Digital camera for coordinating focusing with compensation of camera shake
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJin-gi Lee
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a digital camera may coordinate focusing with compensation of camera shake. The digital camera may include a shutter-signal generating unit which outputs a first shutter signal corresponding to a start of a focusing operation and a second shutter signal corresponding to a start of a photographing operation. The digital camera may also include a digital signal processor which performs a centering operation of a compensation lens in response to the first shutter signal, and which performs a compensation operation of the compensation lens for compensating for a camera shake in response to the second shutter signal.
Claims14
A digital camera comprising:
- a shutter-signal generating unit which outputs a first shutter signal corresponding to a start of a focusing operation, and a second shutter signal corresponding to a start of a photographing operation;
- and
- a digital signal processor which performs a centering operation of a compensation lens in response to the first shutter signal so that the optical center of the compensation lens coincides with the central optical axis of incident light, and which performs a compensation operation of the compensation lens for compensating for a camera shake in response to the second shutter signal,
- wherein the focusing operation is performed in response to the first shutter signal and after the centering operation is performed, while the compensation lens is held at a centered position, and the focusing operation is performed before the compensation operation is performed, and
- wherein in the compensation operation, a target position for offsetting a detected camera shake is calculated, and the compensation lens is controlled to trace the target position.
A digital camera comprising:
- a shutter signal generating unit which outputs a first shutter signal corresponding to a start of a focusing operation, and which outputs a second shutter signal corresponding to a start of a photographing operation;
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- a digital signal processor which performs a centering operation of an image sensor in response to the first shutter signal so that the optical center of the image sensor coincides with the central optical axis of incident light, and which performs a compensation operation of the image sensor for compensating for a camera shake in response to the second shutter signal,
- wherein the focusing operation is performed in response to the first shutter signal and after the centering operation is performed, while the compensation lens is held at a centered position, and the focusing operation is performed before the compensation operation is performed, and
- wherein in the compensation operation, a target position for offsetting a detected camera shake is calculated, and the image sensor is controlled to trace the target position.
A method of controlling a digital camera including a hand-tremble compensation element, the method comprising:
- detecting a first shutter signal corresponding to a start of a focusing operation;
- using a processor to perform a centering operation of the hand-tremble compensation element in response to the first shutter signal so that the optical center of the hand-tremble compensation element coincides with the central optical axis of incident light;
- detecting a second shutter signal corresponding to a start of a photographing operation;
- performing a compensation operation of the hand-tremble compensation element in response to the second shutter signal;
- calculating a target position for offsetting a detected camera shake;
- and
- controlling the hand-tremble compensation element to trace the target position,
- wherein the focusing operation is performed in response to the first shutter signal and after the centering operation is performed, while the compensation lens is held at a centered position, and the focusing operation is performed before the compensation operation is performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.