Focus assist system and method

摘要

Focus assist systems and methods for imaging devices are provided. The focus assist systems and methods display focus level data to a user. There are a variety of methods of displaying focus level data to a user, including, but not limited to, graphs, highlights, symbols, and varied levels of brightness or color.

主权项

1. A method of providing feedback to allow focusing an image, comprising:
receiving pixel data representing an image; for each respective image region of a plurality of image regions, processing the pixel data to determine a degree of focus for the respective image region; generating a representation of the image based on the pixel data; generating a focus indication graph based on the pixel data, wherein points on the graph provide a visual association of each image region with the determined degree of focus for the respective image region; and providing the representation of the image and the focus indication graph for display on an electronic display comprising one or more display screens, wherein the visual association of each image region with the determined degree of focus for the respective image region comprises at least one of a vertical alignment with a vertically oriented focus indication graph or a horizontal alignment with a horizontally oriented focus indication graph.