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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takuya Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichiro Goto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 17/12 (2021.01); G03B 17/20 (2021.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); G03B 17/12 (2013.01); G03B 17/20 (2013.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 5/2258 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); H04N 5/232935 (2018.08); H04N 5/232941 (2018.08); H04N 5/232945 (2018.08); H04N 5/2628 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus, including an image sensor, a display, and circuitry is provided. The circuitry is configured to control the display to display a user interface that includes an imaging range setting item for setting a reference position. The reference position indicates a reference angle of a swing operation during capturing a plurality of images by the image sensor for generating a panoramic image.