JPH0389336A - Panoramic camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily recognize and set the turning angle of a camera main body to an object which is required at the time of panoramic photographing by providing an index part consisting of plural indexes which can designate the set position of the camera main body on the upper surface part of the camera main body. CONSTITUTION:The index part S consisting of the plural indexes 1-5 which are marked at every specified angle decided by considering the photographing viewing angle of the camera or a trimming quantity at the time of printing and which can designate the set position of the camera main body K is provided on the upper surface part Ka of the camera main body K. Therefore, one of the plural indexes 1-5 of the index part S is taken as a reference index and photographing is performed by making the reference index correspond to the desired object. Thereafter, other indexes are allowed to correspond to the desired object in proper order in the same manner to successively perform photographing. Thus, the turning angle of the camera main body which is required at the time of panoramic photographing is very easily recognized and set.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention is a method of photographing a wide range of subjects frame by frame from the same location while rotating the camera by an angle that takes into account the angle of view of the camera, and then pasting together the resulting photographs. The present invention relates to a panoramic camera capable of obtaining a photograph of the entire subject over a wide range, that is, a so-called panoramic photograph.

2. Description of the Related Art Various methods and cameras have been proposed or put into practical use for so-called panoramic photography in which a wide range of objects are photographed.

For example, - You can attach an ultra-wide-angle lens to an eye reflex camera or a large view camera and shoot one frame at a time, or - You can use an eye reflex camera or a compact camera to shoot one frame at a time, matching the angle of view of each camera. There is a well-known method in which a panoramic photograph is obtained by taking consecutive photographs and then pasting together a desired number of completed photographs.

In addition, a slit was placed in front of the film inside the camera body, and the camera body was synchronized with the film transport speed and rotated in the opposite direction to the film transport direction to perform continuous shooting and obtain panoramic photographs. Devices and methods are also well known.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since most of the above-mentioned conventional devices capable of obtaining panoramic photographs, that is, panoramic cameras, are exclusively for panoramic photography, it is difficult to use them when you want to take general photographs. It is necessary to prepare a separate camera, which has the disadvantage of increasing the expense burden on the photographer.

On the other hand, using a compact camera or the like to take pictures one frame at a time according to the angle of view of the camera, needless to say, uses a normal camera and does not cause the above-mentioned inconveniences. do not have.

However, since a regular camera is used, when shooting panoramas, the camera must be determined by taking into account the focal length of the shooting lens, the camera's angle of view determined by the film screen size, and the amount of cropping when printing. The rotation angle of the main body must be set based on the photographer's sense.In other words, it is not possible to quantitatively determine how much the camera should be rotated, which may result in the subject being cut off, or This caused the inconvenience of overlapping too much.

In addition, in recent years, a field frame for panoramic shooting has been formed in the viewfinder, and the photographer memorizes the edges of the subject determined based on this field frame, and the camera is designed so that the edges are connected continuously. Cameras that attempt to prevent the above-mentioned inconvenience by moving the camera to take pictures have also been put into practical use.

However, even with such a camera, the photographer must memorize a different edge of the subject each time the camera is photographed, that is, each time the camera is moved, based on the photographer's visual sense.
This is troublesome and may cause the stored contents to become uncertain, which may still cause the above-mentioned inconveniences, and it has not been possible to reliably prevent the above-mentioned inconveniences.

The present invention was developed in consideration of the above-mentioned points, and provides a panoramic camera that is not only capable of general photography but also allows extremely easy recognition and setting of the rotation angle of the camera body required for panoramic photography. The purpose is to provide

Means for Solving the Problems A panoramic camera according to the present invention is provided on the upper surface of a camera body at predetermined angles determined by taking into consideration the shooting angle of view of the camera or the amount of trimming during printing. The device is configured to include an indicator section consisting of a plurality of indicators that can indicate the installation direction of the device.

Another panoramic camera according to the present invention has a plurality of predetermined angles attached to the upper surface of the camera body for each of a plurality of types of predetermined angles determined by taking into consideration the plurality of shooting angles of view of the camera or the amount of trimming at the time of printing. The device is configured to include an indicator section consisting of a plurality of indicators that can indicate a plurality of types of installation directions.

Function Since the panoramic camera according to the present invention is configured as described above, one of the plurality of indicators in the indicator section is used as a reference indicator, and first, this reference indicator is made to correspond to a desired subject and a photograph is taken. Thereafter, panoramic photography can be performed frame by frame by sequentially photographing other indicators in an appropriate order corresponding to the same desired subject as in the above case.

In other words, without having to memorize a different subject each time the camera is moved and photographed, panoramic photography can be performed frame by frame by simply determining and memorizing a single desired subject to which reference indicators, etc. are associated before photographing. It turns out.

Embodiments Below, embodiments of the panoramic camera of the present invention will be described.

[Embodiment 1] Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the first embodiment of the panoramic camera according to the present invention. An index section S is provided that includes a plurality of indexes 1 to 5 attached at each predetermined angle α, which is determined in consideration of the amount of trimming during printing.

