IMAGING DEVICE FOR CAPTURING SELF-PORTRAIT IMAGES

摘要

A digital camera for capturing an image containing the photographer, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for forming an image of a scene on the image sensor; a processor for processing the output of the image sensor in order to detect the presence of one or more faces in a field of view of the digital camera; a feedback mechanism for providing feedback to the photographer while the photographer is included within the field of view, responsive to detecting at least one face in the field of view, and a means for initiating capture of a digital image of the scene containing the photographer.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
an image sensor, wherein the device is configured to capture images; a processor configured to process an output of the image sensor in order to detect a presence of one or more faces in a preferred face zone within a field of view of the device; and a feedback mechanism configured to provide feedback responsive to detecting a face in the preferred face zone, wherein the feedback mechanism only provides feedback during a self-portrait mode of the device and in response to a distance between the device and the detected face being within a specified range of distances, and wherein the specified range of distances comprises a stored range of distances at which a photographer can hold the device at arm's length.