Image capture apparatus

摘要

Methods and systems for capturing an image are provided. In one example, a head-mounted device (HMD) having an image capturing device, a viewfinder, a gaze acquisition system, and a controller may be configured to capture an image. The image capturing device may be configured to have an imaging field of view including at least a portion of a field of view provided by the viewfinder. The gaze acquisition system may be configured to acquire a gaze direction of a wearer. The controller may be configured to determine whether the acquired gaze direction is through the viewfinder and generate an image capture instruction based on a determination that the acquired gaze direction indicates a gaze through the viewfinder. The controller may further be configured to cause the image capturing device to capture an image.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a viewfinder providing a field of view; an image capturing device; a gaze acquisition system configured to acquire a gaze direction; a motion detection system configured to acquire movement data associated with the apparatus and determine movements of the apparatus based on the movement data; and a controller configured to: (1) determine whether the acquired gaze direction indicates a gaze through the viewfinder; (2) generate an image capture instruction based, at least in part, on a determination that the acquired gaze direction indicates a gaze through the viewfinder and on a movement pattern in the determined movements of the apparatus, wherein the movement pattern comprises the apparatus tilting forward, wherein the image capture instruction indicates that the image capturing device should capture an image, and (3) cause the image capturing device to capture an image in accordance with the image capture instruction, wherein the captured image includes at least a portion of the field of view provided by the viewfinder.