Method and apparatus for compositing image by using multiple focal lengths for zooming image
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHee-chul HAN
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Abstract
Provided are an image zooming method and an image zooming apparatus for optical zooming by using a plurality of lenses with different focal lengths. The image zooming method includes capturing an identical scene via a plurality of lenses; obtaining a first image and a second image of the identical scene that have different resolving powers; determining a first area of the first image and a second area of the second image which corresponds to the first area; and generating a composite image the second area and a remaining area of the first image from which the first area is excluded.
Claims22
An image processing method of an image zooming apparatus comprising:
- capturing an identical scene via a plurality of lenses;
- obtaining a first image and a second image of the identical scene that have different resolving powers;
- determining a first area of the first image and a second area of the second image which corresponds to the first area;
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- generating a composite image that comprises the second area and a remaining area of the first image from which the first area is excluded.
An image zooming apparatus comprising:
- an image obtaining unit configured to obtain a first image and a second image that have different resolving powers by capturing an identical scene via different lenses;
- an area determining unit configured to determine a first area of the first image and a second area of the second image which corresponds to the first area;
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- an image compositing unit configured to generate a composite image that comprises the second area and a remaining area of the first image from which the first area is excluded.
A digital mobile device comprising:
- a plurality of lenses with different resolving powers;
- an image capturing unit configured to generate a first image with a first resolving power and a second image with a second resolving power that is different from the first resolving power by capturing an identical scene via the plurality of lenses;
- an area determining unit configured to determine a first area of the first image and a second area of the second image which corresponds to the first area;
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- an image compositing unit configured to generate a composite image that comprises the second area and a remaining area of the first image from which the first area is excluded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.