Apparatus and method for auto-focusing in device having camera
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1. A method for focusing in a device having a camera, the method comprising:
- acquiring images through the camera;
displaying a preview image based on the acquired images and a focus item as a text overlaying the preview image in a preview screen while acquiring images through the camera;
identifying a caller-ID in contact information corresponding to the text;
obtaining an image of the caller-ID as an image of the focus item from the contact information;
focusing a part of an image of the acquired images corresponding to the image of the focus item from the preview image and displaying a focus mark corresponding to the part of the image; and
capturing a focused image according to the focus item and based on a user'"'"'s input,wherein the focus item is an object to be focused on from the preview image while acquiring images through the camera.
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Abstract
This disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for auto-focusing in a device having a camera. The method includes displaying a focus item in a preview screen while driving a camera, auto-focusing by searching an image of the focus item from a preview image and displaying a focus mark, and processing a focused image if the auto-focusing is completed.
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1. A method for focusing in a device having a camera, the method comprising:
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acquiring images through the camera; displaying a preview image based on the acquired images and a focus item as a text overlaying the preview image in a preview screen while acquiring images through the camera; identifying a caller-ID in contact information corresponding to the text; obtaining an image of the caller-ID as an image of the focus item from the contact information; focusing a part of an image of the acquired images corresponding to the image of the focus item from the preview image and displaying a focus mark corresponding to the part of the image; and capturing a focused image according to the focus item and based on a user'"'"'s input, wherein the focus item is an object to be focused on from the preview image while acquiring images through the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a camera; a display unit; and a controller configured to; control the camera to acquire images, control the display unit to display a preview image based on the acquired images and a focus item as a text overlaying the preview image in a preview screen while acquiring images through the camera, identify a caller-ID in contact information corresponding to the text, obtain an image of the caller-ID as an image of the focus item from the contact information, focus a part of an image of the acquired images corresponding to the image of the focus item from the preview image and displaying a focus mark corresponding to the part of the image, and capture a focused image according to the focus item and based on a user'"'"'s input, wherein the focus item is an object to be focused on from the preview image while acquiring images through the camera. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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