User defined autofocus area

Details User defined autofocus area User defined autofocus area

2006-11-07

2010-02-16

Whittington, Kenneth J (Department: 2858)

Photography

With exposure objective focusing means, focusing aid, or...

Manually selected preset focus position or range

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07664384

ABSTRACT:
A device allows a user to select an arbitrary portion of a scene being previewed for picture taking. In one implementation, the device includes a camera; a display to preview a scene associated with the camera; an interface configured to allow a user of the device to select a portion of the scene; and autofocus logic to adjust the focus of the camera based on the selected portion of the scene.

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