Extended image digital photography
OwnerTim Goldstein, Gregory A. Brakeinventors
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Abstract
A digital camera is provided with a system for capturing at least one image of a scene, a system for displaying the captured image, system for cropping the displayed image, and system for storing an uncropped portion of the displayed image. Also provided is a method of controlling a digital camera including the steps of receiving at least one captured image from a photosensor, displaying the captured image, receiving cropping instructions for the displayed image, and storing an uncropped portion of the displayed image.
Claims23
A digital camera, comprising:
- means for capturing at least one image of a scene;
- means for displaying said at least one captured image;
- means for cropping the displayed at least one captured image;
- and
- means for storing an uncropped portion of the displayed at least one captured image.
A method of controlling the operation of a digital camera, comprising the steps of:
- receiving at least one captured image from a photosensor;
- displaying the captured image;
- receiving cropping instructions for the displayed image;
- storing an uncropped portion of the displayed image.
A computer readable medium for controlling the operation of a digital camera, comprising:
- logic that receives at least one captured image from a photosensor;
- logic that displays the at least one captured image;
- logic that receives cropping instructions for the displayed at least one captured image;
- logic that stores an uncropped portion of the displayed at least one captured image;
- and
- logic that deletes a cropped portion of the displayed image prior to storing the uncropped portion of the displayed image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.