Method for independently determining exposure and focus settings of a digital camera
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorSanbao XU
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for independently determining exposure and focus settings of a digital camera having a touch screen (15). The method comprising: detecting a first touch on the touch screen for setting a metering area (30) of a first view of the digital camera; determining an exposure setting by measuring light conditions within the metering area; detecting a second touch on the touch screen for setting a focusing area (35) of a second view of the digital camera; and determining a focus setting for an object within the focusing area.
Claims15
A method for independently determining exposure and focus settings of a digital camera having a touch screen;
- the method comprising the acts of:
- detecting a first touch on the touch screen for setting a metering area of a first view of the digital camera;
- determining an exposure setting by measuring light conditions within the metering area;
- detecting a second touch on the touch screen for setting a focusing area of a second view of the digital camera;
- determining a focus setting for an object within the focusing area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.