GoPro, Inc.
Phased camera array system for generation of high quality images and video

Abstract:

A phased camera array captures images from a plurality of image sensor assemblies, each image sensor assembly capturing at a framerate and a resolution. The phased camera array is configured to generate images captured from the independent image sensor assemblies to be stitched into a single composite image with a higher resolution than the independent images. The higher resolution composite images can then be phased together to generate a video with a higher framerate than what the independent images were captured at. The image sensor assemblies of the camera system are positioned in such a way to minimize the footprint of the camera system and minimize negative effects from image stitching and video phasing.