SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND RENDERING A LANDSCAPE IMAGE OR VIDEO
First Claim
1. A method for rendering a landscape image of a scene captured by a camera device, the method comprising:
- operating in a first mode when the camera device is positioned in a portrait orientation, the first mode comprising;
cropping a first capture of the scene, the first capture having a first aspect ratio, to produce a first cropped image having a second aspect ratio defining a field of view of the landscape image, andgenerating, from the first cropped image, the landscape image having the field of view defined by the first cropped image.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system and method for capturing and rendering a landscape image such that the field of view of the captured image remains consistent across any orientation maintained by the camera device at the time the image is captured. The retained field of view corresponds to the maximum landscape field of view achievable from the aspect ratio of the image when captured by the device, when the device is positioned in portrait orientation. Thus, the field of view of a landscape image captured when the camera device is positioned in landscape orientation is identical to the field of view of a landscape image captured when the device is positioned in portrait orientation. Furthermore, the system and method provide for a consistent field of view at the time of playback regardless of whether the captured image is displayed on a device having a portrait or landscape display orientation.
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1. A method for rendering a landscape image of a scene captured by a camera device, the method comprising:
operating in a first mode when the camera device is positioned in a portrait orientation, the first mode comprising; cropping a first capture of the scene, the first capture having a first aspect ratio, to produce a first cropped image having a second aspect ratio defining a field of view of the landscape image, and generating, from the first cropped image, the landscape image having the field of view defined by the first cropped image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for rendering a landscape image of a scene captured by a camera device, the landscape image having a first field of view when the landscape image is captured with the camera device positioned in a portrait orientation, and having a second field of view when the landscape image is captured with the camera device positioned in a landscape orientation, wherein the first field of view is substantially equal to the second field of view, the method comprising:
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operating in a first mode when the camera device is positioned in the portrait orientation, the first mode comprising; cropping a first capture of the scene, the first capture having a first aspect ratio, to produce a first cropped image having a second aspect ratio and defining the first field of view, and generating, from the first cropped image, the landscape image having the first field of view; and operating in a second mode when the camera device is positioned in the landscape orientation, the second mode comprising; performing a zoom operation to produce a magnified view of the scene, the magnified view of the scene defining the second field of view, wherein the second field of view is substantially equal to the first field of view, and generating, from the magnified view of the scene, the landscape image having the second field of view. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more computer-readable media embodied with computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, perform a computer-implemented method for rendering a landscape image of a scene captured by a camera device, the landscape image having a first field of view when the landscape image is captured with the camera device positioned in a portrait orientation, and having a second field of view when the landscape image is captured with the camera device positioned in a landscape orientation, wherein the first field of view is substantially equal to the second field of view, the method comprising:
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operating in a first mode when the camera device is positioned in the portrait orientation, the first mode comprising; cropping a first capture of the scene, the first capture having a first aspect ratio, to produce a first cropped image having a second aspect ratio and defining the first field of view, and generating, from the first cropped image, the landscape image having the first field of view; and operating in a second mode when the camera device is positioned in the landscape orientation, the second mode comprising; performing a zoom operation to produce a magnified view of the scene, the magnified view of the scene defining the second field of view, wherein the second field of view is substantially equal to the first field of view, and generating, from the magnified view of the scene, the landscape image having the second field of view. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A device for rendering a landscape image of a scene, the device comprising:
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circuitry operable to determine an orientation of the device; an image sensor operable to capture an image of the scene exposed to the image sensor, the captured image having a sensor aspect ratio; and image processing circuitry operable in a first mode to; crop the captured image to produce a first cropped image having a second aspect ratio and defining a first field of view, and generate, from the first cropped image, the landscape image having the first field of view; wherein the image processing circuitry is further operable in a second mode to; perform a zoom operation to produce a magnified view of the scene, the magnified view of the scene defining the second field of view, wherein the second field of view is substantially equal to the first field of view, and generate, from the magnified view of the scene, the landscape image having the second field of view, wherein the image processing circuitry operates in the first mode when the device is positioned in a portrait orientation and operates in the second mode when the device is positioned in a landscape orientation. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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Specification