Increasing Digital Camera from 3 to 5 Million Nov., 9, 2000 The Japan Times
Shipped numbers 4.83 Millions Amateur Camera were shipped in the (Film camera was 2.95 Million) Price Average price was 34,200 yen (285 US$) Prospect shipment More than 6 Millions shipment are prospected in 2002 Current trend More than 100 kinds of Amateur camera on the market in Japan, and 54 kinds have more than 3 M July, 31, 2002 Asahi Shinbun Business Results in 2001
54 Amateur Cameras more than 3M At the June, 2003
Digital Cameras with Image Interpolation Technology (c) FinePix 4700Z (FUJI FILM) 2.40Mega Pixel (Honeycom Technology 4.32Mega Pixel) (a) CP-900Z (EPSON) 3.34Mega Pixel (Hypict Technology 4.84Mega Pixel) (b) GC-X1 (Victor) 3.34Mega Pixel (Pixel Sift Technology 6.00Mega Pixel) (d) RDC-7 (RICOH) 3.34Mega Pixel (Image Enhancement Technology 7.07Mega Pixel)
3. Performance Evaluation Performance Evaluation of Amateur Cameras Experiment with 12 Kinds of Digital Cameras 1. Lens Distortion 2. Image Quality 3. Accuracy
(d) FinePix 4700Z (FUJI FILM) (c)FinePix 700 (FUJI FILM) (b) CP-900Z (EPSON) (a) IXY DIGITAL (Canon) (e) Q-M100V (Konica) (f) C-2000ZOOM (OLYMPUS) (g) C-3030ZOOM (OLYMPUS) (h) DC-3 (RICOH) (i) RDC-7 (RICOH) (j) GC-X1 (Victor) (k) FinePix S1 Pro (FUJI FILM) (l) DCS560 (Kodak) Digital Cameras
Major Components There are wide range pixels from 0.31 to 6.10M *Amateur Camera with more than 3 Mega Pixel Sensor. Sensor size of the 3 mega amateur cameras is 1/1.8 inch.
Test Target ● : Check Points : Control Points Accuracy of Test Model XY coordinates: ±0.01mm Z coordinates: ±0.5mm Z Z=20mm
Experimental Condition f : focal length H : altitude of camera B : base line B/H : base-height ratios
Lens Distortion Models where, dx,dy: correction value k 1, k 2, k 3 : distortion coefficient x, y: image coordinate r 2 =x 2 +y 2