WO2006016534A1 - 画像撮影装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an image photographing device capable of generating a two-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image from a photographed image.
- FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the field sequential method.
- the left eye image and the right eye image are arranged alternately in one pixel in the vertical direction, and the display of the left eye image and the display of the right eye image are alternated. It is displayed by switching to.
- the left-eye and right-eye images have a vertical resolution of 1Z2 compared to normal 2D display.
- the observer wears shatter-type glasses that open and close in synchronization with the display switching cycle.
- the shatter used here has the left eye image displayed! When the left eye side is open, the right eye side is closed and the right eye image is displayed! When the left eye side is closed, the right eye side is closed. open. In this way, the left eye image is observed only with the left eye, and the right eye image is observed only with the right eye, and stereoscopic viewing can be performed.
- FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the parallax barrier method.
- Fig. 7 (A) is a diagram showing the principle of parallax.
- FIG. 7B is a diagram showing a screen displayed by the parallax barrier method.
- FIG. 7A an image in which the left eye image and the right eye image are alternately arranged every other pixel in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 7B is displayed on the image display panel 701.
- the image is displayed on the image display panel.
- the left eye image is observed only by the left eye 703 and the right eye image is observed only by the right eye 704, so that stereoscopic viewing can be performed.
- the left-eye image and the right-eye image to be displayed are each photographed with a digital camera or the like.
- a digital camera or the like when photographing each image with two cameras, When shooting two cameras with a stereo camera using a mirror or prism and shooting with a single camera, there is a problem that the mirror and prism must be properly positioned. It was.
- Patent Document 1 relates to a stereo camera that measures the distance to a subject and changes the convergence angle formed by the optical axes of a pair of imaging optical systems in accordance with the information.
- Figure 8 shows the configuration.
- the imaging recording means 816 measures the subject distance, and inputs the measured value to the camera parameter calculation means 812.
- the camera parameter calculation means 812 calculates the convergence angle from the input subject distance measurement value and inputs it to the convergence angle adjustment means 814.
- the convergence angle adjusting unit 814 adjusts the convergence angle of the imaging / recording unit 816 according to the input convergence angle.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-22014
- 2D refers to two dimensions
- 3D refers to three dimensions
- a 2D image is a conventional image composed of only one viewpoint image.
- a 3D image is an image configured by a set of a plurality of images having parallax.
- Figure 9 shows an example of a 3D image.
- 3D image of this example The image 903 is a 3D image in which images corresponding to the two viewpoints of the left eye image 901 and the right eye image 902 are thinned out in half in the horizontal direction and then arranged side by side.
- the parallel method refers to shooting with the optical axes of two cameras parallel to each other
- the intersection method refers to shooting with the optical axes of two cameras intersecting.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the object thereof is to allow the distance between any assumed position and the photographing recording means to be arbitrarily set,
- An object of the present invention is to provide an image photographing apparatus which can automatically calculate an invalid area in parallel method photographing and can select an optimum photographing method based on the invalid area.
- the present invention provides an angle of convergence formed by a straight line connecting two photographing recording means for photographing an image for generating a 3D image, a convergence point where the optical axes of the photographing recording means intersect, and the photographing recording means.
- an image photographing apparatus comprising a convergence angle adjusting means for adjusting the angle, when photographing with the optical axis of the photographing / recording means being parallel, a point assumed to be an object and the photographing / recording means
- a setting unit that can arbitrarily set the distance, an invalid area that does not have a common corresponding point in the photographing area of the photographing recording means, the distance, a baseline length that is an interval between the photographing recording means, and the photographing recording means And an invalid area calculating means for calculating from the performance information angle of view.
- the invalid area calculated by the invalid area calculating unit is deleted from the photographed image, and the remaining area is stored.
- the invalid area calculation means where x is the ratio of the invalid area, L is the distance, d is the base length, and the angle of view of the photographing recording means is 0,
- the optical axis of the imaging / recording unit intersects from the imaging with the optical axis of the imaging / recording unit being parallel. It is characterized by switching to shooting.
