Mobile terminal and method of performing multi-focusing and photographing image including plurality of objects using the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsWoo Chang CHUN, Jin Sang YUN, Ja Won KOO
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Abstract
The present invention provides a mobile terminal and a method of capturing an image using the same. The mobile terminal controls a camera conveniently and efficiently to capture an image and performs focusing in various manners to capture an image. Accordingly, a user can obtain a desired image easily and conveniently.
Claims20
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a camera;
- a touch screen display;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control the touch screen display to display an image that is received via the camera for preview, the image including at least one object to be focused on;
- recognize at least one touch input on at least one specific point of the displayed image via the touch screen display;
- control the touch screen display to display at least a first guide having a predetermined size at or substantially near the at least one specific point of the image displayed in response to the at least one touch input, a size of the displayed at least a first guide being adjusted according to a size of the at least one object;
- determine at least one focusing area for focusing on the at least one object corresponding to the at least one specific point;
- perform focusing on the at least one object based on the determined at least one focusing area;
- and
- control the camera to capture the received image with the focused at least one object.
A method of capturing an image in a mobile terminal comprising a camera and a touch screen display, the method comprising:
- displaying, on the touch screen display, an image that is received via the camera for preview, the image including at least one object to be focused on;
- receiving at least one touch input on at least one specific point of the displayed image via the touch screen display;
- displaying, on the touch screen display, at least one guide having a predetermined size at or substantially near the at least one specific point in response to the at least one touch input;
- adjusting a size of the displayed at least one guide according to a size of the at least one object being focused on;
- determining at least one focusing area for focusing on the at least one object corresponding to the at least one specific point;
- performing focusing on the at least one object based on the determined at least one focusing area;
- and
- capturing, with the camera, the received image with the focused at least one object.
A method of capturing an image in a mobile terminal comprising a camera with a movable lens and a touch screen display, the method comprising:
- displaying, on the touch screen display, a preview image received via the camera;
- receiving, via the touch screen display, a first touch input on a specific point of the preview image;
- displaying a guide over the specific point of the preview image in response to the first touch input;
- performing focusing on an object substantially corresponding to the specific point based on the guide;
- adjusting a pointing direction of the movable lens of the camera to perform fine adjustment of the focusing in response to a second touch input comprising a predefined pattern, the pointing direction of the movable lens adjusted according to at least a moving distance or a moving direction of the second touch input;
- and
- capturing, via the camera, the preview image with the fine adjustment focused object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.