JP2019129353A - Photographing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an image by photographing a substantially whole body of a photographed person while maintaining a natural posture. A photographing system 10 includes a housing 20, a photographing means 12 including a fisheye lens 12a provided in the housing 20, and a control unit 11. The control unit 11 has an image processing unit 11a that obtains a converted image by converting the image of the person to be photographed obtained through the fisheye lens 12a into an image taken by a wide-angle lens. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging system for imaging a subject.

  Conventionally, a photographing system for photographing a subject is known. Such an imaging system has a housing in which the subject is placed, and an imaging means (camera) and a light emitting unit are installed in the housing.

  In the conventional imaging system, since the inside of the case is narrow, the distance between the camera and the subject is short. For this reason, only the upper body of the subject can be photographed with the camera of the photographing system.

  In such a case, it may be considered to enlarge the shape of the housing to capture the entire body of the subject, but increasing the shape of the housing leads to an increase in cost. On the other hand, it is conceivable to place the camera upward and shoot the entire body of the subject from the top to the bottom, but when the camera is placed above, the subject needs to face upward, Person's posture becomes unnatural.

JP 2003-270714 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-191856

  The present invention has been made in consideration of these points, and provides an imaging system capable of obtaining an image captured while maintaining a natural posture of the subject's entire body without excessively enlarging a housing. Intended to be provided.

  According to the present invention, there are provided a housing enclosing a subject, a photographing unit provided in the housing, for obtaining an image of the subject, and a control unit to which the image of the subject obtained by the photographing unit is sent. The image pickup means includes a fisheye lens, and the control unit is an image of the person photographed the image of the person obtained by the photographing means through the fisheye lens with a wide-angle lens The imaging system has an image processing unit that converts the image to obtain a converted image.

  The present invention is an imaging system, wherein the control unit includes a chroma key combining unit that obtains a chroma key composite image by chroma key combining the selected template and the converted image when a desired template is selected by the operation panel. .

  The present invention is a photographing system in which the photographing unit is disposed at a position facing the face of the subject.

  The present invention is a photographing system in which the operation panel displays a converted image obtained by the image processing unit.

  The present invention is the photographing system, wherein the operation panel displays a chroma key composite image combined by the chroma key combining unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an image taken while maintaining the natural posture of the subject's entire body without excessively enlarging the case.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the entire imaging system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the imaging system. FIG. 3 is a view showing an arrangement of component members in a housing. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the photographing operation of the photographing system. FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an image obtained by a fisheye lens. FIG. 5B shows a converted image. FIG. 5C shows a chroma key composite image.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 5C are diagrams showing an embodiment of a photographing system according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the imaging system 10 divides a housing 20 having a bottom plate 21, a top plate 22, and a side plate 23, and an imaging space 20 </ b> A and a storage space 20 </ b> B inside the housing 20. A camera (photographing means) and a light projector 34, an operation panel 15, a detection sensor 13, and a cashier 33 are provided on the side of the partition wall 20C in the storage space 20B of the housing 20. ing. A floor surface 25 made of a metal plate is disposed on the bottom plate 21. Here, the housing 20 encloses the subject P described later, and functions as an enclosure. The enclosure is not limited to one that encloses the subject P from the vertical direction and the entire side area, and may surround the subject P from only the front surface and the rear surface. Furthermore, in the storage space 20B, the printer 17 and the control unit 11 are disposed sequentially from the lower side to the upper side on the side plate 23 side facing the partition wall 20C.

  A vibration isolator (not shown) is interposed between the bottom plate 21 and the floor surface 25.

  Among the above components, the operation panel 15 is used by the subject P to confirm an image (captured image) captured by the camera 12 when the subject P faces the camera 12, and The operation panel 15 is a panel for the subject P to operate. In this case, the conversion image 2 obtained by the image processing unit 11a described later is displayed on the operation panel 15, and the subject P can confirm the conversion image 2. In this case, the operation panel 15 can also display the chroma key composite image 5 obtained by the chroma key composition unit 11 b described later.

  As described above, the camera 12, the light projecting unit 34, and the operation panel 15 are installed on the partition wall 20C side in the storage space 20B of the housing 20, and the side plate 23 facing the partition wall 20C in the imaging space 20A. On the side, a green background plate 26 for chroma key processing is provided which cuts out the entire body of the subject from the acquired image.

