Application processor for disparity compensation between images of two cameras in digital photographing apparatus
First Claim
1. An application processor comprising:
- an input/output (I/O) interface configured to receive a user input including a zoom factor; and
a central processor configured to;
while a first image of a scene acquired from a first camera of a photographing apparatus is displayed, the first camera being disposed at a first position and having a first angle of view, receive from the I/O interface a signal indicative of a first zoom factor greater than a minimum zoom factor of a switchover region, and in response generate a control signal so that a current first image acquired by the first camera is digitally zoomed to generate a zoomed first image, and a second image of at least a portion of the scene is acquired by a second camera disposed at a second position of the photographing apparatus and having a narrower angle of view, the second image being acquired by the second camera according to the first zoom factor substantially simultaneously with the acquiring of the first image by the first camera;
generate one or more third images, which are virtually acquired at one or more third positions between the first position and the second position, using the zoomed first image and the second image, and cause the one or more third images to be sequentially displayed after the displaying of the first image; and
if the zoom factor becomes a maximum zoom factor of the switchover region, cause a current second image acquired by the second camera according to the maximum zoom factor to be displayed.
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Abstract
A digital photographing device may include a plurality of cameras on a common side of the device, an application processor for switching image capture between the camera, and a display. The application processor may switch images output on the display when the cameras are switched. During the image transition, one or more virtual viewpoint images are output between a pre-transition image and a post-transition image. The virtual viewpoint images interpolate a disparity between the pre-transition image and the post-transition image caused by the different cameras being located at different positions, and result in a smooth visual transition. When a camera switching input includes a zoom factor signal, the virtual viewpoint images may be compensated images according to the input zoom factor and a disparity.
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20 Claims
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1. An application processor comprising:
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an input/output (I/O) interface configured to receive a user input including a zoom factor; and a central processor configured to; while a first image of a scene acquired from a first camera of a photographing apparatus is displayed, the first camera being disposed at a first position and having a first angle of view, receive from the I/O interface a signal indicative of a first zoom factor greater than a minimum zoom factor of a switchover region, and in response generate a control signal so that a current first image acquired by the first camera is digitally zoomed to generate a zoomed first image, and a second image of at least a portion of the scene is acquired by a second camera disposed at a second position of the photographing apparatus and having a narrower angle of view, the second image being acquired by the second camera according to the first zoom factor substantially simultaneously with the acquiring of the first image by the first camera; generate one or more third images, which are virtually acquired at one or more third positions between the first position and the second position, using the zoomed first image and the second image, and cause the one or more third images to be sequentially displayed after the displaying of the first image; and if the zoom factor becomes a maximum zoom factor of the switchover region, cause a current second image acquired by the second camera according to the maximum zoom factor to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An application processor comprising:
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an input/output (I/O) interface configured to receive a user input including a zoom factor; and a central processor configured to; while a first image of a scene acquired from a first camera of a photographing apparatus is displayed, the first camera being disposed at a first position and having a first angle of view, receive from the I/O interface a signal indicative of a first zoom factor less than a maximum zoom factor of a switchover region, and in response generate a control signal so that a second image acquired by a second camera is digitally zoomed to generate a zoomed second image, and a current first image is acquired by the first camera according to the first zoom factor, substantially simultaneously with the acquiring of the second image by the second camera, wherein the first camera has a narrower angle of view than that of the second camera and the second camera is disposed at a second position of the photographing apparatus; generate one or more third images, which are virtually acquired at one or more third positions between the first position and the second position, using the zoomed second image and the current first image, and cause the one or more third images to be sequentially displayed after the displaying of the first image; and if the zoom factor becomes a minimum zoom factor of the switchover region, cause a current second image acquired by the second camera to be displayed according to the minimum zoom factor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A photographing apparatus comprising:
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a wide-angle camera disposed at a first position and a second camera disposed at a second position; an application processor comprising; an input/output (I/O) interface configured to receive a user input including a zoom factor; and a central processor configured to; acquire a wide-angle image captured by the wide-angle camera, and display the wide-angle image; receive a switching input from the I/O interface, which includes a first input zoom factor that is greater than a minimum zoom factor of a switchover region; acquire a current wide-angle image captured by the wide-angle camera and digitally zoom the current wide-angle image with the first input zoom factor to generate a zoomed wide-angle image; acquire a second image captured by the second camera according to the first input zoom factor; generate one or more third images, which are virtually acquired at one or more third positions between the first position and the second position, using elements of the zoomed wide-angle image and the second image, in response to the switching input; and cause the one or more third images to be sequentially displayed after the displaying of the wide-angle image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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