Image capture
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a camera sensor configured to capture at least one target captured image and comprising an array of sensor elements; and
a processor configured to;
define a first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and a remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements;
at a first time, enable image capture using all sensor elements within the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using any sensor elements within the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements;
displace the whole of the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements within of the array of sensor elements in response to relative movement of;
a sensor frame of reference, defined by the camera sensor; and
an image frame of reference, defined by an image;
in response to displacement of the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements, redefine the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements; and
at a second time, enable image capture using all sensor elements within the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using any sensor elements within the redefined remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a processor configured to change automatically which pixels are used to define a target captured image in response to relative movement of a sensor frame of reference defined by a camera sensor and an image frame of reference defined by the image.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a camera sensor configured to capture at least one target captured image and comprising an array of sensor elements; and a processor configured to; define a first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and a remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements; at a first time, enable image capture using all sensor elements within the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using any sensor elements within the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements; displace the whole of the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements within of the array of sensor elements in response to relative movement of; a sensor frame of reference, defined by the camera sensor; and an image frame of reference, defined by an image; in response to displacement of the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements, redefine the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements; and at a second time, enable image capture using all sensor elements within the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using any sensor elements within the redefined remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a camera sensor configured to capture a target captured image and comprising an array of sensor elements; and a processor configured to; define a first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and a remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements; at a first time, enable image capture using all sensor elements within the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using any sensor elements within the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements; automatically track an area of interest such that it remains within a target captured image by displacing the whole of the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements within the array of sensor elements; in response to displacement of the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements, redefine the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements; and at a second time, enable image capture using all sensor elements within the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using an sensor elements within the redefined remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements.
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12. A method comprising:
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defining a first sub-area of an array of sensor elements of a camera sensor and a remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements; at a first time, enabling image capture using all sensor elements within the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using any sensor elements within the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements; detecting relative movement of a sensor frame of reference defined by the camera sensor and an image frame of reference defined by an image; in response to detected relative movement, displacing the whole of the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements within the array of sensor elements; in response to displacement of the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements, redefining the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements; and at a second time, enabling image capture using all sensor elements within the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using any sensor elements within the redefined remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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defining a first sub-area of an array of sensor elements of a camera sensor and a remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements; at a first time, enabling image capture using all sensor elements within the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using any sensor elements within the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements; automatically tracking an area of interest such that it remains within captured video images by displacing the whole of the first sub-area within the array; in response to displacement of the first sub-area of the array of sensor elements, redefining the remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements comprising the area of the array of sensor elements not comprised in the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements; and at a second time, enabling image capture using all sensor elements within the displaced first sub-area of the array of sensor elements and no image capture using any sensor elements within the redefined remaining sub-area of the array of sensor elements.
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