An apparatus and method for displaying a three-dimensional image provides
a three-dimensional image having a wide viewing angle and having no
distortion. The apparatus includes an aspectogram containing a plurality
of two-dimensional microimages displayed in real time, a microlens array
for synthesizing the two-dimensional microimages and regenerating them in
a three-dimensional image, a head tracking system for tracing movement of
an observer head that observes the three-dimensional image, in real time,
a head position detector for calculating the position of the observer
head traced by the head tracking system, an aspectogram regeneration
engine for regenerating the microimages in accordance with a signal input
from the head position detector to compensate distortion of the
three-dimensional image, and a viewing adjust engine for adjusting a
viewing zone of the three-dimensional image by moving the regenerated
microimages to form a new viewing zone centered relative to the moved
observer head in accordance with a signal input from the head position
detector and the aspectogram regeneration engine. Thus, the
three-dimensional image having no distortion can be observed without
limitations imposed by a restricted size of the viewing zone.