support member for supporting the base is provided.
An imaging instrument characterized in that the base or the lighting device is provided with a photographing mark indicating the front direction of the panoramic camera. The lighting device includes a protective member located on a side or a side surface and an upper part of the panoramic camera to protect the panoramic camera.
The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the protective member is located on substantially the same surface as both side portions of the panoramic camera. With a panoramic camera
With the photographing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 .
A panoramic photographing device including a wireless information terminal connected to the panoramic camera via a wireless LAN to operate the panoramic camera and / or display a panoramic photographed image.

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