Patent ID: 9544574
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method for image capture comprising: determining, by a computing device, an indication of distance to an object in a scene, wherein the computing device comprises three or more image-capture devices that provide two or more baselines for stereoscopic imaging, wherein at least two pairs of image-capture devices from the three or more image-capture devices are operable for stereoscopic imaging, wherein each pair provides one of the baselines, and wherein a first of the baselines is non-parallel to a second of the baselines; determining, by the computing device, one or more pairs of image-capture devices, from among the at least two pairs of image-capture devices, that each respectively provide a baseline in a plane substantially parallel to a ground; selecting, by the computing device, a first pair from the determined one or more pairs of image-capture devices that each respectively provide a baseline in a plane substantially parallel to the ground, wherein the first pair is selected based on the indication of distance and the baseline provided by the first pair; and operating the first pair of image-capture devices to capture stereoscopic image data.