System and method for focusing a digital camera

Details System and method for focusing a digital camera System and method for focusing a digital camera

2004-11-16

2009-10-06

Ho, Tuan V (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Optics

C348S349000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07598996

ABSTRACT:
A method of focusing a digital camera module with an image sensor including capturing an image of a test target with the digital camera module, determining a focus quality of the image with the image sensor, outputting a signal related to the focus quality of the image from the digital camera module to a focusing station external to the digital camera module, and determining whether a position of a lens from the image sensor within the digital camera module should be altered to improve a focus quality of subsequently captured images.

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