Spherical camera

• Main Authors: Lee, Hsin-Chin, Mohan, Sudeep, Taylor, Nigel Geoffrey, Holbrook, Thomas W, Janssen, Colin Paul, Bingleman, Luke William, Little, Eric
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.04.2021
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; ALARM SYSTEMS; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS

A spherical camera is disclosed. The camera includes an imaging unit. A base of the camera includes a track. A spherical housing includes a first housing part for containing the imaging unit. A second housing part includes a dove tail shaped to be slidably received within the track of the base. A loop is positionable around a periphery surface of the base, the loop being tightenable from a first position wherein the spherical housing is tiltable along the track to a second position wherein the spherical housing is locked in position.