Optical and digital zooming for an imaging device

Details Optical and digital zooming for an imaging device Optical and digital zooming for an imaging device

2005-05-31

2008-08-26

Parker, Kenneth (Department: 2815)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Combined image signal generator and general image signal...

C348S240990, C396S060000, C396S072000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07417673

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to photographing process, where zooming is carried out. In a method an image is formed through imaging optics onto a light sensitive image sensor in an imaging device and wherein the device is capable of both optical and digital zooming. The method comprises steps of determining an amount of available illumination, determining, according to the amount of available illumination, a ratio between the optical zooming and the digital zooming, and performing, according to which ratio, the optical and the digital zooming. The invention also relates to a device, controller, a computer executable program and a medium.

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