Patent ID: 7738016
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image-capturing apparatus comprising: a plurality of image-capturing systems which can be individually changed in terms of an angle of view and which differ from each other in terms of a range where the angle of view is changed; switching mechanism for automatically switching an angle of view of a second image-capturing system which is not selected by the selecting mechanism in accordance with the angle of view of the first system, wherein the switching mechanism sets the angle of view of the second system to a first value within its changing range of the angle of view a difference of which from the changing range of the first system is substantially greatest when a difference between a set angle of view of the first system and the changing range of the angle of view of the second system is greater than a predetermined value; and sets the angle of view of the second system to a second value within its changing range of the angle of view and substantially closest to the changing range of the angle of view of the first system when a difference between the set angle of view of the first system and the changing range of the angle of view of the second system is the predetermined value or less.