Suitability of digital camcorders for virtual reality image data capture

Nicola D'Apuzzo; Hans-Gerd Maas

doi:10.1117/12.333790

14 December 1998 Suitability of digital camcorders for virtual reality image data capture

Nicola D'Apuzzo, Hans-Gerd Maas

Proceedings Volume 3641, Videometrics VI; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.333790
Event: Electronic Imaging '99, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Today's consumer market digital camcorders offer features which make them appear quite interesting devices for virtual reality data capture. The paper compares a digital camcorder with an analogue camcorder and a machine vision type CCD camera and discusses the suitability of these three cameras for virtual reality applications. Besides the discussion of technical features of the cameras, this includes a detailed accuracy test in order to define the range of applications. In combination with the cameras, three different framegrabbers are tested. The geometric accuracy potential of all three cameras turned out to be surprisingly large, and no problems were noticed in the radiometric performance. On the other hand, some disadvantages have to be reported: from the photogrammetrists point of view, the major disadvantage of most camcorders is the missing possibility to synchronize multiple devices, limiting the suitability for 3-D motion data capture. Moreover, the standard video format contains interlacing, which is also undesirable for all applications dealing with moving objects or moving cameras. Further disadvantages are computer interfaces with functionality, which is still suboptimal. While custom-made solutions to these problems are probably rather expensive (and will make potential users turn back to machine vision like equipment), this functionality could probably be included by the manufacturers at almost zero cost.

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Nicola D'Apuzzo and Hans-Gerd Maas "Suitability of digital camcorders for virtual reality image data capture", Proc. SPIE 3641, Videometrics VI, (14 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.333790

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