Patent Document ID: 20090102950
Application ID: 12263875
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A video camera comprising: a wide-angle optical system configured to receive an optical image; a high-resolution image sensor coupled to the optical system and configured to convert the optical image to an electronic image; an image processing circuit coupled to the image sensor and configured to receive and process the electronic image, one of its tasks being to correct optical distortion through reference to a table of parameters specific to a combination of the optical system and the image sensor on one or more regions of interest of the captured said electronic image; a control circuit coupled to said image processing circuit and configured to receive movement and zoom commands to transmit a signal to said image processing circuit relating the movement and zoom commands specific to at least one region of interest in said electronic image, wherein the region of interest includes at least a portion anywhere within said electronic image; and an output circuit coupled to said image processing circuit capable of outputting in a plurality of electronic signal formats.