Control of artificial lighting of a scene to reduce effects of motion in the scence on an image being acquired
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of pre-capture images from one or more photo-sensors; and
employing one or more circuit components to perform actions, including;
using at least some of the pre-capture images to determine a magnitude of image motion and acceleration, including a local acceleration, of at least some of the pre-capture images; and
determining a time to initiate capture of an other image based on the determined magnitude of image motion and at least local acceleration.
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Abstract
Motion of an image of a scene being captured by a digital image acquisition device is detected and used to control parameters of illumination of the scene by a flash lamp that is typically built into the device. Parameters that may be controlled include the intensity, duration and timing of light emitted by the flash lamp. Such control of the flash illumination is preferably performed in conjunction with adjusting one or more exposure parameters used to capture an image. Such exposure parameters include duration, aperture and sensor gain. Motion blur caused by movement of the camera or by movement of an object within the scene being photographed is reduced by selecting appropriate exposure parameters and flash light characteristics.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of pre-capture images from one or more photo-sensors; and employing one or more circuit components to perform actions, including; using at least some of the pre-capture images to determine a magnitude of image motion and acceleration, including a local acceleration, of at least some of the pre-capture images; and determining a time to initiate capture of an other image based on the determined magnitude of image motion and at least local acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device, comprising:
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memory for storing an image of a scene; and one or more circuit components configured to perform actions, including; receiving a plurality of pre-capture images from the memory; using at least some of the pre-capture images to determine a magnitude of image motion and acceleration, including a local acceleration, of at least some of the pre-capture images; and determining a time when to initiate capture of an other image based on the determined magnitude of image motion and at least local acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A camera, comprising:
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an optical component for use in capturing images of a scene; and one or more electronic components arranged to perform actions, including; receiving a plurality of pre-capture images from the optical component; using at least some of the pre-capture images to determine a magnitude of image motion and acceleration, including a local acceleration, of at least some of the pre-capture images; and determining a time when to initiate capture of an other image based on the determined magnitude of image motion and at least local acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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