| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a camera assembly operable to capture a surrounding scene. The camera assembly comprises a rotatable structure, a motor assembly operable to rotate the rotatable structure, a camera coupled to the rotatable structure, and a controller operable to control the motor assembly synchronous with the imaging device such that the linear device captures the image while the motor is rotating the camera. The imaging device can include a linear optical array (e.g., a CMOS image sensor). In one embodiment, the controller is programmed to rotate the camera at least 300 degrees, and preferably about 360 degrees. If desired, the amount of rotation of the camera is adjustable. For example, the camera assembly can further include an indicator (e.g., a magnet) that determines an amount of rotation of the camera, and a position of the indicator can be adjusted to change the amount of rotation of the camera. |