- the present invention is characterized in that imaging information display means for displaying invalid area information calculated by the invalid area calculation means is provided.
- the present invention provides two photographic recording means for capturing an image for generating a 3D image, and radiation formed by a straight line connecting the convergence point where the optical axes of the photographic recording means intersect with the photographic recording means.
- an image photographing apparatus comprising a convergence angle adjusting means for adjusting a convergence angle
- the distance between the convergence point and the photographing and recording means can be arbitrarily set It comprises setting means and calculation means for calculating an angle of convergence based on the distance.
- the present invention it is possible to arbitrarily set the distance to the position without any subject in parallel method shooting or cross method shooting. For example, when performing stereoscopic shooting with the same composition every time, the setting is required. You can shoot without changing. In addition, since the invalid area can be calculated in parallel imaging, processing is facilitated when generating a 3D image from the captured image.
- the entire left and right images can be stereoscopically viewed.
- the parallel normal force is automatically switched to the cross method according to the ratio of the invalid area, so that stereoscopic shooting of the foreground and the distant view can be performed seamlessly.
- the user can confirm the calculation contents.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an image recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the positional relationship between two cameras and a convergence point at the time of crossing method photography.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an area captured by a camera during parallel photography.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the position of the invalid area in the left and right images taken by the parallel method.
- FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a field sequential method. [7] It is a conceptual diagram for explaining the parallax barrier method.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an image recording apparatus according to a conventional technique.
- FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a 3D image.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an image capturing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the image photographing apparatus includes a control unit 101 and a photographing unit 102.
- the control unit 101 includes a photographing information display unit 111, a camera parameter calculation unit 112, and an invalid area calculation unit 113.
- the photographing unit 102 includes a convergence angle adjusting unit 114, a baseline length adjusting unit 115, and an imaging / recording unit 116.
- the camera parameter calculation means 112 is based on a setting distance (a distance to the point force imaging and recording means 116 on the assumption that there is an object) on which the user also inputs a setting means (operation button or the like) force (not shown).
- the angle and baseline length are calculated and output to the photographing means 102.
- the shooting information is output to the shooting information display means 111. This shooting information includes the set distance, convergence angle, baseline length, and the image being shot. The setting distance, convergence angle, and baseline length will be described later.
- the invalid area calculation means 113 receives the set distance, the base line length, and the shooting / recording means performance information as input, calculates the invalid area of the video being shot, and outputs the invalid area information to the shooting means 102.
- the photographing / recording means performance information is information input or held as information specific to the photographing / recording means 116 in the photographing means 102.
- the information includes the angle of view of the camera.
- the shooting information display unit 111 displays shooting information based on the shooting information input from the camera parameter calculation unit 112.
- the invalid area information calculated by the invalid area calculation means 113 can also be displayed.
- the convergence angle adjusting unit 114 in the imaging unit 102 adjusts the convergence angle of the imaging / recording unit 116 using the convergence angle from the camera parameter calculation unit 112 as an input.
- Baseline length adjusting means 115 receives the baseline length from camera parameter calculating means 112 as input, and adjusts the baseline length of imaging recording means 116.
- the imaging / recording means 116 is a camera part provided with imaging elements such as two CCDs, and shoots images. Further, based on the invalid area information input from the invalid area calculation means 113, the area of the video output by each CCD can be changed.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the positional relationship between the two cameras (shooting and recording means 116) and the convergence point at the time of crossing method shooting.
- the convergence point is the point where the optical axes of the two cameras intersect, and the distance to the convergence point is called the convergence point distance.
- L indicates the value of the convergence point distance.
- the setting distance at the time of crossing photography is the convergence point distance, and this value can be set arbitrarily by the user.
- ⁇ represents the value of the convergence angle.
