METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AN IMAGE OUTSIDE A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE
A method and an apparatus for capturing an image outside a motor vehicle and also a motor vehicle having such an apparatus are disclosed. The disclosure provides for the method to comprise the following steps: capturing an image outside a motor vehicle using a camera device, the captured image being distorted due to the nature of the camera device, capturing a property of the camera device, equalizing the image based on the property of the camera device, providing an overlay image on the image, which overlays at least a portion of the image, providing the equalized image together with the overlay image to a user of the motor vehicle.
1 . A method for capturing an image outside a motor vehicle, comprising:
capturing an image outside a motor vehicle using a camera device, the captured image being distorted due to the nature of the camera device;
capturing a property of the camera device;
equalizing the image based on the property of the camera device;
providing an overlay image on the image, which overlays at least a portion of the image; and
providing the equalized image together with the overlay image to a user of the motor vehicle.
2 . A method for capturing an image outside a motor vehicle, comprising:
capturing an image outside a motor vehicle using a camera device, the captured image being distorted due to the nature of the camera device;
capturing a property of the camera device;
providing a distorted overlay image on the image based on the property, which overlays at least a portion of the image;
equalizing the image and the overlay image based on the property of the camera device; and
providing the equalized image together with the equalized overlay image to a user of the motor vehicle.
3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
capturing a user input in response to the equalized image; and
enabling a function of the motor vehicle depending on the user input.
4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the camera property comprises a model of the camera device.
5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the overlay image follows a characteristic contour in the image.
6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the overlay image comprises a rectangular frame.
7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
calculating a histogram of the image, wherein the overlay image is provided based on the histogram.
8 . An apparatus for capturing an image outside a motor vehicle, wherein the apparatus is designed to carry out a method, the method comprising:
capturing an image outside a motor vehicle using a camera device, the captured image being distorted due to the nature of the camera device;
capturing a property of the camera device;
equalizing the image based on the property of the camera device;
providing an overlay image on the image, which overlays at least a portion of the image; and
providing the equalized image together with the overlay image to a user of the motor vehicle.
9 . A motor vehicle comprising an apparatus for capturing an image outside a motor vehicle, wherein the apparatus is designed to carry out a method, the method comprising:
capturing an image outside a motor vehicle using a camera device, the captured image being distorted due to the nature of the camera device;
capturing a property of the camera device;
equalizing the image based on the property of the camera device;
providing an overlay image on the image, which overlays at least a portion of the image; and
providing the equalized image together with the overlay image to a user of the motor vehicle.