An image of an object outside a vehicle is picked up by a left camera and a right camera under the control of a CPU based on current position information of the vehicle whose position is measured, vehicle state information of slow speed, running, etc., and road information concerning the road where the...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US20030214576?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030214576 - Image pickup apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus