Image altering device for an image producing apparatus

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2005-11-08

2005-11-08

Ho, Tuan (Department: 2615)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Optics

C348S207990, C348S036000, C348S375000, C359S725000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06963375

ABSTRACT:
A digital camera has a plurality of fields of view combined with a panning and/or tilting functionality. The camera comprises: a camera housing (6) with an optical input (5), such as a lens or objective. The camera also has an image capturing unit for producing a digital image from light received through the optical input, a controller, a mirror (1) having a first plane surface (12) and a second curved surface (13), and a driving device (7) coupled to the mirror and adapted to rotate the mirror to a first position, where the first plane surface is inserted into an optical path (31) of the digital camera, thereby providing a first field of view of the digital camera. The driving device is also adapted to rotate the mirror to a second position, where the second curved surface is inserted into the optical path of the digital camera, thereby providing a second field of view of the digital camera.

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