Patent attributes
A control system controls an imaging device to generate an omnidirectional image based on a first image obtained using a first fisheye lens and a second image obtained using a second fisheye lens. The control system includes an evaluation value calculating unit configured to: calculate brightness values of the first and second images based on pixel values of pixels constituting the first and second images, and calculate, based on the brightness values, first and second exposure evaluation values for evaluating exposure of first and second imaging elements corresponding to the first and second fisheye lenses. The evaluation value calculating unit configured to do not use pixel values of pixels constituting an overlapping area in which there is overlapping of shooting ranges of the first and second images, during calculation of the brightness values of the first and second images.
