Method and apparatus for using motion information and image data to correct blurred images
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1. A method comprising:
- 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 in a recording medium, wherein the plurality of photographic images include the designated main subject;
combining the plurality of photographic images selectively to generate a corrected image, wherein a first part of the corrected image is generated by combining a first set of images from among the plurality of images, a second part of the corrected image is generated by combining a second set of images from among the plurality of images, and at least one image in the first set of images is not included in the second set of images; and
storing the corrected image in a memory.
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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; designating, by a processor, a main subject in the image in the viewfinder; capturing a plurality of photographic images in a recording medium, wherein the plurality of photographic images include the designated main subject; combining the plurality of photographic images selectively to generate a corrected image, wherein a first part of the corrected image is generated by combining a first set of images from among the plurality of images, a second part of the corrected image is generated by combining a second set of images from among the plurality of images, and at least one image in the first set of images is not included in the second set of images; and storing the corrected image in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 the plurality of photographic images selectively to generate a corrected image, wherein a first part of the corrected image is generated by combining a first set of images from among the plurality of images, a second part of the corrected image is generated by combining a second set of images from among the plurality of images, and at least one image in the first set of images is not included in the second set of images; and storing the corrected image in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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 images includes the designated main subject; the processor further configured to selectively combine the plurality of photographic images to generate a corrected image, wherein the processor; combines a first set of images from among the plurality of images to generate a first part of the corrected image, combines a second set of images from among the plurality of images to generate a second part of the corrected image, and at least one image in the first set of images is not included in the second set of images; and a memory configured to store the corrected image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Apparatus including
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 selectively combine the plurality of photographic images to generate a corrected image, wherein the processor; combines a first set of images from among the plurality of images to generate a first part of the corrected image, combines a second set of images from among the plurality of images to generate a second part of the corrected image, and at least one image in the first set of images is not included in the second set of images; and a memory configured to store the corrected image. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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