System and Method For Frame Capturing and Processing

A system that captures and processes frames of frame data, comprising:

• an image sensor configured to capture frames of frame data representative of light incident upon the image sensor using a rolling shutter and at a frame capture rate;
• a frame processor configured to produce combined frames by combining at least some of the frames output by the image sensor, wherein production of the combined frames is at an output frame rate less than the frame capture rate;
• and
• an image signal processor configured to process the combined frames at the output frame rate.

A method for capturing and processing frames of frame data, comprising:

• capturing frames of frame data representative of light incident upon an image sensor using a rolling shutter at a frame rate;
• producing combined frames at another frame rate that is less than the frame rate by combining at least some of the frames captured by the image sensor;
• and
• processing the combined frames at another frame rate using an image signal processor,
• wherein each combined frame includes at least one image effect.

An apparatus, comprising:

• an image sensor configured to:
• capture frames of frame data representative of light incident upon the image sensor at a first frame rate, wherein exposure and readout from the image sensor scans across the image sensor;
• and
• output the frames of frame data to a buffer;
• a frame processor configured to combine at least some of the frames in the buffer to produce combined frames at a second frame rate less than the first frame rate;
• and
• an image signal processor configured to process the combined frames at the second frame rate.