METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMERA SHAKE EFFECT IMAGE STABILIZATION
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1. A method for camera shake effect image stabilization, comprising:
- determining image sharpness metric information for each image of a set of images that were captured at a same lens position; and
selecting a final image from the set as a stabilized image based on most favorable image sharpness metric information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for camera shake effect image stabilization determines a most favorable image sharpness metric out of image sharpness metrics from a plurality of images that were captured at a same lens position. A final image is selected based on the most favorable image sharpness metric.
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1. A method for camera shake effect image stabilization, comprising:
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determining image sharpness metric information for each image of a set of images that were captured at a same lens position; and selecting a final image from the set as a stabilized image based on most favorable image sharpness metric information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for camera shake effect image stabilization, comprising:
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capturing a set of images during a camera shake condition after a camera lens has been focused; reusing auto-focus image statistics logic to determine an image sharpness metric information for each image of the set; and selecting a final image from the set as a stabilized image based on a most favorable image sharpness metric. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A circuit for camera shake effect image stabilization, comprising:
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image capturing logic operative to capture a set of images during a camera shake condition after a camera lens has been focused; an image sharpness metric circuit operative to determine image sharpness metrics for each image of the set of images; memory operative to store the captured images and associated image sharpness metrics from the image sharpness metric circuit; and image stabilization logic operative to select a final image from the set as a stabilized image based on a most favorable image sharpness metric. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for camera shake effect image stabilization comprising:
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an image sharpness metric circuit operative to determine image sharpness metrics for each image of a set of images that were captured at a same lens position; memory operative to store the captured images and associated image sharpness metrics from the image sharpness metric circuit; image stabilization logic operative to select a final image from the set as a stabilized image based on a most favorable image sharpness metric; and a display operative to display the stabilized image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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