LENS ARRAY ASSISTED FOCUS DETECTION
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1. A focus detection device comprising:
- an image sensor; and
a plurality of lenslets, each of the plurality of lenslets having a distinct conjugate length, wherein each of the plurality of lenslets is associated with a distinct portion of the image sensor.
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Abstract
A focus detection device includes an image sensor and a plurality of lenslets. Each of the plurality of lenslets has a distinct conjugate length and is associated with a distinct portion of the image sensor.
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17 Claims
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1. A focus detection device comprising:
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an image sensor; and a plurality of lenslets, each of the plurality of lenslets having a distinct conjugate length, wherein each of the plurality of lenslets is associated with a distinct portion of the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of detecting focus comprising:
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providing a plurality of images on a first image sensor by causing light to pass through a plurality of lenslets, each of the plurality of lenslets having a distinct conjugate length; determining relative focus quality by comparing the plurality of images to each other; adjusting a distance between a taking lens and a second image sensor, the distance corresponding to a functional relationship between the conjugate lengths of the plurality of lenslets and the relative focus quality. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An image capture device comprising:
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a focus detection device including a first image sensor; and
a plurality of lenslets, each of the plurality of lenslets having a distinct conjugate length, each of the plurality of lenslets being associated with a distinct portion of the first image sensor;a taking lens; and a second image sensor, the second image sensor being associated with the taking lens. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for producing a digital image with extended dynamic range comprising:
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providing a plurality of images on a first image sensor by causing light to pass through a plurality of lenslets, each of the plurality of lenslets having a distinct conjugate length; identifying dark portions of at least one of the plurality of images; increasing gain for pixels of a second image sensor that correspond to the dark portions of the at least one of the plurality of images; and capturing an image with extended dynamic range with the second image sensor.
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