Operator Mask for Panorama Images

Although the camera head on the device is designed to hide the operator from the images, their shoulders can still appear in the camera images. An operator mask is an image mask applied to the panorama images by default, designed to cover the operator's shoulders and legs in case they appear.

The effect of using the default operator mask.

However, if the operator is definitely not visible in the images, or a smaller operator mask is enough, it is possible to either not use any operator mask, or to use a custom binary mask.

The effect of not using an operator mask.

Masking out less image information means that less image information has to be restored in the floor filling process. The advantages are:

• Speeds up the floor filling process (less image area to restore).

• Increases the overall panorama image quality, especially in the floor area.

Note: Not using an operator mask increases the risk of the operator appearing in the final panoramas.