Dynamic Autofocus Opertions

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:

• computer code to receive a signal from a sensor of a digital image capture device, the digital image capture device having a full number of autofocus points-of-interest and a full autofocus range of motion;
• computer code to determine an orientation of the digital image capture device based at least in part on the signal;
• computer code to determine a current autofocus range of motion based at least in part on the orientation, the current autofocus range of motion being less than the full autofocus range of motion;
• and
• computer code to perform an autofocus operation using the current autofocus range of motion and an autofocus mode.

An autofocus method for a digital image capture device having a full number of autofocus points-of-interest and a full autofocus range of motion, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal from a sensor of the digital image capture device;
• determining an orientation of the digital image capture device based at least in part on the signal;
• determining a current autofocus range of motion based at least in part on the orientation, the current autofocus range of motion being less than the full autofocus range of motion;
• performing an autofocus operation using less than the full number of autofocus points-of-interest and the current autofocus range of motion when the digital image capture device is in a first autofocus mode;
• and
• performing an autofocus operation using the full number of autofocus points-of-interest and the current autofocus range of motion when the digital image capture device is in a second autofocus mode.

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:

• computer code to receive a signal from a sensor of a digital image capture device, the digital image capture device having a full number of autofocus points-of-interest and a full autofocus range of motion;
• computer code to determine an orientation of the digital image capture device based at least in part on the signal;
• computer code to determine a current autofocus range of motion based at least in part on the orientation, the current autofocus range of motion being less than the full autofocus range of motion;
• computer code to perform an autofocus operation using less than the full number of autofocus points-of-interest and the current autofocus range of motion when the digital image capture device is in a first autofocus mode;
• and
• computer code to perform an autofocus operation using the full number of autofocus points-of-interest and the current autofocus range of motion when the digital image capture device is in a second autofocus mode.