Flying camera and a system
There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.
1. A method performed by a flying camera comprising:
driving rotors attached to a body of the flying camera so as to fly the flying camera;
with circuitry of the flying camera, wirelessly transmitting to a control device an image captured with a camera of the flying camera so the control device displays the image on a touch panel display;
responding to a touch operation performed on the touch panel display to indicate a designated target in the image to control capturing by the camera another image that contains the designated target;
automatically controlling, by the circuitry, a flight position of the flying camera based on image recognition of the designated target in images captured by the camera; and
transmitting the another image to the control device to be displayed on the touch panel display.
2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the automatically controlling includes controlling a flight instruction for the flying camera to keep the designated target in view of the camera.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
capturing, by the camera, the target image while the flying camera is flying.
4. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the automatically controlling including controlling flying of the flying camera by controlling the rotors.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
capturing, by the camera, the target image when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
6. A method comprising:
driving rotors attached to a body of a flying camera to fly the flying camera;
with circuitry of the flying camera, wirelessly transmitting to a control device an image captured with a camera of the flying camera so the control devices displays the image on a touch panel display;
responding to a touch operation performed on the touch panel display to indicate a designated target in the image to control capturing by the camera another image that contains the designated target;
automatically controlling the touch panel display to include an object frame to designate the designated target according to a region in the image designated by the touch operation.
7. The method of claim 6 ,
wherein the automatically controlling includes controlling a flight instruction for the flying camera to keep the region surrounded by the object frame in view of the camera.
8. The method of claim 6 further comprising:
capturing, by the camera, the target image while the flying camera is flying.
9. The method of claim 6 ,
wherein the automatically controlling including controlling flying of the flying camera by controlling the rotors.
10. The method of claim 6 further comprising:
capturing, by the camera, the target image when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
11. A flying camera comprising:
a body;
rotors with arms attached to the body, the rotors configured to be rotated respectively to fly the body;
a camera disposed on the body and flown by the rotors with the body; and
circuitry configured to
wirelessly transmit to a control device an image captured with a camera of the flying camera so the control device displays the image on a touch panel display,
respond to a touch operation performed on the touch panel display to indicate a designated target in the image to control capturing by the camera another image that contains the designated target,
automatically control, a flight position of the flying camera based on image recognition of the designated target in images captured by the camera, and
transmit the another image to the control device to be displayed on the touch panel display.
12. The flying camera of claim 11 ,
wherein the circuitry is configured to respond to control a flight of the flying camera to keep the designated target in view of the camera.
13. The flying camera of claim 11 ,
wherein the circuitry is configured to operate the camera to capture the target image while the flying camera is flying.
14. The flying camera of claim 11 ,
wherein the circuitry is configured to control flying of the flying camera by controlling the rotors.
15. The flying camera of claim 11 ,
wherein the circuitry is configured to capture by the camera the target image when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing, in the images captured by the camera, the image recognition of the designated target to identify the designated target in the images captured by the camera.
17. The method of claim 6 , wherein
the object frame is displayed within the image displayed on the touch panel display.