Preview mode low resolution output system and method
First Claim
1. A method of previewing an image, comprising:
- receiving, by an image processor system, an image signal for an image;
amplifying, by the image processor system, said image signal at a higher current level or a lower current level;
converting, by the image processor system, said image signal into a digital signal correspondingly having a higher data resolution level or a lower data resolution level;
determining, by the image processor system, whether the image signal is to be previewed; and
in response to the determination that the image signal is to be previewed, selecting, by the image processor system, the lower current level to produce a preview digital image at the lower data resolution level.
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Abstract
A processing system for a charge coupled device (CCD) or CMOS imaging system includes a correlated double sample (CDS) circuit for receiving data from an imager, a variable gain amplifier (VGA) having amplifiers of selectable current level to enable reduced data resolution in a preview display, a low power mode analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having a selectable narrow bit-width output and coupled to said VGA circuit, and a gain circuit coupled to said ADC. The single chip low-power analog front end produces digitized CCD data in either 13-bit, 12-bit or 10-bit formats at a first current level and 9-bit, 8-bit, or 6-bit formats at a second current level. The VGA amplifier includes symmetrical subcircuits which are independently actuable to enable full or reduced data resolution levels respectively for still image capture operation and video previewing on a separate preview screen.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of previewing an image, comprising:
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receiving, by an image processor system, an image signal for an image; amplifying, by the image processor system, said image signal at a higher current level or a lower current level; converting, by the image processor system, said image signal into a digital signal correspondingly having a higher data resolution level or a lower data resolution level; determining, by the image processor system, whether the image signal is to be previewed; and in response to the determination that the image signal is to be previewed, selecting, by the image processor system, the lower current level to produce a preview digital image at the lower data resolution level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for previewing an image, comprising:
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an image processor system that; receives an image signal for an image; amplifies said image signal at a higher current level or a lower current level; converts said image signal into a digital signal correspondingly having a higher data resolution level or a lower data resolution level; determines whether the image signal is to be previewed; and in response to the determination that the image signal is to be previewed, selects the lower current level to produce a preview digital image at the lower data resolution level. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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