  Further, as described above, the detection sensor 13 and the cashier 33 are sequentially arranged from the upper side to the lower side on the partition wall 20C side in the housing space 20B of the housing 20 as described above.

  An outlet 17 a of the printer 17 is provided on the outer surface of the side plate 23 of the housing 20.

  Further, in addition to the control unit 11 and the printer 17, the storage unit 16, the printer 17, an I / O (Input / Output) unit 31, and a speaker 32 are incorporated in the storage space 20 B of the housing 20.

  Note that the above-described camera 12 is a camera for photographing the subject P, and obtains a still image of the subject P or a moving image of the subject P within the housing 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 11 includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a random access memory (RAM), and includes a system program, a face image photographing processing program, an image processing program and the like stored in the storage unit 16. The various programs are read out and expanded in the RAM, and the operation of each unit is centrally controlled according to the program. And the control part 11 produces | generates the image shot for every shot with the image image | photographed with the camera 12 mentioned later.

  The camera 12 is composed of an optical lens, an optical sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), an A / D (Analog / Digital) converter, etc., and at the time of photographing, an object image input via the optical lens is photoelectrically An image signal (analog) is generated by conversion. Then, digital image data is obtained from the analog image signal by the A / D conversion unit, and the digital image data is output to the control unit 11.

  The detection sensor 13 is an optical sensor or the like that detects that the subject P has entered the imaging space 10A of the imaging system 10, and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 11.

  The operation panel 15 includes a touch panel, a photo type selection switch (hereinafter, SW) for selecting a photo type, a shooting SW for instructing start of shooting, and various types of print SW for instructing print output of a shot image. An operation signal corresponding to the operated key is output to the control unit 11.

  Further, the operation panel 15 has an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays various operation screens such as a guide screen for explaining the photographing procedure and a selection screen for selecting a photo type according to a control signal from the control unit 11 Do. In addition, when the subject P faces the camera 12, the operation panel 15 displays a face image or the like of the subject P photographed by the camera 12.

  The storage unit 16 stores, in addition to the system program, various processing programs such as a face image photographing processing program, an image processing program, and data processed by each program. The storage unit 16 also stores a plurality of templates (background images around the image of the subject) 3 (see FIG. 5C) described later.

  The printer 17 performs print output based on the image data input from the control unit 11. As a printing method of the printer 17, a sublimation type transfer method in which an image is formed by sublimating and transferring a color material is applied. However, it is also possible to apply a melt transfer recording method in which an image is formed by transferring the recording layer of the recording medium to the image receiving layer of the image receiving material by superimposing the recording medium and the image receiving material and applying heat. It may be a photo method, an inkjet method, or another print method. In addition, it may form a silver salt photographic image.

  The I / O unit 31 is an interface that mediates the exchange of information between the control unit 11, the speaker 32, the cashier 33, and the light emitting unit 34, and the control signal from the control unit 11 is a speaker 32, the cashier 33, The signal is transmitted to the light projecting unit 34, and signals from the speaker 32, the cashier 33, and the light projecting unit 34 are output to the control unit 11.

  The speaker 32 outputs an audio signal for the guide announcement input from the control unit 11 via the I / O unit 31.

  The cashier 33 is a cash registering machine provided with a coin or banknote deposit port, a change refund port, and the like. The cashier 33 detects the amount deposited from the deposit port, calculates the amount of change, discharges coins or banknotes for the calculated change amount to the refund port, and performs fee settlement.

  The light projecting unit 34 emits light at the light emission timing and the light emission amount instructed from the control unit 11.

  Further, the camera 12 incorporates a fisheye lens 12a, and can obtain an image 1 obtained by photographing the substantially whole body of the subject P by the camera 12 through the fisheye lens 12a (see FIG. 5A). An image obtained by photographing the entire body of the subject P obtained through the fisheye lens 12a is sent to the image processing unit 11a of the control unit 11. In the image processing unit 11a, the image is an image of the subject P photographed with a wide-angle lens The converted image 2 is generated in the image processing unit 11a (see FIG. 5B).

  In this case, the image processor 11a can easily convert the image 1 of the substantially whole body of the subject P into a converted image using a predetermined calculation formula.

