Patent ID: 9710724
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. A multi-camera device, comprising: 3 camera sensors, disposed at a world facing side of the multi-camera device, arranged to all take pictures in a world facing direction of the multi-camera device, wherein a first of the 3 camera sensors is disposed at the world facing side at a first location at a top edge of the multi-camera device that is closer to a first side edge of the multi-camera device than a second side edge of the multi-camera device, a second of the 3 camera sensors is disposed at the world facing side at a second location at a bottom edge of the multi-camera device that is closer to the first side edge than the second side edge, and a third of the 3 camera sensors is disposed at the world facing side at a third location at a mid-point of the first side edge; and a soft shutter button arranged on a user facing side of the multi-camera device, opposite to the world facing side of the multi-camera device, to control the 3 camera sensors, wherein the soft shutter button is arranged at a fourth location on the user facing side near the second side edge and away from the first side edge to reduce a likelihood of a user of the multi-camera device blocking a view of one or more of the 3 camera sensors of the world facing direction of the multi-camera device.