Patent ID: 8890940
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first image-capture medium located at a first viewpoint; and a second image-capture medium located at a second viewpoint, wherein the first image-capture medium is configured to capture a left-eye part of a first portion of a stereoscopic spherical image of a first portion of a scene, and to form a first optical axis that extends between the first viewpoint and the first portion of the scene, wherein the second image-capture medium is configured to capture a right-eye part of the first portion of the stereoscopic spherical image of the first portion of the scene, and to form a second optical axis that extends from the second viewpoint to the first portion of the scene, wherein the first optical axis and the second optical axis converge toward the first portion of the scene at a first predetermined convergence angle, and wherein the convergence angle is varied for image-portion capture operations performed at different pitch angles towards an apex of the scene.