The plurality of indicators 1 to 5 of the illustrated indicator part S are formed on the upper surface Ka of the camera body by, for example, printing, engraving, or molding, and are not shown in the illustration for cameras that are already on the market. is formed by printing a plurality of indicators 1 to 5 in advance and pasting a sticker-like indicator portion on an appropriate portion.

Furthermore, as is clear from the drawing, the above-mentioned indicators 1 to 5 are composed of straight lines extending radially from the center O at a predetermined angle α, and one indicator 1 is formed on the optical axis of the camera. .

Note that the shapes of the indicators 1 to 5 themselves include the linear shape described above,
As shown in FIG. 2(a) or (b), it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted, such as an arrow form 1a to 5a or a combination form of a center O and a plurality of points 1b to 5b.

That is, the plurality of indicators 1 to 5 forming the indicator part S may have any form as long as they can indicate the direction.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the panoramic camera according to the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration will be explained in FIGS. 3(a) to 3(e).
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Prior to photographing, as shown in FIG. 3(a), a desired subject among the wide range of subjects 6 is determined as the main subject 6a, and one of the plurality of indicators 1 to 5 of the indicator section S is first set on this main subject 6a. One index 1 is directed or corresponded.

Next, a photograph is taken in the above state, and then the camera body K is rotated, and this time, as shown in FIG. 3(b), for example, the index 2 is
is made to face, or correspond to, the main subject 6a.

It goes without saying that when a photograph is taken in the state shown in FIG. 3(b), the camera body is rotated clockwise by a predetermined angle α.

Thereafter, as shown in Figure 3(C) to (e), indicators 3 to 5
Similarly, by sequentially rotating the camera body K to face the main subject 6a and photographing, a wide range of the subject 6 can be photographed at every predetermined angle α.

In the operations shown in FIGS. 3(a) to 3(e), the main subject is the subject in the center of the range to be photographed, but it goes without saying that it is also possible to use an appropriate part of the subject as the main subject. In this case, the operations in the states shown in FIGS. 3(a) to 3(e) may be performed in an appropriate order.

Further, in order to avoid making mistakes in the order of the operations shown in FIGS. 3(a) to 3(e), for example, indicators 1 to 5 may be labeled with numbers or the like that can indicate the order. However, in this case, care must be taken when setting the main subject to something other than the center of the range to be photographed.

Needless to say, it is possible to obtain a panoramic photograph that captures the entire subject 6 over a wide range by pasting together a plurality of photographs obtained by photographing as described above.

[Embodiment 2] Fig. 4 is a plan view of essential parts showing a second embodiment of the panoramic camera according to the present invention, and in the figure, the same figure numbers and symbols as in Fig. 1 indicate the same configuration. .

In this second embodiment, the indicator portion S of the first embodiment described above is
This is an example in which the interval between each index 1 to 5 is set to a predetermined angle α, that is, there is only one type of index, and this takes into consideration the fact that it can only be applied to a camera with a single focal length lens. .

That is, in this second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
For example, a camera with a zoom lens that can set various focal lengths by having multiple types of indexes in the index section S, for example, with different lengths or different colors (not shown). This is an example in which panoramic photography can be performed at a plurality of focal lengths corresponding to the plurality of types of indicators mentioned above.

Note that the photographing operation in this second embodiment is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, that is, by sequentially facing each index forming one type of multiple types of indexes to the desired subject. Needless to say.

The embodiments of the panoramic camera according to the present invention have been described above, but if we look at the index 1 that serves as the reference for the index section S, both the first and second embodiments described above are provided on the optical axis of the camera. . However, considering the function of the index as described above, it goes without saying that the index is not limited to this. For example, the reference index 1 may be placed near the optical axis of the camera and parallel to the optical axis.In other words, even if the center O is placed off the optical axis, Regarding the point of easily recognizing the rotation angle of the optical axis, there is no big difference from the previous case where the optical axis is provided.

Effects of the Invention The panoramic camera according to the present invention has a panoramic camera attached to the upper surface of the camera body at a predetermined angle determined by taking into consideration the shooting angle of view of the camera or the amount of cropping during printing, and indicating the installation direction of the camera body. Since it has an index section consisting of a plurality of indexes that can be photographed, the rotation angle of the camera body relative to the subject required for panoramic shooting can be determined simply by sequentially corresponding the plurality of indexes mentioned above to one desired subject. This has the effect that the photographer can extremely easily recognize and set the edge of the subject without having to memorize a different edge of the subject each time the photographer moves.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of a panoramic camera according to the present invention, and FIGS.
A plan view showing another form of the index shown in 5, Figure 3 is (
a) to (e) are operation state diagrams for explaining the operation of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the main parts of the second embodiment of the panoramic camera according to the present invention. be. 1 to 5...index, 6...subject.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Consisting of a plurality of indicators attached to the top surface of the camera body at predetermined angles determined by taking into consideration the camera's shooting angle of view or the amount of cropping during printing, and capable of indicating the installation direction of the camera body. A panoramic camera with an index section. (2) Markings are attached to the top surface of the camera body for each of multiple types of predetermined angles determined by taking into account the multiple shooting angles of view of the camera or the amount of cropping during printing, and the mounting orientation of the camera body is set in multiple types. A panoramic camera equipped with an index section consisting of multiple indexes that can be indicated.