  When the subject P operates the operation panel 15 to select a desired template 3 from the plurality of templates 3 stored in the storage unit 16, the control unit 11 selects the selected template 3 and the converted image 2. It further has a chroma key composition unit 11b for performing chroma key composition.

  The chroma key composite image 11 is generated by chroma key compositing the template 3 and the converted image 2 in the chroma key compositing unit 11 b, and the chroma key composite image 5 is sent from the control unit 11 to the operation panel 15 side. A chroma key composite image 5 is displayed above.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the subject P enters the housing 20, the subject P is detected by the detection sensor 13. At this time, the guidance is displayed on the operation panel 15. At the same time, an announcement sound relating to the photographing guide is output from the speaker 32.

  Next, a charge is input to the cashier 33, the cashier 33 checks the amount of money deposited, and the operation screen is displayed on the operation panel 15.

  Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the photographing operation is performed along the guidance displayed on the operation panel 15.

  A subject P selects a desired template 3 on the operation panel 15. In this case, a plurality of templates 3 serving as background images around the image of the subject P are stored in the storage unit 16 in advance.

  Next, an image 1 is obtained by photographing the entire body of the subject P through the fisheye lens 12a of the camera 12 (see FIG. 5A). The image 1 of the subject P is sent to the image processing unit 11 a of the control unit 11 so that the image 1 obtained through the fisheye lens 12 a in the image processing unit 11 a is an image obtained by photographing with a wide angle lens. Converted (see FIG. 5B). An image converted into an image obtained by photographing with this wide-angle lens is a converted image 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the image 1 obtained through the fisheye lens 12a has a range of a shooting angle W1 and is larger than the range of a shooting angle W2 shot with a normal wide-angle lens.

  Next, the converted image 2 is sent to the chroma key combining unit 11 b, and the converted image 2 is chroma key combined with the desired template 3 selected in advance on the operation panel 15 in the chroma key combining unit 11 b to obtain the chroma key combined image 5 .

  The composite image 5 obtained by combining the converted image 2 and the template 3 in the chroma key combining section 11b of the control section 11 is then sent from the control section 11 to the operation panel 15, and the composite image 5 is displayed on the operation panel 15. Ru.

  The subject P confirms the composite image 5 displayed on the operation panel 15 and operates the operation panel 15. The controller 11 releases the shutter after a predetermined time has elapsed after operating the operation panel 15. This produces an image shot.

  Thereafter, the photographic print is generated by the printer 17 based on the image shot of the composite image 5, and the photographic print is discharged from the outlet 17 a of the printer 17. Alternatively, this image shot may be sent to an external server (not shown) via the WiFi router 18 and the network.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the fisheye lens 12a can be used to obtain the image 1 of the entire body of the subject P without excessively enlarging the housing, and this image 1 is photographed with the wide-angle lens By converting to a normal image, an image of the substantially whole body of the subject P can be obtained.

  In this case, for example, as compared with the case where the entire body of the subject P is photographed by the camera disposed above, it is possible to obtain an image obtained by photographing the substantially whole body of the subject P while maintaining a natural posture.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 image of a person to be photographed 2 converted image 3 template 5 composite image 10 photographing system 11 control unit 11 a image processing unit 11 b chromakey combining unit 12 camera 12 a fisheye lens 13 detection sensor 15 operation panel 16 storage unit 17 printer 17 a outlet 20 housing 21 Bottom plate 22 Top plate 23 Side plate 31 I / O unit 32 Speaker 33 Cashier 34 Projecting unit

Claims (5)

A case surrounding the subject,
An imaging unit provided in the housing for acquiring an image of the subject;
A control unit to which an image of the person to be photographed obtained by the photographing means is sent;
An operation panel provided in the housing,
The image processing unit includes a fisheye lens, and the control unit converts the image of the subject obtained by the shooting unit through the fisheye lens into an image of the subject captured with a wide-angle lens to obtain a converted image Has a shooting system.   The photographing system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit has a chroma key combining unit for obtaining a chroma key composite image by chroma key combining the selected template and the converted image when a desired template is selected by the operation panel.   The photographing system according to claim 1, wherein the photographing unit is disposed at a position facing the face of the subject.   The imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the operation panel displays a converted image obtained by the image processing unit.   The imaging system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the operation panel displays a chroma key composite image composited by the chroma key composition unit.

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