Camera with LED illumination

An electronic device, comprising:

• a camera lens configured to capture visual data of a field of view;
• a plurality of light sources configured to illuminate the field of view;
• and
• bypass circuit coupled to the plurality of light sources and configured to bypass a subset of the plurality of light sources, wherein the bypass circuit is configured to select one of a plurality of light source subsets, and at least two of the plurality of light source subsets include distinct light source members configured to illuminate different regions of the field of view of the camera;
• wherein:
• the camera includes a first mode and a second mode;
• in the first mode, the plurality of light sources are electrically coupled to form a string and driven by a boosted drive voltage;
• and
• in the second mode, the one of the plurality of light source subsets is selected and driven by a regular drive voltage that is lower than the boosted drive voltage.

A method of providing a camera, comprising:

• providing a camera lens configured to capture visual data of a field of view;
• providing a plurality of light sources configured to illuminate the field of view;
• and
• coupling bypass circuit to the plurality of light sources, wherein the bypass circuit is configured to bypass a subset of the plurality of light sources and select one of a plurality of light source subsets, and at least two of the plurality of light source subsets include distinct light source members configured to illuminate different regions of the field of view of the camera;
• wherein:
• the camera includes a first mode and a second mode;
• in the first mode, the plurality of light sources are electrically coupled to form a string and driven by a boosted drive voltage;
• and
• in the second mode, the one of the plurality of light source subsets is selected and driven by a regular drive voltage that is lower than the boosted drive voltage.