摘要 |
A system and method for providing visible indications of an area of interest for assisting the visual orientation of a user using a digital camera is provided. The system includes a digital camera having a built in illumination projector. The illumination projector optical axis is related to the camera optical axis. Typically the illumination projector is collimated with the camera. Images produced by the illumination projector are viewed by camera user and are used as a reference for understanding the camera orientation and for selecting the desirable direction and field of view (FOV) for the camera. The system and method is extremely useful for portable and wearable digital cameras as well as for setup of fixed camera applications.
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