- the convergence angle is the angle between the convergence point and the straight line connecting the two cameras.
- d represents the value of the baseline length. Baseline length is the distance between two cameras.
- Fig. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the area captured by the camera during parallel photography.
- d is the baseline length value.
- the convergence point distance is infinite and the convergence angle is 0 degrees.
- the user can set the setting distance for parallel photography.
- the invalid area information that occurs when it is assumed that there is an object at a set distance from the camera is calculated from this set distance.
- ⁇ is a value indicating an angle of a range captured by one camera and indicates an angle of view. This is a camera-specific value.
- L1 is a value indicating the range of the area that can be seen only by one camera in terms of length.
- L2 is a value indicating the range of the area captured by both cameras. L is the camera force and the set distance. At this time, the ratio X of the invalid area to the area shown in the camera is calculated by the following formula.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the position of the invalid area in the captured left and right images.
- the left camera is on the left side and the right camera is on the right side by the ratio of X above.
- the invalid area is discarded as shown in FIG. 4 and the remaining area is saved as a valid area in a recording medium such as a memory, only an area usable for stereoscopic viewing can be obtained.
- the region 411 corresponding to the ratio of X in the left end force is an invalid region, and the remaining region 412 is an effective region. Width of invalid area 411
- the ratio can be expressed by the following equation.
- the region 413 corresponding to the ratio of X in the right end force is an invalid region, and the remaining region 414 is an effective region.
- the ratio can be expressed by the following formula.
- a user inputs a set distance to the photographing apparatus according to the present invention (step S1).
- the camera parameter calculation means 112 first calculates the baseline length at the time of parallel photographing from the input set distance, and outputs it to the invalid area calculation means 113 (step S2).
- the baseline length is calculated as follows.
- the baseline length is set to 65mm, which is the eye interval.
- the invalid area calculation means 113 calculates an invalid area from the base line length d, the set distance L, and the angle of view ⁇ included in the imaging / recording means performance information according to the above formula, and performs imaging with the camera parameter calculation means 112.
- the data is input to the recording means 116 (step S3).
- the camera parameter calculation means 112 compares the invalid area ratio X with respect to the entire imaging area based on the input invalid area information and the value ex (step S4). (Step S8), otherwise select the parallel method (Step S5).
- step S5 the case where the process proceeds to step S5 will be described.
- the optical axes of the cameras are parallel to each other. Therefore, the convergence angle is adjusted to 0 degree by the convergence angle adjusting means 114.
- the base line length is adjusted from the base line length input from the camera parameter calculating unit 112 to the base line length adjusting unit 115 (step S6).
- the imaging recording means 116 sets an area to be imaged from the input invalid area information (step S7).
- the setting to the photographing means 102 is completed and the photographing state is set (step S12).
- step S8 will be described.
- the camera parameter calculation unit 112 calculates the convergence angle and the base line length so as to match the input set distance, and outputs them (step S9).
- the baseline length is calculated in the same manner as in the parallel method.
- the camera parameter calculation means 112 holds the base line length calculated in step S2, and the value may be used as it is as the base line length at the time of the crossing photographing.
- the width convergence angle is calculated so that the set distance becomes the convergence point distance.
- the convergence angle adjusting means 114 receives the convergence angle and adjusts the convergence angle of the photographing means.
- the baseline length adjusting means 115 receives the baseline length and adjusts the baseline length of the imaging means (step S10). At the time of the crossing method photographing, it is set in the imaging recording means 116 with no invalid area (step Sll). Thus, the setting for the photographing means 102 is completed, and the photographing state is set (step S12).
- the apparatus of the present invention by inputting the distance to the convergence point, it is possible to set the convergence point at an arbitrary assumed position, and it is possible to correspond to the left and right images taken by the parallel method.
- the invalid area By making each area an invalid area, the invalid area is automatically cut out and saved, and the intersection method and parallel method are automatically switched according to specific conditions. Can be taken in better condition.
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