Camera operation mode control

A laptop comprising:

• a screen arranged on a first face of the laptop;
• a keyboard and a camera arranged on a second face of the laptop;
• and
• a processor coupled to the camera, the processor being operable:
• to detect a triggering event, the triggering event being one of a plurality of types of events, and the plurality of types of events including a first-type event and a second-type event that are different from each other, and
• to control, based on the triggering event, the camera to be in an operation mode corresponding to the triggering event, including:
• determining an angle between the first face and the second face,
• controlling, in response to the angle being smaller than a preset angle, the camera to be in an operation mode with a first operation mechanism, and
• controlling, in response to the angle being larger than the preset angle, the camera to be in an operation mode with a second operation mechanism,
• wherein:
• the first-type event is a user authentication event corresponding to the angle being smaller than the preset angle and the operation mode with the first operation mechanism is a texture acquiring mode,
• the second-type event is a picture capturing event corresponding to the angle being larger than the preset angle and the operation mode with the second operation mechanism is a picture acquiring mode, and
• the picture acquiring mode is independent of the texture acquiring mode.

A controlling device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• detect a triggering event, the triggering event being one of a plurality of types of events, and the plurality of types of events including a first-type event and a second-type event that are different from each other, and
• control, based on the triggering event, a camera of a laptop including a first face and a second face to be in an operation mode corresponding to the triggering event, including:
• determining an angle between the first face and the second face,
• controlling, in response to the angle being smaller than a preset angle, the camera to be in an operation mode with a first operation mechanism, and
• controlling, in response to the angle being larger than the preset angle, the camera to be in an operation mode with a second operation mechanism,
• wherein:
• a screen is arranged on the first face of the laptop,
• a keyboard and the camera are arranged on the second face of the laptop,
• the first-type event is a user authentication event corresponding to the angle being smaller than the preset angle and the operation mode with the first operation mechanism is a texture acquiring mode,
• the second-type event is a picture capturing event corresponding to the angle being larger than the preset angle the operation mode with the second operation mechanism is a picture acquiring mode,
• the picture acquiring mode is independent of the texture acquiring mode.