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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Camera using multiple lenses and image sensors in a rangefinder configuration to provide a range map
John N. Border, Walworth, NY (US);
Amy D. Enge, Spencerport, NY (US);
Efrain O. Morales, Rochester, NY (US);
Bruce H. Pillman, Rochester, NY (US);
Keith A. Jacoby, Rochester, NY (US);
James E. Adams, Jr., Rochester, NY (US);
Russell J. Palum, Rochester, NY (US);
Andrew C. Gallagher, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John N. Border, Walworth, NY (US);
Amy D. Enge, Spencerport, NY (US);
Efrain O. Morales, Rochester, NY (US);
Bruce H. Pillman, Rochester, NY (US);
Keith A. Jacoby, Rochester, NY (US);
James E. Adams, Jr., Rochester, NY (US);
Russell J. Palum, Rochester, NY (US);
Andrew C. Gallagher, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An electronic camera for producing an output image of a scene from a captured image signal includes a first imaging stage comprising a first image sensor for generating a first sensor output and a first lens for forming a first image of the scene on the first image sensor, and a second imaging stage comprising a second image sensor for generating a second sensor output and a second lens for forming a second image of the scene on the second image sensor, where the lenses have different focal lengths. A processing stage uses the sensor output from one of the imaging stages as the captured image signal and uses the images from both imaging stages to generate a range map identifying distances to the different portions of the scene.