Blur Indicator for Panning Photography Motion Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional techniques for panning photography fail to allow users to easily capture a stationary main object at a desired position, as they often result in both the background and object being blurred due to mismatched movement speeds between the object and the camera.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with image sensing capabilities that allows users to set a specific region within an image for motion detection, displaying indicators to assist in aligning the camera movement with the object's motion, thereby ensuring the object remains stationary while the background blurs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If the shutter speed is set slower than usual to capture panning effect, then the background blurs to express speed, but the object becomes blurred when there is a difference between object movement speed and camera pan speed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshutter speedVSAvoidobject sharpness
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system detects the motion vector of the object from the video signal and uses this feedback information to determine the pan direction and display indicators that guide the user to adjust camera movement speed to match the object's movement speed, thereby keeping the object sharp while maintaining the panning effect

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary detection of object motion vectors before capturing the final image, and displays predictive indicators showing the expected pan direction and object position, allowing the user to adjust camera movement in advance to achieve the desired panning effect with a sharp object

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If conventional panning techniques are used without motion detection, then the operation is simple, but the user cannot readily create a composition that captures a stationary main object at a desired position

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepanning operation simplicityVSAvoidcomposition control capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces motion vector detection and indicator display as intermediary elements between the simple panning operation and the desired composition outcome, providing real-time guidance information that mediates between user input and photographic result without complicating the basic operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12137288B2Imaging device with blur indication
Publication Date: 2024.11.05 CANON KK
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AI summary

An electronic device according to the present invention, includes: a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to: acquire an image by image sensing processing; set a part of the image as a specific region, wherein a position of the specific region can be changed; and detect a motion of an object included in the specific region; and perform control to display an indicator based on the detected motion of the object in a direction corresponding to a movement direction of the electronic device so that the indicator is superimposed and displayed at a position on the image based on the specific region.