APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPHERICAL LIGHT FIELD CAPTURE

摘要

An imaging apparatus comprises a gantry with a pan and tilt rotating mechanism to which an elongated member is attached. The elongated member enables placing an image capture device at a forward offset from the center of rotation of the pan and tilt rotating mechanism. A real-world scenery is captured via rotation of the pan and tilt rotating mechanism which inscribes a sphere and positions the imaging device at the nodal points of the sphere for capturing images.

主权项

1) An apparatus comprising:
a stabilizing base; a pan and tilt rotating mechanism attached to the stabilizing base and having a connection point proximate a center of rotation; and an elongated member comprising a longitudinal axis, a proximal portion attached to the pan and tilt rotating mechanism at the connection point, a first distal portion, and a first mounting mechanism proximate the first distal portion for receiving an image capture device, the first mounting mechanism having a distance from the connection point so as to offset the image capture device along the longitudinal axis such that as the mechanism pans and tilts the image capture device traverses a path generally corresponding to points on a surface of an imaginary sphere having a radius originating at the center of rotation and equal to said distance.