Self shot camera
First Claim
1. A camera for facilitating multi-positioned photography, comprising:
- a) a housing having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side;
b) a pair of control interfaces disposed on the top side and the bottom side of the housing;
c) a pair of flashes oppositely disposed on the front side of the housing;
d) a pair of display modules disposed on the front side and the back side of the housing;
e) a lens disposed on the front side of the housing; and
f) a self-shot module including a plurality of selectable user profiles stored in a user data module, wherein a user profile includes a self-shot focal length preconfigured according to an effective arm length of an associate user, and wherein autofocus is disabled and focus is adjusted to the preconfigured focal length associated with the user profile when the self-shot module is activated and the user profile is selected.
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Abstract
A camera for facilitating multi-positioned photography, wherein the camera includes a housing and a lens. The camera also includes a pair of control interfaces disposed on the top side and the bottom side of the housing. In addition, the camera includes a pair of flashes oppositely disposed on the front side of the housing. Furthermore, the camera may include a pair of display modules disposed on the front side and the back side of the housing. The camera includes an orientation module and a control module, configured to control an aspect of functionality of the camera according to the orientation information from the orientation module. The control module includes a self-shot module configured to automate a setting while taking a self photo.
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14 Claims
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1. A camera for facilitating multi-positioned photography, comprising:
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a) a housing having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side; b) a pair of control interfaces disposed on the top side and the bottom side of the housing; c) a pair of flashes oppositely disposed on the front side of the housing; d) a pair of display modules disposed on the front side and the back side of the housing; e) a lens disposed on the front side of the housing; and f) a self-shot module including a plurality of selectable user profiles stored in a user data module, wherein a user profile includes a self-shot focal length preconfigured according to an effective arm length of an associate user, and wherein autofocus is disabled and focus is adjusted to the preconfigured focal length associated with the user profile when the self-shot module is activated and the user profile is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A camera for facilitating multi-positioned photography, comprising:
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a) a housing having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side; b) a control interface disposed on the housing; c) a flash disposed on the housing; d) a pair of display modules disposed on the front side and the back side of the housing; e) a lens disposed on the front side of the housing; f) an orientation module configured to detect an orientation of the housing; g) a control module in communication with the orientation module and configured to control an aspect of functionality of the camera according to the orientation information from the orientation module; h) a self-shot module including a plurality of selectable user profiles stored in a user data module, wherein a user profile includes a self-shot focal length preconfigured according to an effective arm length of an associate user, and wherein autofocus is disabled and focus is adjusted to the preconfigured focal length associated with the user profile when the self-shot module is activated and the user profile is selected; and i) a blackout module in communication with the control module and configured to selectably disable the flash, emitted sound, emitted lights, and the pair of display modules while permitting continued use of the camera thereby permitting a user to take photographs without disturbing others. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A camera for facilitating multi-positioned photography, comprising:
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a) a housing having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side; b) a pair of control interfaces disposed on the top side and the bottom side of the housing; c) a pair of flashes oppositely disposed on the front side of the housing; d) a pair of display modules disposed on the front side and the back side of the housing; e) a lens disposed on the front side of the housing, the lens including a focus module; f) an orientation module configured to detect an orientation of the housing; wherein the orientation module activates either control interface depending on the orientation or configuration of the camera;
wherein the orientation module activates a flash module depending on the orientation or configuration of the camera; andg) a control module in communication with the orientation module and configured to control an aspect of functionality of the camera according to the orientation information from the orientation module;
wherein the control module includes a self-shot module configured to automate a setting while taking a self photo;wherein the control module further includes a user data module configured to store information regarding a characteristic of a user;
wherein the user data module includes information related to a predetermined focal length of the camera depending on the user'"'"'s height and/or arm length;
wherein the control module activates another module according to orientation information from the orientation module;
wherein the control module deactivates a module according to orientation information from the orientation module, wherein the focus module includes a self-shot focus mode wherein the focus module adjusts the focus of the lens according to information from the user data module.
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