Method and apparatus to correct blur in all or part of a digital image by combining plurality of images
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying an image in a viewfinder;
receiving user input, by the viewfinder, designating a main subject in the image;
capturing a plurality of photographic images at a recording medium, wherein the plurality of photographic images include the designated main subject;
combining by a processor, the plurality of photographic images to create a combined photographic image such that the main subject in the combined photographic image is substantially blur free and areas of the combined photographic image other than the main subject are blurred; and
recording, in a memory, the combined photographic image.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in a digital imaging device for correcting image blur in digital images by combining plurality of images. The plurality of images that are combined include a main subject that can be selected by user input or automatically by the digital imaging device. Blur correction can be performed to make the main subject blur-free while the rest of the image is blurred. All of the image may be made blur-free or the main subject can be made blur-free at the expense of the rest of the image. Result is a blur corrected image that is recorded in a memory.
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying an image in a viewfinder; receiving user input, by the viewfinder, designating a main subject in the image; capturing a plurality of photographic images at a recording medium, wherein the plurality of photographic images include the designated main subject; combining by a processor, the plurality of photographic images to create a combined photographic image such that the main subject in the combined photographic image is substantially blur free and areas of the combined photographic image other than the main subject are blurred; and recording, in a memory, the combined photographic image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a viewfinder configured to display an image; a processor configured to receive user input that designates a main subject in the image in the viewfinder; a recording medium configured to capture a plurality of photographic images, wherein the plurality of photographic images includes the designated main subject; the processor further configured to combine the plurality of photographic images to create a combined photographic image such that the main subject in the combined photographic image is substantially blur free and areas of the combined photographic image other than the main subject are blurred; and a memory configured to record the combined photographic image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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displaying an image in a viewfinder; designating by a processor, a main subject in the image in the viewfinder; capturing a plurality of photographic images at a recording medium, wherein the plurality of photographic images include the designated main subject; combining, by a processor, the plurality of photographic images to create a combined photographic image such that the main subject in the combined photographic image is substantially blur free and areas of the combined photographic image other than the main subject are blurred; and recording, in a memory, the combined photographic image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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a viewfinder configured to display an image; a processor configured to designate a main subject in the image in the viewfinder; a recording medium configured to capture a plurality of photographic images, wherein the plurality of photographic images includes the designated main subject; the processor further configured to combine the plurality of photographic images to create a combined photographic image such that the main subject in the combined photographic image is substantially blur free and areas of the combined photographic image other than the main subject are blurred; and a memory configured to record the combined photographic image. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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