User selectable focus regions in an image capturing device

Details User selectable focus regions in an image capturing device User selectable focus regions in an image capturing device

2005-10-18

2005-10-18

Moe, Aung (Department: 2612)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Optics

C348S349000, C348S352000, C396S471000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06956612

ABSTRACT:
An image capturing device includes a focusable lens apparatus, an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixel elements, and an electronically actuatable shutter device including a plurality of individually addressable and actuatable shutter elements. A shutter element substantially corresponds to one or more pixel elements. A processor controls a focus depth of the lens apparatus and selectively actuates particular shutter elements associated with each of a plurality of focus depths during image capture.

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