Image capturing apparatus and method for selective real time focus/parameter adjustment

A method for an image capturing apparatus including a display unit, an interface unit, an adjustment unit, a determining unit, and a generating unit, for selective real-time focus/parameter adjustment, the method comprising:

• displaying an image on the display unit;
• selecting a plurality of regions of the image displayed on the display unit;
• adjusting at least one focus/parameter to control focusing and degree of sharpness of at least one selected region of the image displayed on the display unit;
• determining whether capture of the displayed image is achievable in one shot based on a combination of lens input data and at least one focus/parameter adjusted by a user to control focusing and degree of sharpness about at least one region selected by the user;
• capturing multiple images in accordance with the at least one focus/parameter adjusted by the user to control focusing and degree of sharpness about the at least one region selected by the user if the determining unit determines capture of the displayed image is not achievable in one shot based on a combination of the lens input data and the at least one focus/parameter adjusted by the user regarding focus and sharpness about the at least one region selected by the user;
• capturing the displayed image in one shot in accordance with the combination of lens input data and the at least one focus/parameter adjusted by the user if the determining unit determines capture of the displayed image is achievable in one shot based on the combination of the lens input data and the at least one focus/parameter adjusted by the user;
• capturing the displayed image in one shot in accordance with the combination of lens input data and a plurality of adjusted focus/parameters in a plurality of regions if a plurality of focus/parameters are adjusted by the user and the determining unit determines capture of the displayed image is achievable in one shot based on the combination of the lens input data and the plurality of adjusted focus/parameters;
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• converting the image including the at least one adjusted selected region into image data, where at least one focus/parameter of the at least one adjusted selected region has been adjusted by the adjustment unit prior to conversion.

An image capturing apparatus for selective parameter adjustment, the apparatus comprising:

• a display control unit configured to control a display of an image;
• an interface unit configured to enable a user to select a plurality of regions of the image;
• an adjustment unit configured to enable the user to adjust a plurality of parameters to control at least one of focusing and degree of sharpness of the plurality of selected regions of the image;
• a determining unit configured to determine whether capture of the image is achievable in one shot, based on the plurality of parameters adjusted by the user to control at least one of focusing and degree of sharpness about the plurality of regions selected by the user;
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• an image capturing unit configured to (1) capture multiple images in accordance with the plurality of parameters adjusted by the user to control at least one of focusing and degree of sharpness about the plurality of regions selected by the user if the determining unit determines capture of the image is not achievable in one shot based on the plurality of parameters adjusted by the user, and (2) to capture the image in one shot in accordance with the plurality of parameters adjusted by the user to control at least one of focusing and degree of sharpness about the plurality of regions selected by the user if the determining unit determines capture of the image is achievable in one shot.

A method for an image capturing apparatus including a display unit, an interface unit, an adjustment unit, and a determining unit, for selective parameter adjustment, the method comprising:

• controlling display of an image on the display unit;
• selecting a plurality of regions of the image;
• adjusting a plurality of parameters to control at least one of focusing and degree of sharpness of the plurality of selected regions of the image;
• determining whether capture of the image is achievable in one shot, based on the plurality of parameters adjusted by a user to control the at least one of focusing and degree of sharpness about the plurality of regions selected by the user;
• capturing multiple images in accordance with the plurality of parameters adjusted by the user to control at least one of focusing and degree of sharpness about the plurality of regions selected by the user if the determining unit determines capture of the image is not achievable in one shot based on the plurality of parameters adjusted by the user;
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• capturing the image in one shot in accordance with the plurality of parameters adjusted by the user to control at least one of focusing and degree of sharpness about the plurality of regions selected by the user if the determining unit determines capture of the image is achievable in one shot.