Automated adjustment of digital image capture parameters
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a camera mounted on the frame and configured to capture and process image data according to a plurality of image capture parameters;
an input mechanism provided on the frame and configured for receiving user input to control operation of the camera, the input mechanism being disposable by a user between an engaged condition and a disengaged condition; and
a camera controller incorporated in the frame and configured to automatically adjust one or more of the plurality of image capture parameters of the camera based at least in part on an activation duration indicating a duration for which the input mechanism is disposed to the engaged condition during user engagement with the input mechanism, the one or more automatically adjusted image capture parameters including an image stabilization parameter adjustable by the camera controller between a first mode and a second mode on-board image stabilization at the portable electronic device during image capture being more resource intensive in the first mode than in the second mode.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device with image capturing capabilities automatically or semi-automatically adjusts one or more image capturing parameters based on an input attribute of user engagement with a single-action haptic input mechanism. For example, the duration for which a single-action control button carried on a frame of the device is pressed automatically determines an image stabilization mode for on-board processing of captured image data. In one example, an above-threshold press duration automatically activates a less rigorous image stabilization mode, while button release before expiry of the threshold automatically activates a more rigorous photo stabilization mode.
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12 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a frame; a camera mounted on the frame and configured to capture and process image data according to a plurality of image capture parameters; an input mechanism provided on the frame and configured for receiving user input to control operation of the camera, the input mechanism being disposable by a user between an engaged condition and a disengaged condition; and a camera controller incorporated in the frame and configured to automatically adjust one or more of the plurality of image capture parameters of the camera based at least in part on an activation duration indicating a duration for which the input mechanism is disposed to the engaged condition during user engagement with the input mechanism, the one or more automatically adjusted image capture parameters including an image stabilization parameter adjustable by the camera controller between a first mode and a second mode on-board image stabilization at the portable electronic device during image capture being more resource intensive in the first mode than in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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detecting a user engagement with an input mechanism forming part of a portable electronic device having an on-board camera configured to capture and process image data according to a plurality of image capture parameters, the user engagement comprising disposal of the input mechanism from a disengaged condition to an engaged condition; identifying an activation duration indicating a duration for which the input mechanism is disposed to the engaged condition during the user engagement; and using one or more computer processor devices incorporated in the portable electronic device, automatically adjusting one or more of the plurality of image capture parameters based at least in part on the activation duration, the one or more automatically adjusted image capture parameters including an image stabilization parameter adjustable between a first mode and a second mode, on-board image stabilization at the portable electronic device during image capture being more resource intensive in the first mode than in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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detecting a user engagement with an input mechanism forming part of a portable electronic device having an on-board camera configured to capture and process image data according to a plurality of image capture parameters, the user engagement comprising disposal of the input mechanism from a disengaged condition to an engaged condition; identifying an activation duration indicating a duration for which the input mechanism is disposed to the engaged condition during the user engagement; and using one or more computer processor devices incorporated in the portable electronic device, automatically adjusting one or more of the plurality of image capture parameters based at least in part on the activation duration, the one or more automatically adjusted image capture parameters including an image stabilization parameter adjustable between a first mode and a second mode, on-board image stabilization at the portable electronic device during image capture being more resource intensive in the first mode than in the second mode.
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