Patent ID: 7801430

Claim:
A method of adjusting cameras, comprising: setting a first camera so that a dimension of its image field is substantially equal to a dimension of a first object in the image field; focusing the first camera; setting the first camera to capture a predetermined portion of the first object or a second object and to orient that portion of the first object or second object to a predetermined orientation within the image field; setting one or more second cameras to provide substantially the same magnification as the first camera; focusing the one or more second cameras; setting a separation distance between a focal plane of the first camera and focal planes of the one or more second cameras; and setting the one or more second cameras so that portions of a third object respectively captured by the one or more second cameras, when displayed, are aligned with a different portion of the third object captured by the first camera, when displayed; wherein setting the first camera to capture a predetermined portion of the first object or a second object comprises positioning a near boundary plane of a region of useful focus of the first camera at a marker disposed on a table.