Patent ID: 8750674
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital video capture system, comprising: an image capture unit comprising: an image recording unit comprising: a second wireless communication system configured to wirelessly communicate with the first wireless communication system; an image display; a user interface including one or more user controls, wherein the user controls include an orientation sensor configured to determine an orientation of the image recording unit; a data processing system; a storage memory configured to store captured video images; and a program memory communicatively connected to the data processing system and storing instructions configured to cause the data processing system to implement a method for capturing a digital video sequence, wherein the method includes: wirelessly receiving a digital video signal from the image capture unit; displaying the received digital video signal on the image display; detecting the orientation of the image recording unit using the orientation sensor; wirelessly sending a signal to the image capture unit to control the controllable tilting mechanism thereby adjusting the pointing direction of the optical system in response to detecting a change in the orientation of the image recording unit; and storing the received digital video signal in a digital media file.