Patent ID: 6624935
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An imaging system for producing a stereoscopic image of an object, said imaging system comprising:a camera for receiving an image of the object; an optical system disposed between the object and said camera, said optical system having a single optical axis and an aperture; an image blocking element disposed between the object and said camera, said image blocking element being activatable to alternately allow a left image and a right image to pass therethrough, said image blocking element having a right half and a left half which define a juncture therebetween; and wherein said image blocking element is adjustable during use of the imaging system and while viewing the stereoscopic image of the object in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of said optical system such that the juncture of said image blocking element is adjustable with respect to the optical axis of said optical system so as to provide a mechanism for correcting misalignment of the juncture of said image blocking element with respect to the optical axis of said optical system during use of the imaging system.